In the Boys ECNL school travel letter (link on this page - https://www.boysecnl.com/resource-center/) it states, “The Boys ECNL works diligently to limit the number of school days missed due to participation in Boys ECNL events.
However, it is impossible to eliminate all school absences. Each Boys ECNL National Event occurs over a weekend (either
Friday – Sunday, or Saturday – Monday), but due to the need to travel across the country for these events, student-athletes
may have to miss an additional day of school for each event. Occasionally, travel for regional games (regular season games)
may require the student-athletes to miss part of a Friday school day. We ask for your understanding in this matter, and your
support of these student-athletes as they attempt to continue their careers in college.”
Our local school districts designate the week of Thanksgiving as a vacation week (the 25th-29th this year). If they are truly trying to minimize the number of days players will have to miss school, why wouldn’t they schedule the showcase in Vegas for Saturday-Monday (23-25) instead of Friday-Sunday (22-24)? (Do other districts not take that week off?)
However, it is impossible to eliminate all school absences. Each Boys ECNL National Event occurs over a weekend (either
Friday – Sunday, or Saturday – Monday), but due to the need to travel across the country for these events, student-athletes
may have to miss an additional day of school for each event. Occasionally, travel for regional games (regular season games)
may require the student-athletes to miss part of a Friday school day. We ask for your understanding in this matter, and your
support of these student-athletes as they attempt to continue their careers in college.”
Our local school districts designate the week of Thanksgiving as a vacation week (the 25th-29th this year). If they are truly trying to minimize the number of days players will have to miss school, why wouldn’t they schedule the showcase in Vegas for Saturday-Monday (23-25) instead of Friday-Sunday (22-24)? (Do other districts not take that week off?)