Youth Girls - ECNL

Five years after launch, ECNL aims to shed issues, not member clubs

When the Elite Clubs National League was founded in 2009, its founding charter stated that the ambitious elite girls competition would remove the three lowest-performing clubs every year and add three new members, in something of a promotion/relegation-type system. But 2014 has arrived, and membership has yet to be revoked even once. It begs the questions: Why?

Soccerwire Q&A: Brent Leiba discusses McLean ECNL U-18s’ promising campaign

McLean Youth Soccer's Under-18 ECNL squad find themselves in the hunt for a top spot in the league's Midatlantic Conference with a 6-1-2 record this far this season. Coach Brent Leiba, recently took time to chat with Soccerwire.com about how things are going for his squad.

SoccerWire Q&A: A Hamer in defense for FC Virginia’s U-15 ECNL squad

We know that most individual praise in soccer goes towards those who are magical with the ball at their feet. But a team is only as good as its defense, and for one of the top Under-15 teams in the ECNL, one central defender is making a lot of noise while keeping other teams quiet.

SoccerWire Q&A: Nadir Moumen dishes on his undefeated McLean (Va.) ECNL U-17s

It’s been a stunning start to the ECNL season for McLean Youth Soccer’s Under-17 team (96 Force). The Northern Virginia-based ladies, led by coach Nadir Moumen, are a perfect 9-0 and occupy first place in the talented Chesapeake Division of the Midatlantic Conference. Moumen recently chatted with Soccerwire.com about just how special this season has been – and how special it can become.

ECNL encourages players to ‘turn heads’ at August ID camp on Nike campus

If the players gathered for the 2013 ECNL national camp had any doubts about the level of play, that changed when Tom Sermanni walked into camp. The USWNT head coach made his way to Oregon to speak to the 100 high-school-age players from across the country gathered at Nike World Headquarters on a surprise visit in keeping with the theme of the week, established by the league and immortalized with a Twitter hashtag: “#TurnHeads.”

ECNL Finals: National champions overcome heat, fatigue, spirited opposition in Richmond

The eight teams vying for national championships on the fifth and last day of the Elite Clubs National League's finals week faced pressure, fatigue and the oppressive conditions of a Mid-Atlantic heat wave as they sought a prized trophy.

ECNL Finals: De Anza Force, San Diego Surf turn heads in epic U-14 semifinal

ECNL Finals: VCU’s Lindsey Vanderspiegel recruiting in her own backyard

First year VCU head coach Lindsey Vanderspiegel and her staff are enjoying the luxury this week of having the ECNL Finals being played just 15 miles up the road from their downtown Richmond campus.