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Anonymous wrote:And why make the committed players go through all the expenses and time suck when there are uncommitted players already spending the time and money that need to be seen. Yes the committed players are strong and thry will of course go if they must but would rather not. All the uncommitted players are very good.

It makes no sense to me. Travel right now is actually expensive with air tickets and rental cars really steep.

They can say no. Just stop

Anonymous wrote:And why make the committed players go through all the expenses and time suck when there are uncommitted players already spending the time and money that need to be seen. Yes the committed players are strong and thry will of course go if they must but would rather not. All the uncommitted players are very good.

It makes no sense to me. Travel right now is actually expensive with air tickets and rental cars really steep.

Anonymous wrote:Ummm... From the pandemic..remember that? The deaths, the illnesses the disruptions to schooling, careers, etc. Good for you if your family has not suffered any difficulty but so many have.

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Anonymous wrote:And why make the committed players go through all the expenses and time suck when there are uncommitted players already spending the time and money that need to be seen. Yes the committed players are strong and thry will of course go if they must but would rather not. All the uncommitted players are very good.

It makes no sense to me. Travel right now is actually expensive with air tickets and rental cars really steep.

To be clear..the players want to all go of course..they have a blast...but the parents are tapped out after this year..not the time for unneeded expenses.

Anonymous wrote:And why make the committed players go through all the expenses and time suck when there are uncommitted players already spending the time and money that need to be seen. Yes the committed players are strong and thry will of course go if they must but would rather not. All the uncommitted players are very good.

It makes no sense to me. Travel right now is actually expensive with air tickets and rental cars really steep.

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Anonymous wrote:A. Ummm no...It's not actually that simple.

B. Yes.

C. I stand by advocating that the super expensive big events would serve the customers best by prioritizing recruiting over setting things up for some faux "national championship" for affluent teenage soccer talent once the player are past u16.

So your kid is option C. Very surprising

Regardless.

1. It isn’t ECNL’s fault if a sub is uncommitted. Lots of players are uncommitted. Do you seriously think coaches are going to watch committed players?
2. Your coach is free to roster based on the needs of the team and players. Knowing that kids are still uncommitted a good coach who cares about their players will make sure that uncommitted players will get the exposure they need. Other teams are often in the same situation. “National Championships” don’t bring players in as much as long lists of commitments on the website.

If your coach is going all in to win a National Championship and sits your kid that really is between you and the coach. There are 4-5 “local” ECNL teams in the area, surely your player could have been a starter on one of them.

Ok ..we have established that you are making money from this nonsense. ..... "a good coach who cares about their players will make sure that uncommitted players will get the exposure they need".

That or you are on the greatest team with the greatest players and the greatest coach and everyone else can piss off because life is just perfect for you.

You’ve established nothing. I’m just another parent guiding their kid through the same process that you are. I have offered several reasons why your kid will be fine and instead of accepting your situation you’d rather be stubborn and angry.

Your kid isn’t a starter, that doesn’t mean your kid isn’t talented, but it does mean that you have ALWAYS had a uphill battle. Regardless of the league patch college coaches don’t generally prioritize kids who are not even the best players on their club team. No matter what your club coach sold you about the recruiting prospects if your kid is not a starter YOUR kid needs to double the effort and in spite of that nothing is still guaranteed.

If your kid is in fact a rising senior you really need to go forward with a better attitude and accept the real situation she is in. The showcase is what it is now. The format does not need to affect your players playing time but she likely has been a sub for some time now. You can’t complain about it now.

Talk to your coach about her potential usage and what the plan will be for her.

Uninformed blow hard. Is you coach bringing her committed players to this event or is it fine for them to skip the travel?

Buddy I don't know what your coach is going to do, that is for you to ask.

All I can say is that you have known for a while that your kid is either not a starter on this team or is new to this team and in a Covid year I have some sympathy for your kid and others who are uncommitted under the worst of circumstances. But regardless of all of that, your coach will either do what is right for all the players or not. If not, one would hope that you tell the world who the coach was who sat uncommitted players in favor of committed players in a showcase.

But, this is not ECNL's fault. Your kid and you have had four years to become or find a place to be a impact player. Did you plan on Covid? No, but you have known for some time now who and what your player is and you can't cry about it now. Talk to your coach or shut up.

Anonymous wrote:By the way, coaches also come to showcases to check in on their recruits - kids who have committed but not yet signed. The tryout has just begun when you're verbally committed. Not because college coaches are in the habit of yanking offers, but because they want to verify what they've selected, think about what skills/strengths that player brings to the table, see how they're developing, think about how they'll use them on the roster, etc. My daughter's coach came to see her play after she committed and I think it was more than a friendly show of support.

So...there is a reason for committed players to go to and play in showcases.

Anonymous wrote:Is your coach bringing the committed players to this event or are they skipping it? It is a simple question.

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Anonymous wrote:A. Ummm no...It's not actually that simple.

B. Yes.

C. I stand by advocating that the super expensive big events would serve the customers best by prioritizing recruiting over setting things up for some faux "national championship" for affluent teenage soccer talent once the player are past u16.

So your kid is option C. Very surprising

Regardless.

1. It isn’t ECNL’s fault if a sub is uncommitted. Lots of players are uncommitted. Do you seriously think coaches are going to watch committed players?
2. Your coach is free to roster based on the needs of the team and players. Knowing that kids are still uncommitted a good coach who cares about their players will make sure that uncommitted players will get the exposure they need. Other teams are often in the same situation. “National Championships” don’t bring players in as much as long lists of commitments on the website.

If your coach is going all in to win a National Championship and sits your kid that really is between you and the coach. There are 4-5 “local” ECNL teams in the area, surely your player could have been a starter on one of them.

Ok ..we have established that you are making money from this nonsense. ..... "a good coach who cares about their players will make sure that uncommitted players will get the exposure they need".

That or you are on the greatest team with the greatest players and the greatest coach and everyone else can piss off because life is just perfect for you.

You’ve established nothing. I’m just another parent guiding their kid through the same process that you are. I have offered several reasons why your kid will be fine and instead of accepting your situation you’d rather be stubborn and angry.

Your kid isn’t a starter, that doesn’t mean your kid isn’t talented, but it does mean that you have ALWAYS had a uphill battle. Regardless of the league patch college coaches don’t generally prioritize kids who are not even the best players on their club team. No matter what your club coach sold you about the recruiting prospects if your kid is not a starter YOUR kid needs to double the effort and in spite of that nothing is still guaranteed.

If your kid is in fact a rising senior you really need to go forward with a better attitude and accept the real situation she is in. The showcase is what it is now. The format does not need to affect your players playing time but she likely has been a sub for some time now. You can’t complain about it now.

Talk to your coach about her potential usage and what the plan will be for her.

Uninformed blow hard. Is you coach bringing her committed players to this event or is it fine for them to skip the travel?

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Anonymous wrote:All these showcased, tournaments, leagues, coaches... are bad per some parents here that clearly are out of their depth.

Yet every year, thousands of kids are recruited and colleges are flush with talent. I don't know how it happens? Gosh

Step back. You know nothing.

I know plenty. Multiple players at multiple talent levels for years and years through all the garbage from the age change on. I know way too much about the youth soccer circus like lots of other soccer parents that pay for all this. Don't be so dismissive of your customers.

Unintelligible nonsense. Showcase to a playoff. What else can ENCL do. This has no bearing on the post season. ECNL is the best league for youth soccer hands down. Don't like it, don't play. Why you crybabies troll this forum is beyond me.

This is where you are wrong. Look at the published ECNL Rules:

"The ECNL Champions League will have 29 Automatic Qualifiers based solely on conference games as outlined above. After the Automatic Qualifiers are determined, all other teams will be eligible for wildcard consideration. The wildcard pool will be ranked based on points-per-game from ALL games played - including conference games and national event games. The top three (3) teams in the wildcard pool will qualify for the ECNL Champions League.

I'm still looking for the rule that says your kid can't/won't play.