Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:45
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
So for a local team, 10 of the other 14 teams in your conference are 274 miles away or more. Outstanding!
Is your DS on one of these teams? Are you considering switching?
We toyed with the idea of McLean in the past as it is closer to us for practices, but even the schedule this season (with multiple long trips) made it unappealing. This new schedule makes it a non-starter.
If the ECNL want to recruit some of the DA teams, they may split the NE conference, which has 16 teams already.
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:45
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:The unfortunate reality is the Boys ECNL model is working. BRYC, Loudoun, and McLean are already faring reasonably well in my DS's age group. Add a few more local Clubs, slim down DA to MLS, and it only looks better.
Whether we like it or not there is clearly a market out there for Pay To Play Elite and the iron is hot for ECNL to stake it's claim.
At the end of the day youth soccer in this country is about money. And nobody does it like ECNL when it comes to making money.
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:42
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
So for a local team, 10 of the other 14 teams in your conference are 274 miles away or more. Outstanding!
Is your DS on one of these teams? Are you considering switching?
We toyed with the idea of McLean in the past as it is closer to us for practices, but even the schedule this season (with multiple long trips) made it unappealing. This new schedule makes it a non-starter.
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:37
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
So for a local team, 10 of the other 14 teams in your conference are 274 miles away or more. Outstanding!
Who would not relish the opportunity to visit this far far-away places, and play against these teams you have never heard of? Imagine the potential cultural enrichment.
As was emphasized many times earlier on this thread, Arlington, Bethesda and BA players will be ready to kill to get on McLean and Loudoun rosters.
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:37
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
So for a local team, 10 of the other 14 teams in your conference are 274 miles away or more. Outstanding!
And that does not even reflect traffic which makes the trip 2-3 times longer
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:35
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
So for a local team, 10 of the other 14 teams in your conference are 274 miles away or more. Outstanding!
Yes, this is what you wanted. You now get to play High School which will be local.
DA was bad, remember that.
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:34
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
So for a local team, 10 of the other 14 teams in your conference are 274 miles away or more. Outstanding!
Is your DS on one of these teams? Are you considering switching?
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:33
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
The unfortunate reality is the Boys ECNL model is working. BRYC, Loudoun, and McLean are already faring reasonably well in my DS's age group. Add a few more local Clubs, slim down DA to MLS, and it only looks better.
Whether we like it or not there is clearly a market out there for Pay To Play Elite and the iron is hot for ECNL to stake it's claim.
Whether we like it or not there is clearly a market out there for Pay To Play Elite and the iron is hot for ECNL to stake it's claim.
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:30
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
So for a local team, 10 of the other 14 teams in your conference are 274 miles away or more. Outstanding!
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:29
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:ECNL move the Carolines to a different conference and add MD instead!!!
Contrasting High School seasons between VA and MD prevents that.
Remember, this is what you all wanted.
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:29
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looks great but where is Arlington?
What about Bethesda?
Wait for the NE conference announcement from ECNL. All in.
The travel would not make any sense. If these teams end up in ECNL, it will have been a total waste of an opportunity to create a DMV conference, and they will lose players to top EDP clubs. Think about how much time and money (that could be better spent on private lessons) you will lose traveling to SC or MA.
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:29
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
They will schedule multiple games for one trip. Still it is bad
Anonymous wrote:These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:28
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
ECNL move the Carolines to a different conference and add MD instead!!!
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:26
Subject: Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
These are the distances from National Airport, quickly calculated on Google Maps.
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
This is insane.
BRYC Elite Academy - 14 miles
Charlotte Independence Pro -- 400 miles
Charlotte Independence South -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer Academy -- 400 miles
Charlotte Soccer ECNL -- 400 miles
CESA (Greenvile) -- 487 miles
Loudoun Soccer -- 31 miles
Mclean YSA -- 9 miles
NC Fusion (Greensboro) - 310 miles
NCFC Youth - 274 miles
NCFC Academy - 274 miles
Richmond United - 107 miles
South Carolina United - 491 miles
Virginia Development Academy - 29 miles
Wilmington Hammerheads - 362 miles
Anonymous
04/15/2020 16:24
Subject: Re:Mid-Atlantic Boy ECNL conference alignment
All you need is Arlington, Beach, Roanoke, and I think you have all the original CCL clubs covered in that group !