DA Boys and Girls closing up shop for good

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you make it sound like every worthy player left the GAL for the ECNL. I know it certainly did not happen locally or across the country. Some kids and parents want to see what happens to the GAL after this year. Its up to the GAL clubs to make this league the second best league in the country. The parents are watching.

Not every worthy. Some good players at still at GAL. Just not as many.

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A few kids who were already known to the programs may have been taken. If you werent already known, already having trained with the team then you could not just email and be invited to the top team. Some kids may have been able to get into the age group but they'll be finding out later on whether they are ECNL or ECRL, after evaluations. No one is moving to a top team sight unseen.

So these are kids that were anyway planning to move to ECNL a few months before the DA announcement happened. Which is why they would have been training with PDA. The shutdown of DA was known only after the lockdown started.

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Exactly. Not to mention in many areas (not necessarily in Metro NYC, but in Northeast and other Regions) there are plenty of "ECNL-Worthy" players not playing in the league due to there being no club close enough to get to. It's a legit issue. I had to pass on an offer for my daughter to play for a Mass ECNL club because I couldn't make the travel work. Perfectly happy in the "other league", and would be in ECNL as well if there was a realistic chance of it.

Eventually some other GAL New England teams will be let into ECNL. Give it time.

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So these are kids that were anyway planning to move to ECNL a few months before the DA announcement happened. Which is why they would have been training with PDA. The shutdown of DA was known only after the lockdown started.

I'd expect that PDA ECNL coaches kept track of the best DA players in the area. If one of those players emails you looking for a spot, then you would consider that. Also, I'm guessing players run across all different coaches during their travels so they might have already been seen.

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Eventually some other GAL New England teams will be let into ECNL. Give it time.

Doubtful. While from a pure soccer perspective it's a no-brainer, ECNL doesn't have a great track record of moving the game forward.

What they do, they do it very successfully. But there is no incentive for them to expand so they won't.

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I'd expect that PDA ECNL coaches kept track of the best DA players in the area. If one of those players emails you looking for a spot, then you would consider that. Also, I'm guessing players run across all different coaches during their travels so they might have already been seen.

Thankyou for sharing your expectations and guesswork. Now I understand where you are coming from.

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Doubtful. While from a pure soccer perspective it's a no-brainer, ECNL doesn't have a great track record of moving the game forward.

What they do, they do it very successfully. But there is no incentive for them to expand so they won't.

You are wrong. They just added how many clubs to ECNL and ECNLR? More at the right time. Has to be the right fit for ECNL. It makes sense to add another New England team or two. NJ is too crowed with WC covering North Jersey and PDA central and south. STA and CSA are just not a fit for ECNL.

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I think they are going to have a lot of turn over in kids, but the program itself will still be there. It looks like they are starting over.

Of course it will survive but will look like a shadow of its former self...too many departures to sustain quality....would expect the coaches to start jumping ship soon too.

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You are wrong. They just added how many clubs to ECNL and ECNLR? More at the right time. Has to be the right fit for ECNL. It makes sense to add another New England team or two. NJ is too crowed with WC covering North Jersey and PDA central and south. STA and CSA are just not a fit for ECNL.

one more PDA ECNL team for the shore would round it out nicely.

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Conventional wisdom is the top GA players/teams left for ECNL. STA for PDA, CSA for Match Fit and SJEB for PDA South.

I wouldn't math CSA with MF....Delco maybe Bucks sure but MF....That honor goes to LISC.

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Sounds like there are a lot of ECNL players now kicked to the curb and available, as would be expected.

Na, they would be pushed down to the bench or ECRL, Plenty of low level ECRL talent running around though.

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you make it sound like every worthy player left the GAL for the ECNL. I know it certainly did not happen locally or across the country. Some kids and parents want to see what happens to the GAL after this year. Its up to the GAL clubs to make this league the second best league in the country. The parents are watching.

You make it sound as most of the top GDA players didnt originally come from ECNL in the first place!

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You are wrong. They just added how many clubs to ECNL and ECNLR? More at the right time. Has to be the right fit for ECNL. It makes sense to add another New England team or two. NJ is too crowed with WC covering North Jersey and PDA central and south. STA and CSA are just not a fit for ECNL.

IMO the Hudson Valley has a gap in an area with income, population density, etc.. I would say NYSC/FCW is the best fit in terms of location and they both do have facilities in place and club infrastructure but whether either can run a girls program is up for debate. Being in the middle between CFC and World Class it makes sense. NJ doesnt need any more clubs, NY is underserved, LI aside. WC may balk but losing a few Westchester/Putnam players wouldnt kill them.

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IMO the Hudson Valley has a gap in an area with income, population density, etc.. I would say NYSC/FCW is the best fit in terms of location and they both do have facilities in place and club infrastructure but whether either can run a girls program is up for debate. Being in the middle between CFC and World Class it makes sense. NJ doesnt need any more clubs, NY is underserved, LI aside. WC may balk but losing a few Westchester/Putnam players wouldnt kill them.

Agree

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Na, they would be pushed down to the bench or ECRL, Plenty of low level ECRL talent running around though.

Low level and ECRL go hand in hand....and the league is getting worse with Toms River PDA being added....have you seen their 06 and 07 teams???