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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMost impressive stat is that 80% of ECNL players go D1. With the level of scholarships available at the D1 level ECNL is the best platform for exposure and scholarships.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostContinue to answer your own posts. It is sort of amusing. Sorry to burst your bubble but stats are whatever you make of them. And your stats are coming from the ECNL. Imagine providing your own stats, what a great idea. They are and will continue to be, their own best promoter.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat part of 2 ECNL clubs in Florida are you disputing as not factual? Or is it the 200 total clubs that you disagree with?
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No DA coming for girls. Last ECNL meeting in Richmond stopped those rumors with the same reason another poster mentioned. ECNL already fills those needs. No expansion coming any time soon as well.
Agree the article is only saying the success of ECNL players and not that it is the only way to playing in college. Sunrise, JFC, TBU, and FKK did very well last year with there numbers.
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Signing day just happened. I am sure the clubs posted something. WFF had most of last years team go on to college, but that was a 3 time state cup winning team.
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Looking at Orlando -- 27 girls going on to play college per their website. Of those 1 to USC, 1 to Miss State and 1 to Dartmouth. Rest local and/or small.
WFF 16 girls listed -- 1 to Auburn, 1 to UofMich, 1 to Navy, 1 to UofChicago, 1 to Vanderbilt and 1 to Towson. Rest local and/or small.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSigning day just happened. I am sure the clubs posted something. WFF had most of last years team go on to college, but that was a 3 time state cup winning team.
The same can be said for AB's U17 team at TBU this year. They have been together for years and have been very successful playing competition in the USYS leagues. It is unfortunate that their team could not have played a few years of ECNL competition so they would be challenged even more game in, and game out. This would only make those players even better than they are today!
Soccer gossip!!! Rumors are is that AB may be heading to coach in the ECNL after this season if his interview with WFF was successful. I know he thinks a lot of himself and being just another ECNL coach at WFF may be asking too much of that ego. Of course he probably applied for the ECNL Director job at WFF which would suit him even better. Same rumor for JC who also applied to coach ECNL at WFF but I have already heard he did not pass the background check. I guess all of those rumors about him must be true.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNot "most", but every player from last years ECNL team is playing in college, and half of their NPL team also. Two younger players that played up on that team are headed to Auburn and Vanderbilt this year. That team was successful because the team stuck together and did not have players club hopping during their years together. Not every player could be in the starting 11 and they knew this but every player also played a lot of minutes as ECNL is a very demanding and competitive league. Good players and good coaching add up to a successful team.
The same can be said for AB's U17 team at TBU this year. They have been together for years and have been very successful playing competition in the USYS leagues. It is unfortunate that their team could not have played a few years of ECNL competition so they would be challenged even more game in, and game out. This would only make those players even better than they are today!
Soccer gossip!!! Rumors are is that AB may be heading to coach in the ECNL after this season if his interview with WFF was successful. I know he thinks a lot of himself and being just another ECNL coach at WFF may be asking too much of that ego. Of course he probably applied for the ECNL Director job at WFF which would suit him even better. Same rumor for JC who also applied to coach ECNL at WFF but I have already heard he did not pass the background check. I guess all of those rumors about him must be true.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMost of AB's team has not been together for years. Most are new in the last two-years. If you go back three years almost the whole team is new.
Even the WFF team from last year added. The strong player from Lakeland that is now at UNC and U20 USWNT try outs. The Auburn commit was always Brandon and played mostly with the year older team that went 0-4 in SC before joining in on the last SC win for the team that was mostly full of East Lake/Palm Harbor/WFP players. It is the core you need to try an keep together. That team did keep more than its core, but added just the right amout to no mess it up.
Pretty hard to keep the a roster together from top to bottom.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSo if US soccer comes in and takes over the girls side of things like they did with the Development Academy on the boys side, will ECNL go the way of ODP?
There is talk US Soccer will start a Development Academy for girls and I think that would hamper ECNL tremendously unless US Soccer and ECNL had a agreement of sorts.
Interesting times.
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ID2 only identifies ECNL players. US soccer will do what it will do but don't see how they hope to continue to field dominant teams if they limit player selection to only those athletes from such privileged backgrounds.
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The problem is a lack of money on the women's side. MSL has no incentive to fund women's DA teams. Ellis and Gulati have said they would like a DA for the women's side.
My guess is that the first step will be a residency program in KC. But, a poor showing this summer by the national team could bring some quick changes. I do not think there is any doubt that there is a desire to get more control over coaching and training. But, I also think that the focus may be more on trying to upgrade training for college players particularly in the off season. There could be an opportunity there with kids now being able to take more on-line course so that they could do a residency program and stay on target with ncaa graduation requirements. I do not see the ncaa doing anything in terms of making the season longer although they might be willing to change it from fall to spring
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