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    The good news?

    Looking for some of the positives with recent changes to girls soccer in WA as there's a lot of negativity. This is by no means comprehensive, but some thoughts:

    + High school soccer will improve and will be fun to see the rivalries play out without some girls sitting on the sideline because US Soccer said they couldn't play for their schools. (And puts an end to certain players negotiating special considerations from the DA to play HS...)

    + ECNL teams will improve with influx of Reign players. More competition for rosters spots, more motivated players, better training environments.

    + End to the era when kids were not allowed to play their peers because USSDA told them they couldn't. ECNL, GAL, RCL, NPL, PSPL -- go for it. Play each other. If you feel your team is under-appreciated, play the top team in your age group - sign up for the same tourney, play a friendly, let your players see where you stand against the YNT player, or team that TopDrawer says is in the top 10. Competition, competition, competition. Bragging rights can be found on the pitch rather than these forums.

    + Colleges will have less recruiting budgets given loss of revenue, so helps to not have to divide time between DA / ECNL events, which also potentially means more time/budget to recruit non-ECNL clubs.

    + YNT scouts will no longer have a league of their own that they will feel pressure to promote by calling up "their players." No more time when those scouts pressure kids to move to their league. No scouts should be doing any clubs any favors or biasing their selections because to show that "their league is better." Politics will always be a part of the process, but that DA-USYNT cartel is over.

    Just a few thoughts-

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    Welcome back to 2017.

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      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Welcome back to 2017.
      If only we could get back to school year rather than birth year...

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        #4
        Good news is that hopefully we will see some actual soccer being played again soon.

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