SIGUIENTE MLS
For 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 Juinors
Dates: Fridays, April 11 and April 18
Times:
2010 - 6:00 PM
2009, 2008, and 2007 HS Juniors - 7:30 PM
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Location: USF Negoesco Stadium
Who: 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 HS Juniors Boys playing MLS Next, CalNorth X2, Elite Academy League, or Norcal Gold or higher
Current ECNL and ECNL-RL players from outside SF Elite are not permitted to attend.
For 2013, 2012, 2011's
Dates: Fridays, March 28 and April 18
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
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Location: Jefferson HS, Daly City
Who: 2013, 2012, and 2011 Boys playing MLS Next, CalNorth X2, Elite Academy League, or Norcal Gold or higher
Current ECNL and ECNL-RL players from outside SF Elite are not permitted to attend.
Upcoming ECNL Talent ID Clinics
Recent SF Elite Boys ECNL College Commitments
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Nate Coughlin
2006/07 ECNL
Bucknell University | D1
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Paxton Rose
2006/07 ECNL
Puget Sound | D3
Carson Gamble
2005/06 ECNL
LeTourneau University | D3
Masa Fujita
2006/07 ECNL
UC San Diego | D1
Samiel Baker Dhillon
2006/07 ECNL
CCSF | Junior College
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Emilio Herrera
2005/06 ECNL
Chatham University | D3
Adrian Cano
2006/07 ECNL
SF State | D2
Dylan Antunovich
2006/07 ECNL
CCSF | Junior College
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Patrick Nolan
2005/06 ECNL
Whittier College | D2
Atticus English
2006/07 ECNL
Claremont Mudd Scripps | D3
Andrew Cudden
2005/06 ECNL
Dominican | D2
Yousef Anshasi
2005/06 ECNL
Cañada College | Junior College
The ECNL is a national youth soccer league founded in 2009 for the purpose of providing the highest level of competition and the best developmental environment for American youth soccer players, as well as an identification program for identifying players for US Soccer Youth National Teams. The 2009-2010 season was the ECNL’s inaugural season.
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The ECNL was founded by clubs throughout the country based on the belief that elite player development in the United States needed a structure that would reduce the total number of games on the schedule and increase the number of meaningful, quality games. The ECNL sets forth a vision that provides a clear path to that goal: a national competition schedule and a national identification program linked to that competition, and an organization in which best practices in player development can be shared throughout the country.
WHAT IS THE ECNL BOYS?
program description
The most competitive teams in each age group within the San Francisco Elite Academy structure.
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Boys ECNL teams consist of the best players in each age group beginning at U13.
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Commitment
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3 Practices per week
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1-2 games per weekend
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Annual Showcases, tournaments, and playoffs
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Year-long commitment
Season
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August - June
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U14-U19 break for High School from December - February
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U13-U14 have a 3-week holiday break in December and resume training in January
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SFEA tiene niños U13 y U14 (más grupos de edad TBD) en la MLS Siguiente
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Nuestros equipos SFEA MLS Next entrenan en San Francisco
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3 sesiones semanales y temporada extendida durante todo el año
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Más formación de forma consistente y de calidad
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Ambiente
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Menos juegos totales pero más significativos con el descanso adecuado
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Exhibiciones con entrenadores universitarios y exploradores
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Prueba de referencia de conmoción cerebral y entrenador de equipo
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Vídeos del día del partido
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Seguimiento de jugadores y estadísticas de temporada
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Observación del día del partido por US Soccer Scouts
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Árbitros de partidos calificados de US Soccer
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Programas SFEA (AdTEC, Peak Performance, Etc).
Pro Player Pathway
Within the last two years, more than 55 ECNL players have signed USL Academy contracts to train and compete professionally within their club or with a club affiliate while still also playing youth soccer. ECNL clubs like North Carolina FC, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Louisville City, and more are using those contracts to provide youth players training and games with professional players while still maintaining their NCAA eligibility.
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Beyond those 55 athletes who have signed USL Academy contracts, 40 more ECNL players have signed full professional contracts in the past two years. Graduates from ECNL clubs have gone on to MLS, USL, Liga MX, Serie A, Bundesliga and more. Players such as Jackson Hopkins (VDA to DC United), Jimmy Slayton (FSA to Hartford Athletic), Marck Cruz (San Diego Surf to Chivas de Guadalajara), Giovanni D’Agostino (Arlington Soccer to FC Bologna) and Evan Rotundo (San Diego Surf to FC Schalke 04) have paved the way for others to make the same jump as they have, and serve as role models for the next generation of ECNL athletes. As the league continues to grow, the representation of players from these clubs in the best soccer leagues in the world will only expand.
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