I take solace in the fact that within 3 years, my son will be out of the club soccer regardless, and I probably won't be around if/when they need to deal with that. My goal is to have him have fun, get good training/practice, and help him try to achieve his potential (as long as he remains interested in and happy playing soccer). I feel like (at least in my case), we should be able to get an appropriate level of college coach exposure (relative to his skill level), even with playing EA2; for me, it's more just about getting level competition level, and limiting travel for little value. My personal perspective, anyway.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Socal named as Operator for National 1 League
- Thread starter shankbone
- Start date
There won't be relegation/promotion! Its too big a ship to steer with having each age group - fields/refs/logistics. I guess a entire club's teams could be relegated?Yeah sorry - this wasn't meant to be a declaration of fact. I know this age group pretty well and this is just my anecdotal feel for one particular sex, year and season.
Point was more about the leagues blending into each other - the top teams from mid leagues can easily compete in a league (or two) above.
And that there is massive disparity within the leagues leading to uneven play. Who wants to to drive two hours for a 10-0 (or 0-10) game?
The disparity is pretty bad, Just looking at the ECNL silo:
The top 2013 Girls ECNL-RL team is around +50 GD vs worst at -90(!) (16 games)
NPL has teams ranging from +70 to -50 in GD across 18 games.
ECNL RL Socal from +70 to -80 (18 games).
Yes, this is the best and worst team in each league. But there are clearly many teams in each league playing in the wrong level of competition and they really should have some form of relegation/promotion.
But good points about the disparity. Here's a couple of more
Top 2013 Girls ECNL team is +32 GD and worst is -38 GD (13 games)
Top 2013 Girls NL team is +59 GD and worst is -11
The 2013 Girls DPL is crazier but they do a ratio in the standings to hide it.