Anonymous wrote:The main source of players in nwsl is the college draft. It's not signing 17-year-olds. There might be two or three in the league and that's it. Pipe dream for most players except 0.00001%

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Anonymous wrote:There is ZERO way that NWSL creates a league-tied homegrown rule.

NWSL focus is on creating a sustainable league financially (which kudos to them, appears to be happening vs previous iterations). They do not have the resources or bandwidth to enter the youth realm.

Furthermore, the pros is about WINNING. They will take the players who they feel can help them further in that goal, they won't ignore a kid who is playing GA, ECNL, E64, National League, NPL, etc. Same with the National Teams.. the best (as perceived by the decision maker for selection coach/scout/gm) is what will get taken.

You sure about that?

All NWSL has to do is create a homegrown rule. Then take all the paperwork from MLS Next scratch out MLS Next and replace it with GA and they're done.

Yes. The reason being there is nothing in the by-laws of US Soccer (I did actually check, I would encourage others to as well) that would require or even encourage the NWSL to affiliate purely with the girls academy.

If you are NWSL executives, and you are looking at the landscape without handcuffs (which are only perceived ones, at least currently) what choice do you make? The established dominant power league which contains the much higher % of talent and top level clubs, but also includes a crucial key piece, volume. The ECNL (including the Regional League) dwarfs the GA in terms of number of participating players & crucially future fans/ticket holders).

Anonymous wrote:I think folks are under estimating lot of things. GA announcing the membership is a big hit to ECNL. Whether the effects take place instantly or in the long run.

I believe GA has more tricks up their sleeve and have ECNL in a bad spot.

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Anonymous wrote:There is ZERO way that NWSL creates a league-tied homegrown rule.

NWSL focus is on creating a sustainable league financially (which kudos to them, appears to be happening vs previous iterations). They do not have the resources or bandwidth to enter the youth realm.

Furthermore, the pros is about WINNING. They will take the players who they feel can help them further in that goal, they won't ignore a kid who is playing GA, ECNL, E64, National League, NPL, etc. Same with the National Teams.. the best (as perceived by the decision maker for selection coach/scout/gm) is what will get taken.

You sure about that?

All NWSL has to do is create a homegrown rule. Then take all the paperwork from MLS Next scratch out MLS Next and replace it with GA and they're done.

Anonymous wrote:I think folks are under estimating lot of things. GA announcing the membership is a big hit to ECNL. Whether the effects take place instantly or in the long run.

I believe GA has more tricks up their sleeve and have ECNL in a bad spot.

Anonymous wrote:There is ZERO way that NWSL creates a league-tied homegrown rule.

NWSL focus is on creating a sustainable league financially (which kudos to them, appears to be happening vs previous iterations). They do not have the resources or bandwidth to enter the youth realm.

Furthermore, the pros is about WINNING. They will take the players who they feel can help them further in that goal, they won't ignore a kid who is playing GA, ECNL, E64, National League, NPL, etc. Same with the National Teams.. the best (as perceived by the decision maker for selection coach/scout/gm) is what will get taken.

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Anonymous wrote:Not one single source or sign that ga teams are leaving lol

Did you not see the X posts?

like i said not a single source. Not one person on there is saying anything.
-GA coach is teliing me one big GA team is leaving.
1 hr later
- Multiple GA coaches are now telling me they are leaving..

What are you expecting? The head of GA signing a document in front of 100 witnesses holding a newspaper showing the front page? Just because it doesn’t meet your standard of proof doesn’t mean it’s not happening. What source do you have that it’s not happening?

Because these rumors happen way too often. A lot of the clubs that are allegedly moving have been pretty much banned from ecnl.
Why would they let them in now?

The rumors that have been discussed on dcum are CC and BP leaving FCV and SYC going GA…

But this thread is about New Ecnl clubs announced.

What proof do you have that there aren’t new Ecnl clubs? I’ll believe X posts over nothing

You know a guy...
https://youtu.be/PnMKbKk6CBc?si=2guqgDUNg8jfWHdh

What a movie haha! Which free throw are we on at this point do we think

Right now GA being promoted in US Soccer has been the only shot.

Next it will be ECNLs turn to make a shot.

Rumors might keep the ECNL faithful engaged in the short run but if they don't pan out they'll turn on ECNL quickly.

I’m starting to believe the theory that ECNL coaches were trying to get ahead of this news, so they spread this rumor of GA teams leaving.

Play by play:

Rumors that top GA clubs are leaving for ECNL.

GA announces full membership with US Soccer.

If clubs don’t end up leaving, then ECNL has to make a move. But not sure what other moves they have left to play.

Holding these teams from getting in for this many years may now come back and bite them in the you know what

On the flip side, with how big of a deal GA is making this out to be (whether it is or isn't is almost irrelevant for this convo), and big clubs STILL move from GA to ECNL, it surely has a bigger impact than it may have before?

Time will tell if teams actually flip though, I have not heard a single thing from the clubs mentioned (confirmation or denial to be fair) so they are being tight-lipped, all the rumors seem to be coming from random people on Twitter and ECNL clubs. Not sure what that means, but seems to be the case. It is impossible to tell until there are announcements, maybe the GA will make a statement by announcing next years member clubs and these rumored clubs are included?

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Anonymous wrote:Not one single source or sign that ga teams are leaving lol

Did you not see the X posts?

like i said not a single source. Not one person on there is saying anything.
-GA coach is teliing me one big GA team is leaving.
1 hr later
- Multiple GA coaches are now telling me they are leaving..

What are you expecting? The head of GA signing a document in front of 100 witnesses holding a newspaper showing the front page? Just because it doesn’t meet your standard of proof doesn’t mean it’s not happening. What source do you have that it’s not happening?

Because these rumors happen way too often. A lot of the clubs that are allegedly moving have been pretty much banned from ecnl.
Why would they let them in now?

The rumors that have been discussed on dcum are CC and BP leaving FCV and SYC going GA…

But this thread is about New Ecnl clubs announced.

What proof do you have that there aren’t new Ecnl clubs? I’ll believe X posts over nothing

You know a guy...
https://youtu.be/PnMKbKk6CBc?si=2guqgDUNg8jfWHdh

What a movie haha! Which free throw are we on at this point do we think

Right now GA being promoted in US Soccer has been the only shot.

Next it will be ECNLs turn to make a shot.

Rumors might keep the ECNL faithful engaged in the short run but if they don't pan out they'll turn on ECNL quickly.

I’m starting to believe the theory that ECNL coaches were trying to get ahead of this news, so they spread this rumor of GA teams leaving.

Play by play:

Rumors that top GA clubs are leaving for ECNL.

GA announces full membership with US Soccer.

If clubs don’t end up leaving, then ECNL has to make a move. But not sure what other moves they have left to play.

Holding these teams from getting in for this many years may now come back and bite them in the you know what

On the flip side, with how big of a deal GA is making this out to be (whether it is or isn't is almost irrelevant for this convo), and big clubs STILL move from GA to ECNL, it surely has a bigger impact than it may have before?

Time will tell if teams actually flip though, I have not heard a single thing from the clubs mentioned (confirmation or denial to be fair) so they are being tight-lipped, all the rumors seem to be coming from random people on Twitter and ECNL clubs. Not sure what that means, but seems to be the case. It is impossible to tell until there are announcements, maybe the GA will make a statement by announcing next years member clubs and these rumored clubs are included?

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Anonymous wrote:Not one single source or sign that ga teams are leaving lol

Did you not see the X posts?

like i said not a single source. Not one person on there is saying anything.
-GA coach is teliing me one big GA team is leaving.
1 hr later
- Multiple GA coaches are now telling me they are leaving..

What are you expecting? The head of GA signing a document in front of 100 witnesses holding a newspaper showing the front page? Just because it doesn’t meet your standard of proof doesn’t mean it’s not happening. What source do you have that it’s not happening?

Because these rumors happen way too often. A lot of the clubs that are allegedly moving have been pretty much banned from ecnl.
Why would they let them in now?

The rumors that have been discussed on dcum are CC and BP leaving FCV and SYC going GA…

But this thread is about New Ecnl clubs announced.

What proof do you have that there aren’t new Ecnl clubs? I’ll believe X posts over nothing

You know a guy...
https://youtu.be/PnMKbKk6CBc?si=2guqgDUNg8jfWHdh

What a movie haha! Which free throw are we on at this point do we think

Right now GA being promoted in US Soccer has been the only shot.

Next it will be ECNLs turn to make a shot.

Rumors might keep the ECNL faithful engaged in the short run but if they don't pan out they'll turn on ECNL quickly.

I’m starting to believe the theory that ECNL coaches were trying to get ahead of this news, so they spread this rumor of GA teams leaving.

Play by play:

Rumors that top GA clubs are leaving for ECNL.

GA announces full membership with US Soccer.

If clubs don’t end up leaving, then ECNL has to make a move. But not sure what other moves they have left to play.

Holding these teams from getting in for this many years may now come back and bite them in the you know what

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Anonymous wrote:Not one single source or sign that ga teams are leaving lol

Did you not see the X posts?

like i said not a single source. Not one person on there is saying anything.
-GA coach is teliing me one big GA team is leaving.
1 hr later
- Multiple GA coaches are now telling me they are leaving..

What are you expecting? The head of GA signing a document in front of 100 witnesses holding a newspaper showing the front page? Just because it doesn’t meet your standard of proof doesn’t mean it’s not happening. What source do you have that it’s not happening?

Because these rumors happen way too often. A lot of the clubs that are allegedly moving have been pretty much banned from ecnl.
Why would they let them in now?

The rumors that have been discussed on dcum are CC and BP leaving FCV and SYC going GA…

But this thread is about New Ecnl clubs announced.

What proof do you have that there aren’t new Ecnl clubs? I’ll believe X posts over nothing

You know a guy...
https://youtu.be/PnMKbKk6CBc?si=2guqgDUNg8jfWHdh

What a movie haha! Which free throw are we on at this point do we think

Right now GA being promoted in US Soccer has been the only shot.

Next it will be ECNLs turn to make a shot.

Rumors might keep the ECNL faithful engaged in the short run but if they don't pan out they'll turn on ECNL quickly.