ECNL expansion 2021-2022

happy9 said:
I'll bite and take a guess - Legends and Beach are in, along with another team in the SW, maybe an AZ team.
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Good guess. I'll stab at this big news rumor mill gossip. South LA means Beach it is. Kicker, you know it all, please indulge us with the truth. It would be amazing to also get Legends in this group for next season. My dd has informed me she is all in for another year of club. Patience is paying off.
 
futboldad1 said:
no comment happy.............lol
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Ha...well, we will see, the breadcrumbs are starting to pile up. I think it's just one AZ team, the other feels good about their position. The other two socal clubs..well, the proverbial writing on the wall. Will make for great socal league. Why would they need to travel anywhere?
 
The GA has added a bunch of clubs in the last week: Harbor Premier, Washington Timbers, Eugene Timbers, Bridge City SA, Palm Beach Gardens Predators, AFC Lightning, Southern Soccer Academy, South Carolina Surf & BVB.

I wonder if that is a precursor to ECNL expansion announcements?
 
happy9 said:
Ha...well, we will see, the breadcrumbs are starting to pile up. I think it's just one AZ team, the other feels good about their position. The other two socal clubs..well, the proverbial writing on the wall. Will make for great socal league. Why would they need to travel anywhere?
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It's really too bad the higher ups and leadership in socal couldn't have worked for the better of all the girls and their parents the last few years. The big rub was the stealing of goats from the Beaches and the Legends. It was wrong. My dd was caught in the toxic middle of all these turf wars.. These clubs had little wars going on as I see now.
 
crush said:
It's really too bad the higher ups and leadership in socal couldn't have worked for the better of all the girls and their parents the last few years. The big rub was the stealing of goats from the Beaches and the Legends. It was wrong. My dd was caught in the toxic middle of all these turf wars.. These clubs had little wars going on as I see now.
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I have nothing against Beach and Legends but they can hardly be described as helpless victims in all of this....... they had the DA and did plenty of recruiting from that platform and when it dissolved they used possible entry in ECNL to recruit more........I think many Beach and Legends families are deserving of anything good that comes their way but do not forget they are powerhouse clubs and just like the others have given as good as they have gotten over the last decade......... every clubs first priority is themselves whatever the club
 
futboldad1 said:
I have nothing against Beach and Legends but they can hardly be described as helpless victims in all of this....... they had the DA and did plenty of recruiting from that platform and when it dissolved they used possible entry in ECNL to recruit more........I think many Beach and Legends families are deserving of anything good that comes their way but do not forget they are powerhouse clubs and just like the others have given as good as they have gotten over the last decade......... every clubs first priority is themselves whatever the club
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I hope it's both Legends and Beach, that will really add some competition to the SW division.. but if both are added and AZ teams are also added, the conference sure is getting quite large. This is of course all speculation because nobody has confirmed Beach and Legends just food for thought. @futboldad1 I totally understand you not blasting info on here I wouldn't either.
 
futboldad1 said:
I have nothing against Beach and Legends but they can hardly be described as helpless victims in all of this....... they had the DA and did plenty of recruiting from that platform and when it dissolved they used possible entry in ECNL to recruit more........I think many Beach and Legends families are deserving of anything good that comes their way but do not forget they are powerhouse clubs and just like the others have given as good as they have gotten over the last decade......... every clubs first priority is themselves whatever the club
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He is referring to pre-GDA days.
 
futboldad1 said:
I have nothing against Beach and Legends but they can hardly be described as helpless victims in all of this....... they had the DA and did plenty of recruiting from that platform and when it dissolved they used possible entry in ECNL to recruit more........I think many Beach and Legends families are deserving of anything good that comes their way but do not forget they are powerhouse clubs and just like the others have given as good as they have gotten over the last decade......... every clubs first priority is themselves whatever the club
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Ya, your right bro. They did get most of the glory the last three years in socal. I heard a rumor of some insane stuff on the inside but I wont let it out on here. I hope we have 16 or even 18 teams for the great Southwest ECNL Conference 2021/2022. This is it bro. The last ride. Two divisions. Play ball!!!
 
happy9 said:
Ha...well, we will see, the breadcrumbs are starting to pile up. I think it's just one AZ team, the other feels good about their position. The other two socal clubs..well, the proverbial writing on the wall. Will make for great socal league. Why would they need to travel anywhere?
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If your guess is true, you're right- no need to travel. And with COVID, (in the short term,) that may be to their benefit!
 
crush said:
Ya, your right bro. They did get most of the glory the last three years in socal. I heard a rumor of some insane stuff on the inside but I wont let it out on here. I hope we have 16 or even 18 teams for the great Southwest ECNL Conference 2021/2022. This is it bro. The last ride. Two divisions. Play ball!!!
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The Northeast conference had 18 teams from MA to MD and they chopped it into two 9 team conferences. It has worked out great and cut travel in half.
 
Soccer Pop said:
I hear it is Utah Royals
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I suppose there is a 50 50 chance it's them. I've "heard" that ECNL was open to accepting 2 teams from AZ but one has chosen to go at it alone in the state. It would make sense that Utah/RSL has made the decision to part ways with the GA and go ECNL in order to be consistent with their platform offerings - Boys are already in ECNL. The "other" club has always done it's own thing.

May cause a ripple down the road I guess. Let's see what parents do end of summer. Fun times but all shall survive..
 
happy9 said:
I suppose there is a 50 50 chance it's them. I've "heard" that ECNL was open to accepting 2 teams from AZ but one has chosen to go at it alone in the state. It would make sense that Utah/RSL has made the decision to part ways with the GA and go ECNL in order to be consistent with their platform offerings - Boys are already in ECNL. The "other" club has always done it's own thing.

May cause a ripple down the road I guess. Let's see what parents do end of summer. Fun times but all shall survive..
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I'd find it odd if Del Sol declined ECNL, that would be just weird.
 
happy9 said:
I suppose there is a 50 50 chance it's them. I've "heard" that ECNL was open to accepting 2 teams from AZ but one has chosen to go at it alone in the state. It would make sense that Utah/RSL has made the decision to part ways with the GA and go ECNL in order to be consistent with their platform offerings - Boys are already in ECNL. The "other" club has always done it's own thing.

May cause a ripple down the road I guess. Let's see what parents do end of summer. Fun times but all shall survive..
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I think for Royals it makes sense.

On the boys side they have ECNL and the MLS next. May as well call it a day and do ECNL on the girls side. If at some point the MLS clubs do something with girls, the Royals still have an in since they are currently tied in with RSL in Utah.

But we shall see if and what happens in the SW this year.
 
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