That's a tangential conversation. The ECNL & GAL are the US elite girls youth leagues per my comments above.
I agree with you on the DA and development generally, but then again, there are more and more younger MNT players playing in Europe and even in champions league. The current crop has more potential than the US has had in some time. I'm unconvinced as to the MNT coach mind you, and it is extremely difficult for any NT coach to gel a team a few times a year. The best way of doing that is playing a system the team is used to and has grown up with, so the 4-3-3 that the US is so sold on ... but you need specific players to make the best of that. I'm pretty hopeful that the US will be extremely competitive for the 2026 World Cup, on home soil, albeit I think they need to change coaches now with a specific plan to target that WC.