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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never watched Pipeline play, but the bragging seems familiar (Arlington and Loudoun) for teams that play in leagues other than DA or ECNL.  Once these teams moved to the top leagues in the country, well, we have seen what has happened.  I'm not saying any of them are "bad" but their regular competition is not great and can lead to an inflated idea of how great they are.  [/quote]

You folks exude ignorance. Notice that most of Pipeline's 05 team could play DA FT but decided to stay with Pipeline. To be fair, most ECNL teams in the area have not even qualified to play in the same bracket as Pipeline. Again, don't trust your own assessment, which deeply flawed due to your hubris but ask any ECNL coach. As a mater of act, the Pipeline coach was the WS MD DA director (he still might be the TD for the news DA under Armour).

DA/ECNL are great leagues but let's not ignore other high quality non-ECNL/DA teams. That is the point I want to make by using Pipeline as an example.[/quote]

Many brackets are done with gotsoccer points. Edp teams are awarded points for league play and participate in more tournaments garnering points. Stop using the tournament assignors as god on this.[/quote][/quote]

Moron, ECNL teams are given consideration for that fact yet some ECNL teams are considered high caliber and placed in top brackets while others are not. At JeffCup, VDA was not considered high enough caliber to warrant placement in the top bracket while Bethesda and Mclean were at 05. Just recognize that you are an overzealous parent who really does not know quality soccer. Any coach of an elite league will twll you that Pipleine is one of the best teams around. It is not an argument. That is a fact demonstrated by the teams record against quality opponents.

For the idiot that commented about Pipeline beating FCV's B team by a low margin, just consider that it beat them a week before 5-1. It also destroyed Bethesda's B team 9-0 or 9-1 before beating them again in State Cup 7-0 or 7-1. [/quote]

Jeff Cup Top bracket at U16:
MATCH FIT ACADEMY FC 2003 ECNL (NJ)
MARYLAND UNITED FC 2003 ECNL (MD)
BRYC ELITE ACADEMY ECNL U16 (VA)
CAROLINA ELITE SA ECNL (SC)
NC FUSION 03 ECNL (NC)
SUNRISE STING 2003 X1 (FL)
KEYSTONE FC PREMIER 03G (PAE)
CSA IMPACT UNITED 03G NL (ON)
DELAWARE FC 03 GIRLS (DE)
FC COPA ACADEMY 2003G USYS NL (NJ)
PDA 03 FREEDOM (NJ)
SOUTH SHORE SELECT 2003 AP (MA)

5 ECNL out of 12 teams.

Jeff Cup Top Bracket this Spring for U15:
 		 
SUSA ECNL G04 (NYE)
MARIN FC G04 BLUE (CAN)
SUNRISE STING 2004 X1 (FL)
RICHMOND UNITED ECNL U15 2004 (VA)
STA-MUSC 2004G NPL (NJ)
PHILADELPHIA SC COPPA SWARM 04 (PAE)
SOUTH SHORE SELECT 2004 AP (MA)
MARYLAND UNITED FC 2004 ECNL (MD)

Two ECNL teams.

Now lets look at Jeff Cup top bracket at U14 for this spring:
MARYLAND RUSH BLUE '05G COYOTES (MD)
WATCHUNG HILLS NJ ELITE 2005G LEEUWIN (NJ)
SOUTH SHORE SELECT 2005 AP (MA)
D'FEETERS ECNL 05 (TXN)
BETHESDA SC ECNL REAL 05 (MD)
DELAWARE FC 05 GIRLS (DE)
PHILADELPHIA SC COPPA RAGE 05 (PAE)
MCLEAN 05 ECNL (VA)

3 ECNL teams.

Now lets look at the U13 Bracket:
PENN FUSION SA DA 2006 (PAE)
VDA U13 ECNL (VA)
MICHIGAN JAGUARS GREEN '06 (MI)
MARYLAND RUSH MONTGOMERY BLUE '06G COYOTES (MD)
PDA ECNL 06 BLUE WOLVES (NJ)
CAROLINA ELITE 06G ECNL (SC)
SOUTH SHORE SELECT 2006 AP (MA)
FC VIRGINIA USSF 06 (VA)
CSA IMPACT UNITED 06G PRE-DA (ON)
NORTH CAROLINA FC 06G ECNL (NC)
CEDAR STARS ACADEMY MONMOUTH 2006 GIRLS DA (NJ)
CINCINNATI UNITED CUP 06 NORTH I (OS)

4 DA
4 ECNL

ECNL teams show up less and less as they get older. The top bracket becomes heavily skewed towards NPL level teams and Jeff Cup becomes less of a showcase for ECNL.

Notice the heavy percentage of both DA and ECNL caliber teams at U13. That level of talent concentration in the top brackets at the non-league showcases becomes heavily diluted. This will be the reality for the Pipeline players. They are limiting their own showcasing potential just to keep the band together. Pipeline's ability to retain the talent on the 05 team will be severely tested past U15.[/quote]

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