Anonymous
04/27/2026 12:24
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
A la carte film review? Does that mean they charge extra for film review sessions?
Anonymous
04/27/2026 12:16
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Ok SYC. Are those teams getting stronger or weaker next year?
They all went to VDA LOL.
No 1st team players went to VDA, only a couple of 2nd team players. And that's ok! VDA has to take in developed players from elsewhere!
SYC Development = recruit IG stars at u little ages + scrimmage and rondo at practice + à la carte film review for team
Don't forget additional fees for gym/workout access. Works for the boys, the female superstars are all making the trip out to VDA before high school begins. True VDA development at work
Anonymous
04/27/2026 12:12
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Ok SYC. Are those teams getting stronger or weaker next year?
They all went to VDA LOL.
No 1st team players went to VDA, only a couple of 2nd team players. And that's ok! VDA has to take in developed players from elsewhere!
SYC Development = recruit IG stars at u little ages + scrimmage and rondo at practice + à la carte film review for team
Anonymous
04/27/2026 11:47
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Couple of homers stroking each other. Do what you want, but over time what the PP wrote is how things will occur.
Anonymous
04/27/2026 10:54
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Yep, this is how it works.
Having more options for players when they're younger means they wont need to filter into one or two teams in an area as they get older. Clubs will work hard to retain players and grow the club. Watch the clubs that develop youngers and that have a wide net. Because this is where the olders superclubs are recruiting from. Once theyre given a pathway for olders other clubs cant pick off their talent.
Recuarding the ECRL parents that are trying their best to equate themselves to GA. Sorry thats not how it works. GA is the top team at a club. They get all the best fields, coaches, resources, etc. ECRL is the 2nd team (assuming the club has ECNL) you get the hand me downs and whatever the top team doesnt want. This is why the two do not compare.
wrong. ga is third tier. just a fact.
LOL. It is the 10th tier. Good luck convincing college coaches it is the 3rd tier LOL. Best joke on this Monday morning LOL.
Anonymous
04/27/2026 10:44
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Yep, this is how it works.
Having more options for players when they're younger means they wont need to filter into one or two teams in an area as they get older. Clubs will work hard to retain players and grow the club. Watch the clubs that develop youngers and that have a wide net. Because this is where the olders superclubs are recruiting from. Once theyre given a pathway for olders other clubs cant pick off their talent.
Recuarding the ECRL parents that are trying their best to equate themselves to GA. Sorry thats not how it works. GA is the top team at a club. They get all the best fields, coaches, resources, etc. ECRL is the 2nd team (assuming the club has ECNL) you get the hand me downs and whatever the top team doesnt want. This is why the two do not compare.
wrong. ga is third tier. just a fact.
Anonymous
04/27/2026 10:04
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Yep, this is how it works.
Having more options for players when they're younger means they wont need to filter into one or two teams in an area as they get older. Clubs will work hard to retain players and grow the club. Watch the clubs that develop youngers and that have a wide net. Because this is where the olders superclubs are recruiting from. Once theyre given a pathway for olders other clubs cant pick off their talent.
Recuarding the ECRL parents that are trying their best to equate themselves to GA. Sorry thats not how it works. GA is the top team at a club. They get all the best fields, coaches, resources, etc. ECRL is the 2nd team (assuming the club has ECNL) you get the hand me downs and whatever the top team doesnt want. This is why the two do not compare.
Anonymous
04/27/2026 08:44
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
The question isn’t whether there are good teams in GA. No one denies there are 10-15 great clubs that made the jump, maybe more, 3 in the DMV. The question is depth. By the time you get to the mid table in the DMV, at least, the GA teams are comparable to RL teams. The balance might have “shifted” from 5% to 20% but it’s still an 80-20 split.
Aside from top 2 or 3, the rest of GA is comparable to RL or NCSL
Anonymous
04/27/2026 08:15
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
The question isn’t whether there are good teams in GA. No one denies there are 10-15 great clubs that made the jump, maybe more, 3 in the DMV. The question is depth. By the time you get to the mid table in the DMV, at least, the GA teams are comparable to RL teams. The balance might have “shifted” from 5% to 20% but it’s still an 80-20 split.
Anonymous
04/27/2026 06:38
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Ok SYC. Are those teams getting stronger or weaker next year?
They all went to VDA LOL.
No 1st team players went to VDA, only a couple of 2nd team players. And that's ok! VDA has to take in developed players from elsewhere!
Answer: STRONGER
Anonymous
04/26/2026 22:51
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Ok SYC. Are those teams getting stronger or weaker next year?
They all went to VDA LOL.
No 1st team players went to VDA, only a couple of 2nd team players. And that's ok! VDA has to take in developed players from elsewhere!
Anonymous
04/26/2026 22:13
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Ok SYC. Are those teams getting stronger or weaker next year?
They all went to VDA LOL.
Anonymous
04/26/2026 20:16
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Ok SYC. Are those teams getting stronger or weaker next year?
Anonymous
04/26/2026 19:53
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.
Impossible to imagine a market leader losing their position. They shouldn’t even try.
Anonymous
04/26/2026 16:24
Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For ECNL hats questioning whether GA is gaining ground on ECNL, look at the U15 USYNT numbers:
23 Girls Academy call-ups in 2025-26 — 33.8% of the U15 pool, up from 9.5% last year. That’s not a small bump… that’s a major jump.
14 players from 11 GA clubs earned spots. That kind of club diversity also says something important: talent identification in GA is broadening, not concentrated.
The gap between GA and ECNL is continuing to narrow and arguably shifting at younger age groups.
the quality gap is not narrowing. it is actually getting bigger in terms of quality. GA may be adding more teams, but they are terrible clubs.
Cope however you need to bro.
At younger age groups the balance is shifting. There are GA teams that can beat ECNL teams any day of the week at younger age groups.