Help: Information on girls 06 ECNL teams??

My 2 cents is that I would not remove Breakers from the list, from Ventura that would be brutal, but from Westlake, TO, Newbury Park it is doable (with a million caveats as previously noted). I think the standing in the table is a good indicator of the likelihood to crack the roster and relative quality of the teams, but it's definitely not the whole story. Most important to me would be the compatibility of the coach and team culture with your DD.

Feel free to DM me, I'm local to the area you are looking and have some experience with the clubs in question.
 
MicPaPa said:
Says the dummy who voted for an old senile babbling idiot.

BTW, here you go...

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Westside gas prices have always been higher than most areas in LA but that is ridiculous!! It's 5.50 near work in Culver City and $4.90 near home on the LA/OC border.
 
fjc8871 said:
Westside gas prices have always been higher than most areas in LA but that is ridiculous!! It's 5.50 near work in Culver City and $4.90 near home on the LA/OC border.
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I'm sorry to hear that. Is their a Costco around your home to save a few bucks? I drove by my Costco and the gas line was insane, worse then the 91 frwy. This is killing my pals plumbing company up in LA. His gas costs are through the roof. He has to charge more to send plumbers to the house and because gas is doubled and soon triple. Mr. & Mrs. Consumer get's all mad because he charges $125 just to say hi. Supplies are gone and on back order. Inflation is hiding in plain sight. My old college pal is in Texas now because he coudn;t run his business without losing money. Mom & pop small biz is toast in LA. Most were scrapping by but had their freedom. No ass boss yelling at them. The last two years was fatal to most and the original small business owner is no more. Big box is here to stay. Amazon and McDonalds is paying $15 an hour.
 
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overlappingrun said:
My 2 cents is that I would not remove Breakers from the list, from Ventura that would be brutal, but from Westlake, TO, Newbury Park it is doable (with a million caveats as previously noted). I think the standing in the table is a good indicator of the likelihood to crack the roster and relative quality of the teams, but it's definitely not the whole story. Most important to me would be the compatibility of the coach and team culture with your DD.
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Depending on where they train, I agree, Breakers are still on the table.
Won't be an easy commute at all and I am not going to pretend that it will be.
Anyone have a contact number for Breakers they can DM me?
All I see listed is emails but not telephone to call.

As for cracking a team, it won't be easy.
And not so much because of skilled players.
More because they are going to U17 and it's very difficult to cut a player or push them down the line in the pecking order.
Especially when that player has been with the club for years.
It's a crappy thing to do, I get it.
 
futboldad1 said:
I agree with the above member, Ventura County to central LA would be a killer, LAFC commute would be okay.....consider your DDs playing time too.....LAFC are the 3rd placed team, Breakers are the 4th placed, Eagles are the 9th placed and got shelled when they played the other two.......LAFC and Breakers may be hard rosters to crack but my guess is Eagles are looking for talent/changing things up
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Is there much value to be on a bottom of the table ECNL team? I understand by default there will be plenty of coaches at an ECNL showcase. But from my own experience it's pretty hard for any girl to stand out when your team is constantly getting pummeled for 90 minutes.
 
Messi>CR7 said:
Is there much value to be on a bottom of the table ECNL team? I understand by default there will be plenty of coaches at an ECNL showcase. But from my own experience it's pretty hard for any girl to stand out when your team is constantly getting pummeled for 90 minutes.
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I'll go one step further.
At these ECNL showcases, most of the scouts are watching the top tier teams.
Sure you'll see coaches at the lower level teams but for the most part, these coaches are watching top teams.
 
Messi>CR7 said:
Is there much value to be on a bottom of the table ECNL team? I understand by default there will be plenty of coaches at an ECNL showcase. But from my own experience it's pretty hard for any girl to stand out when your team is constantly getting pummeled for 90 minutes.
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GK can stand out. I know a kid that got a full ride offer after her team lost 8-0. Blues Bakes killed her team but she made amazing saves. When you have Turner, Jackson and Rodman at the top, they are going to score.
 
soCalsoCal said:
I'll go one step further.
At these ECNL showcases, most of the scouts are watching the top tier teams.
Sure you'll see coaches at the lower level teams but for the most part, these coaches are watching top teams.
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Remember, this is SoCal ECNL we're talking about. A 6th or 7th place team is likely far better than a 3rd or 4th in the midwest (and i'd say anywhere else but for TX)--college coaches know this. SoCal players are in high demand across the country. Except for teams that are losing almost all their games and getting shelled, you will get many coaches (50+) coming to watch showcase games in prime recruiting age (junior year HS), especially if there are a player or three on that team that can really ball.

Eagles have been around for a long time. I'm sure the club execs and coaches there have many good college contacts despite having underperforming teams. If your kid can standout in SoCal ECNL club play--no matter the team--there will be opportunities.
 
soCalsoCal said:
Agree.
But the mentality or perception is that wining teams have the better players.
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The reality is after U13, the sport becomes about the individual and that's why I am not a big fan. Yes, ECNL is a great business and they do what they do great, helping kids get into college and I applaud them for that. Parents pay a lot of money to get their kid seen and showcased in front of the colleges. However, it's not fun to watch. It's like Ice Skating as individual but with other skaters doing their own tricks. You have to preform your own tricks and if you can do some great stuff on a bad team, you too will get noticed. Winning means nothing unfortunately and the individual showcase matches is what it's all about in todays soccer market. I personally would prefer big time competitive matches and zero showcases. I hate the showcases as a fan.
 
Soccerhelper said:
The reality is after U13, the sport becomes about the individual and that's why I am not a big fan. Yes, ECNL is a great business and they do what they do great, helping kids get into college and I applaud them for that. Parents pay a lot of money to get their kid seen and showcased in front of the colleges. However, it's not fun to watch.
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100% with you.
I've seen way to many games where passes weren't made because player A didn't want player B to score that goal and get all the glory.
And after the games, you hear the parents berating their kids for not being more selfish.
Why did you pass the ball to Susie? Susie scored the game winner and now Stanford and Notre Dame are going to calling her up.
 
soCalsoCal said:
100% with you.
I've seen way to many games where passes weren't made because player A didn't want player B to score that goal and get all the glory.
And after the games, you hear the parents berating their kids for not being more selfish.
Why did you pass the ball to Susie? Susie scored the game winner and now Stanford and Notre Dame are going to calling her up.
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You have no idea bro. I saw it with my own eyes. We went from U13 National Champs to the GDA 8th grade league that had no playoffs and no one keeping score. Everyone had to START 25% of the games. It was sold as developmental league but I knew better. Pay to play became, "Pay to start 25% of all games guaranteed or your money back."
 
Soccerhelper said:
You have no idea bro. I saw it with my own eyes. We went from U13 National Champs to the GDA 8th grade league that had no playoffs and no one keeping score. Everyone had to START 25% of the games. It was sold as developmental league but I knew better. Pay to play became, "Pay to start 25% of all games guaranteed or your money back."
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That is so horrible. I mean, how do they expect idiot daddies to prop up their pathetically low self-esteem if their 13 year old daughter can't play for a national championship?
 
Soccerhelper said:
You have no idea bro. I saw it with my own eyes. We went from U13 National Champs to the GDA 8th grade league that had no playoffs and no one keeping score. Everyone had to START 25% of the games. It was sold as developmental league but I knew better. Pay to play became, "Pay to start 25% of all games guaranteed or your money back."
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What?? That's just crazy.
I've been around soccer for a looooong time.
A very very long.
I can tell you I have never ever ever heard "everyone starts 25% of the games"
If you heard a noise, don't panic, that was just me laughing out loud.

One of dumbest thing I heard was at an ECNL game.
A coach asked the girls who started last game.
Hands went up.
Ok, all of you won't start today.
I had to stop and make sure I heard it correctly.
It wasn't a preseason game or a friendly.
It was a league game.
In highly touted ECNL
 
soCalsoCal said:
What?? That's just crazy.
I've been around soccer for a looooong time.
A very very long.
I can tell you I have never ever ever heard "everyone starts 25% of the games"
If you heard a noise, don't panic, that was just me laughing out loud.

One of dumbest thing I heard was at an ECNL game.
A coach asked the girls who started last game.
Hands went up.
Ok, all of you won't start today.
I had to stop and make sure I heard it correctly.
It wasn't a preseason game or a friendly.
It was a league game.
In highly touted ECNL
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It's true bro. My dd started every game during her natty run and the 5 years prior. She always started and finished the game because the coach wanted to win. She lead Far West Regionals in scoring and got the first goal in the finals early in the match. Set the tone and gave the team confidence to win it all bro. The next year, the GDA had the girls running with stupid accountability monitors that would tell you how many miles you ran that game. It was pure garbage and just a way to yell at kids like my kid. She was bored and not interested in games with no meaning and no score. It sucked!!! I will admit that my dd has to have something on the line and showcasing her tricks is not one of them. Giving away her starting spot 25% of the time to rich kids sucked and still makes me fell ill but that's what happen to the great game man. I snapped at a few parents because competition changed in soccer and I was wrong. It was a business and I thought it was about something else. It was how much $$$$ a family had.
 
Soccerhelper said:
Giving away her starting spot 25% of the time to rich kids sucked and still makes me fell ill but that's what happen to the great game man. I snapped at a few parents because competition changed in soccer and I was wrong. It was a business and I thought it was about something else. It was how much $$$$ a family had.
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I believe you fam.
I just had never ever heard that or of it being a policy.
Did you stay at the club or leave?

I know of a family whose kid plays in GA.
This past season she wasn't going to make the GA team.
Well, mom decided to buy her spot.
The mom paid something like triple the fee to get her daugher on the team.
 
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