Most people agree with this assessment but without federal government intervention, it would be an impossible mission.
You are describing what SOCAL League created for the past three years. Problem is a lot of the Clubs that have done well in the top bracket (NPL) decide that they need to join the E64/DPL/DPLO to play "higher level" teams. The irony is they end up playing the same level teams, just further away from them. Maybe renaming the SOCAL League top bracket to ECRL SoCal will satisfy the parents/clubs and we will see a consolidation of good clubs instead of the continuous dilution of talent via "elite" leagues.
I was going to say the same thing reguarding SOCAL league. There's potential solutions that exist.
Hmmmm... LAFC and Sporting girls teams routinely under perfom in ECNL/RL... No consolidation there....
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Agreed. I am changing my previous posted mathematics to unequivocally state ECNL and ECNL/RL is 85% political in roster selection and only 5% to 15% based on talent... In reality, only 5% or less of these teams are halfway decent girls' soccer teams... The other 95% are sluggers at best...
Club soccer is the furthest thing from a monopoly with the proliferation of letter leagues that are too numerous to count
For girls, only ECNL and GA. ECNL already leverages its brand to have three letter leagues: ECNL, RL (B team), and RL regional (C team). The demise of E64 for girls is just a matter of time after ECNL tricks the remaining potential clubs into its RL regional league. Now, parents of B and C teams must pay much more to contribute to the wealth of the ECNL and member club owners and travel 100 miles or more to play against another B/C team. Kamala Harris needs to do something about this "gouging".
You should look into how clubs are sanctioned and who does the sanctioning. The more you know the less you want to know.
So true Carlsbad. I started asking some questions after doing some digging and it was insane, sad and a big eye opener. Once I dug down deep, it was criminal. Anyway, stay strong everyone, we the parents are the one's who can fix this, not Government or Kamala. Maybe Gov can throw some $$$ to help out but that's it. We The Parents are the customers. On one of my digs, I found a few parents willing to pay extra $$ to play and secure a spot on "The List" and some even sold their bodies so their dd plays, no matter what. TGIFF!!!
It's taken me 10+ years to understand most of how youth soccer works. I can't imagine what coaches, docs, and club owners know after the same amount of time.
Tad warned me back in 2015. The higher your player goes, the more knives you get in your back if you don't play, Pay FOR PLAY. I come from the old school Carlsbad. Let your play be on the field determine success, not in the back room where the real deals are made after you kiss the Docs ass. These Docs know what mommy and daddy really want and they charge a big price for entry. Also, some deals are made in a hotel room, which I can't compete. Trust me brother, the dam is about to break on some bad actors who cheated and lied so their kid gets all the prizes.
I doubt anything will ever change.
That's a defeatist attitude. We the parents can make the change, as I have been calling for, for over 7 years+. The biggest problem is with the rich parents who don't give a shit about the rest of us. Most of these rich parents have a very Elitist attitude and the Elite leagues want their money. California Soccer Federation is the change we all need in California.
I'm rich and I could care less about people. ;-)
I know your rich, but I don't read that your Elite snob and want all the prizes for your child. I could be wrong, but you seem fair from my perch.
My job is to read between lines and determine what is really going on that is driving decision making amid market makers and my nose is always on fire when dealing with youth soccer for the past several years. In just a relatively short few years I've already seen it ALL "up to the elite levels" - my brother's wife recently asked us if they should get my nephew into Soccer and I said do Rec and leave it there, focus on going out and spending time as a family - go camping go to the beach do neighborhood cook-outs and throw a ball out for the kids. The Soccer system is a complete joke if you are old school at all - and it will disappoint good families, parents, and kids over and over again. List the 5 things you want from soccer and you will only find 2 or maybe 3 of them with a particular team or club - and you will always be dis-satisfied for the amount of money and time being spent.
The new NWSL CBA and the removal of the draft means that any girl wanting to go pro will now need to look at direct from HS or forget about it. The intent of removing the draft, as explicitly stated, is to attract the best players worldwide into the NWSL.
Why do you think this?
