With the 2023-24 season wrapped, we reflect on a year of passion, talent, and unforgettable moments.
Thank you to all the players, coaches, and families for making it unforgettable.
Until next season.
๐๐ฝ'๐ผ ๐ช๐ซ๐ธ๐พ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ท๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐.
#ThisIsTheECNL
Following another extraordinary season of competitive matches, amazing goals, and the best players in youth soccer.
Itโs time to do it all again
@ECNLgirls
and
@ECNLboys
.
The 2022-23 ECNL season starts ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ.
Today we honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐๐ข. ๐ฟ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ .
#MoreThanALeague
๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐พ
Uniting a bond between two champions of the game.
For the first time, the entire ECNL platform will be with
@nikefootball
, as the nationโs top youth league unites with the nationโs most recognized sports brand.
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The ECNL recognizes the impact the Black community has had on the sport of soccer and the world, and are proud to be a part of the journey of those athletes changing the game for the next generation.
This Saturday bragging rights in the city of Dallas are on the line when Solar SC and FC Dallas square off in the first
๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ of 2023.
Perspectives on coaching from women working at the highest levels of club and collegiate soccer โ national champions and leaders.
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Are you ready? The ECNL Coaching Symposium, powered by US Club Soccer, begins tomorrow! Las Vegas is going to be the place to be with more than 300 coaches and experts come together to share best practices and to continue and push the game of soccer to new heights.
ECNL and Hudl Partner to Provide League Exchange for All Teams U15 and Older: ECNL League Exchange Platform provides access to video and data for all ECNL clubs.
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It's a Midwest showdown!
Michigan Hawks and SLSG will compete in this weekend's ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ณ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐
We would like to announce two more fantastic presenters for the ECNL Coaching Symposium in February. Welcome Becky and Brett!
Make sure you donโt miss this event!
#MoreThanALeague
In the wake of her first
@B1GSoccer
match tonight, we reflect on
@TerpsWSoccer
head coach Meghan Ryan Nemzer's (
@MegNemzer
) beginning, as she made history in The
@ECNLgirls
, and continues to help grow the game.
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The ECNLโs Coaching Symposium is THIS WEEK! Check out the incredible list of speakers and the schedule of events for this weekendโs canโt-miss coaching clinic!
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ECNL leadership took the stage at the annual ECNL AGM to end day one of The ECNL Coaching Symposium. The team discussed the goals set for 2023, and established new milestones for 2024
We appreciate the recognition from
@tryramp
, our valued partner, in Times Square! This billboard is a testament to the excellence that defines the ECNL and its clubs. Here's to more in 2024 ๐
#MoreThanALeague
Episode 47 of Breaking The Line features
@ralphy06
, ECNL Girls Director for
@SLSGsoccer
and HC of the U16 National Champions. Host
@DeanCLinke
chats with Richards about winning the national title, the culture around SLSG, his journey, and more.
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Former ECNL stars Brittany Wilson, Joe Daluz, and Tessa Dellarose will be among the ECNL alumni and current staff competing in TST's 7v7 soccer tournament. Participants will battle other top teams for the $1 million cash prize. Good luck to all!
@TST7v7
|
#LeadersPlayHere
๐ Episode 29 of Breaking The Line: The ECNL Podcast features Jeff Hosler, HC for
@MSU_wsoccer
.
@DeanCLinke
chats with Hosler about his first year with the Spartans, making the Big Ten tournament for the first time in 10 seasons, and more.
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๐ Kicking off the new year with a stacked January, featuring the first regular-season Regional League national events along with two club competition showcases and a pair of podcasts.
#MoreThanALeague
๐๏ธ Ep. 63 of Breaking the Line: The ECNL Podcast features Margueritte Aozasa, UCLA womenโs soccer head coach. Dean Linke speaks with Aozasa about winning the National Championship, her career, her time with MVLA, and more.
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Two Georgia powerhouses will go head-to-head this weekend as Concorde Fire Platinum hosts United Futbol Academy in Saturday's ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ณ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐
Thank you to everyone involved in this yearโs ECNL Coaching Symposium, especially our tremendous lineup of speakers. We are excited to continue to grow the game and inspire the next generation with you all.
๐จThe 2023 ECNL Coaching Symposium, powered by
@USClubSoccer
, is officially at capacity!
We cannot wait to welcome hundreds of soccer leaders to Las Vegas as we work to continue to grow the ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ช๐พ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐พ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ.
Itโs a Peach State battle as Concorde Fire Platinum takes on United Futbol Academy in this weekendโs ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ณ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐
Episode 48 of Breaking The Line features Edvaldo Pedro, ECNL Director at
@DKSC_official
Athletic Director at Allegiance Academy, and ECNL Boys U15 National Champions and Juan Martinez, President and Executive Directorย for Dโfeeters Kicks Soccer Club.
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With Thanksgiving on the horizon, we took the time to ask ECNL athletes what soccer has given them that they are thankful for. Their responses remind us how grateful we are to have and play this game we love.
โItโs about the collective. If everyone takes care of their individual responsibilities you can be great.โ Sean Nahas, Head Coach of the North Carolina Courage
Itโs a matchup that wonโt disappoint ๐ค
SLSG travels up to Michigan to take on the Hawks as two championship-winning clubs go head-to-head in this weekendโs ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ณ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐
Allen, Texas โก๏ธ Dallas, Texas
@SolarSoccerClub
takes the trip down to Dallas, where
@FCDwomen
hosts the in-state foe as they battle it out during the Continental Tire ECNL Derby Day ๐ช
Episode 54 of Breaking the Line: The ECNL Podcast features
@HawkeyeSoccer
senior, Sam Cary (
@samcaryy
), who talks about the people who inspired her throughout her career, her time in the ECNL with
@SLSGsoccer
, her time with the Hawkeyes, and more.
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Real Colorado are Continental Tire ECNL Derby Day champions after an undefeated weekend against their in-state rivals
@RealColoSoccer
|
@continentaltire
๐๏ธ ICYMI: ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ features Kameron Simmonds of
@jff_football
and
@Vol_Soccer
, as well as 2023 U17 ECNL National Champion Nick Simmonds
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๐๏ธ Episode 55 of Breaking The Line: The ECNL Podcast features Mike Whiteman (
@houndsspeed
), Director of Sports Science for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (
@HoundsAcademy
@RiverhoundsSC
), as well as an author at SimpliFaster.
Listen now:
The ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ณ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ heads to Northern California where San Juan SC will face off with Mustang SC this weekend
@continentaltire
|
#LeadersPlayHere
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐กย
Read what Alex Pineda Chacรณn, current Assistant DOC for Atlanta Fire United, has to say about his career and the importance of Hispanic culture in soccer.
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It's game time!
Concorde Fire Platinum faces off against United Futbol Academy in today's ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ณ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐
Ep 30 of Breaking The Line: The ECNL Podcast features
@JennKlein3
, HC for the Big Ten Champs,
@umichwsoccer
. Host
@DeanCLinke
chats with Klein about her squadโs route to the title, her coaching journey, how the ECNL has changed the game and more.
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ECNL Medical Advisor Dr. Drew Watson opened up day two of The ECNL Coaching Symposium with a discussion on Research in the ECNL: Reducing Injury and Improving Mental Health Across the League
Colorado Rapids and Real Colorado Rocky Mountain Battle Highlighted in ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ณ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐
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Experts from some of the biggest clubs in world football. From the sidelines of the Champions League to training future stars of the Premier League.
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Next up, Meg Nemzer, Ronnie Woodard, Margueritte Aozasa, and Tiffany Roberts highlight a panel discussion on Supporting Women Coaches in Club Soccer.
#ECNLCoachingSymposium
New England Conference bragging rights are on the line this weekend as SUSA FC hosts World Class FC in Saturdayโs ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ
Michigan Hawks and St. Louis Scott Gallagher Highlighted in ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ณ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐
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Weโve got a busy month ahead! The Coaches Symposium, ECNL Houston and a full slate of podcasts. Donโt forget to mark your calendars!
#MoreThanALeague
Our final speaker of the ECNL Coaching Symposium, Codey Gandy, will take the stage at 4:30 p.m. and ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ.
Following Gandy, weโll close out the event with the
@KwikGoal
social for all coaches!
๐๏ธ Episode 85 of Breaking the Line: The ECNL Podcast features Christian Lavers, ECNL President/CEO, Ceri Bowley, Technical Advisor of The ECNL and Jay Howell, Executive Director of the Richmond Strikers and Richmond United.
#MoreThanALeague
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Shari Summers, U.S Soccer Federationโs Chief Growth Officer, took the stage on day one of the 2024 ECNL Coaching Symposium to discuss the federationโs vision for the future
The first ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ of 2023 kicks off on Saturday when DMV foes, Pipeline SC and Arlington Soccer, meet for a showdown of one of the Mid-Atlantic Conferenceโs fiercest rivalries. ๐ช
A Garden State showdown takes place this weekend as PDA Blue heads to Match Fit Academy for the ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ
Episode 88 of Breaking the Line: The ECNL Podcast features NC Courage Academy Director David Maddren and GSA Girlโs Program Director Campbell Chapman.
Dean Linke, speaks with the two on their clubs philosophies in player development and the ECNL pathway.
๐ Episode 26 of Breaking The Line: The ECNL Podcast features
@CoachEricBell
, head coach for
@TCUSoccer
womenโs soccer team. Bell shares his journey into coaching, recruiting trips to ECNL events, the Horned Frogsโ title hopes, and more.
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The ECNLโs Mental Performance Advisor, Dr. Cristina Fink, continues Day 2โs schedule with her talk โCreating an Environment for Effective and Impactful Coaching.โ