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Anonymous wrote:The ECNL ranking referenced is serious. If your club produces top teams at each age group every year then your club is doing something right. DD has been out of youth soccer for several years but during her time in ECNL, PDA, Slammers HC Koge. San Diego Surf, etc., were elite teams that sent most of players, including reserves to top programs. PDA sent players to UNC, Clemson, South Carolina, Alabama, Michigan, Penn State, Princeton and Rutgers. College coaches have confidence in these winning clubs. I know that most of the players from that PDA team are starting for their respective schools.

VDA seems to be producing quality teams at one or two age groups. McLean was strong. Few years back. I believe DC’s issue is that there are too many ECNL/GA clubs. If you could consolidate that talent across four or five teams as opposed to a dozen teams, you would see the DMV produce one or two elite teams every year.

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Anonymous wrote:The ECNL ranking referenced is serious. If your club produces top teams at each age group every year then your club is doing something right. DD has been out of youth soccer for several years but during her time in ECNL, PDA, Slammers HC Koge. San Diego Surf, etc., were elite teams that sent most of players, including reserves to top programs. PDA sent players to UNC, Clemson, South Carolina, Alabama, Michigan, Penn State, Princeton and Rutgers. College coaches have confidence in these winning clubs. I know that most of the players from that PDA team are starting for their respective schools.

VDA seems to be producing quality teams at one or two age groups. McLean was strong. Few years back. I believe DC’s issue is that there are too many ECNL/GA clubs. If you could consolidate that talent across four or five teams as opposed to a dozen teams, you would see the DMV produce one or two elite teams every year.

Anonymous wrote:Arlington parents try to manifest them into the top 25. It isn’t happening. Nowhere close.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think anyone feels like Arlington is the top club based on wins.

First, Arlington gets high marks because most of the ECNL girls play in college, and the kinda of college that makes Arlington families happy. Ivy, super academic schools, even D3 schools, but absolutely bumper sticker worthy

Second, Arlington gets high marks because it’s low drama. They seem to just move forward. They don’t seem to have a BP moving around every few years or coaches getting caught hooking up with parents. It’s boring and Arlington parents like that.

Third, because they have a huge rec program they are never short of players. They may not have the absolute best, but they can put bodies on the field at every level.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think anyone feels like Arlington is the top club based on wins.

First, Arlington gets high marks because most of the ECNL girls play in college, and the kinda of college that makes Arlington families happy. Ivy, super academic schools, even D3 schools, but absolutely bumper sticker worthy

Second, Arlington gets high marks because it’s low drama. They seem to just move forward. They don’t seem to have a BP moving around every few years or coaches getting caught hooking up with parents. It’s boring and Arlington parents like that.

Third, because they have a huge rec program they are never short of players. They may not have the absolute best, but they can put bodies on the field at every level.

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly does it mean to be awarded this prestigious Top Club by ECNL? Does it mean my DD will become a better soccer player if she joins these clubs? She'll get a college scholarship? Some people are just so desperate/gullible. I guess that's why all these top lists exist.

Seriously. Not to mention, what kind of dumb people run a league where they want to publish a list to highlight a small number of their members as being superior to the rest of their members?

Ahh...really any sort of competitive league? Geez. What do you want, everyone to get a medal or an award? Why have playoffs? Heck, why even keep score if no one should be superior to the rest? Come on...

Facepalm/eyeroll not enough for that previous dumb comment. Agree completely.

What do get out of having a youth team “superior to the rest “?? A professional contract with a top European team ? Prize money when you win? Media coverage and fame ? Big fat salary transfer to your DDs account every week ? Until then keep getting busy with nonsense.

If these are the reasons you have your daughter or son in youth sports, you are the problem.

No, they are absolutely right - It is ‘nonsense’. It’s just dumb content for social media, marketing, etc. Like everything these clubs post on social media, dumb content - hype videos, media day pics, uniform reveals, public “thank yous” to colleges, hype, hype, hype…and no beef. No highlighting of the training and techniques that actually is their product. Probably because they all claim to be serving Wagyu Filets and are handing out Salisbury Steak.

You have an interesting take on US youth soccer. Did you know that through u14 US players are fairly even with European players? What changes at u14 and above we maintain the status quo while European acadamies weed out players. What ends up happening is fewer and few players get more and more resources put into their development. Out here its the same amount of players as u14 and the same amount of resources.

US club development isnt worse or bad it’s just less focused.

I don’t agree, at all, with the premise or any part of your post. U14 US players may be able to get on the pitch w/ players from Europe or South America (South America has a few players too, but many of you somehow never acknowledge that) and get a result but that in no way, shape or form means the development is equal.

U14 is the time when all the years of better development are built up and puberty arrives to accelerate and make the differences take hold. The fact that they are able to compete in a game until U14 only exposes the lack of development even more.

Exactly. Thinking the u9/u10/etc development here is on par w/ Europe and SA is delusional.

It is at the top clubs

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly does it mean to be awarded this prestigious Top Club by ECNL? Does it mean my DD will become a better soccer player if she joins these clubs? She'll get a college scholarship? Some people are just so desperate/gullible. I guess that's why all these top lists exist.

Seriously. Not to mention, what kind of dumb people run a league where they want to publish a list to highlight a small number of their members as being superior to the rest of their members?

Ahh...really any sort of competitive league? Geez. What do you want, everyone to get a medal or an award? Why have playoffs? Heck, why even keep score if no one should be superior to the rest? Come on...

Facepalm/eyeroll not enough for that previous dumb comment. Agree completely.

What do get out of having a youth team “superior to the rest “?? A professional contract with a top European team ? Prize money when you win? Media coverage and fame ? Big fat salary transfer to your DDs account every week ? Until then keep getting busy with nonsense.

If these are the reasons you have your daughter or son in youth sports, you are the problem.

No, they are absolutely right - It is ‘nonsense’. It’s just dumb content for social media, marketing, etc. Like everything these clubs post on social media, dumb content - hype videos, media day pics, uniform reveals, public “thank yous” to colleges, hype, hype, hype…and no beef. No highlighting of the training and techniques that actually is their product. Probably because they all claim to be serving Wagyu Filets and are handing out Salisbury Steak.

You have an interesting take on US youth soccer. Did you know that through u14 US players are fairly even with European players? What changes at u14 and above we maintain the status quo while European acadamies weed out players. What ends up happening is fewer and few players get more and more resources put into their development. Out here its the same amount of players as u14 and the same amount of resources.

US club development isnt worse or bad it’s just less focused.

I don’t agree, at all, with the premise or any part of your post. U14 US players may be able to get on the pitch w/ players from Europe or South America (South America has a few players too, but many of you somehow never acknowledge that) and get a result but that in no way, shape or form means the development is equal.

U14 is the time when all the years of better development are built up and puberty arrives to accelerate and make the differences take hold. The fact that they are able to compete in a game until U14 only exposes the lack of development even more.

Exactly. Thinking the u9/u10/etc development here is on par w/ Europe and SA is delusional.

It is at the top clubs

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly does it mean to be awarded this prestigious Top Club by ECNL? Does it mean my DD will become a better soccer player if she joins these clubs? She'll get a college scholarship? Some people are just so desperate/gullible. I guess that's why all these top lists exist.

Seriously. Not to mention, what kind of dumb people run a league where they want to publish a list to highlight a small number of their members as being superior to the rest of their members?

Ahh...really any sort of competitive league? Geez. What do you want, everyone to get a medal or an award? Why have playoffs? Heck, why even keep score if no one should be superior to the rest? Come on...

Facepalm/eyeroll not enough for that previous dumb comment. Agree completely.

What do get out of having a youth team “superior to the rest “?? A professional contract with a top European team ? Prize money when you win? Media coverage and fame ? Big fat salary transfer to your DDs account every week ? Until then keep getting busy with nonsense.

If these are the reasons you have your daughter or son in youth sports, you are the problem.

No, they are absolutely right - It is ‘nonsense’. It’s just dumb content for social media, marketing, etc. Like everything these clubs post on social media, dumb content - hype videos, media day pics, uniform reveals, public “thank yous” to colleges, hype, hype, hype…and no beef. No highlighting of the training and techniques that actually is their product. Probably because they all claim to be serving Wagyu Filets and are handing out Salisbury Steak.

You have an interesting take on US youth soccer. Did you know that through u14 US players are fairly even with European players? What changes at u14 and above we maintain the status quo while European acadamies weed out players. What ends up happening is fewer and few players get more and more resources put into their development. Out here its the same amount of players as u14 and the same amount of resources.

US club development isnt worse or bad it’s just less focused.

I don’t agree, at all, with the premise or any part of your post. U14 US players may be able to get on the pitch w/ players from Europe or South America (South America has a few players too, but many of you somehow never acknowledge that) and get a result but that in no way, shape or form means the development is equal.

U14 is the time when all the years of better development are built up and puberty arrives to accelerate and make the differences take hold. The fact that they are able to compete in a game until U14 only exposes the lack of development even more.

Exactly. Thinking the u9/u10/etc development here is on par w/ Europe and SA is delusional.

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly does it mean to be awarded this prestigious Top Club by ECNL? Does it mean my DD will become a better soccer player if she joins these clubs? She'll get a college scholarship? Some people are just so desperate/gullible. I guess that's why all these top lists exist.

Seriously. Not to mention, what kind of dumb people run a league where they want to publish a list to highlight a small number of their members as being superior to the rest of their members?

Ahh...really any sort of competitive league? Geez. What do you want, everyone to get a medal or an award? Why have playoffs? Heck, why even keep score if no one should be superior to the rest? Come on...

Facepalm/eyeroll not enough for that previous dumb comment. Agree completely.

What do get out of having a youth team “superior to the rest “?? A professional contract with a top European team ? Prize money when you win? Media coverage and fame ? Big fat salary transfer to your DDs account every week ? Until then keep getting busy with nonsense.

If these are the reasons you have your daughter or son in youth sports, you are the problem.

No, they are absolutely right - It is ‘nonsense’. It’s just dumb content for social media, marketing, etc. Like everything these clubs post on social media, dumb content - hype videos, media day pics, uniform reveals, public “thank yous” to colleges, hype, hype, hype…and no beef. No highlighting of the training and techniques that actually is their product. Probably because they all claim to be serving Wagyu Filets and are handing out Salisbury Steak.

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly does it mean to be awarded this prestigious Top Club by ECNL? Does it mean my DD will become a better soccer player if she joins these clubs? She'll get a college scholarship? Some people are just so desperate/gullible. I guess that's why all these top lists exist.

Seriously. Not to mention, what kind of dumb people run a league where they want to publish a list to highlight a small number of their members as being superior to the rest of their members?

Ahh...really any sort of competitive league? Geez. What do you want, everyone to get a medal or an award? Why have playoffs? Heck, why even keep score if no one should be superior to the rest? Come on...

Facepalm/eyeroll not enough for that previous dumb comment. Agree completely.

What do get out of having a youth team “superior to the rest “?? A professional contract with a top European team ? Prize money when you win? Media coverage and fame ? Big fat salary transfer to your DDs account every week ? Until then keep getting busy with nonsense.

If these are the reasons you have your daughter or son in youth sports, you are the problem.

No, they are absolutely right - It is ‘nonsense’. It’s just dumb content for social media, marketing, etc. Like everything these clubs post on social media, dumb content - hype videos, media day pics, uniform reveals, public “thank yous” to colleges, hype, hype, hype…and no beef. No highlighting of the training and techniques that actually is their product. Probably because they all claim to be serving Wagyu Filets and are handing out Salisbury Steak.

You have an interesting take on US youth soccer. Did you know that through u14 US players are fairly even with European players? What changes at u14 and above we maintain the status quo while European acadamies weed out players. What ends up happening is fewer and few players get more and more resources put into their development. Out here its the same amount of players as u14 and the same amount of resources.

US club development isnt worse or bad it’s just less focused.

I don’t agree, at all, with the premise or any part of your post. U14 US players may be able to get on the pitch w/ players from Europe or South America (South America has a few players too, but many of you somehow never acknowledge that) and get a result but that in no way, shape or form means the development is equal.

U14 is the time when all the years of better development are built up and puberty arrives to accelerate and make the differences take hold. The fact that they are able to compete in a game until U14 only exposes the lack of development even more.

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly does it mean to be awarded this prestigious Top Club by ECNL? Does it mean my DD will become a better soccer player if she joins these clubs? She'll get a college scholarship? Some people are just so desperate/gullible. I guess that's why all these top lists exist.

Seriously. Not to mention, what kind of dumb people run a league where they want to publish a list to highlight a small number of their members as being superior to the rest of their members?

Ahh...really any sort of competitive league? Geez. What do you want, everyone to get a medal or an award? Why have playoffs? Heck, why even keep score if no one should be superior to the rest? Come on...

Facepalm/eyeroll not enough for that previous dumb comment. Agree completely.

What do get out of having a youth team “superior to the rest “?? A professional contract with a top European team ? Prize money when you win? Media coverage and fame ? Big fat salary transfer to your DDs account every week ? Until then keep getting busy with nonsense.

If these are the reasons you have your daughter or son in youth sports, you are the problem.

No, they are absolutely right - It is ‘nonsense’. It’s just dumb content for social media, marketing, etc. Like everything these clubs post on social media, dumb content - hype videos, media day pics, uniform reveals, public “thank yous” to colleges, hype, hype, hype…and no beef. No highlighting of the training and techniques that actually is their product. Probably because they all claim to be serving Wagyu Filets and are handing out Salisbury Steak.

You have an interesting take on US youth soccer. Did you know that through u14 US players are fairly even with European players? What changes at u14 and above we maintain the status quo while European acadamies weed out players. What ends up happening is fewer and few players get more and more resources put into their development. Out here its the same amount of players as u14 and the same amount of resources.

US club development isnt worse or bad it’s just less focused.

I don’t agree, at all, with the premise or any part of your post. U14 US players may be able to get on the pitch w/ players from Europe or South America (South America has a few players too, but many of you somehow never acknowledge that) and get a result but that in no way, shape or form means the development is equal.