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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If in fact the DA dissolves, this is a golden opportunity for ECNL.

On the boys side the ECNL would be foolish not to offer membership to ever DA club.

On the girls side the ECNL should offer membership to all the top girls DA clubs.

Any less would risk them not establishing themselves as the top platform for both boys and girls in the US.

Someone will say the MLS academies will be the top for boys. Sure, but that is so few teams that it is not really a significant competitor for players.

ECNL wants to avoid an alternative non ECNL option forming in the area. After all they finally got Pipeline to join.

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It is not in the ECNL’s best interest to invite every DA club. More clubs = more competition for the better players. Besides, not all DA clubs are equal.

I would expect ECNL to cherry pick the clubs they want, and ignore the others.  It gives them the opportunity to add good clubs and weakens any future potential competing leagues.

My prediction - in this area - Arlington gets an invite. FCV (bad blood), and Metro (not god enough - sorry) are left out.[/quote]

Arlington seems the most logical.

NOVA - West boundary (Loudoun), South Boundary (VDA), East Boundary (Potomac river), Northern Boundary (Arlington), Midlands (Mclean and Bryc)

That's a total ECNL lockdown folks involving three of the biggest clubs (PWSI, Arlington, Loudoun) in Virginia.

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Agree. Arlington's boys make Arlington an attractive "all in" add for ECNL because they would bring a lot to the table on the Boys side -- they are clearly better than the 3 current NOVA boys ECNL clubs. From Arlington's perspective, their boys might be better served staying with EDP, but as a club, they certainly will want to get their girls into ECNL.[/quote]

No VA clubs getting Girls ECNL[/quote]

We'll see. If ECNL doesn't use this opportunity to beef up their boys' side, they're leaving themselves open on the boys side. Boys ECNL isn't especially strong in NOVA in the younger age groups  - 05 and younger - and didn't fair particularly well when they matched up with strong EDP and CCL teams this past year.[/quote]

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