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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Statement 1.  The Boys ECNL is now the clear 2nd tier option, both nationally and in this local area.

Statement 2.  There are teams outside of both the MLS League and ECNL that are better than many ECNL teams.

Statement 3.  There are players outside of both the MLS League and ECNL that are better than many ECNL players.

All three are true statements.  In other words, the truth of statements 2 & 3 does not in any way detract from the truth of statement 1.

Similarly,

Statement 1.  The EPL is at a higher level than League 1 (Fr), and a vastly higher level than MLS.

Statement 2.  PSG is better than most of the teams in the EPL.

Statement 3.  There are players in MLS that are better than many EPL players.

All three are true statements.  The truth of statements 2 & 3 does not in any way detract from the truth of statement 1.

For example, the fact that star MLS players like Carlos Vela and Nocolas Lodiero would likely start for most mid-to-low table EPL teams doesn't change the fact that, on average, EPL players are vastly superior to MLS players, and the vast majority of MLS players would not make a roster in the Championship, let alone the EPL.

When we talk about the strength of a league and its players, we are talking about the average level, from top to bottom.

So, exceptions and outliers aside, the new MLS youth league is now the undisputed top level for boys youth soccer in the US, just as the Boys DA was before it folded.  A year ago, it was debatable weather the ECNL was a clear 2nd.  In this area, Loudoun's choice to leave DA and join ECNL (playing BRYC, McLean and a bunch of teams from the Carolinas), didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.  It seemed like the top level of EDP / USYS Nat League offered just as good if not better competition, with less travel.  With the ECNL additions of Arlington, VDA, Richmond, Pipeline, .... things look a lot different now.    [/quote]

Loudoun's decision was a result of being told that they would not be getting the older age groups in DA.  I was not privy to the reasons behind that decision - but suspect it had more to do with DC United's new location and plans (at the time, now seemingly abandoned) to move the DC United Academy to Loudoun than it did with any specific failure of Loudoun's program itself.[/quote]

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