Also CO Rapids has ECNL on the Girls side
New ECNL Clubs
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GeekKid
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As well as Pride SC out of Colorado Springs. So it looks like ECNL has gained a monopoly in the Denver/Colorado Springs metroplex.
I think the clubs with DA and DPL need help finding a family for the DPL teams. My dd was almost on a DPL team last year. Two ECNL teams for some first year not too bad imho. Maybe the following year they have a top travel team and a local regional team. That sounds fair. Earthquakes have no team for next year and all the girls need to find families. We know which one's will get adopted first. The other ones, this will be another year of change and mostly, little girls quitting. How sad 
The Doc got paid very nice I hear. Rumors only? I wonder if he got any "up front" cash to switch teams mid season and freaking walk away from playing Surf in 2013 Far West Regionals? I said many here and to others I know, "what the hell made him walk away from pure competition?" Like someone once said, "If you can't beat them, buy them."
The Doc got paid very nice I hear. Rumors only? I wonder if he got any "up front" cash to switch teams mid season and freaking walk away from playing Surf in 2013 Far West Regionals? I said many here and to others I know, "what the hell made him walk away from pure competition?" Like someone once said, "If you can't beat them, buy them."Bro, what up? Please speak to your Docs and make the switch now. I'll negotiate three ECNL teams for you guys right now. Give me the number. We need Solar and one more and its over. ECNL needs to find a way for regulation.
Plus, Beach and Legends should be given free entrance this year. In fact, give them two ECNL teams each as well. They have been poached way too many times in the past and apologies need to be made on both sides. It was cut throat in SoCal for a long time everyone. Long before I got here or @MakeAPlay . It always will be because were like Belgium. WE need standard and fair rules that everyone follows. If you don;t follow the rules, you get the boot. Just like at San Diego State Frat houses. You behave wrong or treat the ladies wrong, you're out. Let's start over. I'm telling you, this virus is making us slow down. The world is not ending. We need to chill and do a rebot.
texanincali
SILVER ELITE
Solar will have to make a choice if they don't win an ECNL National Championship this year. By the looks of things, that isn't going to happen. I would bet Solar will be in ECNL next year and not DA.
GeekKid
SILVER ELITE
Right now Solar is a dual club (DA/ECNL) so a decision either way is probably forthcoming. Not sure which way at this point. BTW I've got zero cred with the DOC, sorry!
Breaking News coming out of Texas............
You guys have some of the best athletes around. My dd loved playing Texas teams. I can;t wait to battle next year with you guys. We should just have one BIG Socal Summer tournament this year to see who fits where. That travel company out of AZ can pick up the tab for of all you coming. I will call the hotels and see if I can you all a discount.
Surf Zombie
GOLD
Looking at the Soccer Wire top 20 list, other than Top Hat, there are no top 20 clubs in DA outside of CA & TX going into next year.
- Solar (dual)
- Top Hat (DA)
- PDA (ECNL)
- So Cal Blues (dual)
- Legends (DA)
- Surf (DA)
- Beach (DA)
- Real Colorado (ECNL)
- FC Dallas (DA)
- EarthQuakes (DA)
- Michigan Hawks (ECNL)
- MVLA (ECNL)
- Concord Fire (ECNL)
- LAFC Slammers (ECNL)
- San Juan SC (ECNL)
- St. Louis SG (ECNL)
- Mustang (ECNL)
- VA Development Academy (ECNL)
- Eclipse Select (ECNL)
- Sting (ECNL)
Tophat rumored to be mulling the two team offer. If they go ECNL, then my guess is that Solar goes. If that happens, Lonestar goes (they already dropped boys DA for ECNL). If that happens, then FC Dallas has nobody to play. They also will likely go ECNL.
Lavers should be on the phone to Solar and FCD (and Tophat) right now figuring out a deal. This may be his opportunity. If FCD and Solar get two teams each and leave DA for ECNL, the Frontier Conference is dead. SoCal can't be far behind. If all that happens, I think US Soccer is off the hook for having to proved a Girl's DA Program or risk being sued (the entire reason for it's existence). They provided it, and it was rejected.
Lavers should be on the phone to Solar and FCD (and Tophat) right now figuring out a deal. This may be his opportunity. If FCD and Solar get two teams each and leave DA for ECNL, the Frontier Conference is dead. SoCal can't be far behind. If all that happens, I think US Soccer is off the hook for having to proved a Girl's DA Program or risk being sued (the entire reason for it's existence). They provided it, and it was rejected.
Surf Zombie
GOLD
Up here in the northeast all of the strong clubs (PDA, World Class, FC Stars, Scorpions, Match Fit, etc.) are in ECNL. North East GDA is very week. HS soccer is a very big draw for the girls here.
That's what I heard. Over here, the dads who never played HS sports blacklisted HS Soccer and attacked it "as lame" I loved HS Sports and most girls my dd age love to play for their school too. Horay Horay for the girls. And to think I tried to twist my dd arm to stay DA and stay away from all the fun in HS and especially all them boys. Oh well, she's having fun and that's what most girls want to do.
Messi>CR7
GOLD
Still, it's hard to imagine any business with such absolute monopoly power can fail so miserably.
Loser Fernando is wishing for a sinking ship so his ECNL Rebels might get some credibility. Stop trolling and wishing bad things on kiddos.
@Soccerhelper i thought you were out? Congrats again to your dd!
No more free soccer help bro
Thank you Kicker and Fact for the nice congrats on my dd making the all stars from SW ECNL. We are grateful for this incredible opportunity to play with and against this years ECNL goats from SW. If my dd makes next years list, I will be even more proud for obvious reasons.
Lol.. in your mind rent free i see.. super mad cause your kids can’t play at rebels
SoccerGuru
SILVER ELITE
ok so this same thing happened last year when eagles switched to ECNL, everyone thought DA was finished and said EVERY da club would switch. This is the socal soccer forum so why are we discussing how great the competition is outside of socal when you will barely play that club? DA is the most competitive league in socal but nationally I agree not so much. Real colorado leaving DA was a big blow nationally but dalla texans not so much as they are dead last in two age groups and middle of the pack in the others. If the pitch to play ecnl is all the top competition you will play outside of socal, is that even what a player would want? You play really weak competition in league but there is a possibility of you playing a top team in a showcase if both of you go. 80-20 rule. Isn't it better for development if you play tough competition 80% of the time as is the case with DA locally or is it better to play tough competition 20% of the time when you travel to showcases as is the case with ecnl? If a legends, beach, surf, etc go to ecnl...then there is a shift for best league in SOCAL soccer but until that happens I don't see it, especially with blues going all DA. My two cents.