[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is GFR moving to ECNL-R next season? If not, where will their top teams play?[/quote]

Most top teams play in both VPSL/ECNL-R and EDP.[/quote]

Is it only a matter of time before the older groups also move to ECNL? [/quote]

No, unaffiliated ECNL-R clubs will never make it into ECNL. ECNL is a closed league to club membership. There is no way for a club to play their way into ECNL. ECNL-R clubs/teams can earn the opportunity to play in one of the lower ECNL showcase brackets if they win their respective division but other than that they will not get into ECNL without a merger of sorts.[/quote]

ECNL management has publicly discussed the possibility of relegating under performing ECNL clubs and promoting top performing ECNL-R clubs. Will it ever actually happen? Who knows.

Now that ECNL-R will include second teams from at least some local ECNL clubs it will be a good measure of how clubs stack up. I suspect the other VA ECNL teams will also place their second teams in ECNL-R in a year.

Personally would love to see FCV get ECNL and put Loudoun top teams in ECNL-R but don't think ECNL management will ever let FCV in.

Loudoun parents lets wait till winter time before you brag about how good your 07 Girls are (were?).

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Loudoun will not be relegated. As a club in totality it is simply mediocre in ECNL. The boys side, which ECNL wants to grow, is doing fine, not spectacular but fine. BRYC on the other hand, has one winning team in ECNL boys and girls combined.

If any club gets relegated it would be BRYC but that doesn't mean GFR gets promoted as a club. I doubt ECNL honestly believes NOVA could replace a dismal BRYC club with anything better locally. They would likely find another club in NC or SC to fill the void. NOVA is saturated and that saturation is why BRYC is so bad. Simply put, there are not enough players to go around. Kick BRYC out, let their top players migrate to McLean, Arlington and strengthen their teams. Loudoun would benefit as well. [/quote]

Yeah some of Loudouns teams would move up one spot in the rankings if BRYC goes.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is GFR moving to ECNL-R next season? If not, where will their top teams play?[/quote]

Most top teams play in both VPSL/ECNL-R and EDP.[/quote]

Is it only a matter of time before the older groups also move to ECNL? [/quote]

No, unaffiliated ECNL-R clubs will never make it into ECNL. ECNL is a closed league to club membership. There is no way for a club to play their way into ECNL. ECNL-R clubs/teams can earn the opportunity to play in one of the lower ECNL showcase brackets if they win their respective division but other than that they will not get into ECNL without a merger of sorts.[/quote]

ECNL management has publicly discussed the possibility of relegating under performing ECNL clubs and promoting top performing ECNL-R clubs. Will it ever actually happen? Who knows.

Now that ECNL-R will include second teams from at least some local ECNL clubs it will be a good measure of how clubs stack up. I suspect the other VA ECNL teams will also place their second teams in ECNL-R in a year.

Personally would love to see FCV get ECNL and put Loudoun top teams in ECNL-R but don't think ECNL management will ever let FCV in.

Loudoun parents lets wait till winter time before you brag about how good your 07 Girls are (were?).

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Loudoun will not be relegated. As a club in totality it is simply mediocre in ECNL. The boys side, which ECNL wants to grow, is doing fine, not spectacular but fine. BRYC on the other hand, has one winning team in ECNL boys and girls combined.

If any club gets relegated it would be BRYC but that doesn't mean GFR gets promoted as a club. I doubt ECNL honestly believes NOVA could replace a dismal BRYC club with anything better locally. They would likely find another club in NC or SC to fill the void. NOVA is saturated and that saturation is why BRYC is so bad. Simply put, there are not enough players to go around. Kick BRYC out, let their top players migrate to McLean, Arlington and strengthen their teams. Loudoun would benefit as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Is GFR moving to ECNL-R next season? If not, where will their top teams play?

Most top teams play in both VPSL/ECNL-R and EDP.

Is it only a matter of time before the older groups also move to ECNL?

No, unaffiliated ECNL-R clubs will never make it into ECNL. ECNL is a closed league to club membership. There is no way for a club to play their way into ECNL. ECNL-R clubs/teams can earn the opportunity to play in one of the lower ECNL showcase brackets if they win their respective division but other than that they will not get into ECNL without a merger of sorts.

ECNL management has publicly discussed the possibility of relegating under performing ECNL clubs and promoting top performing ECNL-R clubs. Will it ever actually happen? Who knows.

Now that ECNL-R will include second teams from at least some local ECNL clubs it will be a good measure of how clubs stack up. I suspect the other VA ECNL teams will also place their second teams in ECNL-R in a year.

Personally would love to see FCV get ECNL and put Loudoun top teams in ECNL-R but don't think ECNL management will ever let FCV in.

Loudoun parents lets wait till winter time before you brag about how good your 07 Girls are (were?).

Key phrase is "clubs" not "teams". Pro/Rel will never happen in ECNL.

why did ECNL say that they plan to begin promoting and relegating clubs if it will never happen?

To make some ECNL-R clubs happy

If they dont promote them they might lose them. They might join some other more competitive league.

If your ECNL teams become ECNL R teams, what happens to your current ECNL R teams?

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Anonymous wrote:Is GFR moving to ECNL-R next season? If not, where will their top teams play?

Most top teams play in both VPSL/ECNL-R and EDP.

Is it only a matter of time before the older groups also move to ECNL?

No, unaffiliated ECNL-R clubs will never make it into ECNL. ECNL is a closed league to club membership. There is no way for a club to play their way into ECNL. ECNL-R clubs/teams can earn the opportunity to play in one of the lower ECNL showcase brackets if they win their respective division but other than that they will not get into ECNL without a merger of sorts.

ECNL management has publicly discussed the possibility of relegating under performing ECNL clubs and promoting top performing ECNL-R clubs. Will it ever actually happen? Who knows.

Now that ECNL-R will include second teams from at least some local ECNL clubs it will be a good measure of how clubs stack up. I suspect the other VA ECNL teams will also place their second teams in ECNL-R in a year.

Personally would love to see FCV get ECNL and put Loudoun top teams in ECNL-R but don't think ECNL management will ever let FCV in.

Loudoun parents lets wait till winter time before you brag about how good your 07 Girls are (were?).

Key phrase is "clubs" not "teams". Pro/Rel will never happen in ECNL.

why did ECNL say that they plan to begin promoting and relegating clubs if it will never happen?

To make some ECNL-R clubs happy

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Anonymous wrote:Is GFR moving to ECNL-R next season? If not, where will their top teams play?

Most top teams play in both VPSL/ECNL-R and EDP.

Is it only a matter of time before the older groups also move to ECNL?

No, unaffiliated ECNL-R clubs will never make it into ECNL. ECNL is a closed league to club membership. There is no way for a club to play their way into ECNL. ECNL-R clubs/teams can earn the opportunity to play in one of the lower ECNL showcase brackets if they win their respective division but other than that they will not get into ECNL without a merger of sorts.

ECNL management has publicly discussed the possibility of relegating under performing ECNL clubs and promoting top performing ECNL-R clubs. Will it ever actually happen? Who knows.

Now that ECNL-R will include second teams from at least some local ECNL clubs it will be a good measure of how clubs stack up. I suspect the other VA ECNL teams will also place their second teams in ECNL-R in a year.

Personally would love to see FCV get ECNL and put Loudoun top teams in ECNL-R but don't think ECNL management will ever let FCV in.

Loudoun parents lets wait till winter time before you brag about how good your 07 Girls are (were?).

Key phrase is "clubs" not "teams". Pro/Rel will never happen in ECNL.

why did ECNL say that they plan to begin promoting and relegating clubs if it will never happen?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is GFR moving to ECNL-R next season? If not, where will their top teams play?

Most top teams play in both VPSL/ECNL-R and EDP.

Is it only a matter of time before the older groups also move to ECNL?

No, unaffiliated ECNL-R clubs will never make it into ECNL. ECNL is a closed league to club membership. There is no way for a club to play their way into ECNL. ECNL-R clubs/teams can earn the opportunity to play in one of the lower ECNL showcase brackets if they win their respective division but other than that they will not get into ECNL without a merger of sorts.

ECNL management has publicly discussed the possibility of relegating under performing ECNL clubs and promoting top performing ECNL-R clubs. Will it ever actually happen? Who knows.

Now that ECNL-R will include second teams from at least some local ECNL clubs it will be a good measure of how clubs stack up. I suspect the other VA ECNL teams will also place their second teams in ECNL-R in a year.

Personally would love to see FCV get ECNL and put Loudoun top teams in ECNL-R but don't think ECNL management will ever let FCV in.

Loudoun parents lets wait till winter time before you brag about how good your 07 Girls are (were?).

Key phrase is "clubs" not "teams". Pro/Rel will never happen in ECNL.

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Anonymous wrote:Is GFR moving to ECNL-R next season? If not, where will their top teams play?

Most top teams play in both VPSL/ECNL-R and EDP.

Is it only a matter of time before the older groups also move to ECNL?

No, unaffiliated ECNL-R clubs will never make it into ECNL. ECNL is a closed league to club membership. There is no way for a club to play their way into ECNL. ECNL-R clubs/teams can earn the opportunity to play in one of the lower ECNL showcase brackets if they win their respective division but other than that they will not get into ECNL without a merger of sorts.

ECNL management has publicly discussed the possibility of relegating under performing ECNL clubs and promoting top performing ECNL-R clubs. Will it ever actually happen? Who knows.

Now that ECNL-R will include second teams from at least some local ECNL clubs it will be a good measure of how clubs stack up. I suspect the other VA ECNL teams will also place their second teams in ECNL-R in a year.

Personally would love to see FCV get ECNL and put Loudoun top teams in ECNL-R but don't think ECNL management will ever let FCV in.

Loudoun parents lets wait till winter time before you brag about how good your 07 Girls are (were?).

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Anonymous wrote:Is GFR moving to ECNL-R next season? If not, where will their top teams play?

Most top teams play in both VPSL/ECNL-R and EDP.

Is it only a matter of time before the older groups also move to ECNL?

No, unaffiliated ECNL-R clubs will never make it into ECNL. ECNL is a closed league to club membership. There is no way for a club to play their way into ECNL. ECNL-R clubs/teams can earn the opportunity to play in one of the lower ECNL showcase brackets if they win their respective division but other than that they will not get into ECNL without a merger of sorts.

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Signed to the pro team.

U12B Offer

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U14G offer and notified

Most age groups in GFR just had their first tryouts this week. Most are still going through next week.