Comparing apples to apples

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FSA ECNL U14, U15 and U16 have a combined 5 wins TOTAL (?!) this year in 43 total games. That is a level of putrid that's hard to fathom.

And zero of those wins are with the 15s!

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And zero of those wins are with the 15s!

Everyone should care as much as this guy

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FSA ECNL U14, U15 and U16 have a combined 5 wins TOTAL (?!) this year in 43 total games. That is a level of putrid that's hard to fathom.

Nah, FSA girls ECNL U18s, U16s, U14s better than CFCs.

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It is embarrassing how anyone could even think the FSA 18’s, 17’s 15’s or 14’s are better than CFC’s. The 16’s are even fSA overall as a club is BOTTOM of the conference. Look at the standings

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It is embarrassing how anyone could even think the FSA 18’s, 17’s 15’s or 14’s are better than CFC’s. The 16’s are even fSA overall as a club is BOTTOM of the conference. Look at the standings

Ignore the lazy troll. He can't even come up with new or valid material.

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And zero of those wins are with the 15s!

CFC U16s didn't fare much better with their new coach. I thought the new guys was supposed to turn things around? Guess not.

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CFC U16s didn't fare much better with their new coach. I thought the new guys was supposed to turn things around? Guess not.

Not sure when he came in but since mid March they've had their only successes with 2W and 2T. This is a team that has always struggled and the coach has to work with what he was handed. They're ranked lower (14th) than FSA (13th) because they're 2-10-2 and FSA is 2-8-2 and CFC lost to FSA 1-2. That one is razor thin. Bad razor thin, but razor thin nonetheless.

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Not sure when he came in but since mid March they've had their only successes with 2W and 2T. This is a team that has always struggled and the coach has to work with what he was handed. They're ranked lower (14th) than FSA (13th) because they're 2-10-2 and FSA is 2-8-2 and CFC lost to FSA 1-2. That one is razor thin. Bad razor thin, but razor thin nonetheless.

There was no place to go but up for that team. Don't kid yourself that the coach made any difference. At least he doesn't sleep through the games or spend all practice on his phone, so in that respect he's better than the CFC college coaches that are mailing it in.

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There was no place to go but up for that team. Don't kid yourself that the coach made any difference. At least he doesn't sleep through the games or spend all practice on his phone, so in that respect he's better than the CFC college coaches that are mailing it in.

Half the players on that team wouldn't make the U15 team at CFC.

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Half the players on that team wouldn't make the U15 team at CFC.

For a team like the U16, where they didn't qualify for any ECNL showcase (championship, north america cup, etc.), how does recruiting go?

I assume it can't help to have a crappy record and not get to go to the final showcase. But presumably some of these kids are good enough to play in college. Does CFC just write the whole year off and move on or do they actually help these kids?

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For a team like the U16, where they didn't qualify for any ECNL showcase (championship, north america cup, etc.), how does recruiting go?

I assume it can't help to have a crappy record and not get to go to the final showcase. But presumably some of these kids are good enough to play in college. Does CFC just write the whole year off and move on or do they actually help these kids?

Most of the recruiting effort falls on the players and families. Coaches make some phone calls. Not sure what more you think they would do.

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Most of the recruiting effort falls on the players and families. Coaches make some phone calls. Not sure what more you think they would do.

Some people here lack perspective. Soccer+ had some of the worst teams in ECNL recent history but they always had good players. Problem was that they didn't have 12 or 13 of them and lacked the supporting cast. It didn't mean that coaches didn't recruit from those teams. In fact, they had lots of kids go on to great careers at some great D1 schools.

Not going to CA is probably a blessing. Kids on that U16 team are largely going to be recruited by mid majors. Patriot, NEC, MAAC, A10. Some of those schools go to Nationals but most don't. Their players mostly come from the region so they don't fly across the country to recruit kids from their own backyard.

Kids on the U16 team will be fine and they will all get recruited to fine schools. I wouldn't worry about UCLA or UNC showing up but there will be plenty of interest in them. PDA becomes their Superbowl for recruiting.

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For a team like the U16, where they didn't qualify for any ECNL showcase (championship, north america cup, etc.), how does recruiting go?

I assume it can't help to have a crappy record and not get to go to the final showcase. But presumably some of these kids are good enough to play in college. Does CFC just write the whole year off and move on or do they actually help these kids?

CFC brass actually took the time to meet with every kid and parent individually on that team to discuss college and help jump start the process.

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CFC brass actually took the time to meet with every kid and parent individually on that team to discuss college and help jump start the process.

Jump start the process? It's the end of sophmore year for those kids. ***

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Jump start the process? It's the end of sophmore year for those kids. ***

Maybe you don’t know the rules. No offers nor contact can be made until Hune 15 following sophomore year dummy.