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Please support Top Hat and sign the petition

Us, parents of Top Hat are trying to reach as many fellow soccer families please help us signing the petition. The mistakes of our club are forcing our players to face the tough decision of leaving the club. We have come together to ask ECNL to step in and help. This is not a joke


https://www.change.org/p/the-ecnl-bo...ptance-in-ecnl

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There are some more important petitions going around right now. But good luck with yours

Please support Top Hat and sign the petition

Us, parents of Top Hat are trying to reach as many fellow soccer families please help us signing the petition. The mistakes of our club are forcing our players to face the tough decision of leaving the club. We have come together to ask ECNL to step in and help. This is not a joke


https://www.change.org/p/the-ecnl-bo...ptance-in-ecnl

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https://www.change.org/p/the-ecnl-bo...ptance-in-ecnl

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https://www.change.org/p/the-ecnl-bo...ptance-in-ecnl

They are free to enter the ECRL.....but of course thats a joke too.

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Please support Top Hat and sign the petition

Us, parents of Top Hat are trying to reach as many fellow soccer families please help us signing the petition. The mistakes of our club are forcing our players to face the tough decision of leaving the club. We have come together to ask ECNL to step in and help. This is not a joke


https://www.change.org/p/the-ecnl-bo...ptance-in-ecnl

I think STA was starting their own change.org page

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I think STA was starting their own change.org page

They should

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OMG, this is real...

Support The Players!
Support Tophat Soccer Club in Atlanta, GA to be accepted back into the ECNL!
Rated the #1 Girls Soccer Club in the country by SoccerWire in March.
1 of only 3 clubs in Georgia awarded 'Players First' licensing by US Club Soccer
The ECNL should want Tophat!

Tophat's application to the ECNL was denied in late April due to the Southeast Conference being complete with 12 teams in each age group (11 Clubs). However, several other conferences have more than 12 teams in each age group. In fact, the ECNL continues to add new member clubs for the upcoming 2020/2021 season. As recent as May 12th the Northwest Conference added a new club which brings that conference to 23 teams in each age group. Decisions are still being made. Conferences are still evolving.
The ECNL can expand the Southeast Conference to add Tophat!

According to the ECNL application for member clubs, Tophat exceeds the criteria. And having been a part of the ECNL up until this year, Tophat and their players are very familiar with the ECNL core values. Tophat innovates girls to be the best they can be. Tophat accepts diversity. Tophat creates many opportunities for all players. Tophat provides the best development they can so a player can reach excellence. #tophathasnoceiling
The ECNL should want Tophat, a 'PLAYERS FIRST' Club!
Since April 15th, the ECNL has been focused on building the boys program. They continue to add clubs to conferences all over the nation.
The boy's ECNL Southeastern Conference now has 19 teams per age group. Compared to the girl's ECNL Southeastern Conference with 12 teams per age group.

NASA (North Atlanta Soccer Association) and Tophat Soccer Club merged in 2016 becoming NTH NASA/Tophat.
NASA is the boy's program. Tophat is the girl's program.
NASA boys teams compete in the ECNL.

NTH NASA/Tophat is the only ECNL club in Georgia to not have both boys and girls ECNL.
The ECNL should accept Tophat! The ECNL should want NASA's sisters!
The Players Story
In March, life as we knew it, came to a screeching halt. Schools shut their doors, virtual learning rolled out, soccer stopped, ‘shelter in place’ went into effect, and the only social connection we could have is 6’ apart or over FaceTime. Life was on pause. Then US Soccer announces they were shutting down the Development Academy immediately. As we try to stay focused on our assignments, stay in shape for the minute we can get back on the fields, do our best to stay connected with our teammates amongst all the rumors of what will happen, April 15th sent us into a spiral that left us lost. Already in the midst of COVID19 and no one understanding what the future really holds, for so many of the players, the question mark with soccer just exasperated the feelings of anxiety and sadness. It is so confusing that US Soccer would just shut the doors and not provide or help put together a plan for the players and their clubs. But also just as confusing is why the ECNL would not want some of the most competitive clubs and their players in the ECNL.

Over those first few weeks, players watched the ECNL slowly add girls programs, but not others. We knew it would take time, but for those being left behind worry began to set in. We have always believed to trust the journey. But this is a time that we don’t understand the journey. Why did the ECNL accept teams that we align with competitively, but not Tophat?
As we look at the big picture and how this is negatively affecting all the players across the nation, and more personally, the players at Tophat, this situation is distressing. As the reality of the unknown in just everyday life and now our soccer world, we begin to feel panic and question everything. Who is going to stay? Who is going to leave? Will we get the competition we need for our continued development? What if we can’t travel, who will we play? What if college coaches don’t come to watch us? What is the path for the players?
Players are feeling the pressure to look at the other local ECNL clubs. External influences are at play. And this can have a ripple effect on many players, not just the Tophat players. Many who are our friends.

We as players understand new leagues are created, clubs change leagues, players change clubs, all in hopes to be positioned in a more competitive environment to further the development of the player. But, when has a league just abandoned a huge number of top clubs and players?

And why wouldn’t the ECNL want to accept these top clubs?
All of the girls in the Tophat community work so hard to be the players we are. Nothing is handed to us. We have all have our challenges, not only in soccer but navigating everyday life as teenage girls. We make sacrifices every day. Girls come from all over, some traveling 2.5 hours each way. We have different backgrounds, ethnicities, school environments, families and our passion for soccer brings us together. We spend hours training, committed to being better, pushing ourselves, and each other. Time and time again we step on the field and we perform. We perform at a top-level.
We are girls that want the opportunity to play the best soccer we can in a league that can bring the best competition.
We have no ceiling!
#abouttheplayers_tophat

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If The Hatters want to get in the ECNL so bad they need to do what the CSA 09 girls did in NJ. Join a club that competes in the ECNL .

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Everyone at an ECNL club knows why Top hat was denied. The parents should ask their admin. ECNL asked clubs to have them be their top league. Both Real Colorado and Top hat shunned ECNL and dropped out to go all in GDA. In early March, Real Colorado begged ECNL to come back. The writing was on the wall. Where was Top hat? They knew NYCFC dropped out the year before. NYCFC made it very clear that GDA would be dropped by US Soccer within a year. They knew that GDA was shutting their doors. All the big clubs did. They should have been on the phone with ECNL in March, but their admin staff blew it

Shame on Tophat. They let their players down.

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Everyone at an ECNL club knows why Top hat was denied. The parents should ask their admin. ECNL asked clubs to have them be their top league. Both Real Colorado and Top hat shunned ECNL and dropped out to go all in GDA. In early March, Real Colorado begged ECNL to come back. The writing was on the wall. Where was Top hat? They knew NYCFC dropped out the year before. NYCFC made it very clear that GDA would be dropped by US Soccer within a year. They knew that GDA was shutting their doors. All the big clubs did. They should have been on the phone with ECNL in March, but their admin staff blew it

Shame on Tophat. They let their players down.

wow. the level of dumb nonsense in the above paragraph exceeds the threshold even for a match fit post.

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wow. the level of dumb nonsense in the above paragraph exceeds the threshold even for a match fit post.

Actually its not a dumb post but somewhat spot on. Tophat yes they belong in the ECNL as they always have. The fact that they turned their noses up to the ECNL was all on them. Last year at thecECNL playoff I had a chance to talk to the parents and they were not happy going GDA and now we see and they see why. Blame only should go to the ADMINS of that club tlfor making the decision and trust me ECNL ask them to stay and still the wanted the GDA

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Actually its not a dumb post but somewhat spot on. Tophat yes they belong in the ECNL as they always have. The fact that they turned their noses up to the ECNL was all on them. Last year at thecECNL playoff I had a chance to talk to the parents and they were not happy going GDA and now we see and they see why. Blame only should go to the ADMINS of that club tlfor making the decision and trust me ECNL ask them to stay and still the wanted the GDA

Don’t make yourself sound smart.

ECNL didn’t not have 1/2 the talent GDA had. Top Hat hedged their bets, and it didn’t work out. But ECNL is just a ****ty product for parents who have no clue about soccer, like you.

PDA sucked while in GDA, and ruled in ECNL. There is only one way to interpret results. If you don’t see it, your brain cells are fried mate.

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Don’t make yourself sound smart.

ECNL didn’t not have 1/2 the talent GDA had. Top Hat hedged their bets, and it didn’t work out. But ECNL is just a ****ty product for parents who have no clue about soccer, like you.

PDA sucked while in GDA, and ruled in ECNL. There is only one way to interpret results. If you don’t see it, your brain cells are fried mate.

You’re actually serious, aren’t you?

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Don’t make yourself sound smart.

ECNL didn’t not have 1/2 the talent GDA had. Top Hat hedged their bets, and it didn’t work out. But ECNL is just a ****ty product for parents who have no clue about soccer, like you.

PDA sucked while in GDA, and ruled in ECNL. There is only one way to interpret results. If you don’t see it, your brain cells are fried mate.

The answer is very simple. PDA like every other club diluted their talent pool. They did not have enough top flight players for 2 teams. Instead they were spread too thin and both teams lacked depth. Now PDA has a “A” team and a “B” team in ECNL with the difference still apparent with a stronger team than 2 equally strong teams. As far as ECNL; it serves it’s purpose as being a league that gives the most talented players a platform to play soccer in a competitive setting vs. competitive competition. You go to an ECNL College showcase there are an average of 100 plus college coaches per game watching. Not bad for a ****ty product. So I do have a clue why my daughter stayed ECNL and didn’t move to GDA.

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Don’t make yourself sound smart.

ECNL didn’t not have 1/2 the talent GDA had. Top Hat hedged their bets, and it didn’t work out. But ECNL is just a ****ty product for parents who have no clue about soccer, like you.

PDA sucked while in GDA, and ruled in ECNL. There is only one way to interpret results. If you don’t see it, your brain cells are fried mate.

Then please explain why at least nine other clubs dropped out year 1 and as many year 2, including NYCFC one of the best in the nation? Because the owners saw it wasn't going to work, especially when USSF decided to fill geographic holes with lesser quality clubs. USSF went for volume, not quality. That's what ultimately did GDA in.