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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see IMYS guy on twitter and IG is back in full ECNL mode. Last year he seemed to start to not be so blatantly ECNL, but he's back in full ECNL this spring. He is going away from full D1 for 2027 and now only focusing on P4 D1 (as it makes the ECNL argument easier). Regardless, even using 2026 data that 1816 players committed to D1, almost 50% of the commits come from 45 total clubs (ENCL and GA, obviously ENCL is leading).

The entire notion is ECNL gets you to D1 - but it's truly a bunch of clubs that do. The top 80 clubs (all leagues) in the country account for 1186 of the 1816 commits.

The class of 2027 would be a step up in total D1 commits for GA (thus the reason IMYS is only doing P4 for 2027) and it would grow by every class. ECNL will be still be the best overall as they have the big, big clubs. But the fake unbiased opinion of IMYS is an old shtick at this point.[/quote]

Where do I see the top
80 clubs according to this ranking??? [/quote]

It's not a ranking - i believe the OP is saying if you take the Top 80 clubs that had recruits (from all the leagues) that they account for 1186 of the 1816 commits. just adding up all the commits from the first 80 clubs. some clubs have 18 D1 kids in a class, some have 15, 14, etc. 1186 of the commits (or 65%) come from 80 clubs. The other 630 commits come from 170 clubs (if they were using ENCL and GA only). As it has been said many times on this thread and others - not all clubs are the same. If those 80 clubs broke off and started a SUPER ENCL/GA they would then be the best league. It's the clubs, not the leagues. Leagues help, but the coaches and programs are going to find where those 80 clubs are regardless and find their players. they have a history of production. [/quote]
This btw SUPER GA/ECNL league is what I think is going to eventually happen for girls. NWSL doesnt have much competition for players so they dont need to get involved with the youth game. But US Soccer wants an easier way to identify players and college coaches are frustrated that they need to attend multiple leagues showcases to find talent. Now that US Soccer controls all the different leagues back office processes they can actually create combined NPL/USYS/GA/ECNL events. This is all for the girls. For boys because MLS has contracts I doubt it will happen. [/quote]

Yeah.  Consolidation of top teams into a common league is probably a good thing overall.  It's not next year, but as things continue to evolve, I can see that happening eventually.   At least getting them into common events would be good overall for everyone.  It's interesting to see where it shakes out with the whole GA/MLSN "partnership" in the long term.  To date, it hasn't been more than some all-star teams playing at Gen. Adidas and then girls teams at MLS Next Fest, right?  As far as NWSL goes, they are pushing to get the 2nd team league going, but not until 2027.  I don't see them starting their own academy type teams any time soon.  They may form affiliations, but I'm not sure they need to do even that.

It will be interesting to see if the USL Gainbridge league can sustain itself over time and then there's WPSL Pro launching as a D2 league also in 2027.  Yikes!  [/quote]

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