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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a huge delta between the top 3-5 GA clubs in the mid Atlantic and the bottom 7-9. Like two different leagues. So while ECNL > GA generally, the top of GA is equally if not more competitive than ECNL. [/quote]That’s fair. I think my main concern, pre ECNL parent, is that there is a lot less parity in GA so the lower half of games are much less competitive. That said, a lot of your season becomes playing non-competitive games. That feels like that would hold back growth and development. While yes, ECNL has bottom half teams, there is a lot more parity and thus, each game is still more competitive and thus, you are developing more.[/quote]

Yes. PP here and I agree with you. But that could be only 1-2 years away from changing if/as MLS pulls clubs away from ECNL and thus GA gets a windfall. Not saying it will happen, but just that it could because there is nothing inherently superior about ECNL over GA. There are a TON of terrible ECNL clubs out there. Only the top 100 or so are competitive. That number for GA is presently about 60. [/quote]

GA not going to catchup as, based on the teams they are adding/promoting for next year, they are going for quantity and not looking to improve overall quality. Just watering it down even more for the Top GA teams. Oklahoma Celtic was a mid-table RL team that wasn't winning anything in RL and not getting promoted to ECNL. Carolina Core, who won most of the age groups in the Mid-Atlantic Aspire, got trounced my DD's ECNL RL team 5-1. That's not adding anything to improve the quality of of the local GA conference.[/quote]

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