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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only people puffing their chest about the ECNL have average kids playing on average teams and have been sold a bag a lies that a badge on a jersey will get their kid a college scholarship. Good luck. [/quote]
I see it all the time on our team. The parents that talk the most about GA are the ones who has kids that barely play, but think their kid is going to play in college because they are on an ECNL team. Like seriously your kid is not that good, but I guess it makes them feel better about themselves if they can "punch down" on GA. I never hear the parents of the best players on the team talking down about GA, just the parents of the kids who don't play that much, I guess whatever makes them feel better. [/quote]

It's just such a terrible/ridiculous dynamic. Spend the last several years of your youth soccer career sitting on an ECNL bench in the hopes of sitting on a college bench. [/quote]

I’m convinced a lot of the people who are the loudest in the ECNL vs GA debates have daughters sitting at the end of an ECNL bench and are quietly wondering if staying there is actually the right move.

A badge means a lot less when your kid isn’t developing, playing meaningful minutes, or enjoying the game anymore. At some point parents have to stop chasing logos and start asking what environment is actually best for their player.[/quote]

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