ELITE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE

ECNL expands to 66 clubs and will add U14s to the league for 2011-2012

1. Improving the competitive environment through creation of a true nationally-based competitive league with multiple flights;
2. Improving the process for identifying elite female soccer players for the U.S. Soccer youth national teams through a systematic scouting and identification program based on national competition; and
3. Improving the daily training environment at female youth soccer clubs through developing best practices and training and organizational guidelines for its member clubs.
    

Freestate Soccer is proud to announce itself as one of the ECNL member clubs. 

In the 2011-2012 season Freestate will field teams in the U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18 age groups and compete against the top 66 girls clubs in the United States.  The ECNL is expected to provide the highest level league of girls youth soccer in the country.

Lindsey Lane, Freestate Elite U16 ECNL, participated in the U-17 Girls’ National Team Camp for the Team’s Domestic Training Camp in Sunrise, Florida, January 28-February 4, 2011.  In addition to training and playing during the camp, the team competed against international opponents, Germany. Lindsey quickly turned-around and headed to the ECNL/US Club Soccer id2 National Camp in Tallahasee, Florida, Febraury 10-13 for another four-day camp.  Learn more about U.S. National Teams at the U.S. Soccer Web site and the ECNL/id2 National Camp.

Upon her return, Lindsey provided an email interview to Potomac Soccer Wire. "I love playing with other elite players because they are going through the same things I am; we’re all working towards the same goal," said Lane in an email interview. "It’s awesome to be in an environment where everybody wants to win and get to the next level. This pushes me to keep working hard at camps and in my own training." Read more of Lindsey’s interview!

Updated February 25, 2011

Jordan Pearson   U15 ECNL All-Event Team Las Vegas 2010 (Freestate Elite)
Lindsey Lane       U15 ECNL All-Event Team PDA 2010 (Freestate Elite)
Lindsey Lane       U15 ECNL All-Event Team Seattle 2010 (Freestate Elite)
Jenny Cislo         U17 ECNL All-Event Team Seattle 2010 (Freestate United)
Jordan Pearson   U16 ECNL All-Event Team PDA 2011 (Freestate Elite)
Ali Ryan              U16 ECNL All-Event Team PDA 2011 (Freestate Elite)
Morgan Taylor    U17 ECNL All-Event Team PDA 2011 (Freestate Fury)
Imani Doresey   U16 ECNL All-Event Team Sanford 2011 (Freestate United)
Gabby Moreno   U18 ECNL All-Event Team Sanford 2012 (Freestate Fury)

Tryout

All interested players should contact the team coach to request a tryout at anytime during the year.

Guest Playing

The "Discovery Player Rule" allows each ECNL member team to add 2 players on the roster for ECNL events who do not train or compete with the member ECNL club on a regular basis.

If interested in being a Discovery/Guest Player please contact the team coach.

For complete updated information visit

www.eliteclubsnationalleague.com