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SCP is in Sparta. They and Roxbury have a joint partnership with PDA, though strange that they didn't call SCP "PDA" in the press release.

SCP has its own team in Sparta , Roxbury from my understanding is a feeder program. SCP was accepted, remember SCP just partnered with PDA recently. Assuming applications were submitted some time ago

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My understanding is this new RL 2 league is for a financial supporting of existing ECNL leagues. The new clubs are not mixing with current ones on any level NL or RL, which tells everything that you need to know.

Our club has explained in detail difference. ECNL RL 2 is strictly 2nd teams for each current ECNL. Northeast RL clubs have the opportunity to be promoted to ECNL Top division. the RL 2 could never be promoted, they will always be considered 2nd tier teams, even to the new league. Why stay on a 2nd team when you can play on a 1st team, have the chance to be promoted to play vs the best?

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Our club has explained in detail difference. ECNL RL 2 is strictly 2nd teams for each current ECNL. Northeast RL clubs have the opportunity to be promoted to ECNL Top division. the RL 2 could never be promoted, they will always be considered 2nd tier teams, even to the new league. Why stay on a 2nd team when you can play on a 1st team, have the chance to be promoted to play vs the best?

what do you mean by "Northeast RL clubs have the opportunity to be promoted to ECNL Top division"

Isn't "Northeast RL" the new ECRL 2? Right now ECNL North ATLANTIC teams also have ECRL North ATLANTIC teams, so I do not see any "promotions" there. There is another ECRL Northeast before the new annoucement, but it was the playoffs for other ECRL divisions (New England and North Atlantic). The new thing is also call Northeast. Very confusing

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Our club has explained in detail difference. ECNL RL 2 is strictly 2nd teams for each current ECNL. Northeast RL clubs have the opportunity to be promoted to ECNL Top division. the RL 2 could never be promoted, they will always be considered 2nd tier teams, even to the new league. Why stay on a 2nd team when you can play on a 1st team, have the chance to be promoted to play vs the best?

So you are saying that the "new northeast RL division" teams CAN be promoted to ECNL? Personally, these new clubs are WORSE than the ECRL North Atlantic "second teams". Looks like your club is trying to spin things to make this new thing look good. In my view, I would think that you would have to get "promoted" from this new thing, to ECRL North Atlantic, and then promoted again to ECNL North Atlantic (and then have to get a 2nd team for ECRL North Atlantic). NO WAY they would promote anyone from the new "thing" directly to ECNL North Atlantic (and then have to have them get a 2nd team in ECRL North Atlantic). This new thing is for VERY low level clubs

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Our club has explained in detail difference. ECNL RL 2 is strictly 2nd teams for each current ECNL. Northeast RL clubs have the opportunity to be promoted to ECNL Top division. the RL 2 could never be promoted, they will always be considered 2nd tier teams, even to the new league. Why stay on a 2nd team when you can play on a 1st team, have the chance to be promoted to play vs the best?

The current ECNL clubs have RL teams and they are not in RL2. They are in North Atlantic RL. These clubs cannot to be promoted since they already have a top tier teams in ECNL.

The new RL 2 league doesn't have any teams in ECNL NL or North Atlantic division. The RL 2 teams can be promoted to a ECNL NL level and it look like that is only path to join ECNL currently. This year only one club in the nation got promoted from RL to NL, Chicago Inter.

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Our club has explained in detail difference. ECNL RL 2 is strictly 2nd teams for each current ECNL. Northeast RL clubs have the opportunity to be promoted to ECNL Top division. the RL 2 could never be promoted, they will always be considered 2nd tier teams, even to the new league. Why stay on a 2nd team when you can play on a 1st team, have the chance to be promoted to play vs the best?

So you are saying playing for FC Copa is better than PDA Blue RL since FC Copa has a 1 in a gazillion chance of being promoted 600 years from now? There is NOT A SINGLE GIRL on any ECRL Northeast that will still be playing soccer when ANY of those teams are promoted

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I just wondering if next year in the regional playoffs are they going to include teams from this new division with teams from New England and North Atlantic. Probably will wait a few years in order not to embarrass these new clubs

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I just wondering if next year in the regional playoffs are they going to include teams from this new division with teams from New England and North Atlantic. Probably will wait a few years in order not to embarrass these new clubs

Yep, that is the case. The 2 new leagues male up the 17 leagues that RL has. Same access to playoffs as any other team in it. Some people on here are clearly very affected by this new venture for clubs.

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Yep, that is the case. The 2 new leagues male up the 17 leagues that RL has. Same access to playoffs as any other team in it. Some people on here are clearly very affected by this new venture for clubs.

The question is what is the new league club fee and how much more parents will have to pay to play in this league?

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The current ECNL clubs have RL teams and they are not in RL2. They are in North Atlantic RL. These clubs cannot to be promoted since they already have a top tier teams in ECNL.

The new RL 2 league doesn't have any teams in ECNL NL or North Atlantic division. The RL 2 teams can be promoted to a ECNL NL level and it look like that is only path to join ECNL currently. This year only one club in the nation got promoted from RL to NL, Chicago Inter.

There are a half dozen clubs that have satellite locations in this new league. CFC, FC Stars, SUSA, Scorpians, Sporting Club Premier (aka PDA), and MF all have teams in ECNL and RL already. From the look of this no club from this conference will be promoted straight to ECNL, they may be promoted to standard RL and then maybe ECNL eventually but don't count on any player currently in u12 or older to ever see it. Best guess is this creation allows for demoted ECNL clubs to dump their RL teams as the NL team moves down without losing any money to EDP or USYS leagues. I expect PDA South to be the first to be given this opportunity.

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The question is what is the new league club fee and how much more parents will have to pay to play in this league?

Good question ,

I personally think it was a brilliant move by the Ecnl. They created a space that made it impossible for those ,teams not in the GA, to turn down joining the new ecrl 2 league. If they did not join they would be on the outside of both the GA and the ECNL. They are effectively gobbling up market share. As a club you dont want to be left out this without one of these leagues when the music stops. So whats in it for the new clubs? Simple, money! They get to charge anywhere from 3500 to 3900 per player for dues. They get the stability and the branding of the league and yes, some will move into the ECNL national model. There are no guarantees and clubs will be cut throat in competing for players, including ecrl players that play for a national ecrl platform. The advantages of playing for a ecrl 2 team over ecrl 1 is that you get the clubs top coaches and you are treated like the the top team in the club instead of team 3, 4 or 5. The new ecrl2 league will be able to sell the platform to older players based on lower level college recruitment as well, although, I think it will be hard sell. Think about it-if a club is offered ECRL 2 and they dont accept, where would that leave them. No way they would be able to compete with the club close by for players who is offering ECRL2. Its about money and the survival of clubs like copa and NJ crush. Some of these clubs know that they will never get into the ECNL national league but in the meantime, they can make a lot of money. Better to be in it then to have to fend for yourself without the branding.


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Struggling to understand why people think this is below the current ECRL. 'The 2023-2024 season will feature 17 different ECNL Girls Regional Leagues nation-wide'. The 2 new leagues are part of the already structured ECRL, not below it as some are trying to suggest.

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Struggling to understand why people think this is below the current ECRL. 'The 2023-2024 season will feature 17 different ECNL Girls Regional Leagues nation-wide'. The 2 new leagues are part of the already structured ECRL, not below it as some are trying to suggest.

It will not be below it. It will grow. Its not about the 1st year but what it will be in the 10 th year. New families will have very few choices in leagues soon. Leagues like edp will be left behind.

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Where does it say anywhere that the NE league is “ECRL2”? This is an expansion of the current ECRL platform.

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Where does it say anywhere that the NE league is “ECRL2”? This is an expansion of the current ECRL platform.

No its not. Two separate leagues ecrl1 will be the c teams of ECNL clubs and play their own schedule. ECRL2 will play in a separate league. They may play one another at tournaments. Which one will be better. who knows.