Stars ECRL contract

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My HS age ECRL player no longer wants to continue with soccer. Am I on the hook for the full amount with Stars? I can’t see the terms online. Yes I’ll talk to them but I want to know what the terms are before I have the conversation.

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My HS age ECRL player no longer wants to continue with soccer. Am I on the hook for the full amount with Stars? I can’t see the terms online. Yes I’ll talk to them but I want to know what the terms are before I have the conversation.

They likely will tell you yes you owe BUT they likely can fill the spot for high school player since it doesn’t start until Nov. Worse case scenario you can stop payment.

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You won’t get money back you’ve paid ie deposit and first couple months payment but they can and will fill the spot in a heartbeat and shouldn’t hold you to the rest of your contract.

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You won’t get money back you’ve paid ie deposit and first couple months payment but they can and will fill the spot in a heartbeat and shouldn’t hold you to the rest of your contract.

I’m not sure if people are banging down the doors to join an ECRL team in high school.

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I’m not sure if people are banging down the doors to join an ECRL team in high school.

Depends on year freshman-junior yes and remember stars has other teams to pull from to promote people do want on those teams even though you are a hater…how else will mom and dad say their kid is on ecnl

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Depends on year freshman-junior yes and remember stars has other teams to pull from to promote people do want on those teams even though you are a hater…how else will mom and dad say their kid is on ecnl

Because everyone knows ECRL is not the same as ECNL.

And to further prove my point- if you’re having to pull up from lower level teams, how strong are these ECRL teams? Stars has a total of two 2025 ECRL players committed. Those two players are probably the top of the teams and could play on ECNL if there was room for them.

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to answer the OPs question directly: you signed the contract and they are fully within their rights to chase you for payment for the entire contract value. That said this is a situation that comes up all the time and if you have a good relationship with the club then it's common for you to get back some or all of your money without resorting to stop payments etc.

To respond to the typical TS trolls: everyone's situation is different. Players who play multiple sports but decide to focus on soccer in HS exist. If these players are the better ones who stuck with NECSL level teams so they could play other sports at the same time then they will try to get up the pyramid to finish out their HS careers. If they decide to keep playing after HS then unless they are some kind of phenom chances are their best bet is an ECRL/DPL type team that will at least get them in front of more coaches' eyes. They won't be P4 coaches but these players don't have any chance of going P4 so who cares. I would expect to see more 2025 ECRL commitments announced in the coming months but they'll be to schools that TS trolls will laugh about and dismiss.....but the kids and their parents will be (and should be) proud and will hopefully have a lot of fun playing the beautiful game for another 4yrs

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I’m not sure if people are banging down the doors to join an ECRL team in high school.

ECRL waste of money in high school unless you are a bubble player and have a good chance being pulled up to national roster and practicing with national team. Better off playing for GA. I know!!! Crazy right? But a GA player will get more looks than an ECRL player.

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Actually the Stars ENRL teams do a great job placing players on D3 especially NESCAC teams. Many kids playing club soccer want to go to the best school where they can play soccer not the best soccer school. Once we realized our player wanted a great college experience that included soccer not just a soccer experience we were thrilled with our regional team.

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Actually the Stars ENRL teams do a great job placing players on D3 especially NESCAC teams. Many kids playing club soccer want to go to the best school where they can play soccer not the best soccer school. Once we realized our player wanted a great college experience that included soccer not just a soccer experience we were thrilled with our regional team.

If only I could type ECRL...

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Actually the Stars ENRL teams do a great job placing players on D3 especially NESCAC teams. Many kids playing club soccer want to go to the best school where they can play soccer not the best soccer school. Once we realized our player wanted a great college experience that included soccer not just a soccer experience we were thrilled with our regional team.

So you are confirming if kid is aiming D1 or D2 even, ECRL is not the right placement?

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Actually the Stars ENRL teams do a great job placing players on D3 especially NESCAC teams. Many kids playing club soccer want to go to the best school where they can play soccer not the best soccer school. Once we realized our player wanted a great college experience that included soccer not just a soccer experience we were thrilled with our regional team.

So happy you were thrilled hahahah. PS above post is from a Stars Coach.

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There shouldn’t be any hate for girls that play on ECRL. A

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Thank you everyone. I will speak to them after I let her sit with her decision for a couple days.

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So you are confirming if kid is aiming D1 or D2 even, ECRL is not the right placement?

There absolutely are D1 commitments out of ECRL teams. Going to Stanford, Florida or Chapel Hill no obviously not. But at some point what is the goal? Would you really send your player to Abilene Christian University to play D1 over Amherst or even Bates or Colby?