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    ECNL vs GDA

    It will be interesting to see the dynamics and differences between ECNL and the GDA this season. It will also be interesting to see how the Virginia teams do in each league.......

    #2
    GDA will ultimately "win" out. It will simply be a matter of time before the top ECNL players still in ECNL move over to GDA.

    If you were already in ECNL and well into the college scouting process it is probably best to stay put but the 03's and 04's have a tougher decision and 05's and younger won't likely look to ECNL as the first stop.

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      #3
      I think it is so much more localized than GDA versus ECNL. It really depends on the quality of coaching. Both leagues try to say they are the best, but it just comes down to which team has the better coach for your kid. Also, licenses mean almost nothing. My kids has had a few B-level coaches that are terrible and non-licensed guys (but previous players and fathers) that were great.

      There are major flaws with both leagues.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        GDA will ultimately "win" out. It will simply be a matter of time before the top ECNL players still in ECNL move over to GDA.

        If you were already in ECNL and well into the college scouting process it is probably best to stay put but the 03's and 04's have a tougher decision and 05's and younger won't likely look to ECNL as the first stop.
        I agree that US Soccer and the GDA will eventually be the "go to" league for the top girl players.........you have already seen a number of girls from MD and VA who are USYNT players make the move to the Spirit.

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          #5
          any updates on what you folks saw?

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            any updates on what you folks saw?
            There are problems with the GDA. There are problems with ECNL. That is what I saw.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              There are problems with the GDA. There are problems with ECNL. That is what I saw.
              care to elaborate?

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                care to elaborate?
                Yes, we we're dead wrong and apologize profusely. USSF soccer is clearly the agressor and profit driven and they certainly still have no clue what they are doing ..... GDA is failed attempt #2 .... BDA was their first gaffe upon which they built their 2nd failure.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Yes, we we're dead wrong and apologize profusely. USSF soccer is clearly the agressor and profit driven and they certainly still have no clue what they are doing ..... GDA is failed attempt #2 .... BDA was their first gaffe upon which they built their 2nd failure.
                  NYCFC is out. Thorns are out. ECNL will continue to win out. More GDA clubs will switch with spring announcements as happened last year.

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                    #10
                    GDA always had an uphill battle, late to the party, against the (top) clubs self interest and run by an organization already supplanted and rejected. So no surprise it is struggling (kindly put) for a very simple reason - the goal of the TOP players, as a group, is a top college, not the incredibly rare WNT slot. And this is what ECNL provides.

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                      #11
                      ECNL > GDA
                      BDA > ECNL (boys)

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        ECNL > GDA
                        BDA > ECNL (boys)
                        True for now but next year (or in 2 at most) will be:

                        MLS Academies > ECNL > USSDA > NPL

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