ECNL expansion 2021-2022
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And both are in Areas with ECNL programs already in place. Pat’s chose to go GA which may hurt their chances. But who knows?
Both clubs have Boys already in ECNL & RL.
Won't be a stretch to see them go all in and have girls teams in the near future since they both are in ECRL already.
Forgot PAT’s is kind of straddling both ECRL and GA.
Desert Hound
DA
To cut GA off at the knees in the SW.
Remember Legends and Beach also have boys ECNL.
So pick them up as well and the GA loses 4 clubs.
futboldad1
PREMIER
GA is already cut off at the knees in Cali....... this will become even more apparent once we get a proper season...... both the Beach and Legends top teams all play ECRL...... I am not trying to be an ass but Pats and WC are weak on the girls side..... look at results from 2019-20..... and that was before all the defections to the ECNL clubs..... anyways my point is that there is very little chance that the ECNL adds more than two clubs in the SW..... and only Beach and Legends stack up....... like @GT45 says the other clubs are just dilution...... for my credibility check my posts correctly predicting the collapse of the DA and the addition of only SD Surf and one other club from last spring weeks before any of it went down..... keep your friends close and your coach contacts closer lol
Legends and Beach add value to ECNL. The other two have no sway. GA would just be solidified as a B league. No one is going to change their opinion on GA whether Pats and West Coast are in it or not. If you add these four, just call it SCDSL. That is what it will turn into. If ECNL is serious about maintaining its status as elite, everyone cannot be a member. GA is no threat right now. If US Soccer could not sustain a challenge to ECNL for more than a few years, no one else is going to.
What if they can only add 1 new spot? Who brings more value to the ECNL, Legends or Beach?
I think the ECNL clubs would actually prefer to leave Legends and Beach out too. For many age groups, the defections you mentioned happened at Beach and Legends too, which only made the current ECNL teams stronger with basically zero effort. I also don't think the current ECNL clubs in SoCal care that much about competing against GA as they clearly have the top league in SoCal. However, if they do think they are competing with GA and wanted to kill it completely in SoCal, they could admit all four of those clubs and still have less teams in the girls SW conference than the boys ecnl SW conference. At the end of the day, if I am one of the leaders at a club like Blues or Slammers, I vote against admitting anybody new this year.
Silver Lakes Soccer Fields, Restaurant, Bar, Water Park and free Horse Back riding is why Legends deserves first pick in. Sorry Kicker....lol!
I never thought about the Silver Lakes benefit of Legends over Beach. I have heard from a few people that only 1 team being added this season is the most likely scenario. I was thinking Beach would be preferred but gaining Silver Lakes access seems like a serious edge.
I think both deserve entrance based on pure soccer and winning, Both of these clubs are always some of the best. No more goat snatching moving forward. Play ball!!!
Beach DA teams remained intact almost entirely, say for a small handful of players and added players from LAG DA.
Balboa Management developed Silver Lakes and the city of Norco owns the land. BM leases it from the city. Its a pay to play facility. I am not sure Legends has the same relationship like Surf has with the group that own So Cal Soccer Complex.
When are these decisions typically made?
Surf Zombie
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My guess you’ll start seeing announcements between March 15th and April 15th. If you are basing additions on quality and damage done to GA your top four would probably have to be Top Hat, Beach, Legends and FC Virginia in whatever order. After that it wouldn’t surprise me to see a few random clubs from places like the Midwest to improve the travel.
I read someplace last year that ECNL will never go past 120 clubs because of showcase capacity issue, and the league is at 113 right now. Whether that is true or not, who knows.
I read someplace last year that ECNL will never go past 120 clubs because of showcase capacity issue, and the league is at 113 right now. Whether that is true or not, who knows.
Really? I would think Slammers, Blues, LAFC Slammers, etc. would welcome the competition. I refuse to badmouth clubs, but it's pretty obvious that a few clubs currently in the ECNL are on the weak side and both Beach and Legends have strong teams. It was exciting to get SD Surf /Real and it will be equally exciting if Beach and Legends are allowed in. That's just my two cents not that it matters... Actually I just re-read your post and perhaps I misunderstood? I'm tired as hell today forgive me if I misunderstood..
I’m the dad of a GA player. Loves her team and coach. Only 2 games 1-1 record. No one is looking backwards to DA standings just working hard.
Here’s my question: does ECNL offer a substantially better platform for exposure than GA (?) because as I understand it, college coaches and scouts don’t recruit teams, they recruit individual players. Does ECNL have better coaches? Better connections? Has anyone actually seen top ECNL quality vs. top GA quality - this season - to be able to say that ECNL is the best recruiting platform? Appreciate any comments.
Here’s my question: does ECNL offer a substantially better platform for exposure than GA (?) because as I understand it, college coaches and scouts don’t recruit teams, they recruit individual players. Does ECNL have better coaches? Better connections? Has anyone actually seen top ECNL quality vs. top GA quality - this season - to be able to say that ECNL is the best recruiting platform? Appreciate any comments.
The GA league has a few strong teams and some really weak teams which leads to blow outs. ECNL is much stronger throughout so the competition is better. ECNL Showcases will be the best attended events for exposure. It is where most of the top teams are, so it makes sense for a college coach to attend where most of the best players are. ECNL has been around a long time and has a great product. GA is brand new. The league needs to prove itself with showcases and quality.
That Legends and Beach put their A teams in ECRL and their B teams in GA is as big a statement there is about the quality perception of the two leagues.