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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what clubs are the new ECNL players from outside Arlington coming from?[/quote]

I've heard McLean.  But that doesn't make sense since they already have ECNL.[/quote]

McLean got a big influx of girls at some age group(SYC). Some existing ECNL girls knew they were being dropped to green but still wanted to play ECNL. Arlington is close by and is looking to replace players(like all ECNL teams). Arlington and McLean have vastly different styles of play and the coaches prefer different types of players. Some players will do well at one club but would struggled for minutes at the other.

I do not think Arlington parents have fully come to terms with what being an ECNL club means. [/quote]

ASA parent here.  Please enlighten me as to what being an ECNL club means?  From what I can tell, it means our DD would top out at our white/B team and stay in NCSL (which is fine - she isn't in this for a scholarship)

Curious about differences in style of play.  McLean seemed to be more physical than our girls (but not as much as Loudin) and more focused on individual dribbling than spreading the field, positioning and passing.  [/quote]

When it comes to the top level teams, Arlington tends to be more direct trying to send the ball to fast players at the top, while McLean has more technical girls who are good at keeping possession.  Both clubs are very physical when pressing and trying to win the ball.  There is a lot of movement between the clubs with girls moving in both directions.  With McLean adding top SYC players, some of the girls did not get offers for ECNL teams so there are McLean girls, who don't want to drop down to B team, trying out for Arlington and other clubs.  On the boys side, it is a little different, because Arlington is stronger than McLean in most age groups.  Some of McLean players with offers to the top teams are trying out for Arlington because in some of age groups Arlington boys teams are significantly stronger.   [/quote]

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