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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Things I believe to be true

1. The GA/MLSN, while meaningful, will not fundamentally change the landscape
2. I would MUCH rather be a GA playoff team than a 500 ECNL team.
3. If I had a choice between a GA and an ECNL playoff team I would choose ECNL
4. A majority of top teams on both sides are talent aggregators, not talent developers. The true development comes outside of 1.5 hours of club practice 3X a week
5. US Soccer/GA/ECNL need an outlet for kids that are truly all in on elite soccer so kids dont have to patchwork quilt S&C, technical development, film study, tactics, team play, etc.
6. There has to be a way to play competitive games without spending 2K in travel 15 times a year to play league games and another 3-4K to go play a 4-5 day long showcase/playoff event
7. We should get “for profit” clubs out of youth sports. Their mission is fundamentally misaligned with youth development. I know of an alphabet club that is 2X more expensive than their closest 401c3 rival and that rival has better coaching standards, better fields, better programming and better admin. You cant tell me that is better for youth sports.[/quote]

Points make some sense other than 2.  You would still want to be on an Ecnl team for the exposure.   On the GA playoff team your 1-8 or even 1-11 may be fine.  The bottom of your team is not being recruited.  Bottom of bad Ecnl teams are still being recruited.  [/quote]

Top 2-3 of GA teams in most conferences better than bottom half of ECNL teams in overlapping geography across most age groups. Not always but most of the time.  Pretty simple to look up results.[/quote]
It also depends on the conference. Certain GA conferences are better than others. Just like ECNL. Many of the top GA conference winners would beat ECNL conference winners. It all depends on what's being compared.

This is why many GA parents get annoyed with the coat tail ECNL parents who's kids play on sucky ECNL teams but love to comment online about how ECNL is somehow "better". Sorry, the ability to get blown out week after week isn't an attribute. [/quote]

ECNL conference winners would wipe the floor with GA conference winners. Nationals (Michigan) was a perennial powerhouse with multiple team national championships and several overall club national championships. Take a look at Midwest standings. They’re doing fine but nowhere near their success in GA.

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lol - I bet you have an ECNL hat and shirt. Dork [/quote]

Do you have GA gear? 🤣[/quote]

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