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"FC DELCO is one of the founding members of the Elite Clubs National League, and is proud to continue to be a part of the evolving landscape of Elite Girls Club Soccer.   The purpose of the Elite Clubs National League is to enhance the developmental experience of the female youth soccer players in the United States through:

• Improving the competition environment through creation of a true national competitive league with multiple flights;
• Improving the process for identifying elite female soccer players for the US Soccer youth national teams through a systematic scouting and identification program based on national competition;
• Improving the daily training and coaching environment at female youth soccer clubs through developing best practices and training and organizational guidelines for it’s member clubs.

• Multiple, conflicting organizations sanctioning competition;
• Multiple, expensive, and flawed identification programs;
• More success equates to more expense and demands;
• Little accountability for development;
• Too many games but few meaningful games;
• Poor training-to-game ratios.

1. The Development Platform: A platform for sharing best practices and improving standards and expectations in player, coach, and club development.
2. The Competition Platform: A national league with regional “conference-based” competitions as well as national events which are played over the entire year.
3. The Player Identification Platform: A scouting and identification program for elite players based on performance in regular competition."

• ECNL conference-based (NE Regional) Games for the U13G for the Fall and Spring Season
• ECNL conference-based (regional) competition is being held at the U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18 age groups.
• 2011-2012 ECNL National Event Competition commitment by age:
  -- U14 – ECNL National Championship
  -- U15 – 2 National Events + ECNL National Championship
  -- U16 – 3 National Events + ECNL National Championship
  -- U17 – 3 National Events + ECNL National Championship
  -- U18 – 2 National Events + ECNL National Championship (top 8 teams only)

2011-12 ECNL EVENTS
Dec. 28-30, 2011	ECNL Winter Showcase (U15G, U16G, U17G & U18G Teams)	Sanford, Florida
March 31-April 2, 2012	ECNL Spring Showcase (U16G, U17G & U18G Teams)	San Diego, California
May 26-28, 2012	ECNL Memorial Day Showcase (U15G, U16G, & U17G Teams)	Zarepath, New Jersey
June 25-30, 2012	ECNL National Championship (U14G, U15G, U16G & U17G Teams)	Waukegan, Illinois

• U18: There will be no re-entry in the game for all conference and cross-conference games. For games at National Showcase Events, there will be no re-entry in a half.
• U14-U17: There will be no re-entry in a half for all games.

• Over 450 individual scouting entries for players in the 1994 and 1995 age groups were collected from the Temecula, Final Four and Orlando ECNL National Showcase Events to identify and evaluate players for the 2011 ECNL / id2 National Camp.
• Approximately 65 ECNL players attended the 2011 ECNL / id2 National Camp. (Approximately 10 invitations were declined due to proximity to a US Soccer National Team Camp)
• 17 ECNL Players will travel to London in August based on their performances over the year and at the camp. These players will compete in 3 games against: (i) Arsenal, (ii) Bristol Academy (FA Cup Runner Up); and (iii) Chelsea or Aston Villa.
• Beginning in the 2011-2012 season, the ECNL will support “Conference Combines” for every ECNL Conference.
• The Conference Combines will include top players within designated age groups from every ECNL club within the conference, and are designed to provide additional recognition and exposure for these players. Conference Combines will be held over 2 days, in locations where almost every player can drive with only 1 overnight stay required.
• Mid-Atlantic Combine (Washington DC)

• College Soccer Discussion....September/October 2011, Location to be determined, U15 - U17 Teams  as well as any 2015 or 2016 High School graduates from the U14G Teams
• U12G Team Training; Germantown Supersite on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7:30pm
• Additional FC DELCO Junior ECNL Training Sessions on Sunday afternoons with Mick Smith and Leighton Walters
• U13G & U14G Team Training; USTC Downingtown; Mondays and Wednesdays for U14G; USTC Downingtown; Tuesdays and Thursdays for U13G
• U16G and U18G Team Training; Germantown Supersite on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7pm till 9pm
• U15G & U17G Team Training; Germantown Supersite on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7pm till 9pm
• Proposed Fall Non-ECNL Tournaments for U15-U18 Teams
  -- Discovery Cup, Soccerplex, Germantown, Maryland…..October 8-10, 2011….U18G Only
  -- Hazlett College Showcase Tournament, New Jersey, November 12-13, 2011….U15-U18 Teams
  -- Kirkwood Thanksgiving Showcase Tournament, Kirkwood, Delaware, November 25 and 26, 2011….U15, U16, U17 Teams
  -- FC DELCO Girls College Day, December 10th 2011….U16, U17 and U18 Teams

Congrats to Madison Hileman on the U15G team for being selected to the All-Event Team, especially under the very trying conditions of 30-40 mph winds, which really impacted the results of many of the teams at this Event. Ninety-eight teams took the field for the fourth ECNL regular-season event, held March 12-14 in Las Vegas, Nev., in conjunction with the Las Vegas Showcase. The event marked the fourth regular-season national showcase for the ECNL. Additionally, an All-Event Team was selected based upon ECNL Player Identification Program scouting and through nominations by game coaches. The All-Event Team consists of 11 players in each of the U-15, U-16 and U-17 age groups.

On February 26-March 1, 2010 the ECNL held it's first national invite camp in conjunction with US Club Soccer id2 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Over the first three ECNL events (Eclipse, Final Four and Disney) players were scouted through the ECNL Scouting Program while playing with their teams. Players in the 1994 birth year that were identified were added to the ECNL Scouting Database. A limited number of players from the 1995 birth year were also identified. In January, 30 players were invited to the ECNL id2 National Training Camp to compete against eachother in front of US National Team staff coaches. It is important to note that the players invited to this years camp had their expenses paid by the ECNL. They were only required to cover their travel. This is a policy that will continue as the program moves forward.

Attached is the ECNL id2 National Training Camp Technical Report from the camp.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Dec. 2, 2009) – The 2009-10 Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) regular season will continue Dec. 4-6, 2009, in College Station, Texas, with the ECNL Final Four Showcase. The event also marks the introduction of the ECNL Player Identification Program.

Held in cooperation with The IV ‘09 Girls’ College Cup Showcase, hosted by Challenge SC, the event also coincides with the NCAA Division I Women’s College Cup.

Thirty-two of the 40 ECNL member clubs (96 total teams) will participate in the event. A complete list can be viewed at the ECNL Final Four Showcase Web page. Attending clubs will bring a U-15, U-16 and U-17 team to Texas, with each squad playing one game on each of the event’s three days.

Veteran’s Park will serve as the headquarters facility, while Penberthy Intramural Sports Center and BRAC fields will also be used.

Designed to identify players with national team potential, the ECNL Player Identification Program focuses on the 1994 and 1995 birth years for the 2009-10 season and will expand

ECNL Member Club Standards and Guidelines

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Oct. 9, 2009) – The Elite Clubs National League is pleased to announce the adoption of the ECNL Member Club Standards and Guidelines for the 2009-10 season. The Standards and Guidelines have been established by the Board of Directors of the Elite Clubs National League, Inc., for its member clubs to help share best practices in player development across the country, to improve the overall standard of player development in each club, and to ensure the long-term success and stability of the league as a platform for development of the country's top female youth soccer players.

The ECNL Member Standards and Guidelines document is comprised of three key sections: (i) Participation/Communication Standards,

FC Delco participates in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) at the U15, U16 and U17 age groups. ECNL is the premier national girls’ league of the top clubs in the country, and builds on the success of the Red Bull National League.

The ECNL provides the highest level league of girl’s youth soccer in the country, following a similar approach to that of the highly successful U.S. Soccer Development Academy on the boy’s side of youth soccer. The invitation-only league is designed to promote the most effective player development environment available for girls.