The Elite Clubs National League Boys (ECNL Boys) was founded in 2017 to improve the daily environment for boys youth soccer players through a collaborative club-based development program featuring competition, player identification, and coaching and club development platforms across the U.S. In 2020, the De Anza Force was included in the creation of the new Northern Cal Conference, giving our players more opportunity to develop through regular high-level competition. The ECNL Boys currently includes the top 148 male youth soccer clubs across the United States.

Key Highlights

• Force has ECNL Boys teams in the U13 - U19 age groups
• The ECNL Boys platform contains 148 total member clubs across twelve conferences in the U.S.
• The Northern Cal Conference features 12 of the top boy's clubs in the NorCal Premier Soccer League
• ECNL Boys players are allowed to play High School Soccer
• Force ECNL Boys provide college recruitment opportunities as well as player identification through ECNL showcase events and sanctioned tournaments

To learn more visit: www.ecnlboys.com

As I look back at my own youth soccer development, I feel that there were 3 fundamental missing components: access to a club with proven methodology, professional coaches, and a national platform to compete. The mission of the De Anza Force has long been player development combined with a pathway for professional coaching development. This has resulted in the most college and professional players developed over the last 25 years. The De Anza Force staff has combined over 26 years of professional playing experience, 40 years of college coaching experience and the most USSF A Licenses. All this experience combined with the ECNL Boys and MLS Next platforms creates an amazing development environment for today's youth.

Jeff Baicher
Director of Soccer