But, the Clubs will not accept this. As said before on this board, Club wants all your time and as much of your money as possible.
I always love it when people use the money issue as a cop-out. It's so uninformed that it makes your arguments look incredibly weak.
In our club, we have not paid the club a nickel to play ECNL. Our club fees were the same as they were before ECNL. In fact, to play on the team, the cost was exactly the same. My travel costs have increased. But every hotel I've stayed in, every gas station I've filled up at, and the airline ticket I purchased this year; none of those bills came from the club. When I booked a flight to San Antonio, I didn't give a penny to the club. We stayed at a Marriott, which I don't believe is owned by an upstate soccer club.
In fact, we've gotten good training (which does not occur at every hs) in Jan., Feb., and now March AT NO COST! Seems like somebody that is 'forcing' these players to play year-round because they want my money is doing a terrible job of charging me for what I'm getting. BP, Marriott and US Air have gotten some of my money; but my club got the same amount as they got before there was ECNL.
