Anonymous
04/09/2025 13:14
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If soccer is the priority and she can make a GA team, then I would not even think about ECNL-R, although I would stay away from TSJFC and ASA in GA. If she wants to play multiple sports now and isn’t focused on playing soccer in college, then ECNL-R may be a better option. Most of the GA teams in DMV will be light years ahead of the ECNL-R teams in the area, although a step (or three) behind the local ECNL teams.
Agree if you are going to SYC, VRSC, McLean, NVA or Loudoun, go GA. Think the hardest decision would be do you leave Arlington, GFR, Vienna, Stafford RL team for Alexandria.
TSJFC is at least as bad as ASA, maybe worse. And I don't know what to expect from MYS, given that most of their top players stayed at / went to Union. The 2013s, for example, are a mishmash of players from all over the DMV.
Yikes. Why so much TSJFC and ASA hate? Can’t they stage a comeback? Sounds like ASA is investing in some solid coaches for next year at least.
Please ASA, does not invest in good coaching. He has some decent coaches, but most of them don’t have the experience to be coaching at the MLSN or GA level. The dues go somewhere else, this is we’ll know.
McLean’s coaches are gone too though, best went to Union or elsewhere. The club is in serious decline. The GA team will be made up of lower end RL players and NL players who were cut. I do not expect them to be competitive. And I can only imagine how bad the Aspire team will be.
Think you mean top end RL players and NL Players that were cut. Bottom end RL Players will be on Aspire.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 13:08
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If soccer is the priority and she can make a GA team, then I would not even think about ECNL-R, although I would stay away from TSJFC and ASA in GA. If she wants to play multiple sports now and isn’t focused on playing soccer in college, then ECNL-R may be a better option. Most of the GA teams in DMV will be light years ahead of the ECNL-R teams in the area, although a step (or three) behind the local ECNL teams.
Agree if you are going to SYC, VRSC, McLean, NVA or Loudoun, go GA. Think the hardest decision would be do you leave Arlington, GFR, Vienna, Stafford RL team for Alexandria.
TSJFC is at least as bad as ASA, maybe worse. And I don't know what to expect from MYS, given that most of their top players stayed at / went to Union. The 2013s, for example, are a mishmash of players from all over the DMV.
Yikes. Why so much TSJFC and ASA hate? Can’t they stage a comeback? Sounds like ASA is investing in some solid coaches for next year at least.
Am I missing something but it looks like the coaches are the same exact ones that are currently there.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 12:36
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:GA top team vs ECNL RL top team for a kid that will never get a look from her club’s ECNL team?
It would be easier to confirm this if you said which age group but overall, top GA team is going to be a better team and for sure have the best platform for college recruiting if that's a goal of your player.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 12:35
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:There has been a lot of interest in the McLean GA teams. The better RL players were moved to GA and outside players were added. I am not sure the remaining RL players will stay for Aspire. But the top RL players are good and several had chosen to stay with RL because they liked the team and coach
I believe a lot of PPA players also went to McLean GA teams, there were a lot of them at tryouts anyway? They have some great players but no platform.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 12:11
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
There has been a lot of interest in the McLean GA teams. The better RL players were moved to GA and outside players were added. I am not sure the remaining RL players will stay for Aspire. But the top RL players are good and several had chosen to stay with RL because they liked the team and coach
Anonymous
04/09/2025 11:52
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Also remember FVU is going need to improve boys side. Or you are walking into a trap when girls lose ECNL.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 11:51
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
If kid is younger GA is going to be hands down better in RL The incoming GA teams have been beating down the future ECNL teams never mind the left overs in RL. Mclean Loudoun and SYC will dominate the area.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 11:43
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:
McLean’s coaches are gone too though, best went to Union or elsewhere. The club is in serious decline. The GA team will be made up of lower end RL players and NL players who were cut. I do not expect them to be competitive. And I can only imagine how bad the Aspire team will be.
Lower end RL players as in their current RL team with little to no additions?
Anonymous
04/09/2025 11:31
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If soccer is the priority and she can make a GA team, then I would not even think about ECNL-R, although I would stay away from TSJFC and ASA in GA. If she wants to play multiple sports now and isn’t focused on playing soccer in college, then ECNL-R may be a better option. Most of the GA teams in DMV will be light years ahead of the ECNL-R teams in the area, although a step (or three) behind the local ECNL teams.
Agree if you are going to SYC, VRSC, McLean, NVA or Loudoun, go GA. Think the hardest decision would be do you leave Arlington, GFR, Vienna, Stafford RL team for Alexandria.
TSJFC is at least as bad as ASA, maybe worse. And I don't know what to expect from MYS, given that most of their top players stayed at / went to Union. The 2013s, for example, are a mishmash of players from all over the DMV.
Yikes. Why so much TSJFC and ASA hate? Can’t they stage a comeback? Sounds like ASA is investing in some solid coaches for next year at least.
Please ASA, does not invest in good coaching. He has some decent coaches, but most of them don’t have the experience to be coaching at the MLSN or GA level. The dues go somewhere else, this is we’ll know.
McLean’s coaches are gone too though, best went to Union or elsewhere. The club is in serious decline. The GA team will be made up of lower end RL players and NL players who were cut. I do not expect them to be competitive. And I can only imagine how bad the Aspire team will be.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 10:13
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If soccer is the priority and she can make a GA team, then I would not even think about ECNL-R, although I would stay away from TSJFC and ASA in GA. If she wants to play multiple sports now and isn’t focused on playing soccer in college, then ECNL-R may be a better option. Most of the GA teams in DMV will be light years ahead of the ECNL-R teams in the area, although a step (or three) behind the local ECNL teams.
Agree if you are going to SYC, VRSC, McLean, NVA or Loudoun, go GA. Think the hardest decision would be do you leave Arlington, GFR, Vienna, Stafford RL team for Alexandria.
TSJFC is at least as bad as ASA, maybe worse. And I don't know what to expect from MYS, given that most of their top players stayed at / went to Union. The 2013s, for example, are a mishmash of players from all over the DMV.
Yikes. Why so much TSJFC and ASA hate? Can’t they stage a comeback? Sounds like ASA is investing in some solid coaches for next year at least.
The Alexandria Warrior!!
Anonymous
04/09/2025 10:11
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:Never forget the boys always come first at every club
McLean says hi.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 09:53
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If soccer is the priority and she can make a GA team, then I would not even think about ECNL-R, although I would stay away from TSJFC and ASA in GA. If she wants to play multiple sports now and isn’t focused on playing soccer in college, then ECNL-R may be a better option. Most of the GA teams in DMV will be light years ahead of the ECNL-R teams in the area, although a step (or three) behind the local ECNL teams.
Agree if you are going to SYC, VRSC, McLean, NVA or Loudoun, go GA. Think the hardest decision would be do you leave Arlington, GFR, Vienna, Stafford RL team for Alexandria.
TSJFC is at least as bad as ASA, maybe worse. And I don't know what to expect from MYS, given that most of their top players stayed at / went to Union. The 2013s, for example, are a mishmash of players from all over the DMV.
Yikes. Why so much TSJFC and ASA hate? Can’t they stage a comeback? Sounds like ASA is investing in some solid coaches for next year at least.
Please ASA, does not invest in good coaching. He has some decent coaches, but most of them don’t have the experience to be coaching at the MLSN or GA level. The dues go somewhere else, this is we’ll know.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 09:50
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:GA top team vs ECNL RL top team for a kid that will never get a look from her club’s ECNL team?
GA is a national platform. RL is a regional one. They serve different purposes. The best is the one that more closely matches your own goals. Playing in college? A national platform will be better. Getting better at soccer? Coach, playing time, fit matter more than league. Spending less money? Regional league is better. We can’t answer which is best until we know what you and your kid want out of soccer.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 09:42
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If soccer is the priority and she can make a GA team, then I would not even think about ECNL-R, although I would stay away from TSJFC and ASA in GA. If she wants to play multiple sports now and isn’t focused on playing soccer in college, then ECNL-R may be a better option. Most of the GA teams in DMV will be light years ahead of the ECNL-R teams in the area, although a step (or three) behind the local ECNL teams.
Agree if you are going to SYC, VRSC, McLean, NVA or Loudoun, go GA. Think the hardest decision would be do you leave Arlington, GFR, Vienna, Stafford RL team for Alexandria.
TSJFC is at least as bad as ASA, maybe worse. And I don't know what to expect from MYS, given that most of their top players stayed at / went to Union. The 2013s, for example, are a mishmash of players from all over the DMV.
Yikes. Why so much TSJFC and ASA hate? Can’t they stage a comeback? Sounds like ASA is investing in some solid coaches for next year at least.
Anonymous
04/09/2025 09:42
Subject: GA1 vs ECNL RL
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If soccer is the priority and she can make a GA team, then I would not even think about ECNL-R, although I would stay away from TSJFC and ASA in GA. If she wants to play multiple sports now and isn’t focused on playing soccer in college, then ECNL-R may be a better option. Most of the GA teams in DMV will be light years ahead of the ECNL-R teams in the area, although a step (or three) behind the local ECNL teams.
Agree if you are going to SYC, VRSC, McLean, NVA or Loudoun, go GA. Think the hardest decision would be do you leave Arlington, GFR, Vienna, Stafford RL team for Alexandria.
I would go to the Alexandria tryouts and see what the turnout is like. Probably enough talent from those RL teams to put together a decent GA team.