The De Anza Force continues to set the standard of elite soccer in northern California. Much like the U.S. Soccer Development Academy on the boys side, the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) will expose our girls to the highest level of competition in the country. This means stronger player development as well as opportunities to be seen by the US National teams and it also further strengthens college exposure across the country.

The ECNL is the elite competitive league for youth female soccer players in the United States. In the inaugural 2009-10 season, the ECNL consisted of 40 of the top female youth soccer clubs throughout the United States competing in two 20-team flights - Challenge A and Challenge B. In its second season, this years ECNL will add 12 new clubs, including the Force, to the league for a total of 52 top clubs in the nation.

The ECNL is a national youth soccer league for U-15, U-16 and U-17 girls' teams for the purpose of providing the highest level of competition and the best developmental environment for American female youth soccer players, as well as an identification and development program, which will seek to include players in US Soccer's National Teams.

The Elite Clubs National League was created to enhance the developmental experience of the female youth soccer players in the United States through: (i) improving the competitive environment through creation of a true nationally-based competitive league with multiple flights; (ii) 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 (iii) improving the daily training environment at female youth soccer clubs through developing best practices and training and organizational guidelines for its member clubs.

To read more on the ECNL, please visit: http://www.eliteclubsnationalleague.com/

Players interested in this level of development and competition should contact our elite team coaches:

For general info, please contact our DOC, Jeff Baicher - baicher@sbcglobal.net