Still locking SD Force out of the GA. Seems beyond logic. I'll bet the GA Board has members from City and/or Albion that are pushing to keep Force out of the league.
SD Force CA Ranking as of 5/16/2023:
2004/2005: 239
2006: 50
2007: 26 (was mid-teens most of the year)
2008: 111
2009: 16
2010: 54
2011: 79
2012: 45
What I've never understood is why ECNL doesnt let its top clubs run x2 ECNL (not ECRL) teams if they want to. Even right now ECNL/RL is designed like a pool allowing players to go back and forth between the two. Seems like a poor business decision that's likely been defined by administrative challenges.
If a club like Surf or Blues wanted to field a second ECNL team they could + they'd probabaly still beat most of the lower level Mohave/Sonoran teams likely at all ages with both teams. They're able to do this because these type of clubs have very good management and coaches.
Why penalize / hold back top clubs for doing everything right + showing it week in and week out via results.
Just my personal opinion but in this reguard GA allowing top clubs to run multiple teams at the highest level is the way to go + ECNL is missing the boat.
Just to be clear if GA gives City a 2nd GA team (which is purely speculation at this point) I believe the decision will be 20% performance based and 80% Citys ability to actually field a 2nd GA team consistently across all age groups. Out of the clubs you listed that were potentially getting screwed by this action ECS is the only one with the number of players to potentially make it happen. This makes me think that something is odd at ECS if both ECNL and GA haven't let them in.
Socal youth soccer politics runs deep. Theres club owners, directors, and coaches have both liked and hated each other sometimes since the 1980s. Performance on the field is a reflection of coaching and club leadership. But its primarily for parents to lure talent and players from other clubs. Club owners and leagues have different priorities. For a league you want to have the best teams + select "other teams", exclude everyone else, and press for higher fees. For a club you want a large number of players and wins. Whatever combo ECNL GA NPL Socal DPL etc and Wins will generally keep parents happy + paying dues.
Also City was a founding member of both Girls DA and GA. They're like Surf in ECNL always having an inside track on decisions.
Sounds like City only cares about their business side and do not care about players. Adding ECS or Force would increase the competition for City's top GA players, but instead, the club has chosen to add weaker teams in order to potentially financially benefit the club.
The girls that want to play GA in north county already have two options, SDSC surf and City. There's no more de
Sounds like City cares more about lining their pockets then building a better league for their players and the entire GA league. This league is way to young to be playing politics.Just to be clear if GA gives City a 2nd GA team (which is purely speculation at this point) I believe the decision will be 20% performance based and 80% Citys ability to actually field a 2nd GA team consistently across all age groups. Out of the clubs you listed that were potentially getting screwed by this action ECS is the only one with the number of players to potentially make it happen. This makes me think that something is odd at ECS if both ECNL and GA haven't let them in.
Socal youth soccer politics runs deep. Theres club owners, directors, and coaches have both liked and hated each other sometimes since the 1980s. Performance on the field is a reflection of coaching and club leadership. But its primarily for parents to lure talent and players from other clubs. Club owners and leagues have different priorities. For a league you want to have the best teams + select "other teams", exclude everyone else, and press for higher fees. For a club you want a large number of players and wins. Whatever combo ECNL GA NPL Socal DPL etc and Wins will generally keep parents happy + paying dues.
Also City was a founding member of both Girls DA and GA. They're like Surf in ECNL always having an inside track on decisions.
How do you tell your GA players that you added your DPL team to the league and prevented better local teams from improving the quality of the league. It's a red flag.