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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nationals shot themselves in the foot. 
Now they are just a middle of the pack club in a stacked conference.

Before, their matches against Lou Fusz, NEFC, TopHat, CUP et al used to attract 100+ colleges.

Now they might not even see the ecnl playoffs in some age groups…[/quote]

Are you arguing that nationals players will get less exposure in ECNL than they did in GA?[/quote]

I am yes. In GA they usually put multiple teams in GA playoffs and they did well. Let’s say only 300 college coaches at GA instead of the 400 at ECNL. So they got in front of 300 coaches at the highest levels of GA. Now, at ECNL, several teams miss playoffs because they play Hawks, SBV, SLSG, Eclipse so they are not getting the 400 because they dont even make the trip. It is not calculus.

Hence the argument you would rather be a GA playoff team than an ECNL team that does not make the playoffs.[/quote]
Except it doesn’t work that way. The playoff event is also a showcase, so every team can go even if they don’t qualify for the playoff bracket. Nationals will be there with the 400 scouts no matter where they finish. GA works the same way. If you have been through the process you would realize this. Only pre-HS age parents think you need to be on a winning team to get exposure. [/quote]

The only person that doesnt know how the playoffs/showcases work might be you. Yes, there are showcases alongside the first rounds of playoofs for the “loser” teams. A-Z tiers.  Guess which games the scouts go to?  They go to SD Surf vs SLSG playoff game………not FC Wisconsin vs Utah Avalanche Tier W game…………..I have been on both sides of the trade. There aren’t any scouts going to the latter game………….

Oh, and tons of scouts go to the final rounds of playoffs, you know those games that DONT have a showcase attached to them…………[/quote]
Haha, so true.

It's nice that the ECNL hats are getting called out on their BS.

Here's another FYI. SD Surf and SLSG players already have 2-3 offers on the table. After files this summer they'll have even more. Same thing for the top GA players. Everyone else will have to market themselves to get on recruiters radar.

If you're a lower level club just excited to be at the main event keep in mind that you're there to pick up the check nothing more.[/quote]
Recruiters are there to see specific players who they have been in contact with before the events. They have seen their highlights, had them at their camps. They don’t just watch playoff games and randomly identify players they see. Marketing yourself is how it works. They don’t care which field you are on. [/quote]

Some people are beyond help. Let them keep attending hoping their kid gets “discovered” in 12th grade… and then when they don’t get discovered and are playing water boy/girl for a mid-major, they’ll be back on here raging about how they should have changed back to SY earlier for their trapped child.[/quote]

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