2017 ECNL Phoenix College Showcase

Arsenal 4 v Texans 1 - physical game 6 yellow cards given out

Arsenal possessed the ball more, made more runs - probably should have scored more - Texans struggled with team speed especially at top - good game - Arsenal was able to manage the physical play

Strikers and Arsenal teams showing well
 
Kongzilla said:
Arsenal 4 v Texans 1 - physical game 6 yellow cards given out

Arsenal possessed the ball more, made more runs - probably should have scored more - Texans struggled with team speed especially at top - good game - Arsenal was able to manage the physical play

Strikers and Arsenal teams showing well
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As they should. Two good teams beating up the 8th place team from Texas.
 
The number of coaches on the sidelines was impressive. There were coaches at our games not listed on the site.
 
Few notes after day 2 (some late games still going on)


• Beautiful Fields
• Easy parking next to fields (free!)
• US Scouts present
• Tons of College Coaches present
• Norcal Clubs go 6-0 on day 1
• Heat FC goes 0-2
• GSA goes 2-0
• MVLA scores 13 goals (2 games)
• 13 of the 15 games reported are decided by 2 goals or less (MVLA 7-0 over Surf, Real Colorado 3-0 over Sereno)
 
NorCal said:
Few notes after day 2 (some late games still going on)
• Heat FC goes 0-2
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Normally I would be ticked...but man games were excellent. Both losses on corner kicks in around the 77 minute :mad:. Mustang a ping pong ball along crossbar. Great goal scored by GSA. GSA is legit. Should be a good matchup between them and MVLA this morning.
 
So am I going to be the first DA parent to admit here that ECNL may be a better path to college based on the presence of 40 plus coaches on 04 sidelines?
I guess we may have to wait until Dec at the 03 in Florida to see the comparison?
Regardless ECNL has a jump on us in terms of exposure. Forget the Scouts I could care less since my daughter isn't a one percenter.
Kudos to ECNL for still doing what they did so well the last nine years.
 
Striker17 said:
So am I going to be the first DA parent to admit here that ECNL may be a better path to college based on the presence of 40 plus coaches on 04 sidelines?
I guess we may have to wait until Dec at the 03 in Florida to see the comparison?
Regardless ECNL has a jump on us in terms of exposure. Forget the Scouts I could care less since my daughter isn't a one percenter.
Kudos to ECNL for still doing what they did so well the last nine years.
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It’s a great number. It’s very similar to surf cup showcase for DA over summer for 03 and 04. One girl from Strikers, a very talented player, was offered a full ride on the spot.
 
We are seeing more college coaches around the 03's - higher #'s for sure ... but 04's are also getting looks as well .... headed into last day we will see if College coaches will stay to watch games in the last day
 
TCD said:
Is this thread a mix of ECNL age groups?
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Striker17 said:
So am I going to be the first DA parent to admit here that ECNL may be a better path to college based on the presence of 40 plus coaches on 04 sidelines?
I guess we may have to wait until Dec at the 03 in Florida to see the comparison?
Regardless ECNL has a jump on us in terms of exposure. Forget the Scouts I could care less since my daughter isn't a one percenter.
Kudos to ECNL for still doing what they did so well the last nine years.
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I think it is.

ECNL will still draw coaches like Players Showcase and Surf Cup. ECNL just runs a good event for the college coaches.
 
Kongzilla said:
Arsenal 4 v Texans 1 - physical game 6 yellow cards given out

Arsenal possessed the ball more, made more runs - probably should have scored more - Texans struggled with team speed especially at top - good game - Arsenal was able to manage the physical play

Strikers and Arsenal teams showing well
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Josep said:
It’s a great number. It’s very similar to surf cup showcase for DA over summer for 03 and 04. One girl from Strikers, a very talented player, was offered a full ride on the spot.
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03 or 04 Strikers girl?
 
Striker17 said:
So am I going to be the first DA parent to admit here that ECNL may be a better path to college based on the presence of 40 plus coaches on 04 sidelines?
I guess we may have to wait until Dec at the 03 in Florida to see the comparison?
Regardless ECNL has a jump on us in terms of exposure. Forget the Scouts I could care less since my daughter isn't a one percenter.
Kudos to ECNL for still doing what they did so well the last nine years.
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Something else to think about, it looks like US Soccer is bringing in non DA girls to their training center so I guess all the hype about developing players in DA is just that, hype. The time commitment, the hard work by the DA girls doesn't matter to US Soccer. If your player prefers 2-3 days a week of practice and training, playing high school sports, then ECNL might be just as good as a path to college play. College coaches will look at all the top players.
 
RE: ECNL COLLEGE SHOWCASE
From What I saw this weekend ... The overall talent Drop was not as drastic as I thought it might be. I do think the overall talent pool has been spread thin across both DA and ECNL, watering down some of the teams.

Personally, there is still a lot of talent to be seen on the ECNL level for sure. Personally, I know that at least five D1 colleges have already expressed specific interest (Name & Position) in at least 5 of our girls which is encouraging.

RE: DA
I think that DA still has the inside track to the National Team if that is your objective, although, some of our ECNL girls were invited to the U.S. Soccer Training this last week. I thought our girls performed well during the U.S. training, but truth be told it was a bit concerning to me that the U.S. Soccer Coaches knew a lot of the DA Players by their first name over the ECNL Girls. Whether U.S. Soccer will select the best player regardless of DA or ECNL or if their selection will be biased towards the DA program remains to be seen.

I will say this...
I would not be surprised if ECNL girls do not get selected for the National Team circuit ...as DA Soccer politics will have a say on who is in (DA Girls) and who is out (ECNL Girls).... politically it only makes sense for U.S. Soccer to select DA Players, it's in their best interest to do so.

For me personally, it's not about making the National Team, it's about getting our girls to College and hopefully getting college scholarships, which is what ECNL was designed to do.

The Jury is still out on both programs and what is the best track for your DD's, for now, we are happy with ECNL ... they passed their first test and met our expectations for this showcase ... I am sure there will be more insights to come.

Kongzillllllla is Out!
 
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