What local club gets ECNL next?

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Not sure if they’ll ever get in but CSA and STA sure are trying. They would probably jump from GAL in a heartbeat. Shame because both could stand a little boost with the outflow of players ongoing. Any other club that could get into ECNL in NJ?

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Not sure if they’ll ever get in but CSA and STA sure are trying. They would probably jump from GAL in a heartbeat. Shame because both could stand a little boost with the outflow of players ongoing. Any other club that could get into ECNL in NJ?

Match Fit shore team will be getting ECNL next week. Part of ECNL deal with Surf to balance PDA influenza.

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Match Fit shore team will be getting ECNL next week. Part of ECNL deal with Surf to balance PDA influenza.

Oh wow if true then say bye bye to weak clubs like PDA Shore and CSA Monmouth...they barely surviving as it is.

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Oh wow if true then say bye bye to weak clubs like PDA Shore and CSA Monmouth...they barely surviving as it is.

and don't forget to include PSA Wildcats girls division in that weak category!

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and don't forget to include PSA Wildcats girls division in that weak category!

That’s true but at least they have great leadership as opposed to the other 2 clubs.

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That’s true but at least they have great leadership as opposed to the other 2 clubs.

No they don't. Go look at the PSA thread. There is plenty about him.

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Match Fit shore team will be getting ECNL next week. Part of ECNL deal with Surf to balance PDA influenza.

The only way that happens is if the current Matchfit management team has absolutely nothing to do with the shore program. They can’t even manage the program they have now. It’s a debacle. SURF management has to be running the show for that MF Shore if in discussions. ECNL higher ups know MF needs to step up and do better.

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Why do they need to add another club to ECNL?

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Match Fit shore team will be getting ECNL next week. Part of ECNL deal with Surf to balance PDA influenza.

Keep dreaming. The new MF shore team will not get in the ECNL. PDA sits on the board that helps decide who gets in and who doesn't. They will never allow another club in from NJ. As of right now PDA controls the demographic area and has first pick at all the kids. They will never allow ANY other local area club to join.
MF shore can dream all they want about it, but it will never happen.

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Keep dreaming. The new MF shore team will not get in the ECNL. PDA sits on the board that helps decide who gets in and who doesn't. They will never allow another club in from NJ. As of right now PDA controls the demographic area and has first pick at all the kids. They will never allow ANY other local area club to join.
MF shore can dream all they want about it, but it will never happen.

It’ll be a 4th team from Maryland to keep from having to drive down there to only play one team. Probably the new Baltimore Union/Celtic partnership.

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I guess anything is possible, but why would pda want to have a competing ecnl club 30 minutes away regardless of the difference in reputations? Also, why would they do it this year (or the next few years) as everything sorts out from the DA closure? I would think they'd want to maximize the influx of kids into their programs from the area before opening up another option. This sounds more like that was promised to the parents of the teams moving over from CSA. They were all probably told this year (or next at the very worst) they were getting an ecnl branch. I would more likely believe the entire location is playing in the alliance league.

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No way should NJ or PA get an additional club. That would be completely insane.

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It’ll be a 4th team from Maryland to keep from having to drive down there to only play one team. Probably the new Baltimore Union/Celtic partnership.

Not necessarily. Pipeline isn't that far from Penn Fusion, so they can pair up for weekends.

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No way should NJ or PA get an additional club. That would be completely insane.

Agreed ECNL has become completely watered down to the point that it can longer be considered elite. If ECNL really wants to be elite they need to institute a two tiered league with promotion/relegation. There are far to many clubs (Bucks and Delco come to mind) that are perennially at the bottom of the the ECNL in every age group. They have no incentive to get better bc there is no punishment for the status quo. And with the addition of two more clubs in close geographic proximity it will make it even tougher for the bottom dwellers to improve themselves as the top talent avoids those two clubs in favor of the newly added PF and PDA shore. Promotion/relegation is the answer if ECNL wants to be considered “elite” again.

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Agreed ECNL has become completely watered down to the point that it can longer be considered elite. If ECNL really wants to be elite they need to institute a two tiered league with promotion/relegation. There are far to many clubs (Bucks and Delco come to mind) that are perennially at the bottom of the the ECNL in every age group. They have no incentive to get better bc there is no punishment for the status quo. And with the addition of two more clubs in close geographic proximity it will make it even tougher for the bottom dwellers to improve themselves as the top talent avoids those two clubs in favor of the newly added PF and PDA shore. Promotion/relegation is the answer if ECNL wants to be considered “elite” again.

for the life of me i cant understand why they didnt go this route. the PDAs and FC Stars that wield so much power would never really be threatened with demotion and it would mean they could force other clubs to really up their game. They could also be smart since DA is gone and go to having national league competition only begin at U15 (or basically freshman year of HS). Keep middle schoolers playing regionally. No one needs a U12 ECNL.