Anonymous
Post 05/13/2020 08:59     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Portland Thorns?

I think we know which league is the A league.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/nwsl-affiliated-portland-thorns-academy-to-join-ecnl-girls/


And if you are a BRYC 04 this means what exactly?

Please, tell us about your amazing team. Oh, did you see the thread about the Mid Atlantic Division being split into North and South? I wonder how ECNL plans to fill out a North Division? B teams? NPL teams? New VA clubs that aren’t in GA?


Top clubs in any area are in ECNL and that is the case in the DMV. The only top club not in the ECNL is FCV. Arlington and MU are not at the same level. They weren't before DA and they are not now.


Arlington is better than some of the clubs currently in ECNL. That may not last with the way things have fallen out but based on the teams as they existed on February 1st, Arlington would have contended well against the ECNL clubs from 03 down.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2020 08:39     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Portland Thorns?

I think we know which league is the A league.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/nwsl-affiliated-portland-thorns-academy-to-join-ecnl-girls/


And if you are a BRYC 04 this means what exactly?

Please, tell us about your amazing team. Oh, did you see the thread about the Mid Atlantic Division being split into North and South? I wonder how ECNL plans to fill out a North Division? B teams? NPL teams? New VA clubs that aren’t in GA?


Top clubs in any area are in ECNL and that is the case in the DMV. The only top club not in the ECNL is FCV. Arlington and MU are not at the same level. They weren't before DA and they are not now.

The Soccerwire rankings are a joke. FCV is not a top club. They were just in an awful division in the DA. They only looked good because that division didn’t have many teams come from the ECNL. A perfect example of that is the FCV 04 team that is ranked overall 2 in the DA and first in their poor conference can’t beat lower level ECNL teams. FCV was the worst club in the area when they were in the ECNL.


I am not an FCV fan but FCV is one of the top teams in the DMV. NT and YNT players, league records and players going to DI schools sets the club apart from the middle of the pack.

Stop! I am not an FCV fan but FCV is one
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2020 07:18     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Portland Thorns?

I think we know which league is the A league.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/nwsl-affiliated-portland-thorns-academy-to-join-ecnl-girls/


And if you are a BRYC 04 this means what exactly?

Please, tell us about your amazing team. Oh, did you see the thread about the Mid Atlantic Division being split into North and South? I wonder how ECNL plans to fill out a North Division? B teams? NPL teams? New VA clubs that aren’t in GA?


Top clubs in any area are in ECNL and that is the case in the DMV. The only top club not in the ECNL is FCV. Arlington and MU are not at the same level. They weren't before DA and they are not now.

The Soccerwire rankings are a joke. FCV is not a top club. They were just in an awful division in the DA. They only looked good because that division didn’t have many teams come from the ECNL. A perfect example of that is the FCV 04 team that is ranked overall 2 in the DA and first in their poor conference can’t beat lower level ECNL teams. FCV was the worst club in the area when they were in the ECNL.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2020 06:54     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Portland Thorns?

I think we know which league is the A league.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/nwsl-affiliated-portland-thorns-academy-to-join-ecnl-girls/


And if you are a BRYC 04 this means what exactly?

Please, tell us about your amazing team. Oh, did you see the thread about the Mid Atlantic Division being split into North and South? I wonder how ECNL plans to fill out a North Division? B teams? NPL teams? New VA clubs that aren’t in GA?


Top clubs in any area are in ECNL and that is the case in the DMV. The only top club not in the ECNL is FCV. Arlington and MU are not at the same level. They weren't before DA and they are not now.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 22:33     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:Portland Thorns?

I think we know which league is the A league.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/nwsl-affiliated-portland-thorns-academy-to-join-ecnl-girls/


And if you are a BRYC 04 this means what exactly?

Please, tell us about your amazing team. Oh, did you see the thread about the Mid Atlantic Division being split into North and South? I wonder how ECNL plans to fill out a North Division? B teams? NPL teams? New VA clubs that aren’t in GA?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 22:23     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1. Tophat - GA
2. Solar - ECNL
3. PDA - ECNL
4. So Cal Blues - ECNL
5. FC Dallas – ECNL
6 San Diego Surf - ECNL
7. Real Colorado - ECNL
8. Legends FC - ECNL (Regional)
9. Beach FC - ECNL (Regional)
10. San Jose Earthquakes - (Neither)
11. Concorde Fire - ECNL
12. Michigan Hawks - ECNL
13. MVLA - ECNL
14. LAFC Slammers - ECNL
15. NC Courage - ECNL
16. FC Virginia - GA
17. San Juan SC - ECNL
18. SLSG (MO) - ECNL
19. Mustang SC - ECNL
20. Eclipse SC - ECNL
21. Sting SC - ECNL
22. Real So Cal - ECNL
23. Ohio Premier - ECNL
24. Crossfire Premier - ECNL
25. NEFC - GA
26. Sporting Blue Valley - ECNL (Regional)
27. D'Feeters - ECNL
28. Cincinnati DA - GA
29. Lonestar - GA
30. Minnesota Thunder - ECNL
31. Slammers FC - ECNL
32. South Shore Select - GA
33. World Class FC - ECNL
34. FC Stars - ECNL
35. LA Galaxy - Neither
36. Tennessee SC - ECNL
37. Nationals - GA
38. Internationals - ECNL
39. Charlotte SA - ECNL
40. Heat FC - ECNL
41. McLean YS - ECNL
42. Maryland United FC - ECNL
43. Albion Hurricanes - ECNL
44. Western NY Flash - ECNL
45. Crossfire United – ECNL
46. Albion-GA
47. GSA-ECNL
48. SUSA-ECNL
49. Sporting St. Louis-ECNL
50. LA Galaxy SD-(Neither)
51. Reign- GA
52. Ohio Elite-ECNL
53. Carolina Elite-ECNL
54. Sunrise Prime- ECNL
55. Colorado Rapids-ECNL
56. Tampa Bay United- ECNL
57. East Meadow-ECNL
58. SC Wave- GA
59. Cleveland FC- GA
60. Match Fit- ECNL
61. Scorpions- ECNL
62. Challenge- ECNL
63. Phoenix Rising-ECNL
64. CFC-ECNL
65. Lou Fusz Athletic- GA
66. Texans- ECNL
67. SD Soccer Club- (Neither)
68. Loudoun-ECNL
69. Beadling-GA
70. Washington Premier-ECNL
71. NC Fusion-ECNL
72. KC Athletics-ECNL
73. Strikers-ECNL
74. Houston Dash- GA
75. Alabama FC- ECNL
76. Rebels SC - ECNL
77. Clovis Crossfire (Neither)
78. Las Vegas Sports Ac (Neither)
79. Marin FC - ECNL
80. California Thorns - ECNL
81. Indiana Fire - ECNL
82. Oakwood SC - GA
83. SC del Sol - GA
84. Weston FC - GA
85. Pleasanton Rage - ECNL
86. Princeton SA (Neither)
87. Colorado Rush- GA
88. Michigan Jaguars - GA
89. Sockers FC Chicago - GA
90. Richmond United - ECNL
91. Penn Fusion - ECNL
92. Tulsa SC - ECNL
93. Bethesda SC - ECNL
94. LA Breakers - ECNL
95. Arlington SA - GA
96. La Roca FC - ECNL
97. Classics Elite - ECNL
98. Davis Legacy - ECNL
99. FC Pride ECNL
100. PSV Union (Neither)


Loudoun doesn’t have a winning ECNL record as a club and is ranked 68th.

Nuff said about the value of anything beyond the top ten or twenty clubs.


What number is your club in Dundalk?


Irrelevant. I’ve conceded the greatness of ECNL as a league. I’m looking for a great local ECNL club to play for. To be 68th with a club losing record tells me that there is a sever drop in quality. Frankly being 68th competitive wise is closer to a team ranked 130th than it is to the 20th ranked team.

There is not a club below 30th that would even challenge a team in the top 20. You can both be in a league and be a pretty average team. The league doesn’t make you great by association. Great clubs do not have losing records.



Club rankings are irrelevant. Need to look at the specific age group/team/coach that your daughter would play for. For example, there's a huge difference between McLean 06 and 07s. One is very good, one is not.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 22:19     Subject: GA is the new A league

It will remain amazing to me the amount of typing ECNL propagandists need to convince themselves of their ideas.

If you are so secure in your little, special vision, why write it over and over again for months on end. Just let it play out and see what happens.

I myself didn’t think we’d all be sitting in a mandated quarantine for months back in January, yet here we are. Sometimes even the best of visions turns out to be wrong.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 22:16     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

According to this list, any FCV players of recruiting age (03-05) have no reason to make a move unless they are leaving the DC Metro.


Exactly the point. 06 and below should consider a move but maybe not until COVID is over. Older teams are better off staying where they are if they want good college recruiting, who cares that GA is not the A league.


And again, what club should 07’s and younger all be racing to?


In this area, GA MA > ECNL North MA as of now. Race to the better local league this year. Re-assess at the end of the year when things change, as you should every year.


Uh huh. And yet, every GA club would give their left nut to be in ECNL.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 22:15     Subject: GA is the new A league

Portland Thorns?

I think we know which league is the A league.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/nwsl-affiliated-portland-thorns-academy-to-join-ecnl-girls/
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 21:43     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:FCV was left out of ECNL for political and strategic reasons. One or two kids per age group will begin to leave. The older ages still in play (04 - younger) will realize that the GA college showcases are poorly attended because college coaches on limited budgets will choose ECNL on a national level. The lack of depth of good teams on a national level will hinder GA. The league will slowly dissipate but remain. ECNL has always been on girls side the top league for colleges. They don’t care if DA had some good younger teams for two years. That experiment ended and they know bang for buck is ECNL nationally. You can cry and whine and bitch and stomp your feet all you want. You know it’s true. That is what pisses you off even more. Spare your response - I don’t give a crap. Nobody really does. The reality is if you did not get ECNL Your club will be ok, but that’s it. OK. Buh bye.


And yet you are here posting a manifesto not giving a crap. Ok bug bye.


Looks like your the one who lives here and responds fast to the PP....
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 21:38     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:FCV was left out of ECNL for political and strategic reasons. One or two kids per age group will begin to leave. The older ages still in play (04 - younger) will realize that the GA college showcases are poorly attended because college coaches on limited budgets will choose ECNL on a national level. The lack of depth of good teams on a national level will hinder GA. The league will slowly dissipate but remain. ECNL has always been on girls side the top league for colleges. They don’t care if DA had some good younger teams for two years. That experiment ended and they know bang for buck is ECNL nationally. You can cry and whine and bitch and stomp your feet all you want. You know it’s true. That is what pisses you off even more. Spare your response - I don’t give a crap. Nobody really does. The reality is if you did not get ECNL Your club will be ok, but that’s it. OK. Buh bye.


And yet you are here posting a manifesto not giving a crap. Ok bug bye.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 21:33     Subject: GA is the new A league

FCV was left out of ECNL for political and strategic reasons. One or two kids per age group will begin to leave. The older ages still in play (04 - younger) will realize that the GA college showcases are poorly attended because college coaches on limited budgets will choose ECNL on a national level. The lack of depth of good teams on a national level will hinder GA. The league will slowly dissipate but remain. ECNL has always been on girls side the top league for colleges. They don’t care if DA had some good younger teams for two years. That experiment ended and they know bang for buck is ECNL nationally. You can cry and whine and bitch and stomp your feet all you want. You know it’s true. That is what pisses you off even more. Spare your response - I don’t give a crap. Nobody really does. The reality is if you did not get ECNL Your club will be ok, but that’s it. OK. Buh bye.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 20:47     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

According to this list, any FCV players of recruiting age (03-05) have no reason to make a move unless they are leaving the DC Metro.


Exactly the point. 06 and below should consider a move but maybe not until COVID is over. Older teams are better off staying where they are if they want good college recruiting, who cares that GA is not the A league.


And again, what club should 07’s and younger all be racing to?


In this area, GA MA > ECNL North MA as of now. Race to the better local league this year. Re-assess at the end of the year when things change, as you should every year.


So just race to a league. That is all that matters? It is that simple?


No, you find the team, coach, and competition that's the best fit for your player. Every. Year. It may be a different answer for several years in a row, it may be the same answer every year. You keep your eyes on the environment knowing that the king today may be tomorrow's peasant. Rinse, lather, repeat.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 20:44     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

According to this list, any FCV players of recruiting age (03-05) have no reason to make a move unless they are leaving the DC Metro.


Exactly the point. 06 and below should consider a move but maybe not until COVID is over. Older teams are better off staying where they are if they want good college recruiting, who cares that GA is not the A league.


And again, what club should 07’s and younger all be racing to?


In this area, GA MA > ECNL North MA as of now. Race to the better local league this year. Re-assess at the end of the year when things change, as you should every year.


So just race to a league. That is all that matters? It is that simple?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2020 20:42     Subject: GA is the new A league

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

According to this list, any FCV players of recruiting age (03-05) have no reason to make a move unless they are leaving the DC Metro.


Exactly the point. 06 and below should consider a move but maybe not until COVID is over. Older teams are better off staying where they are if they want good college recruiting, who cares that GA is not the A league.


And again, what club should 07’s and younger all be racing to?


In this area, GA MA > ECNL North MA as of now. Race to the better local league this year. Re-assess at the end of the year when things change, as you should every year.