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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Time to move on from the ECNL vs GA crap once again. It's been established that GA parents don't care and we don't want to hear about how ECNL is better and how are DDs are horrible players compared to ECNL players.

Back on subject please. [/quote]

It would be nice, wouldn't it?  I am guessing the "hats" who feel the need to be here saying ECNL is better are the parents of fringe players. It makes them feel better/superior somehow.  The parents of the good players probably couldn't care less and are happy with their situation.[/quote]

No hat here. GA parent who feels like my DD was lied to. It’s not about better / worse. Not looking for great, would be happy with good, but what we have is bad (even if better than terrible RL). Can’t argue with the data. Question is whether the problem is this conference and things will get better in Champions League. Wouldn’t help my DD but perhaps it’s not a league or conference issue but, as PP suggested, a 2013 issue.[/quote]
And your 2013 DD would be better off in MA, where 2 of the 3 local ECNL teams (who are undefeated in league play) just went a combined 1-5 at WAGS against GA teams?

Making an issue of driving to Charlotte is kind of funny. There are 3 top level teams in Charlotte, 1 ECNL and 2 GA. You are either driving there for 1 game against a Top 1-2 team and splitting the weekend at another site in NC or spending a full weekend there and playing 2 of the top 3 Charlotte teams. Barely makes a damn’s worth of difference.[/quote]

It looks like the previous poster was more indicating that his GA club had hyped up how good the competition would be in GA. And while there are some strong GA teams there are also some who are “building”.  
In looking at the 2013 standings there are 3 teams with a 20+ goal differential. In 2012 there is 1, 2011 there is 1 and 2010 there are 2. So it does seem there is a bit more of a talent range in 2013 currently. 
I do think that talent range will get smaller next year. I think it is likely that TSJ moves to Aspire. I also think it is likely some of the RL girls at Arlington, GFR and Vienna will migrate to GA. [/quote]
Perhaps, but a little bizarre to complain about the quality and mention traveling to Charlotte, if you are an SYC parent and your one L was in Charlotte, or a VR parent and your team won 1-0 and 4-2 against the Charlotte teams, etc.

On your other point, my DD’s GA team has already had RL players showing up to train/tryout, so agree with you there. [/quote]

Rankings app has Wake at 600 and CDA at 1075. Is it worth traveling to Charlotte for that? Not sure what you’re arguing about, my point is factual: the bottom half of GA south MA includes a bunch of really bad teams, so the games are a waste of time for the two or three quality teams. [/quote]

Both leagues have bottom feeders,  What is the difference in ECNL to go down and play 2011 NCFC, Hammerheads, Fushion, Beach?  So none of this talk between GA or ECNL matters until they get to the big dance, which historically both have failed to bring home the big one[/quote]

All I’m saying is that bottom half of GA teams are bad, which makes most of the league games pointless for the top 2-3 teams, full stop, no comparison needed.  Since you keep trying to compare GA to ECNL, I’ll agree that the “bottom feeder” ECNL teams are not particularly strong, but they’re all inside the top 500 in rankings app (most comfortably), which is substantially better than the bottom half of MA south GA teams. We are regularly seeing 5++ single game goal differentials; who is that good for?[/quote]

Fair point. Currently the bottom teams in GA for 2013 can’t do much against the top clubs. Guessing the top clubs could win by 10 goals if they wanted. 
Part of the issue is the number of GA teams we have in NOVA. There just isn’t enough talent to field 7 competitive teams. Hopefully GA recognizes this and drops teams to Aspire. That would help concentrate talent and minimize massive goal differential. [/quote]
Stop tilting at windmills and worry about your kid’s first touch. [/quote]

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