From the Spot
SILVER
Right, except that there are four other DA teams and Blues DA/ ECNL teams now playing in ECRL. I don't think its going to be the cakewalk some are predicting.
Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA
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Add Slammers too that mix and maybe a few other surprises in the ECNR local league. I watched both GDA Blues 04 and ECNL Blues 04 and they were both really good. The biggest compliment I have for both teams was their effort. ECNL 04 was second team and were super tough when my dd team played them. Great coach who coached the girls without screaming at them. Watch out for Blues in ECNR, Super fast and athletic and I also heard they picked up a few additions because. I will move them in my top 10 now based on the information I just got. If you think they were fast before, just wait. Both leagues will be good you guys. Q, Can a ECNL player also roster with ECNR team and can ECNR player get called up to the big squad if they prove themselves? Is their a max or can numerous players move up and down on any given Sunday? This is going to be a trip and weird but whatever.....
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I did a boo boo. Slammers is in ECNL. My mistake. Blues will be very good in both leagues and don;t be surprised with how these regional teems will be. My dd actually fits regional "local" way better.
keeprunning
BRONZE
The assumption here is that every club wants to be in ECNL. For the Girls Academy (GAL) clubs, I don't believe this is the case. They want GAL to be successful and an equal if not the superior league to ECNL, and the top teams at those clubs will be GAL teams.
That’s not the case for Beach (at least the 07’s), the former DA team will play ECRL and the former DPL team will play GAL.
I like that. Equal sounds better in today's world but by all means go with Superior. I was told and sold and told some more how superior that GDA league was going to be over ECNL and look at them now. I saw one year of it and didn;t see competition the way ECNL does competition and we got out. Some stayed GDA and lost ECNL membership. Choices we make........Others were waiting for a chance and they grabbed the bull by the horns and jumped on.
ECNL currently has 4 divisions during the postseason.
1) Champions League
2) North American Cup
3) Showcase Cup
4) Open Cup
The top 32 teams during the regular season qualify for the Champions League, where the ECNL National Champion is crowned, and those are the only real playoffs, while the Cup divisions are showcases. The next highest of group of teams from the regular season qualify for North American Cup and so on.
The ECRL teams quality for the Open Cup, which has the lowest seeded teams from the ECNL regular season.
Unless ECNL makes changes to this, ECRL teams making the postseason next year will only be playing ECNL’s lowest ranked teams in a postseason showcase.
Oh my. Game changer. These teams will have to go GA League and then send their B teams to ECNR. Baller, I already told my dd if her team doesn;t make Champions League Playoffs, we stay home. We dont do "NIT" in our house
Surf Zombie
GOLD
“We’re certainly not in a position where we’re gonna be adding dozens more clubs,” ECNL president Christian Lavers said on Friday. “We may add a few more clubs across the country, and that decision will be made here in the coming weeks. Texas is one of the areas where we’re trying to figure out what is the right number of clubs, what is the right density of clubs and cities.”
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Alphabet soup: Development Academy shutdown puts Austin's elite girls soccer in tough spot
When U.S. Soccer announced last week its decision to shut down the Development Academy, the highest-level national youth soccer league for boys and girls,
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How were these clubs/teams ranked? Most loyal to ECNL to least loyal?
In ECNL, there’s something called a regular season. I believe that maybe some other leagues have it, too.
Haha. There’s a lot of coaches out there. Might be worth the trip to get some college looks.Oh my. Game changer. These teams will have to go GA League and then send their B teams to ECNR. Baller, I already told my dd if her team doesn;t make Champions League Playoffs, we stay home. We dont do "NIT" in our house
True, if it is based on performance, not politics.
However, we know it isn’t about performance. Look at all the top teams excluded.
The newly formed GA is looking more formidable by the day. Can they and ECNL come together for a champions tournament? ( I think @Ellejustus might have mentioned that earlier.)
Did ECNL leave too many strong clubs out, opening the door for another competitor?
But how is GA’s business model more sustainable than the DA?
Agree....The current ECRL teams will become stronger as the DA players push some current players to ECRL. Let’s be honest, in may cases the ECNL players will be used when Beach, Legends and Pat’s play. As it should be.
Keep in mind, at least for what would have been this summers playoffs, regional league winners only gets into the 3rd or even 4th division of ECNL playoffs.
ECNL could have easily made sure no other league exists by taking more clubs but that's not their only goal. ECNL like all leagues have their issues but I give them some respect for not taking all these teams and making it impossible to have space for all teams at showcases among other issues. It would have been good for competition and in some areas of the country, travel but we all know one of ECNL's biggest strengths is how well they run their showcase events.
If 2nd teams of the ECRL clubs play in Academy league, it's not nearly as strong anymore. It's still a great thing for those non ecnl teams and players. Could make it easier to keep some players home.
If 2nd teams of the ECRL clubs play in Academy league, it's not nearly as strong anymore. It's still a great thing for those non ecnl teams and players. Could make it easier to keep some players home.
Desert Hound
DA
Looking more formidable? How exactly?
GAL is going to be weaker vs DA since they have lost clubs to ECNL.
Is the league going to be bad? No not at all.
Sockers858
SILVER ELITE
Can’t wait for tournaments and hopefully all ECNL, GAL, ECRL, DPL teams etc can play against each other That would be a win win for all clubs, players and parents etc,
More formidable from a business perspective, not necessarily in quality of play and head to head competition. Pretty sure coaches and players from both organizations will be motivated. Fun to watch.
