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Anonymous wrote:Right. There has been nothing stopping the SYC girls from trying out for MYS ECNL previously, so what is the new incentive for older girls at SYC to suddenly decide to try out? As such, why would one expect there to be that many older girls currently at SYC capable of making the alliance team?

I think this is more about creating a pipeline/expectation at the younger age at SYC that when they get to U13, if they want to play ECNL, they try out for the alliance team, rather than go to BRYC or VDA.

Same for SYC boys:

There has been nothing stopping the SYC BOYS from trying out for MYS ECNL previously, so what is the new incentive for older BOYS at SYC to suddenly decide to try out? As such, why would one expect there to be that many older boys currently at McLean capable of making the alliance team?

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Anonymous wrote:Given the the 05G ECNL team has about 24 girls on the roster already, I doubt any outsiders have a shot of making that team, or if they do, ever seeing the field.

Not involved in any way - but the team's record is W4L2D1 - scarcely a world beating result. Surely there is the possibility that some of the current roster get cut to make room for better players?

Reviewing the record, they lost two games by one goal each to the top team in the nation, which also has several players who were invited to the recent YNT training. The one draw against Loudoun in a game that I heard MYS dominated but didn't execute on multiple chances. There is room for new players but this is a team that will qualify for ECNL national playoffs. If you can play, then there is probably room but this is not Loudoun, Arlington, Bethesda or BRYC.

Richmond, while good, is probably not the top team in the nation - YSR has them eighth, a whole goal behind the top 3 which is a significant margin. And all teams have games where they don't execute on multiple chances.

McLean is a good team, ranked third in the state. There are doubtless many good players on the roster. But to suggest that the entire roster is so strong that none of them can be replaced is silly.

There are relatively better teams which could not make that claim - and it is quite possible they are better because [b]they do not[b] make that claim and instead welcome new players on to the roster, wherever they come from, each season.

Well I said “doubt” and not likely to play much. I didn’t say it wasn’t possible. If you think you’re kid is good enough then they should go for it. Why not?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the the 05G ECNL team has about 24 girls on the roster already, I doubt any outsiders have a shot of making that team, or if they do, ever seeing the field.

Not involved in any way - but the team's record is W4L2D1 - scarcely a world beating result. Surely there is the possibility that some of the current roster get cut to make room for better players?

Reviewing the record, they lost two games by one goal each to the top team in the nation, which also has several players who were invited to the recent YNT training. The one draw against Loudoun in a game that I heard MYS dominated but didn't execute on multiple chances. There is room for new players but this is a team that will qualify for ECNL national playoffs. If you can play, then there is probably room but this is not Loudoun, Arlington, Bethesda or BRYC.

Richmond, while good, is probably not the top team in the nation - YSR has them eighth, a whole goal behind the top 3 which is a significant margin. And all teams have games where they don't execute on multiple chances.

McLean is a good team, ranked third in the state. There are doubtless many good players on the roster. But to suggest that the entire roster is so strong that none of them can be replaced is silly.

There are relatively better teams which could not make that claim - and it is quite possible they are better because [b]they do not[b] make that claim and instead welcome new players on to the roster, wherever they come from, each season.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right. There has been nothing stopping the SYC girls from trying out for MYS ECNL previously, so what is the new incentive for older girls at SYC to suddenly decide to try out? As such, why would one expect there to be that many older girls currently at SYC capable of making the alliance team?

I think this is more about creating a pipeline/expectation at the younger age at SYC that when they get to U13, if they want to play ECNL, they try out for the alliance team, rather than go to BRYC or VDA.

Same for SYC boys:

There has been nothing stopping the SYC BOYS from trying out for MYS ECNL previously, so what is the new incentive for older BOYS at SYC to suddenly decide to try out? As such, why would one expect there to be that many older boys currently at McLean capable of making the alliance team?