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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post" my cover"
What " cover " is that?
Don't get all upset over a typo.
I still don't see anything " elite" about it.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt seems that the only people that have comments about this league are people who are not part of it. Like a broken record.
Say I have a daughter that is getting to the age of perhaps joining. Should I throw out my educated opinion, and just go by the word of the paying customers and the people who are cashing the checks?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWinning is always good, but the emphasis now shifts towards exposure to D1 coaches. The best teams will always do good i.e. PDA..but getting the coaches eye in the U15 (sophs only) and U16 group is what the focus is. Recruiting coaches will tell you that they don't go to see teams win or lose, they are looking at the players.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt seems that the only people that have comments about this league are people who are not part of it. Like a broken record.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAre coaches attending the games of teams performing poorly? Sorry my friend there only so many games coaches can attend.
Coaches will go to events where
+ there are several people who they are interested in
+ there are several people who are interested in them
+ there are teams of the appropriate caliber from areas that typically send kids to their school
+ the time/location is convenient
Once a coach is at an event they will come watch you play if
+ you have expressed an interest in their program and
there is a chance the coach will have a spot for you (ie Dorrance isnt sending people to watch a girl who has never progressed past local ODP)
Unless we are talking about the top 25-50 girls in the country, or a local school, coaches aren't going to waste their time looking at players who aren't already on their radar. Too many players, with too many choices for them to be "cold calling".
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAre coaches attending the games of teams performing poorly? Sorry my friend there only so many games coaches can attend.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIncorrect...
Coaches will go to events where
+ there are several people who they are interested in
+ there are several people who are interested in them
+ there are teams of the appropriate caliber from areas that typically send kids to their school
+ the time/location is convenient
Once a coach is at an event they will come watch you play if
+ you have expressed an interest in their program and
there is a chance the coach will have a spot for you (ie Dorrance isnt sending people to watch a girl who has never progressed past local ODP)
Unless we are talking about the top 25-50 girls in the country, or a local school, coaches aren't going to waste their time looking at players who aren't already on their radar. Too many players, with too many choices for them to be "cold calling".
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIncorrect...
Coaches will go to events where
+ there are several people who they are interested in
+ there are several people who are interested in them
+ there are teams of the appropriate caliber from areas that typically send kids to their school
+ the time/location is convenient
Once a coach is at an event they will come watch you play if
+ you have expressed an interest in their program and
there is a chance the coach will have a spot for you (ie Dorrance isnt sending people to watch a girl who has never progressed past local ODP)
Unless we are talking about the top 25-50 girls in the country, or a local school, coaches aren't going to waste their time looking at players who aren't already on their radar. Too many players, with too many choices for them to be "cold calling".
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWinning is always good, but the emphasis now shifts towards exposure to D1 coaches. The best teams will always do good i.e. PDA..but getting the coaches eye in the U15 (sophs only) and U16 group is what the focus is. Recruiting coaches will tell you that they don't go to see teams win or lose, they are looking at the players.
Stars have 28 2011s committed, but half(?) would be the non-ECNL Rovers; 11 2012s so far; and 2 2013 (one on the U18 ECNL team and one on the U17 ECNL team if I'm not mistaken, both with high level ODP exposure).
Scorpions have 11 2011 listed, all on the U18 team I think; 13 2012s, but 5 are from the U16 team, again if I'm not mistaken.
Hard to say for sure with CFC, but it would appears 15 from from each U17 and U18 ECNL team. CFC has 21 2011s, 6 of whom appear to be U17s the rest U18s and 9 2012s, one of whom appears to be a U18, but from a non-ECNL team.
Soccerplus, the underdog of the group has only 8 2011s and 4 2012s.
Of course, there is plenty of time for the U17 teams to add to their commitment list, so this will change and give a more accurate look at whether the ECNL is worth it from a college exposure perspective.
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Hit enter too soon. I was going to add, it doesn't exactly show that it's working for a club like Soccerplus and it doesn't seem to be working for about a fourth to a third of the kids on some of these other teams if they are carrying rosters in the 20 player range. Maybe I should minus out the kids on NT and RT level too as they would undoubtedly be making the same commitments with or without ECNL.
Just trying to sort this whole thing out for future knowledge.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIs being a Referee that offciates the games, along with Regional, ODP and related competitions someone who is " part of it ", or do you need only to be a paying customer in order to offer an educated opinion ?
Say I have a daughter that is getting to the age of perhaps joining. Should I throw out my educated opinion, and just go by the word of the paying customers and the people who are cashing the checks?
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