The ECNL Girls was already the top competition and development platform in the country, but the past several weeks have shown that even the best can get better.  Even before the collapse of the US Soccer Development Academy, the top clubs from that platform were joining the ECNL, but after the DA ended, even more almost immediately joined the ECNL, raising the standard of play in the league even higher.  For proof of where the best play, look no further than the league's latest announcements:

• California Thorns and La Roca
• FC Dallas Youth
• NWSL Louisville Academy
• Penn Fusion, Pipeline and PDA South
• Charlotte SA
• San Diego Surf and Real SoCal

To get more thoughts on the changes of the landscape, and the impact on girls soccer nationally, below are a few objective opinions from journalists around the country:

• Soccerwire - A seismic shift
• San Diego Union Tribune - Demise of DA
• Soccer America - DA Defections to ECNL