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[quote=Anonymous]We should all encourage and seek competition, whether within a league, or between leagues.  When we don't have competition, then leagues don't have to be accountable or as willing to engage the concerns of their member clubs.  USSF didn't feel like it had to worry about ECNL as a competitor and didn't feel it needed to listen to the concerns of member clubs, especially to the ones that left (e.g. high school play and more flexible subbing).  GDA is a remnant in soccer history because of it.

However, GA is essentially GDA 2.0, without the USSF patch, but with the engagement of clubs to show GA is adaptable to their concerns.  A key difference between ECNL and GA appears to be the management approach.  ECNL has been around for awhile, has different boards for boys and girls, and has a lot of internal rules, requirements, and overhead.  The GA league structure is new (clubs are well-established), has a singular girls focus, is more club-centric and nimble, with the DOC's being a primary point of communication between clubs.

IMO, no singular league like ECNL could ever collect and then retain all of the best girls clubs in the country, because the broader talent pool has continued to rise very quickly, and the logistics of having so many clubs under one umbrella becomes so unwieldy for tournaments/showcases, that there has to be a natural cutoff.  GA has room for growth and I would expect the league to selectively add some high quality clubs in the near future, once the Frontier division announcement is made.  And no one should be surprised to see some ECNL clubs making the jump to GA next year for a variety of reasons.  This type of competition between leagues is natural and healthy, and will continue to drive the improved development of girl's/women's soccer in our country.

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