So the NAL New England Girls Conference has been finalized

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Tell me you’re just trying to stir the pot …

DPL is the same as NAL. If recruiting is your top priority, neither one is the right league. But everyone knows that, so criticizing the league for lack of recruiting opportunities clearly shows it’s a fake post.

Also, those kind of comments show a complete lack of understanding of the recruiting process.

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Why would IFA decline entry into DPL? Because it costs them less to enter teams in NAL? NAL sucks. They had two conferences for girls this year. For fall of 2024 they will have 4 conferences. Hardly a National league if you ask me.

DPL still has the social media post up welcoming IFA.

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DPL still has the social media post up welcoming IFA.

We managed to get SC out of picture, good thing. Now just need people running DPL out of picture, replace them with better people.

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GA REALLY needs to declare NAL or DPL as "GA Regional League". Maybe that will make one go away

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GA REALLY needs to declare NAL or DPL as "GA Regional League". Maybe that will make one go away

The current situation with two weaker leagues is really benefiting ECNL and RL.
They should try to see past their shortsighted personal interests and realize their bigger long term interests are best served by creating one stronger league by merging DPL and NAL

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Why would IFA decline entry into DPL? Because it costs them less to enter teams in NAL? NAL sucks. They had two conferences for girls this year. For fall of 2024 they will have 4 conferences. Hardly a National league if you ask me.

NAL is like $600:vs DPL $3000

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NAL is like $600:vs DPL $3000

So dues at NAL clubs must be much lower than DPL clubs!

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So dues at NAL clubs must be much lower than DPL clubs!

Think the DPL crooks are just stealing much more money.

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I go to the NAL website and click on the map and I go to the DPL website and do the same and I see one is an established national league and the other is trying to become one. It's clear who is who. Will NAL someday really be "National"? probably but right now they are not. if your player is U11 then who cares. If your player is HS age but doesn't plan on playing in college then who cares. If your player is HS age and wants to play in college then it makes sense to be in an established league that already draws college coaching eyeballs at events. NAL teams are only getting this through participation in open events like Jefferson Cup etc. which any team can attend without being a member of NAL. Coaches are already spending their travel budget going to ECNL, GA, and DPL sponsored events, plus big events like Jefferson and PDA...they aren't going to the NAL Championships....

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I go to the NAL website and click on the map and I go to the DPL website and do the same and I see one is an established national league and the other is trying to become one. It's clear who is who. Will NAL someday really be "National"? probably but right now they are not. if your player is U11 then who cares. If your player is HS age but doesn't plan on playing in college then who cares. If your player is HS age and wants to play in college then it makes sense to be in an established league that already draws college coaching eyeballs at events. NAL teams are only getting this through participation in open events like Jefferson Cup etc. which any team can attend without being a member of NAL. Coaches are already spending their travel budget going to ECNL, GA, and DPL sponsored events, plus big events like Jefferson and PDA...they aren't going to the NAL Championships....

This about sums it all up.