The Girls 2008 Thread

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How about 2023 you ask?

Stars = 14
Aztecs = 0

https://www.nesoccerjournal.com/clas...m-new-england/

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thats the past Pal. This is an 08 thread . quit bragging about the older girls that left NEFC and SSS and Aztects before GAL. NEFC 08 would wipe Blue and they are not leaving anymore.

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thats the past Pal. This is an 08 thread . quit bragging about the older girls that left NEFC and SSS and Aztects before GAL. NEFC 08 would wipe Blue and they are not leaving anymore.

08 NEFC is a good team. I would love for them to be on the ECNL. I don't think "3 teams, 3 years", adds to that group though.

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Has GB ever developed his own players??

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thats the past Pal. This is an 08 thread . quit bragging about the older girls that left NEFC and SSS and Aztects before GAL. NEFC 08 would wipe Blue and they are not leaving anymore.

Hey buddy...we're on the same side. Compare Aztecs to NEFC, Seacoast, Scorpions and Select and it's still lopsided. Teams like Surf and Aztecs can peacock about their underdog successes all day long but their kids aren't going to get recruited if they don't get seen in Showcases and even if they do get seen, it's an uphill battle fighting the stigma of playing against subpar competition.

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I agree with this and all of these teams have girls who can play. It’s just a matter of time to see if anyone makes a jump. Rosters are already bloated on the top teams so watch and see I guess.

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Bloated rosters, less playing time, creates a tough situation for the upcoming good players in the state. Select and NEFC should be in the ECNL. We have enough talent now in our state to roster top ECNL teams in a few clubs now.

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thats the past Pal. This is an 08 thread . quit bragging about the older girls that left NEFC and SSS and Aztects before GAL. NEFC 08 would wipe Blue and they are not leaving anymore.

“Not leaving anymore” is the key. Looks like NEFC 07 was the outlier in players leaving for ECNL. Scared parents bought the ECNL hype as GA was wavering. GA is on solid footing now and they hype machine has died down. In the future the best talent developers will keep their talent, at least at the GA and ECNL level. I recognize thats a broad statement, of course there will be outliers who choose not to travel or cost is prohibitive, but in general the best talent will congregate to the bigger leagues.

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“Not leaving anymore” is the key. Looks like NEFC 07 was the outlier in players leaving for ECNL. Scared parents bought the ECNL hype as GA was wavering. GA is on solid footing now and they hype machine has died down. In the future the best talent developers will keep their talent, at least at the GA and ECNL level. I recognize thats a broad statement, of course there will be outliers who choose not to travel or cost is prohibitive, but in general the best talent will congregate to the bigger leagues.

NE surf is the biggest outlier as I see it. There’s some
real talent on that team - not everyone but a handful - and they’ve stayed together for a long time, as they were mostly GPS Boston. That’s a team that will be interesting to see if it stays together entering high school this year.

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Word is 2 top Aztec 08's headed to Blue. But just because the 07 thread went off the rails doesn't mean this 08 thread should avoid the truth-- it's over. Ulittle time is over. Debates are over. You pick your pathway and you takes your chances. There will probably be no more significant games between NPL and ECNL teams (few even between GA and ECNL) next spring or in the following springs. There's zero incentive for ECNL to do so-- they're shooting for national ECNL events and showcases. The baddest little team competition is over and irrelevant. If you're into rah rah team stuff cheer on the high school teams-- that's where team spirit goes now. Club is about eyeballs on individuals, invitations to national ID's, etc.. Are there players on Aztec or Bayside who can get D1 offers? Sure. It's just a different, much harder pathway (constrained by local networking-- think URI, Merrimack, or Brandeis, not Michigan or Princeton). But inter-league comparisons? Completely irrelevant now. People have chosen which horse to ride, but they're not racing each other.

Congrats to Aztec, awesome way to cap the season.

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We all wondered when it would happen. The breakup of AP’s NE Surf squad has begun.

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Word is 2 top Aztec 08's headed to Blue. But just because the 07 thread went off the rails doesn't mean this 08 thread should avoid the truth-- it's over. Ulittle time is over. Debates are over. You pick your pathway and you takes your chances. There will probably be no more significant games between NPL and ECNL teams (few even between GA and ECNL) next spring or in the following springs. There's zero incentive for ECNL to do so-- they're shooting for national ECNL events and showcases. The baddest little team competition is over and irrelevant. If you're into rah rah team stuff cheer on the high school teams-- that's where team spirit goes now. Club is about eyeballs on individuals, invitations to national ID's, etc.. Are there players on Aztec or Bayside who can get D1 offers? Sure. It's just a different, much harder pathway (constrained by local networking-- think URI, Merrimack, or Brandeis, not Michigan or Princeton). But inter-league comparisons? Completely irrelevant now. People have chosen which horse to ride, but they're not racing each other.

Congrats to Aztec, awesome way to cap the season.

NEFC Thanksgiving Tourney is shaping up to be worthwhile with Scorpions and SUSA committed. Will Aztecs make an appearance?

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We all wondered when it would happen. The breakup of AP’s NE Surf squad has begun.

Well that’s cryptic.

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“Not leaving anymore” is the key. Looks like NEFC 07 was the outlier in players leaving for ECNL. Scared parents bought the ECNL hype as GA was wavering. GA is on solid footing now and they hype machine has died down. In the future the best talent developers will keep their talent, at least at the GA and ECNL level. I recognize thats a broad statement, of course there will be outliers who choose not to travel or cost is prohibitive, but in general the best talent will congregate to the bigger leagues.

Not true about the scared parents part. My D moved not because of fear but because of the promise of GB, (Stars Blue) putting together a super team. I think he delivered in spaded so no, none of the NEFC/SSS recruits are looking back.

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Well that’s cryptic.

Scorpions 08's added a RI Surf goalie to replace their #1 goalie who left the club. Very good goalie from RI. Thru and thru soccer dad from RI and followed her for years. Not sure who the OP was talking about on NE Surf? That team seems to be tightknit group so would be surprised if any of them left Surf. Not sure LR would ever leave RI Surf and go to NE Surf if that team was breaking up so I'm going with just a rumour.