ECRL2 - Looking at the list of clubs

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Agreed, that is what the "it's not ECRL2, moron" and the "OK ECRL2 sucks, but why do you care" guys seem like.

Ummm....no.....it's the campaign to discredit something that the crumudeons apparently have nothing better to do that fits the bill.

Most of the people really don't care. Only the simpletons waging this campaign that is driving us all crazy. And don't say "Don't read it" because it's no different than "Don't play in it", yet here you are posting away.

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World Class FC, an ECNL club, has the definitive statement about where the new ECRL2 league fits into the structure:

"ECNL announced the creation of a new third-division league called ECNL Regional League - Northeast. This new lower level tier is for the girls program. We understand there is some confusion in the marketplace so we wanted to share further information with our players.

World Class FC currently participates in the ECNL (first-division) and ECNL RL (second division) programs operated by the ECNL League. We currently host teams in every age group within these top two divisions from U12 to U18. This announcement has no impact on our program or existing teams.

The announcement today creates a third-division level of play with some new clubs that do not currently participate in the ECNL program. This lower tier creates a new pathway for players to develop their game within the ECNL network and potentially move to a top-tier club like World Class FC."

If you want to stand by your statement Please add the link directly to this article

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If you want to stand by your statement Please add the link directly to this article

There isn't one. This was mysteriously sent out via an e-mail so there is no proof of this idiot's campaign of negativity

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Another parent comment from NH -

"There will be a realization mid season but the real wake up call will be in season two when the nh stars parents realize that they are playing in a bad league that is no better than the Dpl or impact league. New Hampshire doesn’t have a super deep talent pool so the stars team will never actually be good. By the middle of season one the parents will start to question their decision. By season two that will become regret."

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Another parent comment from NH -

"There will be a realization mid season but the real wake up call will be in season two when the nh stars parents realize that they are playing in a bad league that is no better than the Dpl or impact league. New Hampshire doesn’t have a super deep talent pool so the stars team will never actually be good. By the middle of season one the parents will start to question their decision. By season two that will become regret."

LOL. One guy keeps posting the same material in MA and NH threads, and then references each other as proof of the 'many, many credible people'. Must work in the media.

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LOL. One guy keeps posting the same material in MA and NH threads, and then references each other as proof of the 'many, many credible people'. Must work in the media.

Sounds like Trump

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LOL. One guy keeps posting the same material in MA and NH threads, and then references each other as proof of the 'many, many credible people'. Must work in the media.

It's obviously many different people posting in the forums. Among other reasons, they are pointing out issues that only local families would know.

You 2 or 3 - the muppets plus ECNL dad - are the ones wasting everyone's time with your pointless posts that say nothing about ECNL Regional League Northeast. It's been over a month of that. You have nothing to say, obviously because there is nothing to say.

Meanwhile, everyone else agrees that the clubs and teams in ECNL Regional League Northeast are weak, the travel is ridiculous for a low level of competition, and slapping a different label on EDP or lower teams doesn't make the players on the team better or give them a pathway to college commitments. It's just an imaginary pathway that you are so intent on misleading them about.

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It's obviously many different people posting in the forums. Among other reasons, they are pointing out issues that only local families would know.

You 2 or 3 - the muppets plus ECNL dad - are the ones wasting everyone's time with your pointless posts that say nothing about ECNL Regional League Northeast. It's been over a month of that. You have nothing to say, obviously because there is nothing to say.

Meanwhile, everyone else agrees that the clubs and teams in ECNL Regional League Northeast are weak, the travel is ridiculous for a low level of competition, and slapping a different label on EDP or lower teams doesn't make the players on the team better or give them a pathway to college commitments. It's just an imaginary pathway that you are so intent on misleading them about.

Disagree.

We aren't the ones starting multiple threads. We aren't the ones going into other states and copying/pasting the same details. We aren't the one (singular) who are clearly using the same vernacular to post the same details over and over in multiple threads stating the same things over and over. We aren't the ones making up things like "many, many credible sources" and not listing them beyond 2010 sideline gripes. We aren't the ones making statements that there are multiple discussions in "every single state" when, in fact, there is very, very, VERY little activity beyond what you, and the other 1-2 posters, are writing ad nauseum in here.

The reality is, for 99% of the playing population, nobody cares. You are only getting pushback because you are acting like a child who had his favorite Chuck E Cheese close down and you don't like it. Untuck it, grow up, and deal with the situation. It's happening. Move along, or get in line.

Personally, I have nothing positive to say about any of the situation, but also know that it's in my rearview mirror and am only here to eat some popcorn and watch you squirm. I appreciate the entertainment, believe me, but it's gone a bit stale.

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Parents from NY weigh in -

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Makes 0 sense as to why you would create an entire conference that not only overlaps 2 existing conferences, but also consists of almost a 1/3rd of current ECNL clubs satellite clubs? The new conference also brought in clubs with 0 respectability, no winning tradition, no youth player accolades, no mid level let alone high level college commits or player awards. They have absolutely nothing that other RL clubs around the country have achieved. They may be added to the over all RL league but these clubs will never earn their way into ECNL or even push for an RL championship.

ECNL, by lowering their standards for ECRL by adding all these clubs, has now made it basically as long as you apply, we don’t a vendetta against your club and your check clears, we’ll take you into ECRL.

Also, people need to stop with the how they recruit in the future will matter in them becoming a ECRL powerhouse. This is simply not happening because there are not enough players to field all these teams, let alone on LI and the eastern part of NY, where you now have three clubs (QS, Force and Alleycats) fighting for the same player. People fail to realize that some of those girls who they think are going to all of sudden show up are Surf, Slammers and SUSA Blue are not going to show up. Why, because they’re already the same girls who don’t show up for the A teams at SUSA, EM and LISC, they already play other sports and soccer is not their priority. They play on town teams and USYS teams because it is manageable and the costs are lower. No parent who is already paying for travel lax, volleyball, basketball, etc. is going to add a >$4k bill and travel costs to play one of those teams.

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ECRL Northeast will likely stink. I agree.
But... ECRL Northeast will still be better than the other options. Consider what that means for the league you are in as you label ECRL2.
Parents and players are going to love the ECRL travel - it's just like the top players, and they get to say ECNL and talk about it with their colleagues.
His kid travels, yours stays local. His must be better. Now think about how dumb you will sound trashing a colleague's kid to another colleague.

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ECRL Northeast will likely stink. I agree.
But... ECRL Northeast will still be better than the other options. Consider what that means for the league you are in as you label ECRL2.
Parents and players are going to love the ECRL travel - it's just like the top players, and they get to say ECNL and talk about it with their colleagues.
His kid travels, yours stays local. His must be better. Now think about how dumb you will sound trashing a colleague's kid to another colleague.

This is one of the crazy things I've learned about club soccer parents. People really think if your kid drives farther, or is on the 4th RL team, their kid and their team must be good. There are even a lot of parents and kids who say "She plays for FC Stars," as if that means something, without even knowing the kid is on the bottom team in their age group. The branding and hype definitely works, though for some the light bulb comes on between U14 and U16 as they start to learn more.

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it's crazy to me skimming this thread that a common theme is "there aren't enough good players, the teams will stink, parents are dumb," etc... EVEN IF there were tons of high quality players, we don't have the coaches in the US. At least not in the Northeast.

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Everyone keeps saying that this ECRL Northeast league will be weak, that the standards have been lowered, etc. But reading the description on the website states that entry into this league was performance based and also the teams have a chance to advance into the ECNL if they do well.

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Everyone keeps saying that this ECRL Northeast league will be weak, that the standards have been lowered, etc. But reading the description on the website states that entry into this league was performance based and also the teams have a chance to advance into the ECNL if they do well.

Lol, performance based? Come one, at this point stop trying to push a D/E league, if parents want to sign up good for them. I'm happy for local clubs like Bayside, it will be good for the club. A 5th team for the Stars or a 3rd for the Scorpions (lol, come on man). One of those clubs wouldn't be able to field a team if BM didn't screw things up on his side.

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Lol, performance based? Come one, at this point stop trying to push a D/E league, if parents want to sign up good for them. I'm happy for local clubs like Bayside, it will be good for the club. A 5th team for the Stars or a 3rd for the Scorpions (lol, come on man). One of those clubs wouldn't be able to field a team if BM didn't screw things up on his side.

Your post makes no sense. It’s a “D/E league” but it’s good for Bayside? You seem to be upset about clubs that have multiple teams in any league. That would be more than just Stars and Scorpions… NEFC, Select, even Aztec field multiple teams in DPL, Impact, etc. Bigger clubs have a much larger pool of players to pull from, so while you might want to demean the “3rd or 5th team”, they are often better than the “top” team at a weaker club. Stars has 12 or 13 teams per age group on the girls side… they aren’t having trouble fielding another ECNLR team.