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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]114 teams in GA and 700 commits is about 6 kids per team. That means that over 40% of the starting lineup from these clubs is not getting recruited on average. Not a great number and only 33% of an 18 player roster going to college to play. Think it safe to say that ECNL teams are sending more than 6 kids per team. 351 division 1 college programs for women. Lets be  conservative and say the average recruiting class is 5 freshman that is 1755 players so think it is safe to say that the ecnl is probably sending more kids to D1 schools than the GA is sending players in total to all 4 divisions of college soccer. [/quote]
You're moving the goalposts in different ways at the same time. Try to keep them on the same field.

From everything you wrote i was able to decipher that GA is 6 on average per team that play on college and ECNL is something else but you cant define it because ECNL doesnt post commitment numbers.[/quote]

No one doubts that some GA players get college commitments or even that the number of GA commits have increased year-to-year. But the GA promoters on this thread are asserting that GA is as good as ECNL for college commitments or will soon surpass ECNL. The 700 number taken by itself just completely fails to support these more extravagant claims.

The trend may be positive but there is no guarantee it will continue. I for one would like two comparable leagues competing. But it’s not credible for GA fans to assert without evidence that GA is doing better against the backdrop of everyone knowing ECNL has done better historically. GA fans trying to deny that just look like they are in denial. And if they are in denial they won’t press the league to take the steps necessary to actually draw even. Maybe hydraulic pressure from the boys side chasing MLSN will get you there. But serious people who want GA to be competitive need to recognize that they are starting behind and try to figure out what ECNL is doing better.

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If only ECNL would post their commitment numbers you could backup your vague statements. But they dont so you cant.[/quote]

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