EDP Coming to MA?

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ECNL is best and the rest are just bootlickers.

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This is almost correct. You are forgetting the CCL and the USYS League Championship.

And MLS Academy League is USYS

Not almost right! It's amazing how many of you are completely unaware of what is going on in your back yard!!

1. To insinuate that the pyramid of US Club Soccer places NEP before NPL is ridiculous.
2. DPL is not sanctioned by US Club Soccer. It is sanctioned by USSSA.

The USYS League Championship is barely worth mentioning. CCL has some credibility in the South but CCL New England has about the same credibility as MAPLE, NSL and the clowns running it.

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Not almost right! It's amazing how many of you are completely unaware of what is going on in your back yard!!

1. To insinuate that the pyramid of US Club Soccer places NEP before NPL is ridiculous.
2. DPL is not sanctioned by US Club Soccer. It is sanctioned by USSSA.

The USYS League Championship is barely worth mentioning. CCL has some credibility in the South but CCL New England has about the same credibility as MAPLE, NSL and the clowns running it.

Thanks SC - keep trying to discredit all the leagues in the region.

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Thanks SC - keep trying to discredit all the leagues in the region.

Agreed, hardly a tactful statement.

Rather than focus on that last, unsavory, sentence maybe people should concentrate on the first two points. If the belief is that NEP is above NPL and that DPL is sanctioned by US Club then there's clearly a lot of people out there who aren't doing their homework. People in MA have been living inside a US Club bubble for years. Time to start educating yourselves on what else is out there. It seems like NEPs days could be numbered.

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Agreed, hardly a tactful statement.

Rather than focus on that last, unsavory, sentence maybe people should concentrate on the first two points. If the belief is that NEP is above NPL and that DPL is sanctioned by US Club then there's clearly a lot of people out there who aren't doing their homework. People in MA have been living inside a US Club bubble for years. Time to start educating yourselves on what else is out there. It seems like NEPs days could be numbered.

This is a true statement. US Club magic is wearing off.

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Not almost right! It's amazing how many of you are completely unaware of what is going on in your back yard!!

1. To insinuate that the pyramid of US Club Soccer places NEP before NPL is ridiculous.
2. DPL is not sanctioned by US Club Soccer. It is sanctioned by USSSA.

The USYS League Championship is barely worth mentioning. CCL has some credibility in the South but CCL New England has about the same credibility as MAPLE, NSL and the clowns running it.

1. Only showing the pyramids, not ranking each level within, so yes NPL is above NEP
2. My bad for not realizing there was yet another sanctioning body, so let's make it 4 pyramids

What is amazing is how some people are so involved in dissecting the different leagues and levels to justify where their kid is playing. Your kid is playing because they love the game. They like their teammates. Maybe they like the coach. By the time these kids finish their club careers, maybe 5 kids from each team will go on to play D1 or D2. Most will end up just playing club in college, and a lot of times, the club has better competition than the varsity. I know several kids in college now who didn't want to play competitive because they were burnt out. The parents pushed to hard. Very talented young lady from class of 2019 had full ride to play at Ithaca....didn't want to play soccer anymore. Of all the 2007 girls in the state, MAYBE 1 or 2 get called up to national team. Stop worrying about what league is best and moving your kid to a different team every year. Ask your kid what they want to do. Certainly look for the best development, but in the end, your kid needs to be happy. These kids aren't going anywhere with this sport.

I will anxiously await the bashing from the ECNL parents who's kid plays 20 mins but she's definitely going D1 and national team call up is coming any day.

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1. Only showing the pyramids, not ranking each level within, so yes NPL is above NEP
2. My bad for not realizing there was yet another sanctioning body, so let's make it 4 pyramids

What is amazing is how some people are so involved in dissecting the different leagues and levels to justify where their kid is playing. Your kid is playing because they love the game. They like their teammates. Maybe they like the coach. By the time these kids finish their club careers, maybe 5 kids from each team will go on to play D1 or D2. Most will end up just playing club in college, and a lot of times, the club has better competition than the varsity. I know several kids in college now who didn't want to play competitive because they were burnt out. The parents pushed to hard. Very talented young lady from class of 2019 had full ride to play at Ithaca....didn't want to play soccer anymore. Of all the 2007 girls in the state, MAYBE 1 or 2 get called up to national team. Stop worrying about what league is best and moving your kid to a different team every year. Ask your kid what they want to do. Certainly look for the best development, but in the end, your kid needs to be happy. These kids aren't going anywhere with this sport.

I will anxiously await the bashing from the ECNL parents who's kid plays 20 mins but she's definitely going D1 and national team call up is coming any day.

Just stop talking please. No one values your opinion 2009 dad.

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ecnl
gal/ecnl-r
dpl
edp/nep

Amazing how many comment on what is better. As for ecnl boys they are historically getting beat by regional teams not only NPL? Just look at tournament scores?

Top 20 2007 age group teams in the country not one ecnl 99% are EDP teams.

Keep playing the alphabet game..
More of a money grab for certain clubs and age groups. Girls a different story but boys not so good.

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Amazing how many comment on what is better. As for ecnl boys they are historically getting beat by regional teams not only NPL? Just look at tournament scores?

Top 20 2007 age group teams in the country not one ecnl 99% are EDP teams.

Keep playing the alphabet game..
More of a money grab for certain clubs and age groups. Girls a different story but boys not so good.

The MLS league will be on top, for the rest it is wide open

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[QUOTE=Unregistered;2788951]The MLS league will be on top, for the rest it is wide open[/QUOT


Should be but bet it wont! Revs teams suck....

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Amazing how many comment on what is better. As for ecnl boys they are historically getting beat by regional teams not only NPL? Just look at tournament scores?

Top 20 2007 age group teams in the country not one ecnl 99% are EDP teams.

Keep playing the alphabet game..
More of a money grab for certain clubs and age groups. Girls a different story but boys not so good.

No comparison between ECNL girls and boys at this point. In fairness, boys league is 10 years behind the girls.

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No comparison between ECNL girls and boys at this point. In fairness, boys league is 10 years behind the girls.

Nope, no fairness granted. We heard the same thing when the girls side was rolled out.

So, every boy playing in ECNL at this point is wasting their time and only there to play D3 soccer and because they can't compete in the MLS league and they travel all over the country due to some carrot hanging in front of their face which is a joke.

Dems dah rulez on TS.

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Or they just like to play on those teams. Why judge other people's decision?

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Nope, no fairness granted. We heard the same thing when the girls side was rolled out.

So, every boy playing in ECNL at this point is wasting their time and only there to play D3 soccer and because they can't compete in the MLS league and they travel all over the country due to some carrot hanging in front of their face which is a joke.

Dems dah rulez on TS.

Bingo, what he said!

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Or they just like to play on those teams. Why judge other people's decision?

Again, sorry, but if your kid isn't playing in the MLS league, then it's just a waste of your time and money. They would be better off mowing lawns all summer and saving for college that way.

Sorry to break the news to you, but that's exactly what I've been hearing on here about the girls' programs so it HAS to be true....