ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

That’s so cute! But she can’t make the ECNL birth your team?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For 25/26, ECNL will recommend that clubs play up. And for the playoff next year, it will be SY-based.

So ECNL teams will be created as SY teams and play up in a BY system for 2025/26?

I believe the clubs have the flexibility to mix BY and SY for the regular season. If playoff next year will use SY, then it gives club incentive to build SY team during the regular season. Anyway the playoff is after ECNL tryout which is already SY based next year.

So basically they will go SY a year early? My daughter is a q3 looking to move to ECNL. So instead of playing with the 2012s (BY) she would try out for next year on the 2013s (her school year) who will be playing a year up? Or would she still play on the 2012s (BY) team?

Depends on the club. Talk to the director, they’re usually very open about this stuff when you’re looking from another club.

That said, girl better be able to ball. “Q3” does nothing for her, skills do everything. The thing to keep in mind is “my daughter was able to hang” is not a positive. “My daughter dominated everyone” gets you on the team (if there is a spot).

And beware the “we’ll place her in our second team just to see where she is, and then if she keeps playing as well as she did at tryouts, we’ll move her up.” In 90% of cases, your kid isn’t moving up, and the club doesn’t actually mean what they say.

She is on a GA team for BY and the ECNL team is a much better team reputation wise. Added plus is she knows several kids on the ECNL team as they are in her grade. She would be top 3 as things stand on the ECNL roster.

That is why as soon as ECNL starts SY process, all the talented Q3/Q4 GA will switch to ECNL. ECNL will have the best SY teams line up for college recruiting. 90% D1 offer is my prediction after the switch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For 25/26, ECNL will recommend that clubs play up. And for the playoff next year, it will be SY-based.

So ECNL teams will be created as SY teams and play up in a BY system for 2025/26?

I believe the clubs have the flexibility to mix BY and SY for the regular season. If playoff next year will use SY, then it gives club incentive to build SY team during the regular season. Anyway the playoff is after ECNL tryout which is already SY based next year.

So basically they will go SY a year early? My daughter is a q3 looking to move to ECNL. So instead of playing with the 2012s (BY) she would try out for next year on the 2013s (her school year) who will be playing a year up? Or would she still play on the 2012s (BY) team?

Depends on the club. Talk to the director, they’re usually very open about this stuff when you’re looking from another club.

That said, girl better be able to ball. “Q3” does nothing for her, skills do everything. The thing to keep in mind is “my daughter was able to hang” is not a positive. “My daughter dominated everyone” gets you on the team (if there is a spot).

And beware the “we’ll place her in our second team just to see where she is, and then if she keeps playing as well as she did at tryouts, we’ll move her up.” In 90% of cases, your kid isn’t moving up, and the club doesn’t actually mean what they say.

She is on a GA team for BY and the ECNL team is a much better team reputation wise. Added plus is she knows several kids on the ECNL team as they are in her grade. She would be top 3 as things stand on the ECNL roster.

According to whom?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For 25/26, ECNL will recommend that clubs play up. And for the playoff next year, it will be SY-based.

So ECNL teams will be created as SY teams and play up in a BY system for 2025/26?

I believe the clubs have the flexibility to mix BY and SY for the regular season. If playoff next year will use SY, then it gives club incentive to build SY team during the regular season. Anyway the playoff is after ECNL tryout which is already SY based next year.

So basically they will go SY a year early? My daughter is a q3 looking to move to ECNL. So instead of playing with the 2012s (BY) she would try out for next year on the 2013s (her school year) who will be playing a year up? Or would she still play on the 2012s (BY) team?

Depends on the club. Talk to the director, they’re usually very open about this stuff when you’re looking from another club.

That said, girl better be able to ball. “Q3” does nothing for her, skills do everything. The thing to keep in mind is “my daughter was able to hang” is not a positive. “My daughter dominated everyone” gets you on the team (if there is a spot).

And beware the “we’ll place her in our second team just to see where she is, and then if she keeps playing as well as she did at tryouts, we’ll move her up.” In 90% of cases, your kid isn’t moving up, and the club doesn’t actually mean what they say.

She is on a GA team for BY and the ECNL team is a much better team reputation wise. Added plus is she knows several kids on the ECNL team as they are in her grade. She would be top 3 as things stand on the ECNL roster.

Rooting for your kid.

Right now your DD ISN’T on the ECNL team, so she has work to do.

Unless the ECNL coach told you she was top 3 for the team, the “top 3” is meaningless.

And being top 3 when one of the other 2 is in your kids position, means your DD is bench material at best. She doesn’t have to be as good, she has to be better. They will not roll the dice based on a tryout, when they have a known commodity on the team.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For 25/26, ECNL will recommend that clubs play up. And for the playoff next year, it will be SY-based.

I’m still intrigued by insider info dude.

[Anonymous]

For 25/26, ECNL will recommend that clubs play up. And for the playoff next year, it will be SY-based.


Do you have any insider info? If not, crawl back and sit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For 25/26, ECNL will recommend that clubs play up. And for the playoff next year, it will be SY-based.

So ECNL teams will be created as SY teams and play up in a BY system for 2025/26?

I believe the clubs have the flexibility to mix BY and SY for the regular season. If playoff next year will use SY, then it gives club incentive to build SY team during the regular season. Anyway the playoff is after ECNL tryout which is already SY based next year.

So basically they will go SY a year early? My daughter is a q3 looking to move to ECNL. So instead of playing with the 2012s (BY) she would try out for next year on the 2013s (her school year) who will be playing a year up? Or would she still play on the 2012s (BY) team?

Depends on the club. Talk to the director, they’re usually very open about this stuff when you’re looking from another club.

That said, girl better be able to ball. “Q3” does nothing for her, skills do everything. The thing to keep in mind is “my daughter was able to hang” is not a positive. “My daughter dominated everyone” gets you on the team (if there is a spot).

And beware the “we’ll place her in our second team just to see where she is, and then if she keeps playing as well as she did at tryouts, we’ll move her up.” In 90% of cases, your kid isn’t moving up, and the club doesn’t actually mean what they say.

She is on a GA team for BY and the ECNL team is a much better team reputation wise. Added plus is she knows several kids on the ECNL team as they are in her grade. She would be top 3 as things stand on the ECNL roster.

That is why as soon as ECNL starts SY process, all the talented Q3/Q4 GA will switch to ECNL. ECNL will have the best SY teams line up for college recruiting. 90% D1 offer is my prediction after the switch.

So they didn’t make the ECNL BY team but suddenly they’re going to dominate? Yeah good luck with that then.

[Anonymous]

Where you at, insider info dude?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where you at, insider info dude?

Sitting around laughing at everyone listening to him as though he's telling the truth.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where you at, insider info dude?

Sitting around laughing at everyone listening to him as though he's telling the truth.

We should dub him nostradumbass.

[Anonymous]

ECNL is sitting back and not making any moves or changes in 2025/26 while MLS Next poaches clubs and ECNL clubs go GA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL is sitting back and not making any moves or changes in 2025/26 while MLS Next poaches clubs and ECNL clubs go GA

ECNL plan needs US soccer approval. We will know it after the meeting next week. Nobody will disclose it.

[Anonymous]

Are you insider info dude? In the know? So ECNL has a new plan and it’s not waiting until 2026?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL is sitting back and not making any moves or changes in 2025/26 while MLS Next poaches clubs and ECNL clubs go GA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL is sitting back and not making any moves or changes in 2025/26 while MLS Next poaches clubs and ECNL clubs go GA

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue