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ECNL Girls
About the Program
ECNL-RL Girls
The ECNL Regional League (ECNL-RL) provides Elk Grove Soccer players with a nationally recognized, highly competitive platform focused on long-term player development. Designed for ambitious players seeking a challenging environment, ECNL-RL combines high-level coaching, meaningful competition, and a clear pathway for continued growth.
Led by Elk Grove Soccer’s experienced Technical Staff, ECNL-RL teams train three times each week within the club’s player development curriculum. Players compete against top clubs throughout Northern California while benefiting from a professional training environment that emphasizes technical excellence, tactical understanding, physical development, and character.
ECNL-RL also provides valuable opportunities for players to gain exposure through league competition and showcase events while pursuing collegiate soccer and higher levels of the game. As part of Elk Grove Soccer’s comprehensive player pathway, the ECNL Regional League offers players an outstanding environment to continue their development and reach their full potential.
Ages U11–U19 • Born 2014–2008
3x
Trainings Per Week
2–3
Regional Showcases
Program Director
Dan James
Training & Schedule
- Three to four team training sessions each week led by Elk Grove Soccer’s Technical Staff
- Position-specific and individual player development opportunities throughout the season
- Age-appropriate strength, speed, agility, and injury prevention training
- Athletic training and sports medicine support available during training sessions and matches
- Competition in the MLS NEXT league against the nation’s top academies
- Participation in MLS NEXT Fest, Flex, and other league showcase events (age group dependent)
- League schedules, event information, and team calendars available through PlayMetrics and the MLS NEXT platform
Goalkeeping
- Three goalkeeper-specific training sessions each week in addition to regular team training
- Position-specific curriculum delivered by Elk Grove Soccer’s Goalkeeper Coaching Staff
- Ongoing individual evaluations and development plans throughout the season
- Match analysis and personalized feedback to support continued growth and performance
- Technical, tactical, physical, and psychological development tailored to the modern goalkeeper
- Integration with team training to maximize game-realistic learning and decision-making
- Individual mentoring and regular communication between goalkeepers, coaches, and families
ECNL-RL Program fees include professional coaching, Technical Department oversight, league affiliation fees, coaching travel and education, field rental and maintenance, athletic training support, administrative services, and access to Elk Grove Soccer’s comprehensive player development resources.
Players joining the program after the start of the seasonal year may be eligible for prorated fees based on their date of acceptance and roster availability. Please contact the ECNL-RLDirector for current pricing and program details.
College Commitments
Elk Grove Soccer has a proven history of helping players achieve their collegiate soccer goals. The club has consistently placed players at every level of collegiate soccer—from NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III to NAIA and junior college programs.
Under the leadership of Elk Grove Soccer’s Technical Department, more than 200 players have advanced to collegiate soccer, including 23 players from the club’s two most recent graduating classes. In addition, Elk Grove Soccer has developed numerous Youth National Team players and former players who have gone on to sign professional contracts in the United States and abroad.
Whether a player’s goal is to compete at the collegiate, professional, or international level, Elk Grove Soccer provides the coaching, competition, guidance, and exposure needed to maximize every player’s opportunities.
- UCLA
- University of Portland
- UC Davis
- San Jose State
- Fresno State
- Oregon State
- San Diego State
- Domincan University
- CRC
- UNC Greensboro
- UC Santa Barbara
- San Francisco State University
- Folsom Lake
- UC Irvine
- University of Pacific
ECNL-RL Girls League Information
The ECNL Regional League (ECNL-RL) represents one of the highest levels of regional youth soccer in the country, providing ambitious players with a competitive environment that emphasizes long-term development, meaningful competition, and exposure opportunities.
At Elk Grove Soccer, our ECNL-RL program is designed for players who are committed to improving their game while competing against top clubs throughout Northern California and the western region. The program combines high-level coaching, a structured training environment, and participation in league play, showcases, and postseason opportunities, all while maintaining a more manageable travel schedule than many national platforms.
Our focus is on developing technically proficient, tactically intelligent, and resilient players who are prepared for the next step in their soccer journey, whether that is ECNL, collegiate soccer, or beyond.
