Folks asked about ECNL pipeline. Below are clubs with the most top 5 ranked teams in the pre-ecnl years (u11 to u13) according to US Youth Soccer Rankings (http://youthsoccerrankings.us), which is pretty similar to Last Planet:
3 - NEU (ECNL), THUSC (ECNL)
2 - FC (ECNL), WS-TS
1 - Crossfire (ECNL), EST, Southside (ECNL), Willamette (ECNL), WA_Timbers (05s are top 5 team, but listed in Washington)
Of the top 4 feeder clubs in the state - FC, NEU, THUSC, and WS-TS - 3 are ECNL clubs.
Even if the ECNL clubs attracted no talent from outside their own feeder teams, they would have the best pipelines in the state; historically they have also recruited well.
3 - NEU (ECNL), THUSC (ECNL)
2 - FC (ECNL), WS-TS
1 - Crossfire (ECNL), EST, Southside (ECNL), Willamette (ECNL), WA_Timbers (05s are top 5 team, but listed in Washington)
Of the top 4 feeder clubs in the state - FC, NEU, THUSC, and WS-TS - 3 are ECNL clubs.
Even if the ECNL clubs attracted no talent from outside their own feeder teams, they would have the best pipelines in the state; historically they have also recruited well.
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