Anonymous
Post 04/14/2025 10:43     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:ECNL/RL is trumpeting how its snagged a ton of clubs from USYS ...

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/ecnl-regional-league-announces-widespread-expansion-across-the-country/

There are a lot of solid clubs here BUT the mix is very similar to what GA/GA2 has done.

The organization losing the most here is USYS.

I just looked through the list and a large amount of the "new" ECRL clubs already had ECNL. I can see 3 reasons why this would occur.

1. ECNL forced clubs to play their second teams in ECRL or get booted from the league.

2. Clubs are getting a second ECRL team

3. ECNL is finally acknowledging that they can't just sit back focusing on ECNL while clubs play their 2nd 3rd etc in random local leagues.

What ECNL us trying to do is provide a way for clubs to make $$$ by sticking with ECNL.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2025 10:40     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:ECNL/RL is trumpeting how its snagged a ton of clubs from USYS ...

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/ecnl-regional-league-announces-widespread-expansion-across-the-country/

There are a lot of solid clubs here BUT the mix is very similar to what GA/GA2 has done.

The organization losing the most here is USYS.


there is no "trumpeting" but simply announcing new additions. not sure what the issue is. its good for GA and ECNL to build a second league teams and conferences around the US. if USSoccer had done their job, everything would be under them.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2025 08:59     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
ECNL/RL is trumpeting how its snagged a ton of clubs from USYS ...

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/ecnl-regional-league-announces-widespread-expansion-across-the-country/

There are a lot of solid clubs here BUT the mix is very similar to what GA/GA2 has done.

The organization losing the most here is USYS.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2025 09:51     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:you're likely taking about friendlies. no one cares about them. Just like no one cares about the ga. it's the same bankrupt DA league.....da..ga...doesn't matter, bankrupt league, bankrupt soccer. Trash!!


This is a midnight post on a Saturday. Guy was drunk and looking to stir the pot. Let him cook! He was probably getting yelled at by his wife a few hours earlier anyway. Guy needs a break.


well usually the truth comes out when you have had a few too many. I mean, was he wrong?


Yes
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2025 09:51     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
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Anonymous wrote:All the best GA players leave every year for ECNL... all the serious players from GA know in order to continue to be successful they got to get over to ECNL, and buy the hat!


My daughters team has beat e every ECNL team in our state besides 2. If those 2 one is the worst of them all and the other one will not play us as their is some bad blood. No not every GA player feels they need ECNL.


Depending on where you are and what your options are, not every good player wants to go to ECNL. There are markets with both strong GA teams and strong ECNL teams. Those girls aren’t leaving for a badge. They’re leaving to join a club that fits for them - both to and from GA and ECNL. Smaller markets with less options - then yeah, your better players are all probably going to be consolidated on one ECNL team.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2025 09:49     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:you're likely taking about friendlies. no one cares about them. Just like no one cares about the ga. it's the same bankrupt DA league.....da..ga...doesn't matter, bankrupt league, bankrupt soccer. Trash!!


This is a midnight post on a Saturday. Guy was drunk and looking to stir the pot. Let him cook! He was probably getting yelled at by his wife a few hours earlier anyway. Guy needs a break.


well usually the truth comes out when you have had a few too many. I mean, was he wrong?
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2025 09:45     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:you're likely taking about friendlies. no one cares about them. Just like no one cares about the ga. it's the same bankrupt DA league.....da..ga...doesn't matter, bankrupt league, bankrupt soccer. Trash!!


This is a midnight post on a Saturday. Guy was drunk and looking to stir the pot. Let him cook! He was probably getting yelled at by his wife a few hours earlier anyway. Guy needs a break.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2025 05:40     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:you're likely taking about friendlies. no one cares about them. Just like no one cares about the ga. it's the same bankrupt DA league.....da..ga...doesn't matter, bankrupt league, bankrupt soccer. Trash!!

You seem to care a lot about GA. Why is that?

First they ignore you
Then they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then you win
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2025 00:53     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
you're likely taking about friendlies. no one cares about them. Just like no one cares about the ga. it's the same bankrupt DA league.....da..ga...doesn't matter, bankrupt league, bankrupt soccer. Trash!!
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2025 23:19     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All the best GA players leave every year for ECNL... all the serious players from GA know in order to continue to be successful they got to get over to ECNL, and buy the hat!


My daughters team has beat e every ECNL team in our state besides 2. If those 2 one is the worst of them all and the other one will not play us as their is some bad blood. No not every GA player feels they need ECNL.


This is very common, refusing to play teams they may lose to… but every tryout they try hard to recruit the players on that team. They also block that team from ECNL.

Thank god for MLSN!
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2025 23:13     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:All the best GA players leave every year for ECNL... all the serious players from GA know in order to continue to be successful they got to get over to ECNL, and buy the hat!


My daughters team has beat e every ECNL team in our state besides 2. If those 2 one is the worst of them all and the other one will not play us as their is some bad blood. No not every GA player feels they need ECNL.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2025 22:44     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
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Anonymous wrote:All the hate against GA only shows they are doing something right.

The ECNL hats are nervous + lashing out.

No worries, GA will just keep adding clubs around the big ECNL clubs so they have nobody to poach talent from and are forced to develop their own.


I always laugh at you parents that talk about talent being poached. So funny.

Poaching talent is the opposite of watering down.

Girls ECNL parents like that they've been able to pick off the best players from all the clubs around them that don't have girls ECNL.

Now that GA is bringing on clubs left and right there's less clubs for ECNL to recruit from. This creates the situation that ECNL hats call watering down of the available players. What's really going on is that ECNL clubs don't want to invest the resources in developing younger players.


By "watering down" or "over-saturated" they mean there are less players for them to draw from that have been trained at a younger age. More GA and ECNL clubs mean that the current ones need to either learn how to train and retain players better or sit stagnant until they themselves are relegated to RL like PDA South.
^^Truth


So what you’re saying is GA is developing players while ECNL is simply poaching talent from other clubs?

I've never heard a GA parent talk about other leagues "watering down" the potential player base.

I have heard multiple ECNL parents say that other leagues are watering down the player base.

Draw your own conclusions.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2025 22:44     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All the hate against GA only shows they are doing something right.

The ECNL hats are nervous + lashing out.

No worries, GA will just keep adding clubs around the big ECNL clubs so they have nobody to poach talent from and are forced to develop their own.


I always laugh at you parents that talk about talent being poached. So funny.

Poaching talent is the opposite of watering down.

Girls ECNL parents like that they've been able to pick off the best players from all the clubs around them that don't have girls ECNL.

Now that GA is bringing on clubs left and right there's less clubs for ECNL to recruit from. This creates the situation that ECNL hats call watering down of the available players. What's really going on is that ECNL clubs don't want to invest the resources in developing younger players.



^^Truth


So what you’re saying is GA is developing players while ECNL is simply poaching talent from other clubs?



Can’t be this dense…Look at pro teams they buy the top prospects. They develop talent but they also bring in better talent.

If GA becomes the top league in the girls side they also will bring in top talent from surrounding clubs.

Also, the top kids leave clubs to go play in better leagues.

College coaches don’t ask a kid where did you develop. They just know where you at and what league you play for currently. They can care less where you developed as a player
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2025 22:40     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All the hate against GA only shows they are doing something right.

The ECNL hats are nervous + lashing out.

No worries, GA will just keep adding clubs around the big ECNL clubs so they have nobody to poach talent from and are forced to develop their own.


I always laugh at you parents that talk about talent being poached. So funny.

Poaching talent is the opposite of watering down.

Girls ECNL parents like that they've been able to pick off the best players from all the clubs around them that don't have girls ECNL.

Now that GA is bringing on clubs left and right there's less clubs for ECNL to recruit from. This creates the situation that ECNL hats call watering down of the available players. What's really going on is that ECNL clubs don't want to invest the resources in developing younger players.



^^Truth


So what you’re saying is GA is developing players while ECNL is simply poaching talent from other clubs?


That has been the model of a lot of ECNL clubs for years and why the NE in general is so weak in ECNL. PDA made a name for themselves doing this and other clubs have followed suit.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2025 22:36     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All the hate against GA only shows they are doing something right.

The ECNL hats are nervous + lashing out.

No worries, GA will just keep adding clubs around the big ECNL clubs so they have nobody to poach talent from and are forced to develop their own.


I always laugh at you parents that talk about talent being poached. So funny.

Poaching talent is the opposite of watering down.

Girls ECNL parents like that they've been able to pick off the best players from all the clubs around them that don't have girls ECNL.

Now that GA is bringing on clubs left and right there's less clubs for ECNL to recruit from. This creates the situation that ECNL hats call watering down of the available players. What's really going on is that ECNL clubs don't want to invest the resources in developing younger players.



^^Truth


So what you’re saying is GA is developing players while ECNL is simply poaching talent from other clubs?

I've never heard a GA parent talk about other leagues "watering down" the potential player base.

I have heard multiple ECNL parents say that other leagues are watering down the player base.

Draw your own conclusions.