Nefc u14 npl & usys national champions!!!

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Not only did they play at the national level, they conquered both the NPL and USYS winning two national titles in the space of two weeks!

Congrats x infinity!

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I always knew they'd play at the national level, I’m just surprised it’s this early.

As much as I'm not a fan of this player, and her outspoken mom..... this wildly egotistical quote from last year proved to be pretty accurate. Congrats to her and to NEFC.

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As much as I'm not a fan of this player, and her outspoken mom..... this wildly egotistical quote from last year proved to be pretty accurate. Congrats to her and to NEFC.

In the B and C leagues. Yes.

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As much as I'm not a fan of this player, and her outspoken mom..... this wildly egotistical quote from last year proved to be pretty accurate. Congrats to her and to NEFC.

I think this quote was from the other Rhode Island player

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In the B and C leagues. Yes.

Didn't they beat a team from the so called A league last year in the regional finals?

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Not only did they play at the national level, they conquered both the NPL and USYS winning two national titles in the space of two weeks!

I respectfully submit that this what really sticks in the craw of the local ECNL clubs. NEFC figured out that thanks to the ECNL, the path to the NPL and USYS titles was essentially cleared for a solid -- but not remarkable -- team like NEFC U14 Elite to make a real run. With Stars and all the rest of the ECNL-level teams safely out of the way, NEFC Elite were presented with a golden opportunity to make a name for themselves and get in a dig on their local ECNL competition at the same time. Then, to their credit, they went ahead and did it. For the moment, the ECNL supporters have no legitimate comeback because the simple fact is their teams weren't there to contest for either title.

It's not an insurmountable problem for the reputation of the local ECNL clubs, but it is a bruise to their ego, and a signal to all those who put stock in winning championships that the ECNL isn't the be all, end all. Being honest, I think even NEFC would grant that winning an ECNL Championship is a harder road than either NPL or USYS, but for now that doesn't matter. NEFC Elite has the hardware from NPL and now USYS, and they will make all the hay they can from it. To the victor go the spoils. That is the source of all the insecurity that is now being displayed on here.

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I respectfully submit that this what really sticks in the craw of the local ECNL clubs. NEFC figured out that thanks to the ECNL, the path to the NPL and USYS titles was essentially cleared for a solid -- but not remarkable -- team like NEFC U14 Elite to make a real run. With Stars and all the rest of the ECNL-level teams safely out of the way, NEFC Elite were presented with a golden opportunity to make a name for themselves and get in a dig on their local ECNL competition at the same time. Then, to their credit, they went ahead and did it. For the moment, the ECNL supporters have no legitimate comeback because the simple fact is their teams weren't there to contest for either title.

It's not an insurmountable problem for the reputation of the local ECNL clubs, but it is a bruise to their ego, and a signal to all those who put stock in winning championships that the ECNL isn't the be all, end all. Being honest, I think even NEFC would grant that winning an ECNL Championship is a harder road than either NPL or USYS, but for now that doesn't matter. NEFC Elite has the hardware from NPL and now USYS, and they will make all the hay they can from it. To the victor go the spoils. That is the source of all the insecurity that is now being displayed on here.

What amazing arrogance. " solid but not remarkable" that must the new mantra of the ECNL flunkies. Anyone who thinks that a team that could conquer both the NPL and USYSA national titles wouldn't make it to the finals in the ECNL is just ignorant. The team is remarkable.

Clearly the problem JD now has is convincing his sheep that the ECNL is the only place to be so you can bet we will all read many more stupid posts like the one above. The whole theory is stupid. Any team that has fought its way through two national championship series will have faced plenty of competition. Any player on a national championship team will get plenty of exposure. What else does a player need?

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It is always hard to beat a team twice in one tournament. Both u13 Surf and U14 NEFC lost to the team they beat in the final. I don't understand why at u13 the just didn't go with the round robin format. Play everyone once and the best record wins. Michigan Hawks beat Surf in pool play but lost in final.

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To quote someone who played them this weekend...

"They play boom ball to their center forward and she's quality and so is their attacking mid and they won it for them"

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What amazing arrogance. " solid but not remarkable" that must the new mantra of the ECNL flunkies. Anyone who thinks that a team that could conquer both the NPL and USYSA national titles wouldn't make it to the finals in the ECNL is just ignorant. The team is remarkable.

Clearly the problem JD now has is convincing his sheep that the ECNL is the only place to be so you can bet we will all read many more stupid posts like the one above. The whole theory is stupid. Any team that has fought its way through two national championship series will have faced plenty of competition. Any player on a national championship team will get plenty of exposure. What else does a player need?

One of the ECNL sheep on the "alphabet soup" thread tried to spin that the ECNL is about development. That is why they don't do relegation because they do not want to burden their team by having to win.

Funny when the Stars and Breakers used to win, it was all about winning. Now they are losing and it is all about development. Got it.

It it all about development, why do they keep score, have standings, playoffs etc?

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What amazing arrogance. " solid but not remarkable" that must the new mantra of the ECNL flunkies. Anyone who thinks that a team that could conquer both the NPL and USYSA national titles wouldn't make it to the finals in the ECNL is just ignorant. The team is remarkable.

Clearly the problem JD now has is convincing his sheep that the ECNL is the only place to be so you can bet we will all read many more stupid posts like the one above. The whole theory is stupid. Any team that has fought its way through two national championship series will have faced plenty of competition. Any player on a national championship team will get plenty of exposure. What else does a player need?

The kids on this team will get plenty of exposure, no doubt. That is not to say that the average NEFC team gets this kind of exposure. I would contend that that the average ECNL team gets greater high level exposure than the average NEFC NPL team.

This U14 team has clearly got something special (more than a very talented striker, not sure), but to suggest that they would make it to the finals in ECNL league shows even greater arrogance on your part. If you think teams like Sting wold be playing at a high level in ECNL Nationals, you're crazy.

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To quote someone who played them this weekend...

"They play boom ball to their center forward and she's quality and so is their attacking mid and they won it for them"

Oh this is rich. The Stars play the beautiful game. Just like Spain, Portugal, oh crap........

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What amazing arrogance. " solid but not remarkable" that must the new mantra of the ECNL flunkies. Anyone who thinks that a team that could conquer both the NPL and USYSA national titles wouldn't make it to the finals in the ECNL is just ignorant. The team is remarkable.

Clearly the problem JD now has is convincing his sheep that the ECNL is the only place to be so you can bet we will all read many more stupid posts like the one above. The whole theory is stupid. Any team that has fought its way through two national championship series will have faced plenty of competition. Any player on a national championship team will get plenty of exposure. What else does a player need?

NEFC's two championships are a great accomplishment for the club and they belong in the debate about the top clubs in their age group. However, they have not consistently beaten the top ECNL clubs in the region (STARS and PDA), so I wouldn't be so quick to claim they would "conquer" ECNL. It would be fair to say that NEFC would be among the top teams at most age groups and it's a shame they don't get an opportunity to play more of the ECNL clubs.

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NEFC's two championships are a great accomplishment for the club and they belong in the debate about the top clubs in their age group. However, they have not consistently beaten the top ECNL clubs in the region (STARS and PDA), so I wouldn't be so quick to claim they would "conquer" ECNL. It would be fair to say that NEFC would be among the top teams at most age groups and it's a shame they don't get an opportunity to play more of the ECNL clubs.

Not really. ecnl is pretty overrated. No need to beat up on stars and scorps more than once a year.

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Didn't the 14s go 0-3-1 against northeast ecnl teams this year?