4 GA teams to choose from

[Guest]

NEFC now has two GA teams. RI Surf and Bayside each have a GA team. If you are a half way decent player you can now call yourself “national” in the B league. What a watered down mess!

[Guest]

Alright.

[Guest]

Couldn't agree more. What a joke! As usual the RI players get screwed. NEFC just took all their top teams and essentially put them in the equivalent of the original DPL. LOL. I was worried a bit for ECRL but now ... At the HS age I would still flock to ECRL if on bubble of ECNL squad. Especially at Scorpions where there is a history of players moving up. NEFC trying to be slick but I think they may have sealed their fate as at best an unstable second level pathway. They will probably continue to lose top coaches as well.

[Guest]

Nothing changes. Nobody who’s really good will move clubs now. Basically, every team pretty much stays the same, yet now they all play in the same league. NEFC 2nd team will be North Shore, this has zero effect on RI/South Eastern MA.
GA now has 6 New England Teams (SeaCoast, NEFC, NEFC NS, Bayside, RI Surf and Oakwood) and 6 NY/NJ teams. Look for a North/South Conference alignment. Better games and competition for Bayside, RI surf and NEFC NS than they currently have.
Three teams close to SE Mass/RI only hurts Scorpions RL and RL Lite #facts

[Guest]

Nothing changes. Nobody who’s really good will move clubs now. Basically, every team pretty much stays the same, yet now they all play in the same league. NEFC 2nd team will be North Shore, this has zero effect on RI/South Eastern MA.
GA now has 6 New England Teams (SeaCoast, NEFC, NEFC NS, Bayside, RI Surf and Oakwood) and 6 NY/NJ teams. Look for a North/South Conference alignment. Better games and competition for Bayside, RI surf and NEFC NS than they currently have.
Three teams close to SE Mass/RI only hurts Scorpions RL and RL Lite #facts

6 weak teams in a C level league. Don’t expect college coaches to watch your garbage games. College Coaches will go to Scorpions ECNL National over a weak GA league game. Sorry for the RI parents constantly swindled by greedy clubs, coaches and marketing.

[Guest]

6 weak teams in a C level league. Don’t expect college coaches to watch your garbage games. College Coaches will go to Scorpions ECNL National over a weak GA league game. Sorry for the RI parents constantly swindled by greedy clubs, coaches and marketing.

Who are the Scorpions? Are they still a club??

[Guest]

Couldn't agree more. What a joke! As usual the RI players get screwed. NEFC just took all their top teams and essentially put them in the equivalent of the original DPL. LOL. I was worried a bit for ECRL but now ... At the HS age I would still flock to ECRL if on bubble of ECNL squad. Especially at Scorpions where there is a history of players moving up. NEFC trying to be slick but I think they may have sealed their fate as at best an unstable second level pathway. They will probably continue to lose top coaches as well.

What history of players moving up from scorpions?

[Guest]

I’m sorry but i’m going to be the voice of reason. Your daughter can play ECNL, ECRL1 or 2, GA, DPL and it won’t matter. The end result will be very little in terms of your kids college “path”. The players from NE have an uphill climb trying to get a spot on a D1 team. Even in the past 5 years it’s become so insanely competitive with players coming from better teams all over the country. Most of our daughters will play for D3 colleges (and not fancy ones) if anything. Many many players won’t play beyond high school. So sure go ahead fight over your leagues, club hop, get worked up, but in the end it will make little difference.

[Guest]

I’m sorry but i’m going to be the voice of reason. Your daughter can play ECNL, ECRL1 or 2, GA, DPL and it won’t matter. The end result will be very little in terms of your kids college “path”. The players from NE have an uphill climb trying to get a spot on a D1 team. Even in the past 5 years it’s become so insanely competitive with players coming from better teams all over the country. Most of our daughters will play for D3 colleges (and not fancy ones) if anything. Many many players won’t play beyond high school. So sure go ahead fight over your leagues, club hop, get worked up, but in the end it will make little difference.

Just going by NESJ, which by my guess has about 80-90% of all players committed, I count approximately 240+ D1 players from New England.

Only a parent who has no idea could possibly make a comment that the league "will make little difference".

[Guest]

Just going by NESJ, which by my guess has about 80-90% of all players committed, I count approximately 240+ D1 players from New England.

Only a parent who has no idea could possibly make a comment that the league "will make little difference".

Meant to add, that is in the 2023-2025 (so far) recruiting classes.

[Guest]

What history of players moving up from scorpions?

There are a number of players on National teams that came up from Regional team.

[Guest]

Anyone heard how the GA ID Clinics are looking so far? Are local players giving the new GA clubs a close look?

[Guest]

I think the GA IDs are just getting started. If you are a HS aged player, still worth going to an ID or skip it and go to a team practice?

[Guest]

Anyone heard how the GA ID Clinics are looking so far? Are local players giving the new GA clubs a close look?

If you have a high school player playing for a club without a national pathway then Surf or Bayside may be an option for you to be seen by colleges, if, you are on the GA team. But do go into it knowing GA is weaker in competition than ECNL. Your player will play at a higher level for league games if you go to Scorpions. They compete now locally against South Shore Select and Stars the two top clubs in MA. The ECNL showcases are a big draw for college coaches. NEFC in MA is the other GA club Surf and Bayside will play. NEFC very good but also losing players and coaches. However NEFC will crush Bayside and Surf leaving both clubs out of playoffs. You want to be on teams that play good competition and strong enough to make playoffs.

[Guest]

If you have a high school player playing for a club without a national pathway then Surf or Bayside may be an option for you to be seen by colleges, if, you are on the GA team. But do go into it knowing GA is weaker in competition than ECNL. Your player will play at a higher level for league games if you go to Scorpions. They compete now locally against South Shore Select and Stars the two top clubs in MA. The ECNL showcases are a big draw for college coaches. NEFC in MA is the other GA club Surf and Bayside will play. NEFC very good but also losing players and coaches. However NEFC will crush Bayside and Surf leaving both clubs out of playoffs. You want to be on teams that play good competition and strong enough to make playoffs.

Every year there are dozens and dozens of kids (well over a hundred) from New England who go on to play in college. Unless NEFC and Stars Blue have rosters of 50+ players deep, that would mean over 75% of these players don't play on those teams.

Bayside, Scorpions, Stars White, FSA, CFC, Seacoast (to name a few), all place players, in some cases almost their entire rosters, into college programs from DI - DIII every year from what I can tell.