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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People here might be making fun, but yes, ECNL discriminates against Hispanic clubs 100% [/quote]

My son is one of only two white kids an ECNL roster of 19 players. My other son is the only white kid on his MLSNext team.

These are U17 & U19 so I’ve been around awhile.

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Discriminates against clubs not people. It's no secret that smaller clubs are blocked out of larger tournaments. And further, the socioeconomic divide in club soccer is no secret. If you're family can't afford the $5k+/yr required to play club soccer, it negatively impacts your ability to be recruited by college coaches. It's a shame how much talent gets overlooked due to the system.[/quote]

Exactly. It's the system. It's not ECNL. ECNL provides a platform for those that can afford it. I don't see where the scam is.[/quote]

You realize that Arlington and Loudoun started this mess. They left NCSL and WAGS to play in CCL.  A system that also benefited the largest clubs.

PP, I agree. I wouldn't call it a scam. But the overall system, not just ECNL, is rigged to benefit larger clubs.[/quote][/quote]

Yes and no. DD is on a small club USYS team and has invites every year to WAGS/Jeff cup/NL Pro events. But the club only has a few teams that are comparable - most aren't. Still, they've found a path that works for this team that doesn't require insane travel or constant stress. [/quote]

constant stress can be on any team. At u15 my dd furthest tournament is north carolina. Here furthest game is northern nj. Not so far. My son through EDP went to Florida and AZ for two tournaments. It's not just ECNL that travel is far.  Also, to get an invite and do well, your team has to be able to compete with ECNL teams. [/quote]

If you live in DMV and went to Florida and Arizona being in EDP... it was totally by Optional Choice.
ECNL has to travel for games.

Your equivalency attempt is false.[/quote]
You can do both - not travel multiple states and still compete against ECNL/GA level teams by attending tournaments. [/quote]

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