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Impact teams excitedly vying to travel to Colorado while wheezing about ECNL travel costs, whatever.

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Impact teams excitedly vying to travel to Colorado while wheezing about ECNL travel costs, whatever.

I don’t think so.

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I know several regional ECNL players that financially it’s a major strain and they have other kids other sports and barely making it work. Don’t be a jerk. Not all families can do that much travel. And why make them?

First off, who’s making them? The good thing about having several leagues in this small area is that there is something for everyone. ECNL teams are very clear about the league they are in and the travel required. It most certainly isn’t for everyone, but the travel is what is required. No judgement if you can’t swing it, I totally get it. If that’s the case then play for an Impact or NECSL club and lighten your load. Like I originally said, some families do enjoy traveling.

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First off, who’s making them? The good thing about having several leagues in this small area is that there is something for everyone. ECNL teams are very clear about the league they are in and the travel required. It most certainly isn’t for everyone, but the travel is what is required. No judgement if you can’t swing it, I totally get it. If that’s the case then play for an Impact or NECSL club and lighten your load. Like I originally said, some families do enjoy traveling.

Why are you asking parents to shell out the money to travel to Long Island seriously? the parents know what they are getting into? They are making this “investment” over other family trips because they think that if they play along w the ECNL regional travel schedule it will be a stepping stone to Nationals, but, it’s not.

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The ECNL parent is making a fair point. You as a parent get to decide what is best for your kid and your family. ECNL is the better league and the better fit for them. Impact is a solid league and a better fit for my family. It’s all good.

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Why are you asking parents to shell out the money to travel to Long Island seriously? the parents know what they are getting into? They are making this “investment” over other family trips because they think that if they play along w the ECNL regional travel schedule it will be a stepping stone to Nationals, but, it’s not.

It comes down to parents doing their own research. If a parent is selecting a club/team in the hopes that their child can “move up”, they should look at how often that has happened in previous years at that club. They should be looking at roster sizes, other coaches that could potentially coach the team down the road, where their kid will realistically fit on the roster (most coaches will be honest). Parents who end up unhappy typically haven’t done their research.

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Surely if there’s a player on the Regional team who is a significant upgrade on a player (same position) on the National team they would be offered a spot.

Otherwise they’re weakening the National team deliberately. That wouldn’t make sense - if the ECNL was as competitive and cut throat as it’s made out to be.

College coaches don’t care what team you’re currently on. If you’re an upgrade, you get the offer.

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There are college commits from Regional teams this year, if you look. If your kid enjoys the sport and it allows them to play in college— even if a D2 without a ton of money— wouldn’t that be better than them sitting around doing TikTok?

The reason TS is toxic is that some people don’t know why they are paying what they paying, and come here to stir up enough rancor to make it seem like no one raw does either.

But it’s not true. A lot of people know they’re on the right team for the right reason for the right investment of time and money. Try to join that group of parents.

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in other words... ignorance is bliss

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I think people take the travel thing to an extreme. Just looking at one Regional MA team that plays fall and spring.
In total they team had 10 out of 16 games in MA.
CT 2 times
they had a weekend 2 games in NY.
1 stand alone trip to NY
1 trip to NJ

I get the trips to NY stink. They had 9 games in the spring 2 were out of the state in CT.

Also what is the difference in tuition for impact and ecnl?
What’s does it cost at stars vs select?

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The second best 2007 Aztec impact team beat a stars ECNL regional team. While it’s clear that the ECNL is the best league it’s also clear that the impact league is on par or in some cases slightly better than the regional league at a fraction of the cost and travel.

There is a world of difference between ECNL and ECNL Regional.

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Well maybe but if the Aztec North U15s beat them then I am sure the Aztec Central team can too. So there’s at least a couple options for a good player who doesn’t want to spend the time and money involved with these regional ECNL teams.

There are zero people saying ECNL regional is a top league. You can bash them all you want but your not ‘giant slaying’ if you beat them.

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There are zero people saying ECNL regional is a top league. You can bash them all you want but your not ‘giant slaying’ if you beat them.

Then why the hell would people pay to play for ECNL tuition to be on a regional team when they could play DPL or Impact for a much cheaper price. Open your eyes people. If it was a cheaper than actual ECNL they may have a selling point.

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Then why the hell would people pay to play for ECNL tuition to be on a regional team when they could play DPL or Impact for a much cheaper price. Open your eyes people. If it was a cheaper than actual ECNL they may have a selling point.

Given how expensive Select is overall, I’d be curious how much their Impact tuition is. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s higher than Stars and Scorpions ECNL.

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Given how expensive Select is overall, I’d be curious how much their Impact tuition is. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s higher than Stars and Scorpions ECNL.

Great question!