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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:

23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump…  that’s a major jump.

14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.

The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.[/quote]

the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality.  GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.  [/quote]

Cope however you need to bro.[/quote].

At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups. [/quote]

The question isn’t whether there are good teams in GA. No one denies there are 10-15 great clubs that made the jump, maybe more, 3 in the DMV. The question is depth. By the time you get to the mid table in the DMV, at least, the GA teams are comparable to RL teams. The balance might have “shifted” from 5% to 20% but it’s still an 80-20 split.[/quote]

Here is a way to put it in perspective of how quickly the GA talent drops off even in the DMV. Carolina Core was in the Aspire league with the DMV teams. they won almost every age group and are being promoted to the GA league. Looked at there 2010 team as an example. They lost 4-0 to a GA team and 4-1 to an RL at Raleigh showcase; they lost 3-0 and 9-0 to GA teams at WAGS.  They can't compete at the GA level and will be bottom of table, but GA is just as much a money grab and wants more mouths at the table. Don't care if they are watering down their already mediocre product.[/quote]

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