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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell us, based on your observations, when should the best 36 players per age group be picked and consolidated and by whom.  Who is the expert who is going to find, evaluate and pick the best in a population of 2.5 million people in NOVA.

Also, what exactly is the point to consolidate the best 36 while throwing away the other 100. You trust the system to be free of politics and fair. You believe all kids will stay the same?

Are you will to throw away talent song your kid can beat Real SoCal?

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I posted the original.  Why is narrowing the elite clubs to two “throwing the other kids away?”   They would still play on non ECNL teams and have the chance to compete for ECNL positions on those teams.  By the way, the next tier would be much better in that scenario and it would be much healthier for all involved.   And what’s wrong with fielding local teams that can compete nationally?  That’s how I’d define elite, not the watered down s show we have today.  [/quote]

What does compete nationally mean to you?

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Again, the OP of this thought.  The original response was the the comment that this area is a "hotbed" for youth girls soccer, with the justification of this comment by stating there are 7 "elite" girls teams locally (5 ECNL, 2 GA).   While I agree there are many girls who play soccer here,I don't feel this qualifies the region as a "hotbed."  If you look at the composition of those 7 "elite" teams, you find many non-elite players within.   Distill those so called elite clubs from seven to two, and I believe then you'd have a true elite set of players on teams that could hang with the best in other regions.  The fact there are 7 of these clubs has much more to do with the wallets of the parents in this area than the quality of talent in the girls pool vs. other regions.

The fact is that there is nothing special about this area with regard to attributes that would give girls who are raised here head and shoulders advantages over the other regions, and this region certainly doesn't have a population advantage over the other regions that consistently produce better teams than are found here.  I understand that there is much privilege in this region. and many here feel themselves elite when compared to the other regions of the country, but this outsized ego needs to be checked with a little reality.   Your job titles and salaries don't convey soccer talent to your daughters.

Two elite clubs with a pyramid up to compete for spots is about right.   No hotbed, just a hot mess at present.[/quote]

Another 80 sentence post of non-sense. I’m not claiming it’s a hotbed based solely on my belief. It is in fact considered A HOTBED by every single analyst in the country. It has been considered one for over twenty years. You are mistaken if you think you have a clue what you’re talking about in the regard. In fact, you don’t even read the response properly. It was said that it is fertile ground and a war to dominate the area created two many clubs on the girls side. I never said it was justification. I am in fact stating what happened. I also said three clubs need to go and four will do the trick if properly spaced. I further stated that if each county had one club we would be in much better shape...Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William.

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Nah.  It started being called a hot bed back in the 80s when many of the initial USWNT trained and played in this area, including the former Coach.[/quote]

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