Anonymous
03/31/2025 11:29
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:can someone explain the GA champions cup format please or am I close below:
1) so the first champions cup is in Dec at the Winter Showcase. its says with all qualifying teams
2) how do these teams qualify?
2) how are these teams determined? is it the top team or 2 from each conference from the previous year? I see some conferences with 3 teams?
Champions Cup in GA takes the previous years top 16 clubs overall (unsure how they determine it), U14 and above they throw in 4 wild cards for each age group.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 11:21
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
can someone explain the GA champions cup format please or am I close below:
1) so the first champions cup is in Dec at the Winter Showcase. its says with all qualifying teams
2) how do these teams qualify?
2) how are these teams determined? is it the top team or 2 from each conference from the previous year? I see some conferences with 3 teams?
1) so the first champions cup is in Dec at the Winter Showcase. its says with all qualifying teams
2) how do these teams qualify?
2) how are these teams determined? is it the top team or 2 from each conference from the previous year? I see some conferences with 3 teams?
Anonymous
03/31/2025 08:53
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
During that same stretch, when Nationals where in GA, they beat countless ECNL playoff teams including ones from their now ECNL conference year after year but now all of a sudden they can't win their ECNL conference? I would surmise that they don't have all of the same players and coaches that they did. I'd bet the added travel had something to do with it.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 08:12
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:hahaha hahaha, the USYS champ???? get your head out of your ass. Yeah, USYS Champ vs any Solar/Surf age group. There's a reason they don't play down to that level. Waist of time. Just like a DC area anonymous chat that goes by DCUMS?? last question, didn't the creator or this forum have any awareness at all, DCUMS. are you kidding me, hahaha hahaha
Afraid of the arena, hiding it with bluster, just like I thought, and why there will never be a true national championship. Anyway, all of those elite teams wouldn't be much without the development the USYS does. Maybe not as much anymore as both MLSN and ENCL expand (sigh) but that's youth soccer.
Anonymous
03/31/2025 06:44
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
hahaha hahaha, the USYS champ???? get your head out of your ass. Yeah, USYS Champ vs any Solar/Surf age group. There's a reason they don't play down to that level. Waist of time. Just like a DC area anonymous chat that goes by DCUMS?? last question, didn't the creator or this forum have any awareness at all, DCUMS. are you kidding me, hahaha hahaha
Anonymous
03/31/2025 01:38
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
10-0? Only if you make up the score like the one big club did recently vs. their rival who is departing for GA! Also, I'm sure you think it wouldn't be close but someone should play the USYS champ. It might be way too close for comfort. (Which is why they don't or will ever do it -- it could destroy their "eliteness" that they build everything on for their business model).
Anonymous
03/31/2025 01:25
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
That is interesting about the Nationals. I guess the question I'd have ... Did they keep all their top players when they switched OR did they go elsewhere? And if they left, where'd they go and why? That might be more illuminating to what actually happens in the upper echelons of girls soccer.
Anonymous
03/30/2025 23:40
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
Nationals
U17
U16
U15
U14
All in playoff positions, in their first year, in one the toughest ECNL conferences.
Struggling is a stretch.
Yeah doing quite well in the age groups that count. So I’m struggling to see how they are struggling right now. And they were “one” of the more dominant clubs in the ga their last couple of years, but not really “the” dominant club.
Based on results not sure what club was more dominant in that span of the GA. If anyone can show it, but their 2008s were the only ones who kicked out hutts ever time 😂
Anonymous
03/30/2025 23:37
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:that's cute that your standard for doing well is just making the playoffs.
Their first year in, haven’t had a playoff to participate in, what would you like them to do
Anonymous
03/30/2025 23:20
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
that's cute that your standard for doing well is just making the playoffs.
Anonymous
03/30/2025 22:44
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
Nationals
U17
U16
U15
U14
All in playoff positions, in their first year, in one the toughest ECNL conferences.
Struggling is a stretch.
Yeah doing quite well in the age groups that count. So I’m struggling to see how they are struggling right now. And they were “one” of the more dominant clubs in the ga their last couple of years, but not really “the” dominant club.
Anonymous
03/30/2025 22:28
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
Nationals
U17
U16
U15
U14
All in playoff positions, in their first year, in one the toughest ECNL conferences.
Struggling is a stretch.
Anonymous
03/30/2025 22:10
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
Not really. But ok.
Anonymous
03/30/2025 22:09
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
I mean, this poster isn't exactly wrong, but he's completely missing the point. No one really cares about how good their DD team is, they care about the ability of that team to get her recruited! McLean went for years with decent, but not always amazing "teams" (for example they never won ECNL nationals) and yet McLean recruiting was always top notch.
As parents we all enjoy the Win Loss column, but it's only interesting if it comes along with an offer from a P4 school. So until GA shows that it can offer the same recruiting channel, I don't really care if GA can, or cannot beat ECNL teams.
Anonymous
03/30/2025 22:02
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:problem with a true national champ (as you call it) there would be no GA teams making the finals. And the ecnl champ playing the GA champ would be the same waist of time as playing any if the lower leagues champs. Every game would be ten nothing or more. The proof is there with the Nationals. The most dominant club in the long tenured 4 year GA league looks very middle/to bottom of the pack in the ecnl this year. facts are facts. Two (or possibly 3) of their age groups will not even make the playoffs this year. If the most dominant ga club struggles that bad in the ecnl how can you make the case for tophatt, city, galaxy, etc. I can't believe there's still people buying into the leagues being close in talent or there's some changing of the guard happening. Personality I couldn't care less what league wins in the future. Never bought a ga hoodie or an ecnl hat. but, if you want your daughter playing at the highest level with the most amount talented teams and players, you play in the ecnl right now. if that changes, who cares, then all good teams and players go to the GA. has nothing to do with your daughter's individual growth or successful path. it's just a league, and until the ga starts making real moves with the top 25 in the ecnl it will still be second fiddle, and a very far second.
lol.