RICHMOND, VA (December 27, 2011): The Elite Clubs National League closes out 2011 with the second event of the 2011-2012 National Showcase Event Series, which begins on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at Seminole Soccer Complex in Sanford, Florida.

A total of 150 U-15 through U-18 girls’ teams will take part in the Sanford National Event, each playing three games over three days. Upwards of 300 college coaches are expected to be in attendance, offering players the opportunity to play in front of college scouts against the best teams in the country.

In addition, during the first two days of the event, ECNL Player Identification Program Scouts will be on hand to scout almost 100 ECNL games, during which players will be evaluated in their regular team environment against top-level opponents. ECNL Scouts will be objectively evaluating players for consideration in either the 2011-2012 ECNL Conference Combines (a new program launched this season), or the 2011-2012 ECNL / id2 National Training Camp. The ECNL Player Identificsation Program is designed to provide a process to identify players for consideration in youth national teams that does not add additional financial and time burdens on elite players.

Check back throughout the event for updates and videos from Sanford, Florida.

About the ECNL: The ECNL is a non-profit national youth soccer league founded in 2009 to provide the best possible developmental environment for American female youth soccer players through the creation of the highest level of national competition and an identification and development program to provide an avenue for players to participate in U.S. Soccer’s National Teams. The 2011-12 season is the ECNL’s third season. Each of the 66 member clubs in 2011-12 field a team in the U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18 age groups, each competing for the ECNL National Championship, the ECNL National Club Championship and promotion and relegation between flights. The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer and sponsored by Nike.