ECNL Playoffs

youthsportsugghhh said:
Hopefully this fall in NorCal the "Top" Clubs all play each other since ECNL has placed their teams in the NorCal NPL in previous seasons and played other non ECNL clubs. Hopefully the GA does this and ECNL continues to do so.
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Girls or Boys ?
 
Kicker4Life said:
A VERY common theme amongst the teams I know that went. We had 3 players not make the trip due to injury and 4 playing with injuries. Coach did a great job managing their minutes but it definitely made things more “interesting” as most of the injuries were to defensive players.
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It appears that once they hit U14, you start seeing more injuries and more serious injuries it just seems to accelerate as they get older.
 
dad4 said:
What makes you think the top clubs would all be in ECNL if GA didn’t exist?

We ran that experiment. Without a second league, ECNL restricts membership in an effort to gain a competitive advantage in local markets. You end up with top clubs outside ECNL because the other top club in their area doesn’t want them in.
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This times 1000. Having just ECNL creates local monopolies. Having multiple elite leagues or some kind relegation mechanism fixes this to some degree.
 
Vista 21 said:
Very reasonable answer. You rarely see crutches at u14 or below but lots of hobbled kids as they get older.
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Girls are more prone to injuries than boys. Many reasons (girls are just different than boys) but overuse, overtraining is a significant factor. Take a peek at how your club incorporates training beyond field play. How many days a week do teams go and focus on strength, stretch, recovery? How specific is the warm up (games and practice).

Injuries suck - they can suck the life out of an entire season and demoralize a team. Coaches and clubs that over emphasize winning often push players back to quickly. My oldest player's team this year was injury riddled. Big difference in record year over year. Coaches and club didn't rush anyone back, taking into consideration pathways to college, etc. Many games were played with a less than ideal roster size. Luckily most girls had committed and the season was written off as one that would be used to remain in shape, develop, and enjoy team mates one last year. It was the only logical and least stressful way to approach the season. Buyer beware of coaches that want your players to suck it up and play through injuries. Last time I checked clubs were not paying our DDs to play.
 
So final updates to the U17 playoffs and how the SW teams fared.

Blues 2 wins 1 loss
LAFC 4 wins and off to the semis for the national championship
Real So Cal 2 losses 1 tie
Surf 1 win 2 losses

AZ Arsenal 3 wins 1 loss
Slammers 1 win 1 loss 1 tie

Phx Rising 2 wins 1 loss
LA Breakers 1 win 2 losses
Heat 1 win 2 losses
Arsenal FC 3 losses

Beach 4 wins

Overall Record U17 SW
19 wins
15 losses
2 ties
 
Desert Hound said:
So final updates to the U17 playoffs and how the SW teams fared.

Blues 2 wins 1 loss
LAFC 4 wins and off to the semis for the national championship
Real So Cal 2 losses 1 tie
Surf 1 win 2 losses

AZ Arsenal 3 wins 1 loss
Slammers 1 win 1 loss 1 tie

Phx Rising 2 wins 1 loss
LA Breakers 1 win 2 losses
Heat 1 win 2 losses
Arsenal FC 3 losses

Beach 4 wins

Overall Record U17 SW
19 wins
15 losses
2 ties
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Nice laydown.

Surprised by Surf's results but their could be many reasons for that (injuries, etc). Good to see AZ Arsenal mount a successful post season campaign.


I'm waiting for the same breakdown for the U16s :cool: . Will make for a great read later - with drink in hand.
 
what-happened said:
Nice laydown.

Surprised by Surf's results but their could be many reasons for that (injuries, etc). Good to see AZ Arsenal mount a successful post season campaign.


I'm waiting for the same breakdown for the U16s :cool: . Will make for a great read later - with drink in hand.
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Strikers 05 lost all three games . I have to say the weather was a big factor in them not having a better record.
 
FernandoFromNationalCity said:
Very true.. but 80 degree plus with Florida humility weather, several delayed games, one canceled game, and a 730 eastern time game can mess things up.
First 2 games my daughters team where leading until they got gassed out.
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I hear yah….we had 7:45am (delayed till 8:45), 5:30pm, 9:30am and a 7:15am final (which was canceled, then rescheduled from 9:30 am to 7:15am).
 
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