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    Though I would start a new thread to be a catch all for ECNL in this state. I'm troubled by how clubs are handling tryouts. XF hasn't announced new teams yet but has told everyone it will be based on this current seasons performance. How do you evaluate a player who only got to play a handful of games at the beginning of the season? It appears several ECNL teams are not announcing rosters until Reign Academy players figure out their plans. Would like to hear how other clubs are handling their tryouts with high school aged teams.

    #2
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Though I would start a new thread to be a catch all for ECNL in this state. I'm troubled by how clubs are handling tryouts. XF hasn't announced new teams yet but has told everyone it will be based on this current seasons performance. How do you evaluate a player who only got to play a handful of games at the beginning of the season? It appears several ECNL teams are not announcing rosters until they figure out whether Reign will get screwed over, and they'll have the opportunity to replace their own benchwarmers with superior Reign girls not wanting to spend a year of their college recruitment window playing for a second-tier league. Would like to hear how other clubs are handling their tryouts with high school aged teams.
    Fixed it for you!

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Though I would start a new thread to be a catch all for ECNL in this state. I'm troubled by how clubs are handling tryouts. XF hasn't announced new teams yet but has told everyone it will be based on this current seasons performance. How do you evaluate a player who only got to play a handful of games at the beginning of the season? It appears several ECNL teams are not announcing rosters until Reign Academy players figure out their plans. Would like to hear how other clubs are handling their tryouts with high school aged teams.
      Honestly, in person tryouts would be happening now anyway and the decision would mostly be based on how players performed this season anyway. In the virtual scenario, there's no option for a coach to say "here's what I need to see from you at tryouts to get you off the bubble." There's no chance to compare old players with upstarts trying to get in side by side. But overall coaches come into tryouts with an idea of who they're taking, tryouts or no tryouts. XF did have some girls who joined midseason immediately before things shut down -- that's a tough one.

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        #4
        Some questions I’d have and encourage my kid to ask or at least think about before switching clubs and coaches (or, for that matter, before staying put) in this environment:

        — what do people I know and trust and who have first hand experience with this coach say about him or her?

        — do I trust that this coach will advocate for my kid, be flexible and creative in dealing with how to get the most out of the current environment, and provide my kid with opportunities to develop and showcase herself in the recruiting process?

        — how big will the roster be? a 20+ player roster can lead to a pretty toxic environment, and that can carry over to starters as well as non-starters. The most cohesive and successful teams my kids have been on have generally had smaller rosters, although the right coach with good enough players can generally find success with a larger roster too

        — do the parents on the team refer to non-starters as “bench warmers” or and their own children as “superior girls” and does that kind of an attitude carry over to the rest of the team? Beyond that, do I know anything about the culture of the team and the parent group and what role the coach plays in building a positive culture?

        — where, realistically, is the kid on the recruiting timeline? If you’re already committed or have an offer, you can almost certainly take your time and pick your spot on your own timeline, and your college coach probably won’t care much as between the various strong clubs available (if they try to place players to NWSL or know Amy or like the Reign’s style they might like the relationship with Reign, or if they have recruited a bunch of players from one of the local clubs or coaches or play a different or more direct style they may prefer another club). If you are a sophomore or junior who doesn’t yet have schools expressing interest, being on a team with a coach who will advocate for you, help you realistically assess your options. If you are a 7th or 8th grader you shouldn’t be worrying about college at all— the recruiting timelines already were pushed back over the past couple years and will only get pushed back further with coaches needing more time to assess the next couple classes and figure out what resources they will have going forward.

        — what will the experience at this club look like if you assume it may not be possible to travel for soccer this summer or fall or even next spring if there’s a second wave of covid as many anticipate? If leagues don’t matter at all and all we have is training and whatever friendlies can be set up where would I want to be.

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          #5
          Anyone know when the new season starts? I’m doubtful ECNL Nationals is happening in June. Isn’t that the official event that wraps up the season?

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            #6
            https://www.eliteclubsnationalleague...020-21-season/

            California Thorns added you ECNL northwest

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              https://www.eliteclubsnationalleague...020-21-season/

              California Thorns added you ECNL northwest
              It would be a surprise if Thorns CA outpost were added but the Portland edition were not. And if the Portland edition were added, no reason to keep Reign out.

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                #8
                TopHat for the Win! Club Rankings and where they are playing next 2020/2021

                1. Tophat - GAL
                2. Solar - ECNL
                3. PDA - ECNL
                4. So Cal Blues - ECNL
                5. FC Dallas – ECNL
                6 San Diego Surf - ECNL
                7. Real Colorado - ECNL
                8. Legends FC - ECNL-RL
                9. Beach FC - ECNL-RL
                10. San Jose Earthquakes - TBD
                11. Concorde Fire - ECNL
                12. Michigan Hawks - ECNL
                13. MVLA - ECNL
                14. LAFC Slammers - ECNL
                15. NC Courage - ECNL
                16. FC Virginia - GAL
                17. San Juan SC - ECNL
                18. SLSG (MO) - ECNL
                19. Mustang SC - ECNL
                20. Eclipse SC - ECNL
                21. Sting SC - ECNL
                22. Real So Cal - ECNL
                23. Ohio Premier - ECNL
                24. Crossfire Premier - ECNL
                25. NEFC - GAL
                26. Sporting Blue Valley - GAL
                27. D'Feeters - ECNL
                28. Cincinnati DA - GAL
                29. Lonestar - TBD
                30. Minnesota Thunder - ECNL
                31. Slammers FC - ECNL
                32. South Shore Select - GAL
                33. World Class FC - ECNL
                34. FC Stars - ECNL
                35. LA Galaxy - (Girls program cancelled)
                36. Tennessee SC - ECNL
                37. Nationals - GAL
                38. Internationals - ECNL
                39. Charlotte SA - ECNL
                40. Heat FC - ECNL
                41. McLean YS - ECNL
                42. Maryland United FC - ECNL
                43. Albion Hurricanes - ECNL
                44. Western NY Flash - ECNL
                45. Crossfire United – ECNL
                46. Albion-GAL
                47. GSA-ECNL
                48. SUSA-ECNL
                49. Sporting St. Louis-ECNL
                50. LA Galaxy SD-(Girls program cancelled)
                51. Reign- TBD
                52. Ohio Elite-ECNL
                53. Carolina Elite-ECNL
                54. Sunrise Prime- ECNL
                55. Colorado Rapids-ECNL
                56. Tampa Bay United- ECNL
                57. East Meadow-ECNL
                58. SC Wave- GAL
                59. Cleveland FC- GAL
                60. Match Fit- ECNL
                61. Scorpions- ECNL
                62. Challenge- ECNL
                63. Phoenix Rising-ECNL
                64. CFC-ECNL
                65. Lou Fusz Athletic-(Neither)
                66. Texans- ECNL
                67. SD Soccer Club- (Neither)
                68. Louden-ECNL
                69. Beadling-GAL
                70. Washington Premier-ECNL
                71. NC Fusion-ECNL
                72. KC Athletics-ECNL
                73. Strikers-ECNL
                74. Houston Dash- TBD
                75. Alabama FC- ECNL
                76. Portland Thorns- TBD
                77. California Thorns- ECNL
                78- La Roca- ECNL
                79. Eastside FC- ECNL
                80. PacNW- ECNL
                81. Seattle United- ECNL
                82. FC Portland- ECNL

                ECNL-62
                GAL-11
                To be determined-5

                Others:
                Neither league-2 (Lou Fusz Athletic & SD Soccer Club)
                Girls program cancelled-2 (LA Galaxy & LA Galaxy San Diego)

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  TopHat for the Win! Club Rankings and where they are playing next 2020/2021

                  1. Tophat - GAL
                  2. Solar - ECNL
                  3. PDA - ECNL
                  4. So Cal Blues - ECNL
                  5. FC Dallas – ECNL
                  6 San Diego Surf - ECNL
                  7. Real Colorado - ECNL
                  8. Legends FC - ECNL-RL
                  9. Beach FC - ECNL-RL
                  10. San Jose Earthquakes - TBD
                  11. Concorde Fire - ECNL
                  12. Michigan Hawks - ECNL
                  13. MVLA - ECNL
                  14. LAFC Slammers - ECNL
                  15. NC Courage - ECNL
                  16. FC Virginia - GAL
                  17. San Juan SC - ECNL
                  18. SLSG (MO) - ECNL
                  19. Mustang SC - ECNL
                  20. Eclipse SC - ECNL
                  21. Sting SC - ECNL
                  22. Real So Cal - ECNL
                  23. Ohio Premier - ECNL
                  24. Crossfire Premier - ECNL
                  25. NEFC - GAL
                  26. Sporting Blue Valley - GAL
                  27. D'Feeters - ECNL
                  28. Cincinnati DA - GAL
                  29. Lonestar - TBD
                  30. Minnesota Thunder - ECNL
                  31. Slammers FC - ECNL
                  32. South Shore Select - GAL
                  33. World Class FC - ECNL
                  34. FC Stars - ECNL
                  35. LA Galaxy - (Girls program cancelled)
                  36. Tennessee SC - ECNL
                  37. Nationals - GAL
                  38. Internationals - ECNL
                  39. Charlotte SA - ECNL
                  40. Heat FC - ECNL
                  41. McLean YS - ECNL
                  42. Maryland United FC - ECNL
                  43. Albion Hurricanes - ECNL
                  44. Western NY Flash - ECNL
                  45. Crossfire United – ECNL
                  46. Albion-GAL
                  47. GSA-ECNL
                  48. SUSA-ECNL
                  49. Sporting St. Louis-ECNL
                  50. LA Galaxy SD-(Girls program cancelled)
                  51. Reign- TBD
                  52. Ohio Elite-ECNL
                  53. Carolina Elite-ECNL
                  54. Sunrise Prime- ECNL
                  55. Colorado Rapids-ECNL
                  56. Tampa Bay United- ECNL
                  57. East Meadow-ECNL
                  58. SC Wave- GAL
                  59. Cleveland FC- GAL
                  60. Match Fit- ECNL
                  61. Scorpions- ECNL
                  62. Challenge- ECNL
                  63. Phoenix Rising-ECNL
                  64. CFC-ECNL
                  65. Lou Fusz Athletic-(Neither)
                  66. Texans- ECNL
                  67. SD Soccer Club- (Neither)
                  68. Louden-ECNL
                  69. Beadling-GAL
                  70. Washington Premier-ECNL
                  71. NC Fusion-ECNL
                  72. KC Athletics-ECNL
                  73. Strikers-ECNL
                  74. Houston Dash- TBD
                  75. Alabama FC- ECNL
                  76. Portland Thorns- TBD
                  77. California Thorns- ECNL
                  78- La Roca- ECNL
                  79. Eastside FC- ECNL
                  80. PacNW- ECNL
                  81. Seattle United- ECNL
                  82. FC Portland- ECNL

                  ECNL-62
                  GAL-11
                  To be determined-5

                  Others:
                  Neither league-2 (Lou Fusz Athletic & SD Soccer Club)
                  Girls program cancelled-2 (LA Galaxy & LA Galaxy San Diego)
                  LAGSD was renamed City in December and is GA, not cancelled. Legends and Beach are GA and ECNL-R and there are conflicting reports on where their top teams will be (which, for Beach, could involve picking up a lot of the LAG players due to location). Otherwise looks about right.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    It would be a surprise if Thorns CA outpost were added but the Portland edition were not. And if the Portland edition were added, no reason to keep Reign out.
                    Brandi Chastain is affiliated with California Thorns, so that may have helped them, and I believe her husband is the coach at Santa Clara...soccer is small world. just sayin'

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                      #11
                      Is Reign more deserving of ECNL than ISC?

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                        #12
                        What the hell does a club ranking mean? This is the height of American soccer parent silliness.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Is Reign more deserving of ECNL than ISC?
                          ISC is sandwiched between EFC and XF. Makes zero sense to give ISC a membership.

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                            #14
                            ISC should merge the A team with Eastside ECNL and Reign should merge with Seattle Uniteds ECNL. Win, Win for everyone.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              It would be a surprise if Thorns CA outpost were added but the Portland edition were not. And if the Portland edition were added, no reason to keep Reign out.
                              Portland Thornz Asylum isn't even a club. They can't even field JV level players at half the age groups required by ECNL. And, after 5 years of no development and no top tier competition, they no longer have any players either.

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