ECRL

here is the info directly from the Roswell meeting agenda: ( I have to say that ECRL blew it by not including Roswell.  Roswell admittedly wanted to go the ECRL route but were denied admission).

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Due to a newly formed league, Elite Clubs Regional League (ECRL), that will begin competition starting in fall 2021, RSC formed a committee of board members, City staff, and competitive coaches to evaluate the competition level for the girls blue teams who play in the highest level of SCCL. With the addition of ECRL, the top clubs in Georgia will move teams, who competed in the highest division of SCCL, into the ECRL. In its inaugural year, the only teams allowed in the ECRL are those clubs who previously held positions in the Elite Club National League, ECNL. In our experience during the fall 2020 season, which included the teams being moved to ECRL, our girls blue teams won all or nearly all games in the highest level of SCCL competition. Even though our girls blue teams had great success against the teams allowed into the ECRL, we are denied participation in the inaugural year this fall 2021 season. After realization of teams being withdrawn from the SCCL, the committee determined that the competition level in the fall 2021 season for the top division of SCCL would not be appropriate for our girls blue teams.







As we were not allowed in the ECRL, the committee was assigned the task to find a league suitable for our girls blue teams. The committee researched various leagues making phone calls, researching online, and speaking to competing club coaches and board members. After reviewing all the options, the committee recommended to the full RSC board to affiliate with the Development Players League (DPL). The DPL is excited to invite our teams into their league. DPL not only provides the proper level of competition for the girls Blue competitive teams, it continues to allow our girl’s blue teams to remain affiliated with RSC and provide an opportunity for Roswell residents currently registered with our competitive program to play soccer.







The committee’s findings concluded that the SCCL would continue to be the appropriate level of play for the remaining competitive girl’s teams (red and white teams) as well as all levels for the boy’s competitive teams for the fall 2021 season. It is important to note the committee recognizes the boy’s top division of SCCL may be experiencing a similar shift as the girls division for the fall 2022 season and RSC will continue to monitor the evolving landscape of youth competitive soccer in our region.