How’s the 2025-2026 season going?

Based on the elite 8 that made it VA for the 2010 I would argue So cal is still a very strong location. 2 out of 8 teams made it to VA, thats 25% of the teams being from one location and two teams were from Nor Cal... So 50% of the elite 8 teams were from CA. I would say thats still pretty dominate. I think its great there is competion all over the country, as it should be. Its okay to not win a national cahmpionship, life will continue on regardless. I do agree that some kids are pushed way too early and focus so much on private trainers early on and get burned. Its very sad. Even in So cal we have late bloomers and things will change for teenage girls.

In so cal the talent is spread out amongst more teams were lets say the Hawks has the one strong team in the state. Its great, love the competition.
 
SuperSoccerStar said:
another problem is having some kids on a team dedicated like that and the rest not.
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Experiencing this now. Girls are in high school and other activities are now of interest, boys, etc. Girls putting high school sports above/over the club sport, all the good stuff.
Some girls seem to be out there because the parents want them there as they show no interest and just line pocket books.
 
The wild first half of ECNL league is almost over. Been a wild ride so far. I'm wondering if we are going to see a lot of movement over the break like we did last year for this age group. With everyone who wants to play at the next level actively recruiting I just don't see much movement happening like last season. What's everyone think?
 
Carlsbad7 said:
As you know ranking is subjective. It's like trying to explain to someone why 50 shades of blue is somehow different than 60 shades of blue. What I've seen is really good grades opens all kinds of doors. You have to remember that the top teams probably have hundreds of players they can pick from for every roster spot. Anything that helps you to stand out is helpful. Good grades, SAT scores, coach connections, willingness to travel for college ID camps, the youth club you played for, ability to drop a huge donation on the school, black native American left handed gay agriculture major, famous. Whatever gets your foot in the door. I would also suggest not being so uptight about the obviously corrupt individuals with their hands out. They might have a connection that moves your kid to the front of the line. Sad and disgusting to participate in that type of thing but it happens and might end up being cheaper and easier in the long run.
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The most important reasons that good/great grades and test scores are important in college recruiting is money available for a schools scholarships. Schools can tap the academic scholarship bucket of $ to add to their sport scholarship bucket of $. Also, the second reason is just the ability to go to get into a higher academic school
 
Go Pro, its way easier😉 No crying in D1 either, even if coach is abusive

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I thought it may be a glitch that would be resolved in a day or two, but instead it is still showing Real Colorado as #1 on Monday. Looking closer at their results, they have been phenomenal right up through the end of November, even beating Koge, Concorde Fire and SLSG in Phoenix. In league prior to that they were dominant and unbeatable. But in their last 5 games, they have only gone 2-3, with all 3 losses showing as an underperform against their rating. The losses certainly hurt the raw rating, but seems not enough yet to change their ranking. They still have a 0.2 goal lead over Koge and a 0.3 goal lead over MVLA. Their next league game is 1/31, with 5 games scheduled over a 2 week stretch. Depending on whether they continue the slump, or instead return to mid-november form, their rating/ranking will be reflected appropriately.
 
RandomSoccerFan said:
I thought it may be a glitch that would be resolved in a day or two, but instead it is still showing Real Colorado as #1 on Monday. Looking closer at their results, they have been phenomenal right up through the end of November, even beating Koge, Concorde Fire and SLSG in Phoenix. In league prior to that they were dominant and unbeatable. But in their last 5 games, they have only gone 2-3, with all 3 losses showing as an underperform against their rating. The losses certainly hurt the raw rating, but seems not enough yet to change their ranking. They still have a 0.2 goal lead over Koge and a 0.3 goal lead over MVLA. Their next league game is 1/31, with 5 games scheduled over a 2 week stretch. Depending on whether they continue the slump, or instead return to mid-november form, their rating/ranking will be reflected appropriately.
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What I wish is that the rankings would discount the showcase games. Done properly, they aren’t coached to win but as the name implies showcase the players, ALL the players. Rankings should be based on coaching to win the games. Perhaps the ranking service could weigh the showcase games at half the normal weighting for league games and playoff games.
 
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