Originally posted by Unregistered
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I'm not saying the GDA won't be the top league. I'm merely questioning if it's going to be able to hold onto it's older players.
The way it's set up it's ripe for a major decline in enrollment at U18 (& some at U17) as these players realize that they have their college commitments locked up and they don't need the GDA restrictions ruling their lives.
They haven't made it onto any YNT/WNT squads and they might just want some of their teenage year(s) back.
The younger age groups will be busy trying to make a name for themselves but the older group may just wise up to the reality of it all and focus on their last couple of years of HS and all that that entails.
If the ECNL remains viable it may just be the platform that the "olders" flock to.
I'm not convinced that the GDA is a viable format for the majority of the older players.
I think they've overestimated they're allure to this age group.
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