ECNL Florida: FC Stars, Scorpions SC begin 2021 with national event

FC Stars and Scorpions both attended the ECNL Florida event to kick off 2021. (ECNL)

A degree of normalcy returned to New England club soccer last weekend, with FC Stars and Scorpions SC traveling to Sanford, Fla., for the Elite Clubs National League’s annual recruiting event.

A combined seven teams from those two Massachusetts-based clubs played from Jan. 8-10, getting high-level games and exposure before college coaches.

The two-month pause for youth sports in Connecticut meant that Connecticut FC and FSA FC couldn’t attend, but it was nonetheless a valuable opportunity for those who trekked south for warmer weather and ECNL tests.