Elite Clubs National League
 
Director of ECNL

Dave Morgan 
303-638-3758
dave@coloradostorm.com

 
ECNL Games for Saturday November 12th and Sunday November 13th

Saturday Nov 12th, All games at Douglas County Fair grounds 
http://www.soccerfieldsofcolorado.com/maps/douglas_county_fairgrounds

 

*9am u15g
Field #7, Storm vs Sting 
Field #5 Utah vs D'Feeters 


*11am u16 
Field #7, Storm vs Sting 
Field #5 Utah vs D'Feeters 

*1 pm u17
Field #7, Storm vs Sting
Field #5 Utah vs D'Feeters 

*3 pm u18
Field #7, Storm vs Sting
Field #5 Utah vs D'Feeters

Sunday Nov 13th, 3 locations
Douglas County fair grounds
http://www.soccerfieldsofcolorado.com/maps/douglas_county_fairgrounds
*8:30 am 
u16 - Field #7, Storm vs D'Feeters 
u17 - Field #5 Storm vs D'Feeters

*10:30 am 
u15 - field #7, Storm vs D'Feeters
u18 - Field #5 Storm vs D'Feeters

Castle View High School
http://www.soccerfieldsofcolorado.com/maps/castle_view_high_school
*8:30 am 
u16 - Stadium field Utah vs Sting

*10:30 am 
u18 - Stadium field Utah vs Sting


Douglas county High School Stadium
http://www.soccerfieldsofcolorado.com/maps/douglas_county_stadium
*8:30 am 
u15 - Stadium field Utah vs Sting

*10:30 am 
u17 - Stadium field Utah vs Sting

Feel Free to call Dave Morgan (303) 638-3758 or Sean DeDycker if you need anything 

 
Colorado Storm in Action 9/10 & 9/11 in Las Vegas

The Colorado Storm Copa ECNL U14, U15, U16, U17 & U18 Teams are all in their first weekend of ECNL action in Las Vegas. 

The U14's picked up 1 win and 1 draw, the U15's picked up 1 win and 1 draw, the U16's drew 1 and lost 1, the U17's won 1 and lost 1 and the U18's lost 2.

For the girls first taste of ECNL play a 3-4-3 record was a decent weekend.

 
ECNL Expands for 2011-2012 to 66 Clubs in Eight Conferences

RICHMOND, Va (February 7, 2011) – From the almost 90 clubs that applied for membership, the ECNL has announced that fourteen new clubs have been extended New Membership Invitations for the 2011-2012 ECNL Season. If all invitations are accepted, the number of ECNL Member Clubs will increase to 66 for the 2011-2012 season. The clubs extended ECNL New Membership Invitations for the 2011-2012 ECNL Season are:  

Blue Valley SC (KS)
Colorado Storm SC (CO)
Dallas Texans SC (TX)                       
Eagles SC (CA)
East Meadow SC (NY)
Gwinnett Soccer Association (GA) 
Las Vegas Premier SC (NV)                 
McLean YSA (VA) 
Penn Fusion Soccer Academy (PA)      
Richmond Strikers (VA) 
So Cal Blues (CA)                               
Sockers FC (IL)
TSC Hurricanes (OK)
World Class FC (NY/NJ) 

The 66 ECNL member clubs will be separated into eight regional conferences as the ECNL expands to a full 25- to 30-game season in 2011-12. Conference alignments will be released in the coming weeks.


“For the second year in a row, we have added some tremendous clubs to the ECNL, each with great leadership and history in developing soccer players,” said ECNL President Christian Lavers. “We are very excited about the regional conference structure that is being created for the 2011-12 season for all of the ECNL member clubs, and feel it will have a tremendous impact on player development in all our markets.”

Acceptance decisions were based on a variety of different factors, including: 1) long-term club history in female soccer, 2) long-term history in development of female soccer players, 3) club leadership and management structure and 4) geographical considerations.   

“These decisions are always very difficult, and there are a lot of very good soccer clubs and leaders in this country,” said ECNL Vice President Doug Bracken. “With the 14 clubs that we have added, and the expansion in our schedule, we feel that the ECNL is in a wonderful position to positively impact youth female soccer for years to come.”

 “We are very excited about joining the ECNL for 2011-12,” said Hassan Naziri, Director of Coaching for the Dallas Texans. “The ECNL has created a competitive environment for talented players to develop even further. The Dallas Texans believe that the ECNL, with their sponsor Nike, will create an even brighter future for young women to become their best and reach their full potential.”

The full 2011-12 ECNL schedule, including dates and locations for the ECNL national events, will be released in April.

About the ECNL:

The ECNL is a non-profit national youth soccer league founded in 2009 to provide the best possible developmental environment for American female youth soccer players through the creation of the highest level of national competition and an identification and development program to provide an avenue for players to participate in U.S. Soccer's National Teams. Each of the 66 member clubs in 2011-2012 will have a team in the U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17, and U-18 age groups, each competing for the ECNL National Championship and the ECNL National Club Championship. The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer and sponsored by Nike.

http://www.eliteclubsnationalleague.com

 
ECNL Overview

About the ECNL:
The ECNL is a national youth soccer league founded in 2009 for U-15 through U-18 girls’ teams for the purpose of providing the highest level of competition and the best developmental environment for American female youth soccer players, as well as an identification and development program, which will seek to include players in US Soccer’s National Teams. The 2010-11 season is the ECNL’s second season, during which each U-15 through U-17 team will play in three of the five regular-season events, as well as four Regional ECNL games. Each U-18 team will play in two of the first four regular-season events, as well as four Regional ECNL games.

Each of the 52 member clubs in 2010-11 will have a team in the U-15 through U-17 age groups, while 50 teams will compete in the U-18 age group. In total, each team in the U-15 through U-17 age groups will play 13 regular-season games and three postseason games, and each team in the U-18 age group will play 10 regular-season games with the top eight teams advancing to the ECNL National Championship.

Mission Statement:
The Elite Clubs National League, Inc. (“ECNL”) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit member-based organization founded in 2009 to enhance the developmental experience of the female youth soccer players in the United States through: (i) improving the competitive environment through creation of a true nationally-based competitive league with multiple flights; (ii) improving the process for identifying elite female soccer players for the U.S. Soccer youth national teams through a systematic scouting and identification program based on national competition; and (iii) improving the daily training environment at female youth soccer clubs through developing best practices and training and organizational guidelines for its member clubs.

2010-11 ECNL Competition:
The ECNL is the elite competitive league for youth female soccer players in the United States. In the 2010-11 season, the ECNL will consist of 52 of the top female youth soccer clubs throughout the United States competing in two 26-team flights - Challenge A and Challenge B. Each U-15 through U-17 team  will play 13 regular-season games and three postseason games, and each U-18 team will play 10 regular-season games. Each U-15 through U-17 ECNL team will play regular-season games at three ECNL events, selected from five regular-season ECNL events: (i) the ECNL Fall National Showcase in August in Temecula, Calif.; (ii) the ECNL Final Four Showcase in December in Raleigh, N.C.; (iii) the ECNL Regular-Season Event #3 in December in Sanford, Fla.; (iv) the ECNL Regular-Season Event #4 in March in San Antonio, Texas; and (v) the PDA College Showcase in May in Zarephath, N.J. Teams in the U-18 age group will play in two of the first four regular-season events.

Following the conclusion of the regular-season, the ECNL will host the ECNL National Championships July 14-16, 2011, at a location to be determined. At the ECNL National Championships, every U-15 through U-17 ECNL team and the top eight U-18 teams will compete in three post-season playoff games to determine final standings in each division at each age group. Teams will participate in one of four groups: the Championship Group (the top eight teams at each of the U-15 through U-18 age groups), the Promotion/Relegation Group (teams that finished third and fourth in Challenge B and 23rd and 24th in Challenge A in the U-15 through U-17 age groups), the Challenge A Field (all other Challenge A teams in the U-15 through U-17 age groups) and the Challenege B Field (all other Challenge B teams in the U-15 through U-17 age groups).

At the conclusion of the ECNL National Championships, individual age group ECNL National Champions will be crowned and an overall ECNL Club National Champion will be crowned. In addition to the two teams from Challenge B that will automatically be promoted to Challenge A and the two teams from Challenge A that will automatically be relegated to Challenge B in the U-15 through U-17 age groups at the end of the regular season, the Promotion/Relegation Group will determine the final two spots in each Challenge for the following season.

2010-11 ECNL Player Identification Program:
The ECNL player identification program in 2010-11 will be organized in conjunction with US Club Soccer’s id2player identification and development program. ECNL coaches and staff will work closely with id2 staff to identify elite female players in the 1996 and 1997 birth years for participation in one of three id2 National Camps. In addition, players in the 1994 and 1995 birth years will be scouted in ECNL competition for invitations to a special ECNL / id2 National Camp in early 2011. The ECNL will cover all costs of participation (except travel) for ECNL players identified in the 1994-95 age group for this camp.

 
College Advisory Program
 
2011-2012 ECNL Teams

98 Girls Copa ECNL (U14)
Dave Morgan 
303-638-3758
dave@coloradostorm.com 

97 Girls Copa ECNL (U15)
Sean Dedycker
303-725-9250
sean@coloradostorm.com

96 Girls Copa ECNL (U16)
Scott Dedycker

95 Girls Copa ECNL (U17)
Mike Haas
303-588-4983
mhaas@coloradostorm.com

94 Girls Copa ECNL (U18)
Steve Trittschuh
720-363-1022
steve@coloradostorm.com 

Click on each team name to see their ECNL Page