Well, it won't be the first time pro/rel is implemented in ECNL:
https://www.ecnlboys.com/?s=relegation

Anonymous wrote:What about poor performing ECNL-R teams? Regional still has their name attached to it. There should be a barrier of entry into that as well.

Good call and there’s always a top an bottom. I guess top R has to beat bottom first.

What about poor performing ECNL-R teams? Regional still has their name attached to it. There should be a barrier of entry into that as well.

funny OP and PP are going back and forth (maybe just sock pupating) based on the premise that ECNL announced something, but neither can point to an announcement

Anonymous wrote:ECNL has announced plans to relegate underperforming ECNL clubs to ECNL R and promote top ECNL R clubs to ECNL. My understanding is that they may start doing this in a year.

Does anyone know does this apply to whole club or are decisions going to be made separately on girls and boy sides?

Once again, the ignorant populace laughed. But here it is. Loudoun isn’t ready to lose that patch. But they have 18 months left.


Dem lolz tho.

Cite the published information from the ECNL site please. Else trolling.

There needs to be constant disruption. Age changes, new leagues, cancelled leagues, pandemics, invite new clubs, get rid of clubs.....if there is not enough disruptive change, they will come up with something new to create some. A player cannot find a good club and then focus on improving their game....there must be constant churn.

Anonymous wrote:Looking at u bryc

beat me to it lol

This is a troll. Isn’t there a difference between ECNL and ECNL-R on the level of travel and cost? Why do families opt for ECNLR Vs ECNL?

Looking at u bryc

This is happening. It’s a fact, posted here.

If that was in place you would have a mass exodus from some large clubs after looking at the records.

Anonymous wrote:ECNL has announced plans to relegate underperforming ECNL clubs to ECNL R and promote top ECNL R clubs to ECNL. My understanding is that they may start doing this in a year.

Does anyone know does this apply to whole club or are decisions going to be made separately on girls and boy sides?

I have my doubts about this. Please give us a source.
Relegation poses a number of issues for club based leagues like ECNL. My guess is that it would only apply in the cases where both genders at all age groups of a member club were getting shellacked regularly. It seems counter to their "all in" philosophy to strip specific age groups or genders from any given club. Doing so would really cripple the economic model for these clubs since most rely on sharing of resources for coaching and travel.

Anonymous wrote:ECNL has announced plans to relegate underperforming ECNL clubs to ECNL R and promote top ECNL R clubs to ECNL. My understanding is that they may start doing this in a year.

Does anyone know does this apply to whole club or are decisions going to be made separately on girls and boy sides?

I would hope they would just do it by team. But who knows.

ECNL has announced plans to relegate underperforming ECNL clubs to ECNL R and promote top ECNL R clubs to ECNL. My understanding is that they may start doing this in a year.

Does anyone know does this apply to whole club or are decisions going to be made separately on girls and boy sides?