ECNL PDP Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Schedules & Rosters Announced

RICHMOND, VA (February 21, 2018) – The rosters and schedules for the Elite Clubs National League Player Development Program (PDP) Mid-Atlantic and Southeast events to be held on February 24-25, 2018 have been announced. These events will take place in Greer, SC, and Atlanta, GA.

The PDP Mid-Atlantic event will be held at Mesa Soccer Complex, with some of the best players from the following ECNL clubs in the Mid-Atlantic Conference: BRYC Elite Academy, Carolina Rapids, CESA, McLean YS, NC Fusion, NCFC Youth, Richmond United, and South Carolina United. For a full roster of the participating players, including team assignments and schedule for this event, click here.

The PDP Southeast event will be held in Atlanta, GA, with some of the best players from the following ECNL clubs in the Southeast conference: Alabama FC, Armada Youth, Atlanta Fire, Concorde Fire, FC Alliance, Florida Elite, Florida Krush, GSA, Orlando City, Tampa Bay United, Tennessee SC, and NTH – Tophat. For a full roster of the participating players, including team assignments and schedule for this event, click here.

Player Development Programs (PDPs) are identification and development programs within US Club Soccer’s id² Program with three primary goals: (i) provide top players with an opportunity to be identified and evaluated for higher levels of play; (ii) provide a high-quality developmental experience; and (iii) recognize and reward individual performance and achievement.  PDPs are operated in conjunction with elite leagues sanctioned by US Club Soccer.

The ECNL PDPs listed above will include a training session and two 11 vs. 11 games over two days.  Top players from each ECNL PDP, along with other players scouted in ECNL competition throughout the year, will be considered for invitations to the ECNL National Training Camp in late July.

Players are selected for the Player Development Programs based on their scouted performance in ECNL competitions, and by objective recommendations from ECNL Directors across the country.  The ECNL will be hosting eleven PDP events across the country over the next three months, providing an opportunity for top players in every ECNL club. There are no costs for participation in Player Development Programs. The ECNL covers all staffing, facility rental and equipment costs for the ECNL PDPs. The only responsibility for participating players will be the cost of travel and accommodation (where necessary).

The full schedule of 2018 ECNL PDP events is available, click here.

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About Elite Clubs National League:  The Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) was founded in 2009 to enhance the developmental experience of female youth soccer players in the United States through: (i) Improving the competitive environment through creation of a true national competitive league; (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 competitions; and (iii) improving the daily training environment at top female youth soccer clubs through developing best practices and training and organizational guidelines for its member clubs.  The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer and is sponsored by Nike Soccer.

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About US Club Soccer:  A National Association member of the U.S. Soccer Federation, US Club Soccer is an organization committed to the development and support of soccer clubs in the United States.  US Club Soccer offers youth and adult registration, league- and cup-based competition platforms at the recreational and competitive levels, as well as a variety of other programming, including the Olympic Development Program-sanctioned id2 Program and Player Development Programs.  Through US Club Soccer, all of a club’s programs – recreational, competitive and adult – are able to be united under one organizational umbrella, creating a “members for life” culture within each club. US Club Soccer is sponsored by Nike.

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Blaze Byrd
Email: blaze@eliteclubsnationalleague.com