Top Town Teams Competing with top academies

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For an example this weekend down at EDP Summer Classic where Rumson FC CAT 2010B won STA’s ECNL team 4-1. Not just with Rumson but I’ve seen it with other town teams such as Ironbound 2007B who won STA’s and MF’s ECNL team 1-0 and 2-1. Whats the reasoning for this? Is it because some of these teams recruit or they give good training?

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I don't know what a Rumson is, but sounds like lumping ironbound in as a town team is a bit too broad. Adult soccer in my town is pickup games at the park before everyone wakes up. Ironbound is a legitimate amateur soccer club at the adult age.

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For an example this weekend down at EDP Summer Classic where Rumson FC CAT 2010B won STA’s ECNL team 4-1. Not just with Rumson but I’ve seen it with other town teams such as Ironbound 2007B who won STA’s and MF’s ECNL team 1-0 and 2-1. Whats the reasoning for this? Is it because some of these teams recruit or they give good training?

STA has an ECNL team? Since when?

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For an example this weekend down at EDP Summer Classic where Rumson FC CAT 2010B won STA’s ECNL team 4-1. Not just with Rumson but I’ve seen it with other town teams such as Ironbound 2007B who won STA’s and MF’s ECNL team 1-0 and 2-1. Whats the reasoning for this? Is it because some of these teams recruit or they give good training?

Showcase teams playing tournaments

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STA has an ECNL team? Since when?

STA is ECNL and GA

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EDP Summer Classic on Father’s Day weekend isn’t a tournament worth anything anymore. You have teams playing up in age, no colleges attending, there’s only experience of playing soccer for fun. It’s a rec tournament.

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For an example this weekend down at EDP Summer Classic where Rumson FC CAT 2010B won STA’s ECNL team 4-1. Not just with Rumson but I’ve seen it with other town teams such as Ironbound 2007B who won STA’s and MF’s ECNL team 1-0 and 2-1. Whats the reasoning for this? Is it because some of these teams recruit or they give good training?

I don't think Match fit had any ECNL teams playing this weekend. They had other MFA teams, regional or a pre-ECNL team.

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STA has an ECNL team? Since when?

For awhile now.

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I don't think Match fit had any ECNL teams playing this weekend. They had other MFA teams, regional or a pre-ECNL team.

I think he or she was talking about the Penn Fusion Showcase

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Very few of the rosters are what their normal teams look like, lots of guesting for missing players, and summer select situations at many of the academies. That's why you saw a lot of "white" team labels, because the academies don't want to screw up their blue rankings, knowing the teams aren't intact this time of year. And yeah, many teams playing up for experience. So wouldn't put much on the results.Though on the girls side anyhow, with a few exceptions, it was mostly the 3-letter clubs topping brackets despite all this.

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STA is ECNL and GA

ECNL for boys, GA for girls

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Many girls play club and town.

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For an example this weekend down at EDP Summer Classic where Rumson FC CAT 2010B won STA’s ECNL team 4-1. Not just with Rumson but I’ve seen it with other town teams such as Ironbound 2007B who won STA’s and MF’s ECNL team 1-0 and 2-1. Whats the reasoning for this? Is it because some of these teams recruit or they give good training?

Its a summer tournament... Rumson Cat 2010 is a one-off that used to be MFA ECNL team. Coach left and the kids followed. Kids really like the coach. They used some guest players this tournament which made them even stronger. STA ECNL 2010 team has had a rough year losing players to MLS teams and kids not happy with coach. They will have a new coach next year that is one of the best at STA and hopefully they can develop and recruit more talent.

There really isn't more to it than above. Of course there are strong non-mls and ecnl teams for boys. Just go where your kid is playing and is happy