{"id":366,"date":"2022-05-13T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/cincinnati\/?post_type=headline&#038;p=366"},"modified":"2023-11-22T21:38:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T21:38:42","slug":"ecnl-boys-announces-new-ecnl-regional-league-great-lakes-alliance-in-ohio-valley","status":"publish","type":"headline","link":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/cincinnati\/media\/headlines\/ecnl-boys-announces-new-ecnl-regional-league-great-lakes-alliance-in-ohio-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"ECNL BOYS ANNOUNCES NEW ECNL REGIONAL LEAGUE \u2013 GREAT LAKES ALLIANCE IN OHIO VALLEY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RICHMOND, VA (May 13, 2022) \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>ECNL Boys is excited to announce the launch of the new ECNL Regional League \u2013 Great Lakes Alliance (GLA) for the 2022-23 season with 16 clubs from Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Western New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe development of an ECNL Regional League in the Ohio Valley has been a priority for us during this past year, in response to both strong desires of our member clubs for additional competition and from quality clubs performing in the GLA to have an established pathway to ECNL,\u201d said ECNL Boys Commissioner Jason Kutney. \u201cPartnering with the Great Lakes Alliance allows us to align more clubs and leadership within the ECNL and US Club Soccer pyramid and to provide more players with tremendous experience and opportunities throughout their youth careers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe primary reason for creating the Great Lakes Alliance was to produce a predictable and logical next-step environment focused on the players and their development,\u201d added Ed Bernstein,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasoccer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Lakes Alliance<\/a>&nbsp;League Executive Director. \u201cWe are very excited about the new opportunities that the ECNL Regional League \u2013 Great Lakes Alliance creates for our clubs and players.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16 clubs competing in the ECNL Regional League \u2013 Great Lakes Alliance are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barca Academy Columbus (Columbus, OH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blast FC Soccer Academy (Columbus, OH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cincinnati Elite FC (Cincinnati, OH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cleveland Force (Cleveland, OH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Club Ohio (Dublin, OH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flash Central (Rochester, NY)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kings Hammer (Covington, KY)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Louisville City (Louisville, KY)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michigan Wolves (Livonia, MI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nationals SC (Detroit, MI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ohio Elite SA (West Chester, OH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ohio Premier (Dublin, OH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pittsburgh Riverhounds (Pittsburgh, PA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SCS United (Pittsburgh, PA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SPIRE FC (Geneva, OH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WNY Flash (Buffalo, NY)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>_______<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the ECNL:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ECNL is the nation\u2019s leading youth soccer development platform. The ECNL respects and celebrates the unique individuality of every youth soccer player and club, supporting and enabling them to unleash their unfettered passion and fierce tenacity in striving to achieve their potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ECNL\u2019s mission to Raise the Game is a total commitment to create the best possible environment for players, coaches, referees and administrators, with a determination to constantly question convention and challenge the status quo in youth sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ECNL Commitment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will lead, set our eyes on new horizons, and pursue them relentlessly. Born out of the belief in a better way. Continued in the ever-evolving pursuit of excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theecnl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.TheECNL.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boys FB:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ecnlboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\/ECNLboys<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; Boys IG:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ecnlboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ECNLboys<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;| Boys TW:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECNLBoys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ECNLboys<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-366","headline","type-headline","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/headline\/366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/headline"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/headline"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}