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Anonymous wrote:I think I saw recently that a few CCL players were drafted in the MLS superdraft. Even the number 1 pick.

Finally some hard facts!!! Hard for the CCL haters to argue against that fact

Top three of CCL for 2005 girls has no NOVA teams. The only respectable looking girls side in CCL is Herndon. Prolly Loudoun and Arlington too but that’s because their CCL teams are feeders into their ECNL and GA teams.

Loudoun’s feeders for ECNL are mid-ncsl level.

Is this why that club is so mediocre?

Talking about 2005 girls specifically not clubs as a whole

Both the club and the 05s there are mediocre. There’s nothing of substance. Except for tacky social media posts.

Loudoun 05 ECNL girls who are in the bottom middle of the pack in ECNL recently beat Herndon 05G 4-2. Loudoun is a mediocre to poor ECNL team, but still easily handles a top CCL team. Herndon is near the top of CCL and have lost only once in 11 games in CCL competition. Also, that Herndon team is a feeder team to McLean ECNL team who is near top of the ecnl standings. I.e. the best players on that team that are good enough, get pulled onto McLean 05 or 06 ECNL (due to coach being the same, and yes some 06s play up on the Herndon 05 team). If you want a comparison between ECNL and CCL that is a representative example. There are some decent CCL teams and players, but top to bottom ECNL girls teams and competition and exposure to college coaches are simply better. If you live “near” BRYC (ie Fairfax) then try McLean first as they are the best NOVA ECNL 05 girls club. Tough team to make with a large roster however. BRYC is the worst, drawing with and losing to Loudoun in close games. Metro United plays GA and is based out of Great Falls/Reston and is the worst of the area ECNL/GA teams. Limited exposure, very niche club, and not really a step up from Herndon (for comparison) in terms of coaching or exposure. Arlington is good, also plays GA. McLean beat them recently in a close match. VDA, FCV, and Loudoun are the other 3 GA/ECNL clubs but are in Prince William and Loudoun counties. FCV 05G team has very strong players and routinely beats Arlington. They never play McLean but generally McLean’s coaching is better, but FCVs top players are better. There is a factual assessment of the 05G situation here in NOVA. Best of luck.

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Anonymous wrote:I think I saw recently that a few CCL players were drafted in the MLS superdraft. Even the number 1 pick.

Finally some hard facts!!! Hard for the CCL haters to argue against that fact

Top three of CCL for 2005 girls has no NOVA teams. The only respectable looking girls side in CCL is Herndon. Prolly Loudoun and Arlington too but that’s because their CCL teams are feeders into their ECNL and GA teams.

Loudoun’s feeders for ECNL are mid-ncsl level.

Is this why that club is so mediocre?

Talking about 2005 girls specifically not clubs as a whole

Both the club and the 05s there are mediocre. There’s nothing of substance. Except for tacky social media posts.

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Anonymous wrote:A good ECNL team will have 16-18 D1 commitments

But VBR had a ex player go number one in MLS draft!! Loooool

And 20th !!!

Lol I’ll remember than when registering my 2005 DD for ECNL ID day

Not in girls they didnt.

There is a big difference between leagues when it comes to boys and girls. Be specific or get bad advice

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Anonymous wrote:A good ECNL team will have 16-18 D1 commitments

But VBR had a ex player go number one in MLS draft!! Loooool

And 20th !!!

Lol I’ll remember than when registering my 2005 DD for ECNL ID day

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Anonymous wrote:A good ECNL team will have 16-18 D1 commitments

But VBR had a ex player go number one in MLS draft!! Loooool

And 20th !!!

Anonymous wrote:A good ECNL team will have 16-18 D1 commitments

But VBR had a ex player go number one in MLS draft!! Loooool

A good ECNL team will have 16-18 D1 commitments

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Anonymous wrote:I think I saw recently that a few CCL players were drafted in the MLS superdraft. Even the number 1 pick.

Finally some hard facts!!! Hard for the CCL haters to argue against that fact

Top three of CCL for 2005 girls has no NOVA teams. The only respectable looking girls side in CCL is Herndon. Prolly Loudoun and Arlington too but that’s because their CCL teams are feeders into their ECNL and GA teams.

Loudoun’s feeders for ECNL are mid-ncsl level.

Is this why that club is so mediocre?

Talking about 2005 girls specifically not clubs as a whole

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I saw recently that a few CCL players were drafted in the MLS superdraft. Even the number 1 pick.

Finally some hard facts!!! Hard for the CCL haters to argue against that fact

Top three of CCL for 2005 girls has no NOVA teams. The only respectable looking girls side in CCL is Herndon. Prolly Loudoun and Arlington too but that’s because their CCL teams are feeders into their ECNL and GA teams.

Loudoun’s feeders for ECNL are mid-ncsl level.

Is this why that club is so mediocre?

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Anonymous wrote:CCL is a fine league. It’s excellent for girls who want to make high school varsity teams. It isn’t an impediment to playing in college for the focused girl who is a strong player who has been targeting certain colleges since first year of High School (going to ID camps, sending emails to coaches, etc).

But the CCL high-level recruiting system isn’t yet as strong as the ECNL system or even the GA system for the girl who isn’t independently focused on a particular set of colleges starting at age 13.

The OP seems to have realized that, as the decision to move seems to already have been made.

OP, for an 05 there probably is merit in checking out all of the ECNL and GA teams that you can in the short term and to move before this spring. College coaches are going to be assessing the class of 2023 during the ECNL and GA showcases that will be staged in late April/May of this year, after the current dead period ends, because Division 1 coaches can begin to contact class of 2023 players on June 15th. If your DD really does want to play at a high level D1 school, she needs to get on the coach’s radar this April/May so that she is on that coach’s list of players contacted in June. If she is not on that list, she will be fighting an uphill battle to try to snag a recruiting spot. Before the trolls come out, this is for HIGH LEVEL D1 schools, not for the D1 schools ranked below 70 on the NCAA D1 rankings chart or for D2/D3.

Best of luck to you and your DD. Recruiting is a slog but really rewarding if it pans out for your child.

I agree 100%

I am just saying you can get to high level D1 in the CCL, Our club has sent players to UVA, Va Tech, JMU, Liberty, VCU & Radford in the last 3 years.

What club is that?

I looked at school rosters, might be talking about VBR Star. They have VCU (2), JMU (1), W&M (1), Liberty (2)2021 commit , Va tech (1), UVA (1), Radford (1) , half boys and half girls

Lol so again, nothing in the DC Urban area

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Anonymous wrote:CCL is a fine league. It’s excellent for girls who want to make high school varsity teams. It isn’t an impediment to playing in college for the focused girl who is a strong player who has been targeting certain colleges since first year of High School (going to ID camps, sending emails to coaches, etc).

But the CCL high-level recruiting system isn’t yet as strong as the ECNL system or even the GA system for the girl who isn’t independently focused on a particular set of colleges starting at age 13.

The OP seems to have realized that, as the decision to move seems to already have been made.

OP, for an 05 there probably is merit in checking out all of the ECNL and GA teams that you can in the short term and to move before this spring. College coaches are going to be assessing the class of 2023 during the ECNL and GA showcases that will be staged in late April/May of this year, after the current dead period ends, because Division 1 coaches can begin to contact class of 2023 players on June 15th. If your DD really does want to play at a high level D1 school, she needs to get on the coach’s radar this April/May so that she is on that coach’s list of players contacted in June. If she is not on that list, she will be fighting an uphill battle to try to snag a recruiting spot. Before the trolls come out, this is for HIGH LEVEL D1 schools, not for the D1 schools ranked below 70 on the NCAA D1 rankings chart or for D2/D3.

Best of luck to you and your DD. Recruiting is a slog but really rewarding if it pans out for your child.

I agree 100%

I am just saying you can get to high level D1 in the CCL, Our club has sent players to UVA, Va Tech, JMU, Liberty, VCU & Radford in the last 3 years.

What club is that?

I looked at school rosters, might be talking about VBR Star. They have VCU (2), JMU (1), W&M (1), Liberty (2)2021 commit , Va tech (1), UVA (1), Radford (1) , half boys and half girls

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Anonymous wrote:Once again, C.C.L. isn’t a bad league. Plenty of good teams in it, but you’ll see those really good teams are mostly not in northern Virginia. Because those northern Virginia girls go to ECNL and GA clubs, since that league is better than C.C.L.

VA Beach doesn’t have that, neither does Skyline. FC Richmond has one competitor. But all the C.C.L. clubs up here have to compete with McLean, BRYC, VDA, Loudoun (ECNL) and Arlington, FCV, and even Metro United (GA).

For girls, CCL was never a player.

It is but only until U12. By U13, maybe U14... the serious players need to be in serious environments.

Anonymous wrote:Once again, C.C.L. isn’t a bad league. Plenty of good teams in it, but you’ll see those really good teams are mostly not in northern Virginia. Because those northern Virginia girls go to ECNL and GA clubs, since that league is better than C.C.L.

VA Beach doesn’t have that, neither does Skyline. FC Richmond has one competitor. But all the C.C.L. clubs up here have to compete with McLean, BRYC, VDA, Loudoun (ECNL) and Arlington, FCV, and even Metro United (GA).

For girls, CCL was never a player.

Once again, C.C.L. isn’t a bad league. Plenty of good teams in it, but you’ll see those really good teams are mostly not in northern Virginia. Because those northern Virginia girls go to ECNL and GA clubs, since that league is better than C.C.L.

VA Beach doesn’t have that, neither does Skyline. FC Richmond has one competitor. But all the C.C.L. clubs up here have to compete with McLean, BRYC, VDA, Loudoun (ECNL) and Arlington, FCV, and even Metro United (GA).

For 05 girls, I would recommend BRYC or Metro United. They both are smaller clubs so it may be easier to break into a team as an outsider. Neither team has a great record, but the fit and training is way more important. Contact each coach and go to a few practices. See how your DD fits in with level of play, socially and training environment. Both clubs will provide a more serious training environment and help with college recruiting. Reach out now.