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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNo 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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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat a surprise that at an ECNL meeting they determined that the ECNL fills those needs.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostID2 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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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat a surprise that at an ECNL meeting they determined that the ECNL fills those needs.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postwell when a US Soccer rep ask to speak at the meeting after a girls DA question came up and he squashed those rumors. Yeah it happened with US soccer giving that determination.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBecause of the potential for confusion between US Soccer and US Club Soccer as separate organizations, are you saying that a representative of US Soccer (who was not also attending as a representative of US Club Soccer or of an ECNL club or team) came to this US Club Soccer ECNL meeting and represented that US Soccer is not considering a Development Academy program for girls?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postfunny, cause I think those at the ecnl clubs do think they are one and the same.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostUS soccer has considered it. It was about 3 years ago and they decided against it. They realize that if they plan on doing anything then they would "partner" with ECNL. They realize that starting a second womens league or DA for females would be 2nd rate because all the top clubs are already part of ECNL. They cant just "grant" current clubs that have DA with a girls program either because most the clubs that have a DA for boys are part of the ECNL too. Examples include but are not limited to Concorde, CASL, OCYS, Crossfire Premier, DeAnza force, Colorado Rush, Real Colorado, FC Dallas, Solar chelsea, Texas Rush, Charlotte soccer academy and the list goes on and on. If the DA starts up a girls DA they would be starting from scratch with completely new clubs and quite frankly the "next 80" clubs that the ECNL did not want. The membership of the DA who does not have an ECNL designation may be clamoring for it but most the clubs in the DA already have an ECNL designation so the "clamoring" for it will not be significant...especially since those that do not have the designation do not tend to have good girls programs...examples that you would know of include Weston, Kendall, Clearwater...they all suck with regard to their womens programs. It would be a collasal failure and thats why they decided against it 3 years ago.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postrealizing that the draw to the club is the DA, and if those other clubs had it for girls, they'd be stronger for it, and while I know Clearwater has floundered in recent years, they can put out good girl programs, just as Weston does, and Kendall can too, as does IMG, who you missed, probably another I can't think of.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe point was that the best girls clubs for the most part are already part of the ECNL. Current programs that have a boys DA that are not part of ECNL do not have good girls programs currently and will not even if they were "labelled a DA". Yes, I forgot about IMG but there is a laugh for you. They can't even run a successful boys DA and you think labeling them a girls DA would do anything? Weston has average girls soccer and Kendall really sucks. Can you tell me the last time Weston had a girls team worth talking about at any age group? There are 2 amazing girls clubs that I know of that are not currently ECNL. Tophat which probably will be next year. Legends FC who has always been strong and will probably not be part of the CNL any time soon. When it comes to boys soccer DA is synonymous with the best boys programs. Why would they make themselves look like fools to make a second rate girls program? The answer is they would not and when it came to the table 3 years ago it was easily shot down. The only thing I can see happening is them partnering with ECNL. That is what will happen.
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