SoccerFan4Life
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ECNL soccer, a sport for the rich people who can afford weeks of soccer travel.
ECNL Playoff Draw (Seattle)
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Anyone NOT going to be disappointed if their kid's team misses out on a trip to Virginiashhhhhh, it will be our little secret.
way back in the day they used to every so often hold west regionals in Hawaii
i know my parents were not disappointed when my brothers team lost in the state cup finals and would not be making the trip to Hawaii for regionals
Not super rich. But I actually like this idea.
Maybe once every 3 years or something like that.
ECNL live stream? Are you joking?
They couldn’t even find someone to mow the grass for the NJ showcase a few weeks ago.
Orangeteam
SILVER ELITE
Right... lol
Every year there is a new blunder and many end up dumber than the year before. They are growing too fast, too big and can't manage the simple task focusing on the scheduling.
This year isn't over as they still have time to mess up Seattle.
371 teams heading there to play in a place with not alot of parking and lots of recent rain too. My guess is about 500+ games so not alot of room to have any referees missing, sick, etc. and I'd be suprised if the fields are playable after a few days with that many games..
Had the opportunity to speak with an individual at a recent ID camp whose background, experiences, and knowledge in the game was amazing. He touched upon this very point. Attached is a link of a fairly recent interview with him.
Coaches Corner Chats - Steve Rollins
Twitter: @softop67 After a couple of years playing in Holland as a youth, Steve returned as an adult to get his UEFA coaching badges. He spent several years there working with top clubs as an assistant coach. Many of the players he worked with have made it top top professional leagues in Europe
www.coachescornerchats.com
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Had the opportunity to speak with an individual at a recent ID camp whose background, experiences, and knowledge in the game was amazing. He touched upon this very point. Attached is a link of a fairly recent interview with him.
Coaches Corner Chats - Steve Rollins
Twitter: @softop67 After a couple of years playing in Holland as a youth, Steve returned as an adult to get his UEFA coaching badges. He spent several years there working with top clubs as an assistant coach. Many of the players he worked with have made it top top professional leagues in Europe
"...just uniform deals..." Surf "affiliates", are you listening?
That interview touched upon those points. My discussions with him over two days was far more detailed.
I thought he was referring to the advertised affiliations with well-known European clubs, but the parallel is striking.
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He did.
Safe Travels everyone!
The bar is not set too high. I will use last year as an example…
Florida in late June, a hurricane caused a mandatory evacuation (this was rescheduled due to Covid not opening CA in time, so ECNL had to make a difficult decision to switch to FL). Only the Champions League groups got completed. Many teams in North American cup and Showcase 1/2 flew across the country to play a single game. I know ECNL can’t predict weather, but FL in June always has T-storms.
Richmond two weeks later had weather too, but ECNL got it done. Many are very disappointed with no live streaming and inaccurate results posted. Using the ‘06 age group final 8 as an example—only the final between Surf and KC showed an accurate score. All quarterfinal/semifinal games were never reported on the ECNL site, and they even had Solar playing KC with a reported score when these 2 sides never played each other. So poor. ECNL needs to do better.
paytoplayisgood
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what do you expect from someone who is on a online youth soccer forum 24/7?
True…..
You to Kicker. If Legends doesn't bring home the U18/19 cup I'm routing for you guys. Legends has tough road. MvLA then #1 seed if they happen beat MVLA then Beach believe. I'm not optimistic but you never know.
Definitely an uphill run w/ MVLA and potentially Real Colorado right behind it. Good luck!
I hope to get out and watch a few games.
FYI, here is the TGS link since ECNL has still failed to link on it's own website. Otherwise you can only view results through the app.
public.totalglobalsports.com
Total Global Sports
u18/19
- Beach over UFC 5-4
Any other scores??
- Beach over UFC 5-4
Any other scores??