Couple questions for you, I was hoping you could elaborate on.
1. How is college getting in the way of 1-2 out of 100 players?
2. Who is “you guys”?
3. Why are there no more lanes?
What’s funny to me about the 1-2 player argument is that it was our families biggest complaint about DA...designing a program with international rules for the super small sub-set of kids who will ever play them representing a country or play professionally. Seemed upside down to me.
Also, the goal for the vast majority of the consumers (parents) is college. Not pro. If I’m building a product, designing a service, trying to build a revenue stream I’m designing it so I can capture as many customers as possible. I’m designing so what I have works for 98% of the customers (those I am targeting, specialty, niche, etc.) and keeping them happy. I’m not worried about the 2% I may lose, but will likely try to figure out a way to catch them.
ECNL is selling college. Look at their marketing/messaging. They are not selling pro. Not one youth league in this country is selling pro. Maybe NWSL should open the draft to all players, not just players exiting college.