I know it's a fact that you do not have to be in ECNL to go to Orlando or Raleigh or WAGS or PDA and any other big tournament. Bottom line there are club benefits and player benefits. ECNL is a club benefit with no player benefits. You can attend any tournament you want if your an R3 premier team and the travel is regionally (much less cost) than traveling west of the mississipi. Soccer is missing out on so many great youth athletes because of the clubs out of control travel expenses to families.
