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dad4 said:
I just pulled up the schedule for AZ Arsenal U12 preelite.

Every single league game is in the Phoenix Metro area.

You guys aren’t hauling all over creation for league games either.

“There was this one time Sam went to Yuma” is not the same as “every Phoenix team drives to Yuma every season”
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yuma is not large enough to have a team in every age group qualify for state league 1... I can tell you my daughter has played in Yuma and tucson multiple times. I have no reason to lie about it
 
dad4 said:
I just pulled up the schedule for AZ Arsenal U12 preelite.

Every single league game is in the Phoenix Metro area.

You guys aren’t hauling all over creation for league games either.

“There was this one time Sam went to Yuma” is not the same as “every Phoenix team drives to Yuma every season”
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Also I can’t count the number of times My girls had to play in casa grande including all are state championship weekends
 
dad4 said:
I just pulled up the schedule for AZ Arsenal U12 preelite.

Every single league game is in the Phoenix Metro area.

You guys aren’t hauling all over creation for league games either.

“There was this one time Sam went to Yuma” is not the same as “every Phoenix team drives to Yuma every season”
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It depends on the team. But if you have a Yuma or Prescott, Flagstaff or Tucson team you are going back and forth. Look through APL, state 1, and state 2. You will find them.

Now that I think about it you also have Open League divisions as well.
 
dad4 said:
I just pulled up the schedule for AZ Arsenal U12 preelite.

Every single league game is in the Phoenix Metro area.

You guys aren’t hauling all over creation for league games either.

“There was this one time Sam went to Yuma” is not the same as “every Phoenix team drives to Yuma every season”
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Here is just one example
This division has a team in Tucson and in Yuma.
 

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Here is a division where they have a Nogales team. That is on the US/Mexico border. RSL Southern Az
 

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If you look at the state league schedules you posted, it proves my point. AZ doesn’t even think about driving very far for league play until U12. Even then, the vast majority of games are in the Phoenix-Tucson corridor.

Given your reluctance to drive to Yuma for U10 and U11, don’t blame me for not wanting to fly to Colorado for U13 and U14.

And don’t tell me to switch leagues. No one gets to play the best if the best are split across 2-3 leagues.
 
Surf Zombie said:
Would an 8 team CO, UT, AZ, NM conference make sense? Not sure how many other clubs are in those four states that ECNL would consider.
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Based on ex-DA and ecnl clubs, that is very possible. Colorado has a few really good clubs outside of Real Colorado and Utah has a few decent ones plus the current AZ ecnl and ex-DA teams. Ecnl could easily create a 10 club conference from a talent and availability standpoint. Logistically I have know idea if they could pull that off or what it would do for champions leagues and showcases, etc.
 
I know some NorCal people are on here, where will all the SJ earthquake girls go now that they are cancelling the girls program? They had some really talented players.
 
Surf Zombie said:
Would an 8 team CO, UT, AZ, NM conference make sense? Not sure how many other clubs are in those four states that ECNL would consider.
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Shhhhhh, don't get So Cal started again....

What I don't get is how does Seattle Metro area have 5 clubs, and Chicago metro have 1 club Eclipse (2teams but still)... Based on pure population statistics I would think larger cities would be able to support more ECNL clubs, and there are clubs just as good in the Chicago area.. Chicago is 3-4 times the size of Seattle.

Why wouldn't Michigan be in the Ohio Valley conference instead of being in the Midwest?!?! :eek:
 
Surf Zombie said:
Would an 8 team CO, UT, AZ, NM conference make sense? Not sure how many other clubs are in those four states that ECNL would consider.
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Maybe even add a 9th team from TX(El Paso) and call it the Mountain West Conference. So CO, UT, AZ, NM & TX?
 
azsnowrider said:
Shhhhhh, don't get So Cal started again....

What I don't get is how does Seattle Metro area have 5 clubs, and Chicago metro have 1 club Eclipse (2teams but still)... Based on pure population statistics I would think larger cities would be able to support more ECNL clubs, and there are clubs just as good in the Chicago area.. Chicago is 3-4 times the size of Seattle.

Why wouldn't Michigan be in the Ohio Valley conference instead of being in the Midwest?!?! :eek:
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I think Chicago comes down Eclipse having sway and keeping out the competition. Same in Michigan with MWH keeping out Nationals & Jaguars. I don’t know why MI isn’t in the OH Valley conference (because it makes more sense geographically) unless there is a conflict in which seasons HS soccer is played (Fall v. Spring)?

If there is any ECNL conference that needs more teams it’s that Midwest conference.
 
SoccerGuru said:
I know some NorCal people are on here, where will all the SJ earthquake girls go now that they are cancelling the girls program? They had some really talented players.
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No announcement. Some speculation that they follow Deza. Some think they will split between MVLA, Thorns, and maybe Rage. Pleasanton may be closer for the girls from the east side of San Jose, though maybe not at afternoon commute times.
 
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