ECRL vs GA

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https://www.pdashoregirls.com/news4

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Just look up the PDAShore website 16 D1 commits for 2021. Can you imagine what ECNL produces if ECRL puts out these numbers??? Checking GA I do not see much at all.

PDA ECLR isn't the same as many other ECLR programs. Some ECLR teams and clubs are really poor quality and a local GAL club could be better

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PDA ECLR isn't the same as many other ECLR programs. Some ECLR teams and clubs are really poor quality and a local GAL club could be better

Assuming that PDA Shore ECRL is listed as PDA South ECRL in the ECRL Standings page of the ECNL website, they are in the bottom half of the standings in all age groups. Yet they managed to get a lot of players into D1 programs. Maybe ECRL is better than many give it credit for.

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Assuming that PDA Shore ECRL is listed as PDA South ECRL in the ECRL Standings page of the ECNL website, they are in the bottom half of the standings in all age groups. Yet they managed to get a lot of players into D1 programs. Maybe ECRL is better than many give it credit for.

Posters point was don't equate PDA Eclr and all of eclr. Mid and lower level clubs have very mediocre recruiting results. Top EDP teams have similar results with far less travel and costs

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Posters point was don't equate PDA Eclr and all of eclr. Mid and lower level clubs have very mediocre recruiting results. Top EDP teams have similar results with far less travel and costs

Right, but my point was that PDA Shore ECRL is one of the lower ECRL clubs in the North Atlantic conference, so others are even better. We are not talking about PDA Blue ECRL.

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Right, but my point was that PDA Shore ECRL is one of the lower ECRL clubs in the North Atlantic conference, so others are even better. We are not talking about PDA Blue ECRL.

How many from any other ECRL team in NJ or PA had D1 recruits?

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How many from any other ECRL team in NJ or PA had D1 recruits?

With all due respect to everyone of those young ladies, looking at the commitments minus 2, do you believe they were all their top choice D1 schools?

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How many from any other ECRL team in NJ or PA had D1 recruits?

Dunno, those clubs didn’t post their commitments last year.

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With all due respect to everyone of those young ladies, looking at the commitments minus 2, do you believe they were all their top choice D1 schools?

I agree. Kudos to these recruits but it’s doubtful that any of those players are being given financial reward (i.e. athletic scholarships) to play the sport they love at the college level [even the ones showing D1 commitments].

And that’s ok. To original posted: please hold off lauding ECRL as a platform that is superior to platforms drawing colleges that offer high level comp and financial award for playing ability.

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Assuming that PDA Shore ECRL is listed as PDA South ECRL in the ECRL Standings page of the ECNL website, they are in the bottom half of the standings in all age groups. Yet they managed to get a lot of players into D1 programs. Maybe ECRL is better than many give it credit for.

ECRL is definitely better than GAL and the recruiting results such as PDA Shore show it. Funny how no one is posting recruit lists for CSA. Surely results and track record would speak for itself.

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ECRL is definitely better than GAL and the recruiting results such as PDA Shore show it. Funny how no one is posting recruit lists for CSA. Surely results and track record would speak for itself.

If that makes you feel better saying then good for you. Remember, ECNL formed the RL as a lessor league to prevent players from joining EDP, NPL, etc. The RL is a “B” league to ECNL. Sorry, but those are the facts. As far as recruitment, the same coaches who line the fields at ECNL events are not there for these RL matches. Sorry, but that’s unfortunately factual.

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This list is definitely an anomaly for ECRL. Kudos to PDA Shore, although I wonder if they shuffled around players with any of the other PDA teams to make the list look better than it actually was? Eg. listed any PDA player that played with PDA Shore, like some PDA South ECNL players who got additional playing time there or something like that. Certainly odd that they would have so many D1 commitments while being so low in the ECRL standings.

In any case, in general I think ECRL is a very good league for players looking at D2 and D3 college opportunities, a bit more of a challenge for D1 (and certainly not a place for top-tier D1). .

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If that makes you feel better saying then good for you. Remember, ECNL formed the RL as a lessor league to prevent players from joining EDP, NPL, etc. The RL is a “B” league to ECNL. Sorry, but those are the facts. As far as recruitment, the same coaches who line the fields at ECNL events are not there for these RL matches. Sorry, but that’s unfortunately factual.

In the NE ECLR is simply the old NPL B team league rebranded. Other regions didn't always have these B leagues. A way to capture more market share? Absolutely. It's a business. It doesn't mean it's a better league or a better league for you player. Go for the highest level you can with the best coaching in your area, and where you will play a ton. Sitting on the bench on a higher team won't advance you game.

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If that makes you feel better saying then good for you. Remember, ECNL formed the RL as a lessor league to prevent players from joining EDP, NPL, etc. The RL is a “B” league to ECNL. Sorry, but those are the facts. As far as recruitment, the same coaches who line the fields at ECNL events are not there for these RL matches. Sorry, but that’s unfortunately factual.

Not the poster an no apologies needed. It is a fact that the leagues are very different in terms of player quality, speed of play etc. Different level college programs will shop at the different leagues plus others. Nothing wrong with that, is what it is. Can some teams and player over lap low ECNL/high ECLR? Absolutely. The sections of the pyramid will never be perfectly separate.

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This list is definitely an anomaly for ECRL. Kudos to PDA Shore, although I wonder if they shuffled around players with any of the other PDA teams to make the list look better than it actually was? Eg. listed any PDA player that played with PDA Shore, like some PDA South ECNL players who got additional playing time there or something like that. Certainly odd that they would have so many D1 commitments while being so low in the ECRL standings.

In any case, in general I think ECRL is a very good league for players looking at D2 and D3 college opportunities, a bit more of a challenge for D1 (and certainly not a place for top-tier D1). .

But here's wher eit gets murky - most of those commitments also can be reached via many GAL teams, top EDP teams etc. Players looking for lowest level D1 plus D2/D3 in some regards have more options on where to play. If you want higher D1 you almost have to be in ECNL (sure there's a few quality GAL clubs left and coaches know not all players have a quality ECNL club in their backyard). But you're probably not going to find an ECLR or EDP player on a top 200 roster let alone playing a lot.