Expansion

[VegasParent]

Maybe, it would make sense for girls ECNL to drop some of the bottom feeders and replace them with clubs that are excelling in other leagues.

It would also make sense for ECNL clubs to switch over to GA if it got their boys teams into MLS Next.

And out on the wings is a potential NWSL Next which if implemented would likely require partnering with GA or ECNL.

Youth sports never gets dull.

You would think it would calm down after a while but there is always something new that pops up. Luckily it's my last season before my kid heads to college soccer. Looking at the thread on the College Recruiting board, there is a whole new level of excitement waiting.

 

[Carlsbad7]

GA added VA Revolution to the Mid Atlantic Conference...

Girls Academy on Instagram: "Welcome to the GA, VA Revolution🙌 We are very excited to announce the addition of @varevolutionsoccerclub to the Mid-Atlantic Conference!"

1,156 likes, 12 comments - girlsacademyleagueFebruary 12, 2024 on : "Welcome to the GA, VA Revolution🙌 We are very excited to announce the addition of @varevolutionsoccerclub to the Mid-Atlantic Confere..."

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[Carlsbad7]

GA Added Seattle Celtic to the Pacific Northwest Conference

Girls Academy on Instagram: "Welcome to the GA, Seattle Celtic 🙌 We are very excited to announce the addition of @seattleceltic to the Pacific Northwest Conference!"

115 likes, 2 comments - girlsacademyleague on February 13, 2024: "Welcome to the GA, Seattle Celtic 🙌 We are very excited to announce the addition of @seattle..."

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[Carlsbad7]

ECNL just added Nationals, Colorado Rush, and Ukies

Current scoreboard...

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. GA added SYC
4. GA added Revolution
5. GA added Seattle Celtic

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush
2. ECNL added Nationals
3. ECNL added Ukies

 

[Soccerjunkie24]

ECNL just added Nationals, Colorado Rush, and Ukies

Current scoreboard...

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. GA added SYC
4. GA added Revolution
5. GA added Seattle Celtic

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush
2. ECNL added Nationals
3. ECNL added Ukies

Sorry but that isn't a scoreboard, that is ECNL flexing and showing who is boss. GA loses 3 top clubs, including their 2022 overall club champion.

 

[Carlsbad7]

Sorry but that isn't a scoreboard, that is ECNL flexing and showing who is boss. GA loses 3 top clubs, including their 2022 overall club champion.

Ukies are a parent coached GA club.
Might be some buyers remorse on that one.

 

[Carlsbad7]

Sorry but that isn't a scoreboard, that is ECNL flexing and showing who is boss. GA loses 3 top clubs, including their 2022 overall club champion.

Also, Nationals have 2 GA teams right now. Does this mean ECNL gave them 2 ECNL teams?

If ECNL gave Nationals 2x ECNL teams I'm sure others clubs are going to get upset.
If ECNL gave Nationals 1x ECNL team the 2nd GA team players will likely leave instead of playing in ECRL.

 

[Soccerjunkie24]

Also, Nationals have 2 GA teams right now. Does this mean ECNL gave them 2 ECNL teams?

If ECNL gave Nationals 2x ECNL teams I'm sure others clubs are going to get upset.
If ECNL gave Nationals 1x ECNL team the 2nd GA team players will likely leave instead of playing in ECRL.

Guess we'll see whether they do the 2 team portion, maybe one ECNL and one ECNL RL, but certainly a dampener on GA. As far as the parent coached club, I'm not as familiar with them in all honesty but you could argue most clubs are parent ran .

All in all, not a good day for GA but I'm sure they will be just fine, plenty of good clubs wanting to fill those spots, and its still a well run league.

 

[dad4]

I hope this means ECNL is making offers to the remaining top tier GA teams.

 

[Carlsbad7]

I hope this means ECNL is making offers to the remaining top tier GA teams.

History has shown that ECNL will pick and choose who they want in.

Before today ECNL was trying to push that clubs must play in ECRL before being promoted to ECNL.

Now the rule appears to be either play in ECRL do well then get promoted or do well in GA and you can go direct to ECNL.

 

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ECNL just added Nationals, Colorado Rush, and Ukies

Current scoreboard...

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. GA added SYC
4. GA added Revolution
5. GA added Seattle Celtic

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush
2. ECNL added Nationals
3. ECNL added Ukies

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
Promoted to what? Do you mean they became a member? AYSO is also a member, so is CalSouth (Coast Soccer); impressive. The GA is now into their THIRD governing organization in as many years (U.S. Youth Soccer, USSSA, and now U.S. Soccer).
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA) National Club Rank #106
3. GA added SYC National Club Rank #208
4. GA added Revolution National Club Rank #515
5. GA added Seattle Celtic National Club Rank #317

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush National Club Rank #149
2. ECNL added Nationals National Club Rank #16
3. ECNL added Ukies National Club Rank #54

It's pretty clear to everyone what is happening, right?

 

[Noticer]

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
Promoted to what? Do you mean they became a member? AYSO is also a member, so is CalSouth (Coast Soccer); impressive. The GA is now into their THIRD governing organization in as many years (U.S. Youth Soccer, USSSA, and now U.S. Soccer).
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA) National Club Rank #106
3. GA added SYC National Club Rank #208
4. GA added Revolution National Club Rank #515
5. GA added Seattle Celtic National Club Rank #317

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush National Club Rank #149
2. ECNL added Nationals National Club Rank #16
3. ECNL added Ukies National Club Rank #54

It's pretty clear to everyone what is happening, right?

Death rattle 🪇

 

[dad4]

Death rattle 🪇

Death rattle? Hardly. It just means that GA is a second tier girls league, same as ECNL is a second tier boys league.

Not that either of them is willing to admit it.

 

[Carlsbad7]

GA added Westside Metros FC to the Pacific Northwest Conference

Girls Academy on Instagram: "Welcome to the GA, Westside Metros FC 🙌 We are very excited to announce the addition of @wsmetrosfc to the Pacific Northwest Conference!"

131 likes, 1 comments - girlsacademyleague on February 14, 2024: "Welcome to the GA, Westside Metros FC 🙌 We are very excited to announce the addition of @wsm..."

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[Carlsbad7]

Current scoreboard...

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. GA added SYC
4. GA added Revolution
5. GA added Seattle Celtic
6. GA added Westside Metros FC

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush
2. ECNL added Nationals
3. ECNL added Ukies

 

[RandomSoccerFan]

Current scoreboard...

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. GA added SYC
4. GA added Revolution
5. GA added Seattle Celtic
6. GA added Westside Metros FC

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush
2. ECNL added Nationals
3. ECNL added Ukies

I don't know why you keep posting this. It's not a scoreboard, and if it were, you'd put the ranks next to the clubs that decided to leave and decided to join. GA was not "promoted". A second-tier league gained some clubs and lost some clubs. The league above them in all aspects gained some of the clubs that they lost, which also happens to include one of the strongest clubs the second-tier league claimed.

 

[Carlsbad7]

Current scoreboard...

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. GA added SYC
4. GA added Revolution
5. GA added Seattle Celtic
6. GA added Westside Metros FC
7. GA added South Valley Surf

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush
2. ECNL added Nationals
3. ECNL added Ukies

 

[crush]

Current scoreboard...

1. GA was Promoted by US Soccer
2. GA added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. GA added SYC
4. GA added Revolution
5. GA added Seattle Celtic
6. GA added Westside Metros FC
7. GA added South Valley Surf

1. ECNL added Colorado Rush
2. ECNL added Nationals
3. ECNL added Ukies

 

[Orangeteam]

ECNL admitting GA teams, then the GA adding more teams.
All this shows is how much the US Soccer Federation just drives with no hands on the wheel.

 

[chipmonk]

Current scoreboard...


7. GA added South Valley Surf

Poor South Valley Surf. Good teams, but no league wants them because none of the teams want to travel to Bakersfield. Reminds me that I think USYS and GA both messed up when they couldn’t figure out how to combine their circuits.