READING RAGE GIRLS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE ECNL-REGIONAL LEAGUE
Reading RAGE SURF is proud to announce we have been accepted to be a member of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL Girls Regional League) starting this FALL 2024. The ECNL is the highest level of club play for female soccer players in the country. The inaugural year of 2024/2025 our top Reading RAGE SURF U13(2012)-19(06/07) Girls teams will compete in the second tier which is the ECNL-Regional League. This superior club development platform features some of the best clubs in the region and nation, as well as an incredible player identification program, and post-season play for qualifying teams. This is not just a great achievement for the Club but also for the area as it will change the landscape of youth soccer locally. The ECNL platform will provide incredible opportunities for girls' soccer and Reading RAGE SURF Soccer Club will be the Exclusive ECNL program in the greater BERKS area.
Here's what to expect:
- Once players are selected it is a full year membership/commitment with Reading RAGE SURF starting in June of 2024 and ending in May/mid-June of 2025
- Professional coaching & curriculum
- Paid qualified staff to facilitate this program
- Trapped player program for eighth-graders on a U15 team
- Top-quality fields and facilities that limit the stoppage of training due to weather - See bottom of this page for complex details. Best in the area!
- U13-U14: Training 3X per week in fall, winter, and spring; ECNL Regional League Games Schedule plus tournaments
- U15+: Training 3X per week in late fall, winter, and spring; accommodates for high school play, ECNL Regional League Games Schedule
- ECNL - RL National Level Tournaments/College Showcases
- Girls ECNL - RL national events for some ages
- Goalkeeper training
- U15+: Unprecedented exposure to college coaches
How to Make Our Girls ECNL Regional League Team: Tryouts are coming up in April for the 24/25 season! Click here for a schedule and to try out.
Press Release - READING RAGE SURF GIRLS ACCEPTED INTO ECNL-RL!
Reading RAGE SURF announces acceptance into the ECNL-RL Girls’ competitive platform beginning in the 2024-25 season!
“We are very excited to be awarded the opportunity to be playing in the ECNL-RL Girls’ league and tournaments. The ECNL-RL membership is an honor and confirmation of the Reading Rage Surf’s growth, commitment to excellence, player development, and a sign of greater things to come. As the landscape of US youth soccer evolves, it is increasingly evident that ECNL offers the highest level of play, outstanding venues for regional and national events and the best competitive platform for players to be scouted by college coaches, all while still being able to play for their High School soccer programs."
League competition is designed to be a club vs. club model on weekends, fostering a comprehensive and practical format, enabling our coaches and directors to collaborate and enhance the game day environment, as well as allowing parents with multiple kids playing within ECNL-RL teams to be at the same location for home and away games. Equally as important, ECNL's regional and national events will provide more exposure to college coaches at the older age groups.
“Currently, ECNL-RL requires an elite boys’ team at every age group, and we are working hard to ensure we meet all thresholds and requirements for future consideration as we are committed to achieving the same level of opportunity with our boy’s program,” offers Sean Murphy.
13 ECNL ALUMNI HIGHLIGHT UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TEAM IN THE INAUGURAL CONCACAF WOMEN'S GOLD CUP
The ECNL-RL teams WILL BE THE TOP level of play within our system OF U13 - U19 GIRLS age group TEAMS THIS COMING 2024/2025 SEASON. THE TOP TEAMS WILL compete within the ECNL Regional League & THE U15-19 TEAMS in addition WILL COMPETE IN NATIONAL level RL COLLEGE showcase events NEXT SEASON. The ECRL teams mirror an ECNL national competitive showcase & league schedule. THIS WILL BE BY FAR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF training and PLAY FOR GIRLS IN THE BERKS COUNTY AREA WITH NO EXCEPTION. the program will also create a clear and direct pathway for the player's college recruitment. the representation of college coaches at the these events and the exposure players will receieve is unparalleled.
ABOUT THE ECNL
The ECNL was founded in 2009 as a challenge to the status quo of youth soccer, with a vision to be better. In its first years, the league supported only girls programming, but that was to change.
As a result of grassroots collaboration and innovation driven by youth soccer leaders all around the country, the ECNL quickly rose to national prominence – and ultimately to be the top level of competition and player development in the country. Each step was fueled by a shared commitment to elevating the youth soccer experience.
From inception, the ECNL consistently developed in alignment with the needs of its member clubs, always seeking opportunities to lead and provide more, no matter the challenge or adversity. The four letters “ECNL” have become the embodiment of collaborative innovation, opportunity, respect, development, and excellence in youth soccer, as the once-radical idea of clubs having a voice to determine their future proved to produce results never before seen in youth soccer. Unrivaled numbers of female players, of constantly improving quality, began moving on to the collegiate, professional, and national team levels as the ECNL impact changed youth soccer.
In 2017, the landscape again demanded more and the ECNL Boys was founded, setting the stage for an amazing period of rapid growth, increasing quality and further change in youth soccer. Starting with 57 of the top boys clubs in the country, the creation of the Boys ECNL once again demonstrated how a total commitment to improving the experience of players, coaches, clubs, and the environment in which they develop, can change everything.
Today, the ECNL represents the epitome of excellence in youth soccer, for boys and girls, as the league and its clubs, players, coaches, and everyone involved seeks to constantly “Raise the Game” for the future.
We are The ECNL and we are More Than A League
The ECNL consists of two youth soccer leagues (male and female), each a non-profit, member-based 501(c)(3) organization, with independent governance and leadership structures. The ECNL Board of Directors and staff govern all programs and platforms. The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer.
MISSION
To “Raise the Game” by elevating standards and experience in all aspects of youth soccer.
IMPLEMENTATION
The ECNL four primary platforms to accomplish its mission:
- The Competition Platform
- The Player Identification Platform
- The Club and Coach Development Platform
- The Health & Education Resources Platform
53 ECNL ALUMNI PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024 CONCACAF WOMEN'S GOLD CUP FOR 11 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES!
The lighted turf fields at our facility reduce weather-related cancellations ensuring consistency for our teams and players. Six days of the week you can see our teams either playing or training here. This includes training sessions and games in the winter as well.
TWO TURF FIELDS WITH LIGHTS
FULL COMPLEX MAP - FIELDS 1 AND 3 ARE TURF WITH LIGHTS. FIELDS 2 AND 4 ARE GRASS. IN ADDITION LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET AT THE BERN TOWNSHIP COMPLEX ARE THE CLUB'S 7V7 AND 9V9 MATCH FIELDS USED ONLY FOR GAMES.
