Strikers ECNL rumors

Speed said:
Yep I have been around for far too long and have seen way too much. I don't believe it will happen.
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If a club gets the boot then it hurts the kids this year and the adult men need to be held accountable for being asshats and held accountable if the bait & switch was at play. MOO, I think my source is telling me the truth, what that he/she knows the truth to be. I know for a fact back in the day it was a bait & switch and that was wrong. I dudged that bullet but others did not. Why lie is my point. Tell the truth and all will go well for you and your team. It's about team now and playing soccer. If GAL it is, then it will be super funny for me and Kicker and me and Giesbock will be seeing each other at the fields. I will buy you the first cold one bro :) I actually came to peace with whatever the higher ups decide. I will trsut the process and take my soccer discipline like the man that I am. 12 more months and its all over. BTW, Advertising one thing and telling a dd/parent what they want to hear ((ECNL)) and then the switch a roo is bad and weak and bad things will come to those who pull this stunt again. I will also say if your a Doc or parent spreading false lies, well then bad things will come your way too. Stop it and just be honest for goodness sakes everyone. Please do it for the kids. 15 months taken away and now they need to worry about what letter of league their in. I dont think many actually care to be honest.
 
timbuck said:
Slammers did the same thing a few years ago when there was the DA/ECNL debate. Told players "We are playing DA and it will be fully funded"
A few days later, came back and said "Never mind. We are going all ECNL. Please send your check for $5k in the next few days."
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Yesw, that happen to me. Don't forget Mia and Magic tim buck. Anything can happen in the wide world of socal girls soccer. Fully funded was preached as the right to enter in the league. Plus, you better have your own fields or your really toast. Who gets hurt beside the parents ego for being sold a lie? Yes, that's right. Our dd daughters. If you hate me, find. Let's all come together so this doesnt happen every year.
 
Speed said:
Yep I have been around for far too long and have seen way too much. I don't believe it will happen.
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I have to agree it doesn't seem logical. In the SW and with the addition of the top Beach and Legends teams, there is no doubt that ECNL is the top league and it would a big mistake for the Strikers to give up their girls ECNL spot. They have made a solid coaching addition and signing players to actual ECNL contracts (not just "selling" ECNL and changing it up when the contracts go out). It is a sharp drop off to ECRL in our experience. GA was better but a decline from DA and will never be able to compete for the top level after this year's consolidation into ECNL. I think it would make sense for a 2nd team to play GA instead of ECRL for better competition and maybe that is where the rumors lie.
 
hugyourkids said:
I have to agree it doesn't seem logical. In the SW and with the addition of the top Beach and Legends teams, there is no doubt that ECNL is the top league and it would a big mistake for the Strikers to give up their girls ECNL spot. They have made a solid coaching addition and signing players to actual ECNL contracts (not just "selling" ECNL and changing it up when the contracts go out). It is a sharp drop off to ECRL in our experience. GA was better but a decline from DA and will never be able to compete for the top level after this year's consolidation into ECNL. I think it would make sense for a 2nd team to play GA instead of ECRL for better competition and maybe that is where the rumors lie.
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Excellent take. I hugged myself today and will look to give both my kids a hug when I see them :)
 
I was thinking in my brain just now and had this thought. Maybe some clubs are spreading some misinformation because coaches are moving around as well. ECNL is the stronger draw and some ecnl clubs in socal could use some help. Or, your dd is 13 and you want her in a good position for the loyalty card of staying at the same club.
 
hugyourkids said:
I have to agree it doesn't seem logical. In the SW and with the addition of the top Beach and Legends teams, there is no doubt that ECNL is the top league and it would a big mistake for the Strikers to give up their girls ECNL spot. They have made a solid coaching addition and signing players to actual ECNL contracts (not just "selling" ECNL and changing it up when the contracts go out). It is a sharp drop off to ECRL in our experience. GA was better but a decline from DA and will never be able to compete for the top level after this year's consolidation into ECNL. I think it would make sense for a 2nd team to play GA instead of ECRL for better competition and maybe that is where the rumors lie.
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It not being strikers choice is the issue.......But I am sure it wont be framed that way if they do go GAL because you know club soccer marketing.......we parents get treated like we have no eyes or brains......
 
FernandoFromNationalCity said:
Thanks.. my daughter is very happy and the coach is great too. First game for my daughter will be this weekend at great park and hopefully she see can be on the winning side for once lol.
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Please do come by and introduce yourself if you get the chance. I will be in the corner all alone with duct tape over my mouth. I promised my wife I would stfu this last year and this is the only way....lol. All kidding aside, I like forward to having a beer with you :)
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SoccerFan4Life said:
Socal yes ECNL is tops. I dont know enough of the DPL in other parts of the country but you do see several teams in the top 20 YSR ranking that come from DPL.. For example, the 2003 age group, Las vegas sports academy (DPL) beat SoCal Blues ECRL 5-1 and Arsenal FC ECNL 2-0.
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So you picked one team that won games at a SHOWCASE. That Vegas team is good. They are a random one-off team. They are not representative of DPL.
 
futboldad1 said:
It not being strikers choice is the issue.......But I am sure it wont be framed that way if they do go GAL because you know club soccer marketing.......we parents get treated like we have no eyes or brains......
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Why would Strikers get kicked out? They are typically in the middle if the conference. Their U19's are top 3. There are other clubs who are regularly at the bottom in most/all age groups. Strikers are a long way from one of them.
 
GT45 said:
So you picked one team that won games at a SHOWCASE. That Vegas team is good. They are a random one-off team. They are not representative of DPL.
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I just glanced at the top 20 ysr teams del. 2008 to 2002. Ecnl is clearly leading with teams in the top 20. DPL has about 40 of the 140 teams in the top 20. Ecnl has about 95. ECRL has less than 5 teams in the top 20

DPL has significantly more teams than ECRL in the top 20 girls from 2008 to 2002.


conclusion: ECNL is top, DPL is 2nd and ECRL is way way behind in 3rd.
 
SoccerFan4Life said:
I just glanced at the top 20 ysr teams del. 2008 to 2002. Ecnl is clearly leading with teams in the top 20. DPL has about 40 of the 140 teams in the top 20. Ecnl has about 95. ECRL has less than 5 teams in the top 20

DPL has significantly more teams than ECRL in the top 20 girls from 2008 to 2002.


conclusion: ECNL is top, DPL is 2nd and ECRL is way way behind in 3rd.
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Do you realize ECRL is just finishing its second season (the latter in which fewer games were played due to covid)? They have no history. And, how many real games did ECRL play against DPL? I am going to guess close to zero.

Those rankings are meaningless when many teams change rosters significantly year after year. And, I assume your dates are off so I won't even argue that. Ask a college coach what DPL is and they will tell you they have no idea.

I would bet that DPL will not exist in a couple of years. They are B teams to the GA clubs, yet you place them ahead of GA.
 
GT45 said:
Do you realize ECRL is just finishing its second season (the latter in which fewer games were played due to covid)? They have no history. And, how many real games did ECRL play against DPL? I am going to guess close to zero.

Those rankings are meaningless when many teams change rosters significantly year after year. And, I assume your dates are off so I won't even argue that. Ask a college coach what DPL is and they will tell you they have no idea.

I would bet that DPL will not exist in a couple of years. They are B teams to the GA clubs, yet you place them ahead of GA.
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That’s my mistake and I will own it. I meant to say GA all along. I had no clue DPL was a different tier.

Here’s a ranking of the top players from last year. Plenty of GA players on this list. ECNL is still better but ga is way better than ECRL.
www.soccerwire.com

Top 50 Girls Academy and ECNL players so far this season

Top-ranked players in the InStat Index.
www.soccerwire.com www.soccerwire.com
 
SoccerFan4Life said:
That’s my mistake and I will own it. I meant to say GA all along. I had no clue DPL was a different tier.

Here’s a ranking of the top players from last year. Plenty of GA players on this list. ECNL is still better but ga is way better than ECRL.
www.soccerwire.com

Top 50 Girls Academy and ECNL players so far this season

Top-ranked players in the InStat Index.
www.soccerwire.com www.soccerwire.com
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Again, how can you say GA is way better than ECRL when they have not even played each other? GA teams are basically riding on their DA records. But the majority of top players at many of those DA clubs are now on ECNL teams. So they are not the same GA teams as they were as DA teams. ECRL teams are generally brand new too. They don't play each other. So it would be silly after half a season for either side (GA or ECRL) to claim superiority.
 
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