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**Unregistered** · 06-01-2012, 07:08 PM

The ny group is girls the eastern group is boys from what I was told

**Unregistered** · 06-01-2012, 07:17 PM

Interesting that there are no Mass teams. Are there only two good girls team in MA which are the two in ECNL?

**Unregistered** · 06-01-2012, 07:19 PM

Mps and Nefc are both good clubs from Mass.

**Unregistered** · 06-01-2012, 07:55 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

Mps and Nefc are both good clubs from Mass.

mass has their own league. It is called NEP and they are also part of NPL. Can't remember all the teams but if I had to guess MPS, Aztec, Western United Pioneers, etc etc.

**Unregistered** · 06-01-2012, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by usclubsoccer2013 View Post

NPL - NYCSL

HBC (NY)
ISA (NY)
Massapequa SC (NY)
Match Fit Academy (NJ)
NJ Crush (NJ)
New York Rush (NY)
North Rockland SA (NY)
Oakwood SC (CT)
Parsippany SC (NJ)
Yankee United (CT)

NPL - Eastern Development Program:

Beachside of Connecticut SC (CT)
Downtown United SC (NY)
FC Copa (NJ)
FSA United SC (CT)
Lehigh Valley United SC (PA)
Manhattan SC (NY)
New York SC (NY)
Penn Fusion Soccer Academy (PA)
Smithtown SC (NY)
South Jersey Elite Barons (NJ)
TSF Soccer Academy (NJ)

It looks like these are the two girls "league divisions". Can someone explain the logic behind this? Yankee is going to NY to play instead of playing Beachside in the same state in the same league? Same with Mass division(?) is also NPL but CT won't play them? Why pay attention to location at all? Why not Texas vs CT teams?

It seems the NPL had a chance to do what CJSA and ECNL couldn't or didn't want to... group true premier teams in their area.

As it stands now Yankee wouldn't play FSA or beachside all season unless they win their divisions??

**Unregistered** · 06-01-2012, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

It looks like these are the two girls "league divisions". Can someone explain the logic behind this? Yankee is going to NY to play instead of playing Beachside in the same state in the same league? Same with Mass division(?) is also NPL but CT won't play them? Why pay attention to location at all? Why not Texas vs CT teams?

It seems the NPL had a chance to do what CJSA and ECNL couldn't or didn't want to... group true premier teams in their area.

As it stands now Yankee wouldn't play FSA or beachside all season unless they win their divisions??

different leagues, not two divisions of the same league

**Unregistered** · 06-01-2012, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

different leagues, not two divisions of the same league

How do ya see that? According to the press releases the winner of the one NPL divisions plays the other. The National Premier League by definition and name is the League. I mean... How are these clubs deciding who they will travel to play against? Why not play in the league with the other CT teams and make it three local clubs. You can be sure the clubs know the deal so they must have accepted these terms. I don't get it

**Unregistered** · 06-02-2012, 07:30 AM

I don't understand this league. Is it 2 divisions of 1 league???? Are the separate leagues????

**Unregistered** · 06-02-2012, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

I don't understand this league. Is it 2 divisions of 1 league???? Are the separate leagues????

The organization is called the "National Premier Leagues", get it, "Leagues" not "League". They are all independent leagues but will have an end of year Champions-League type tournament, where the winner (or top teams, I'm not sure) of each league get to play each other.

**Unregistered** · 06-05-2012, 05:26 AM

Nycsl

Is better of the two right now based on the clubs. Cue taps music for cjsa, which will be renamed cfcjsa as it will be a place for all the cfc branches that are not ecnl to beat up on the glorified travel programs that charge premier money.

Only other club left standing without a chair is scp. Do they have a master plan or were they just asleep at the wheel?

It is funny how all the other wannabe cfc clubs mocked cfc for playing ecnl and going out of state to play and not playing other ct teams and playing in a national league when they "couldn't win a state title" yet first chance they get to join nil, which is a similar structure, they jump on it. What do the hypocrites have to say for themselves now?

Originally posted by usclubsoccer2013 View Post

NPL - NYCSL

HBC (NY)
ISA (NY)
Massapequa SC (NY)
Match Fit Academy (NJ)
NJ Crush (NJ)
New York Rush (NY)
North Rockland SA (NY)
Oakwood SC (CT)
Parsippany SC (NJ)
Yankee United (CT)

NPL - Eastern Development Program:

Beachside of Connecticut SC (CT)
Downtown United SC (NY)
FC Copa (NJ)
FSA United SC (CT)
Lehigh Valley United SC (PA)
Manhattan SC (NY)
New York SC (NY)
Penn Fusion Soccer Academy (PA)
Smithtown SC (NY)
South Jersey Elite Barons (NJ)
TSF Soccer Academy (NJ)

**Unregistered** · 06-05-2012, 09:22 AM

Keep trying to sell the NPL but it's still got far to many average teams in it to be considered a good option. If it was such a great league why is Yankee and Beachside in it..both very average clubs at best with very poor teams..Parents will realize at some point that its all about them trying to get your dollars by convincing you its something special.

**Unregistered** · 06-05-2012, 10:16 AM

Pretty sure there is nothing being sold here. From a non-biased parent perspective it seems these clubs are making long term strategic decisions to insure their clubs survival in a already saturated & crazy premier world (thanks CFC!). Playing in a diluted CT league against glorified travel teams will not make any of these teams better. Next year the Region I league and NERP leagues will be on the verge of extinction. The ECNL $$$ wise and development wise was probably not the best fit for any of these clubs. NPL seems like the most sensible option.

It is clear that the only club in the state selling is Soccerplus trying to convince prospective parents that playing in the ECNL and chasing the ball for 70% of the game is conducive for their daughters development.

FSA, Beachside, Yankee & Oakwood all are trying to find the most competitive league for their teams. These clubs all played in Region I or NERP last year along with many other teams now jumping to NPL. Next year they will just be playing in NPL. The major difference is that NPL does not have teams from Vermont, MA, NH, Maine which could lead to CT teams to travel 4+ hours for a game. All games in the NPL at least for the NYCSL division are within 2 hours. Cost per player (travel), competition of the league and overall development of players are all factored into the move into the NPL for these clubs.

Most importantly the NPL is duplicating the structure of the USSF Boys Developmental Academy. For example U12 teams will play 8 v 8 in the NPL. US Soccer does not recognize or sanction the ECNL & most parents do not know it is a privately run league. When it comes a time for US Soccer to sanction a girls Developmental Academy, the powers at be at the NPL are planning the US Soccer will go with the NPL and the structure being put in place. It also helps that the majority of USSF Dev Boys clubs who already have Academy status are entering their girls teams in NPL not the ECNL!

In NYCSL NPL division alone (Oakwood, Match Fit, NJSA joining 13-14).

**Unregistered** · 06-05-2012, 10:36 AM

How can you take the NPL serous when they let teams like Yankee and Beachside in it.

Clubs like Matchfit and Oakwood deserve to play at a higher standard (Ecnl) and if the league could attract more of that level team it will be well worth it. Spending all the time and money to play against average teams makes no sense to me. some of the clubs on that list are just terrible...

**Unregistered** · 06-05-2012, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

How can you take the NPL serous when they let teams like Yankee and Beachside in it.

Clubs like Matchfit and Oakwood deserve to play at a higher standard (Ecnl) and if the league could attract more of that level team it will be well worth it. Spending all the time and money to play against average teams makes no sense to me. some of the clubs on that list are just terrible...

There are some very good clubs on the list. You maybe looking at it from certain age groups and not as a club.