ECnL | GIRLS RL

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WITH NEXT LEVEL COMPETITION | AGES U13-U19

Our ECNL Girls Regional League primarily plays in the ECNL Girls RL Heartland Conference which includes Regional and possibly Nationals events.  Its role in the Total Player Pathway is to serve developing players for higher levels. Traveling is similar to the ECNL programs but is still at a level that can be competitive and has the opportunity to further one’s development.  This league also requires clubs to apply and be selected as having enough quality and depth in their squads U13 through U18/19 to participate. Players must try out to play at this level and then they are placed on the appropriate level team based on their abilities.

ECNL Girls Regional Leagues are operated and managed beneath the ECNL umbrella so as to ensure a consistent environment and level of professionalism across all leagues, facilitating more club connectivity between levels of play and providing a path for more players within each Member Club to reach their fullest potential.  Each league allows for coordination and collaboration between the teams of different levels within ECNL clubs or opportunity for teams and players in other clubs to develop through regular high-level competition

B e n e f i t s

Our ECNL Girls RL program is an all-service system that meets the needs of under 13-year-olds to under 19-year-olds.  Designed to create a competitive environment for players to continue to develop their playing abilities and understand the game. As a branch off the wildly successful ECNL, the Regional League will offer a platform for players to showcase in front of college scouts at National Events and pair competitive competition for each league match.

M i s s i o n

The ECNL Girls Regional League (ECNL|RL) was founded in 2009 to enhance the developmental experience of female youth soccer players in the United States through:

  • Improving the competitive environment through the creation of a true national competitive league with multiple flights;

  • 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

  • Improving the daily training environment at top female youth soccer clubs through developing best practices and training and organizational guidelines for its member clubs.

G o a l

The goal of the ECNL Girls Regional League (ECNL|RL) is to change the landscape for elite female soccer players in the United States through innovative, player-centered programming and to enhance the overall experience by creating a better, more enjoyable, and more successful player, coach, and club development model.

A c t i o n P l a n

To accomplish this goal, the ECNL|RL developed a common organizational structure, composed of individual clubs operating collectively under the direction of a commissioner. Because the ECNL|RL exists to promote the common interest of its member clubs, the ECNL|RL operating model is unified and comprehensive and values accessibility and sustainability. The ECNL|RL utilizes four primary delivery mechanisms, or platforms, for Changing the Daily Environment:

  1. The Competition Platform;

  2. The Player Identification Platform;

  3. The Club and Coach Development Platform, and

  4. The HER Platform (female-specific health, wellness, and rejuvenation platform).