ECNL
BRONZE
In the Spring of 2016 ECNL decided to hire Total Global Sports to revamp their website. This new website requires all ECNL players to register (and then edit the basic free profile) to use their back-end software called Totalplayer which is similar to CaptainU or Berecruited. I was thinking at the time that this is a great idea and considered it to be a value-added service. Then I registered and learned that the free account is extremely limited and basically forces parents to upgrade to have any real functionality whatsoever. The most important aspect to this service, in my opinion, is to have access to the College section which is unfortunately not provided unless you upgrade (see cost below). Basically, ECNL effectively raised customer cost of participation by $199 to $249.
Teen Plus account: $19.95/month or $199.95/year.
Teen Premium: $24.95/month or $249.95/year.
The following is cut/paste from email sent out after registering with TGS:
Getting the most out of TOTALplayer:
Teen Plus account: $19.95/month or $199.95/year.
Teen Premium: $24.95/month or $249.95/year.
The following is cut/paste from email sent out after registering with TGS:
Getting the most out of TOTALplayer:
- With a TOTALplayer free account, all ages have access to the Nutrition Center and Video Center where you can purchase short videos to improve specific skills. Players can easily email their teammates and coach, view schedules and indicate your playing status for upcoming games. For U13 and older players, college coaches can view your basic profile year-round and can take and save electronic notes field-side, tied to your profile, directly in their system. College coaches' TGS recruiting software is on the same platform as player profiles so that data is shared in real-time.
- With an upgraded TOTALplayer Teen Plus or Premium account, players have a more robust profile including soccer accomplishments, academics, coach evaluations, references, fitness scores and college preferences. Players have access to the entire College section, can research our extensive database of colleges, can email with college coaches directly from their account and "Follow" them, while college coaches can do the same. Players also have access to the Testing Center to watch short video clips and test to improve skills.
- With an upgraded TOTALplayer Junior Plus account, players have a more robust profile with soccer accomplishments, coach evaluation and access to the Testing Center for skills improvement and can even see how they rank against other players in the region, state or country