Anonymous wrote:My DS went to the tryouts for a local club that is moving up to ECNL-RL in the fall. This club in his agree group currently plays in EDP 4. At the end of the session the coach quoted costs for the season of $10k with traveling to multiple flyaway showcases. For, once again, what is currently a mid-pack EDP 4 team. I nearly LOL'd at the ridiculousness of it all.

My DS had no intention of joining as he's at a higher level club. He just wanted to see and practice with some old club friends.

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Anonymous wrote:This is also why there’s very little ethnic diversity in ecnl

THIS! and if you don't see it then it's because you aren't part of the ethnically diverse plain and simple. it's tough when you are the minority.

Very diverse teams up and down the North Atlantic girls league. Maybe not they're all spoiled rich kids is what you are implying, but lots of ethnicities represented on almost every team.

Lol. I guess if you consider ‘Italian’ as diverse. That division is home base for white girls from the leafy suburbs of NY and Philly.

I don't know what to tell you. That's not the make up of the girls in my daughter's age group.

I think the reason your post struck a chord is literally the last game against Match-Fit there were parents cheering in Spanish/Korean/Chinese.

Lol - I’m sure you know the difference between Chinese and Korean, Becky.

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Anonymous wrote:Boys side has lots of first gen and second gen Latino community, plus a TON of African and North African recent immigrant families. Ghana definitely represents!

Girls side has a growing number of Black and Asian girls. The reality is that the Latino community is not there yet when it comes to girls and soccer.

It's not just an economic issue. It's also cultural. Just need to look at the participation levels across different high schools. In high schools with large Hispanic populations, the boys teams have high participation but the girls teams have low participation. High schools with large Asian populations also have lower soccer participation. Some sports are more popular in certain communities. Not a lot of lacrosse being played in asia. And sports in general are more encouraged in some than others that might prefer to spend their resources on education rather than sports.

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Anonymous wrote:This is also why there’s very little ethnic diversity in ecnl

THIS! and if you don't see it then it's because you aren't part of the ethnically diverse plain and simple. it's tough when you are the minority.

Very diverse teams up and down the North Atlantic girls league. Maybe not they're all spoiled rich kids is what you are implying, but lots of ethnicities represented on almost every team.

Lol. I guess if you consider ‘Italian’ as diverse. That division is home base for white girls from the leafy suburbs of NY and Philly.

I don't know what to tell you. That's not the make up of the girls in my daughter's age group.

I think the reason your post struck a chord is literally the last game against Match-Fit there were parents cheering in Spanish/Korean/Chinese.

Lol - I’m sure you know the difference between Chinese and Korean, Becky.

Anonymous wrote:My DS went to the tryouts for a local club that is moving up to ECNL-RL in the fall. This club in his agree group currently plays in EDP 4. At the end of the session the coach quoted costs for the season of $10k with traveling to multiple flyaway showcases. For, once again, what is currently a mid-pack EDP 4 team. I nearly LOL'd at the ridiculousness of it all.

My DS had no intention of joining as he's at a higher level club. He just wanted to see and practice with some old club friends.

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Anonymous wrote:This is also why there’s very little ethnic diversity in ecnl

THIS! and if you don't see it then it's because you aren't part of the ethnically diverse plain and simple. it's tough when you are the minority.

Very diverse teams up and down the North Atlantic girls league. Maybe not they're all spoiled rich kids is what you are implying, but lots of ethnicities represented on almost every team.

Lol. I guess if you consider ‘Italian’ as diverse. That division is home base for white girls from the leafy suburbs of NY and Philly.

I don't know what to tell you. That's not the make up of the girls in my daughter's age group.

I think the reason your post struck a chord is literally the last game against Match-Fit there were parents cheering in Spanish/Korean/Chinese.

The majority of teams in ECNL are not diverse. This is not to call ECNL a racist organization. It’s just a reality that youth soccer in America is very expensive so the ethnic make up is less diverse.

Yeah a few teams may have more diversity, and maybe some teams have a minority or two on the team. But that’s not the norm.

This is not a controversial observation.

Yes, it's controversial, sorry. You have to be kidding me - North Atlantic conference is super diverse. Not sure why you'd be pushing this so hard unless some rich white girl stole your spot. Look at who these clubs promote on social and who are getting scholarships to top universities. I don't want to signal out specific girls, but you'll see great diversity at MFA/PDA/PF (yes PF!)/Delco/Bethesda

A- I haven’t advocated for anything. I simply stated an obvious fact and the reason for it. Never made judgment. So the only person who is emotionally charged is you.

B- I don’t engage in trying to hurl insults at people when debating.

C- Bringing up said topic means I’m an ethnic minority?

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Anonymous wrote:This is also why there’s very little ethnic diversity in ecnl

THIS! and if you don't see it then it's because you aren't part of the ethnically diverse plain and simple. it's tough when you are the minority.

Very diverse teams up and down the North Atlantic girls league. Maybe not they're all spoiled rich kids is what you are implying, but lots of ethnicities represented on almost every team.

Lol. I guess if you consider ‘Italian’ as diverse. That division is home base for white girls from the leafy suburbs of NY and Philly.

I don't know what to tell you. That's not the make up of the girls in my daughter's age group.

I think the reason your post struck a chord is literally the last game against Match-Fit there were parents cheering in Spanish/Korean/Chinese.

The majority of teams in ECNL are not diverse. This is not to call ECNL a racist organization. It’s just a reality that youth soccer in America is very expensive so the ethnic make up is less diverse.

Yeah a few teams may have more diversity, and maybe some teams have a minority or two on the team. But that’s not the norm.

This is not a controversial observation.

Yes, it's controversial, sorry. You have to be kidding me - North Atlantic conference is super diverse. Not sure why you'd be pushing this so hard unless some rich white girl stole your spot. Look at who these clubs promote on social and who are getting scholarships to top universities. I don't want to signal out specific girls, but you'll see great diversity at MFA/PDA/PF (yes PF!)/Delco/Bethesda

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Anonymous wrote:This is also why there’s very little ethnic diversity in ecnl

THIS! and if you don't see it then it's because you aren't part of the ethnically diverse plain and simple. it's tough when you are the minority.

Very diverse teams up and down the North Atlantic girls league. Maybe not they're all spoiled rich kids is what you are implying, but lots of ethnicities represented on almost every team.

Lol. I guess if you consider ‘Italian’ as diverse. That division is home base for white girls from the leafy suburbs of NY and Philly.

I don't know what to tell you. That's not the make up of the girls in my daughter's age group.

I think the reason your post struck a chord is literally the last game against Match-Fit there were parents cheering in Spanish/Korean/Chinese.

Lol - I’m sure you know the difference between Chinese and Korean, Becky.

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Anonymous wrote:This is also why there’s very little ethnic diversity in ecnl

THIS! and if you don't see it then it's because you aren't part of the ethnically diverse plain and simple. it's tough when you are the minority.

Very diverse teams up and down the North Atlantic girls league. Maybe not they're all spoiled rich kids is what you are implying, but lots of ethnicities represented on almost every team.

Lol. I guess if you consider ‘Italian’ as diverse. That division is home base for white girls from the leafy suburbs of NY and Philly.

I don't know what to tell you. That's not the make up of the girls in my daughter's age group.

I think the reason your post struck a chord is literally the last game against Match-Fit there were parents cheering in Spanish/Korean/Chinese.

Anonymous wrote:Boys side has lots of first gen and second gen Latino community, plus a TON of African and North African recent immigrant families. Ghana definitely represents!

Girls side has a growing number of Black and Asian girls. The reality is that the Latino community is not there yet when it comes to girls and soccer.