SDSC Surf selected for GA
- Thread starter MicPaPa
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I dont disagree with this assessment
MicPaPa
GOLD
Not even close.
SoCal:
1 - GA / ECNL (certain teams)
DPL / ECRL et al. - who cares
NoCal:
?
Highlander
SILVER ELITE
ECRL isn't even a thing in NorCal.
I guess since the #3 rated club in the US is in the GA we could argue the following for NorCal:
1 - GA
2 - ECNL
3 - NPL
I guess since the #3 rated club in the US is in the GA we could argue the following for NorCal:
1 - GA
2 - ECNL
3 - NPL
Who is #3 club in the country?
WestOfFive
SILVER
| 1 |
| Solar SC |
| 2 | 
| Tophat |
| 3 | 
| FC Bay Area |
| 4 | 
| San Diego Surf |
| 5 | 
| Legends FC |
| 6 | 
| So Cal Blues |
| 7 | 
| Real Colorado |
| 8 | 
| FC Dallas Youth |
| 9 | 
| Beach Futbol Club |
| 10 | 
| LAFC Slammers |
No way FC Bay Area is #3. Plus, Surf was voted #1 club in the country last year. Here is mine based on my experience.
1 Solar SC 2 Tophat 3 FC Bay Area 4 San Diego Surf 5 Legends FC 6 So Cal Blues 7 Real Colorado 8 FC Dallas Youth 9 Beach Futbol Club 10 LAFC Slammers
#1 SD Surf
#2 Solar
#3 So Cal Blues
#4 LAFC
#5 Legends
#6 MLVA
#7 Some other Texas team
#8 Michigan Hawks
#9 Real Colorodo
#10 Strikers FC
#10 Beach FC
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Highlander
SILVER ELITE
Ya, I'm just throwing the argument out there. LOL
One NorCal club on your list...how sad is that. Seems like NorCal used to have more highly rated clubs...what happened? Some have argued to me that NorCal Premier allowing so many clubs in has diluted the talent pool. I think that might be part of it...
One NorCal club on your list...how sad is that. Seems like NorCal used to have more highly rated clubs...what happened? Some have argued to me that NorCal Premier allowing so many clubs in has diluted the talent pool. I think that might be part of it...
I say Nocal should have two teams but it got diluted. The Force were top before GDA diluted the talent pool.
El Clasico
GOLD
You may want to lay off the sauce a bit.
Who has actually seen enough of these teams play to make a blanket assessment? WCFC (GA) beat Tophat”B” team 5-1. Same WCFC team beat an LA based ECNL team in a scrimmage. I’m just saying that a lot of these lists are based on conjecture, bias, reputation and not actual head to head competition because there hasn’t been any.
MicPaPa
GOLD
Don't worry, your insecurity of chest beating how good you kids league is will remain in tact. It's just some look at the big picture and follow facts beyond our own sidelines.
I have bro. I traveled all over the country and watched with me eyes. My eyes do not lie. Surf right now is #1. 2021/2022 ECNL is where you want to be. The Southwest Conference 03/04 will be so dam competitive you will be jealous and full of envy being on the outside bro, trust me
This will be pure ganas every weekend, especially with the additions on Legends FC and Beach FC, it will be insane. Plus, I heard a rumor on the grape vine that if some clubs under perform this season, they might get bumped down to ECRL and then maybe SW adds two more like a WC?At least we are back to arguing this again - which is a good thing.
I suppose the best league is the one where you and your player like your coach, your player thrives, develops, and has fun. If college play is an aspiration, has a pathway that is feasible.
There will be room for both leagues - there are plenty of families with disposable income and plenty of players that are good enough to move on to the next level. There are 100s of schools, NAIA-D1, that will attend both league's showcases (virtual and/or in person). The GA and ECNL are pathways, both are connected to assist in getting your player to the next level. Both will provide YNT players. Who is the best? That will be hotly debated. Maybe the insinuations by ECNL and GA leadership of intra league play come to fruition over the next few seasons. Only then can anyone claim to be the "best" and then only temporarily.
CA doesn't need to be in either league, you can be your own league and thrive. The GA and ECNL could stitch together the rest of the country to provide "top" competition for those that can pay.
But, we will debate who is the better league, which is not a bad thing. Once we get more league play and maybe an occasional intra league game at a Surf or similar large showcase, we can debate which teams/age groups are better.
Utah Celtic is a pretty strong club that has age groups that can compete at the highest levels. You should check them out. Great coaching staff. They pull in the best talent in Utah without ever having been in a cool alphabet league - now they are GA, so we will see what happens with them.I have bro. I traveled all over the country and watched with me eyes. My eyes do not lie. Surf right now is #1. 2021/2022 ECNL is where you want to be. The Southwest Conference 03/04 will be so dam competitive you will be jealous and full of envy being on the outside bro, trust me
I'm thinking the ECNL SW conference will be competitive from teams 1-5, the remaining 30 teams or so will be average at best (see how I did that?). But, those 30 teams will still get players to play at the next level.
I’d swap 2 and 3.
If ECNL keeps adding the top GA clubs, you may eventually be right. But as long as ECNL excludes good clubs for bad reasons, they add strength to GA.
MicPaPa
GOLD
Much has and has not happened in SoCal over the past 12 months. Limited training, minimal game play, physical growth spurts, psychological let downs, Surf's quest for national domination, Cal South breaking into pieces while ECNL & GA are picking up the DA pieces...to name a few.
The SoCal youth soccer landscape has been on the move and very fluid, and will continue as such. There are many variables and unknowns at this time and to think there is currently a clear hierarchy lacks awareness and is foolhardy.
You can't spin the facts.
MicPaPa
GOLD
One mans facts, are another...oh, never mind.
Although, awesome you're able to post from an alternate universe...technology is great.