The rosters and schedule for the Elite Clubs National League Player Development Program event to be held in Irvine, California on March 2-3, 2013 have been announced. The event will be held at Concordia University, with some of the best players from the following ECNL clubs in the Southern California Region: Arsenal, Eagles, Irvine, Real So Cal, San Diego Surf, Slammers, SoCal Blues, and West Coast FC.

Player Development Programs (PDPs) are regionally-based identification and development programs within US Club Soccer’s id² Program with three primary goals: (i) provide the top players within specified elite leagues with an opportunity to be identified and evaluated for higher levels of play; (ii) provide a developmentalexperience; and (iii) recognize and reward individual performance and achievement.  PDPs are operated in conjunction with elite leagues sanctioned by US Club Soccer.

Each ECNL Player Development Program includes a training session and two 11 vs. 11 games.  U.S. Soccer scouts are in attendance at each ECNL PDP to observe the players.

The full schedule of 2013 ECNL PDP events is available here.

Players are selected for the Player Development Programs based on their performance in ECNL competitions and by recommendations from ECNL coaches. Between January and June 2013, the ECNL will be hosting nine PDP events across the country, providing an opportunity for top players in every ECNL club. There are no costs for participation in Player Development Programs. The ECNL covers all staffing, facility rental and equipment costs for the ECNL PDPs. The only responsibility for participating players will be the cost of travel and accommodation.

About the ECNL: The Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) was founded in 2009 to enhance the developmental experience of female youth soccer players in the United States through: (i) Improving the competitive environment through creation of a true national competitive league; (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 competitions; and (iii) improving the daily training environment at top female youth soccer clubs through developing best practices and training and organizational guidelines for its member clubs.  The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer and is sponsored by Nike Soccer.  The Army National Guard is the official military branch of the ECNL.

2013
ECNL Player Development Program
Team Assignments

Team One

Casey Cousineau
Arielle Schechtman
Olivia Hazelrig
Isabel Damiani
Kayla Mills
Brianna Bosson
Victoria Manfredonia
Lauren Guerra
Megan Abutin
Sarah Fajnor
Corey Strang
Nicole Faris
Julia Pedati

Team Two

Arielle Schectman
Danielle Telles
Brianna Westrup
Tara Meier
Nichole Walts
Alexandria Karlowitsch
Nicole Molen
Isabella Hernandez
Natalie Higgins
Jamilah Tejan
Skyler Davis
Natalie Deleon
Kyra Carusa

Team Three

Hilary Cohen
Savannah Sloniger
Reema Bzeih
Kelley Carusa
Lauren Flowers
Natalie Ramirez
Olivia Erlbeck
Rebecca Harrison
Sierra Carrasco
Mikayla Casey
Dayna Mounie
Grace Chalmers
Courtney Corrin

Team Four

Ella Dederick
Logan Karam
Emily Zimmer
Jennifer Munoz
Nicole Morris
Kelsey Irwin
Briana Sweeney
Natalie Kennedy
Michelle Benjamin
Courtney O’Brien
Leah Cernicky
Melody Gonzalez
Leah Pruitt