Quote: No, it doesn't only work when I want it to. I'm saying that some kids committed to a team in MAY, then tried out for a team the following JANUARY/FEBRUARY. Which committment came first?
Fine then...HS coaches will now just get verbal or written commitment from players who will return to play the following year. Surely, there's nothing in the rules to prevent this. If you don't like the fact that HS coaches would enjoy having their players at HS games, then don't play HS soccer.
If you don't have the forward thinking to distinguish the two commitments then your missing the message of HS athletics in general. It's a privilege to represent your HS, your town, or your community, NOT some God-given my child is more important than others right.
Who's the ECNL more beneficial to? HS soccer? Your community? The HS team? I'd beg to differ. It may be a little more beneficial to your own particular daughter but that's a selfish view of athletics in general.
