It is a B teams league with not so offending name. |
How do you know that TJ is Tier 2? Where does it say? |
Who’s getting the first red? Loudoun VRSC or TSJ? |
Say it with me. It’s MLSNext. |
I don't they have actually given the new leaguea name yes, so you have: 1. MLSN 2. MLSN New Tier / MLSN 2 / MLSN Next - remains to be seen what they actually call it |
Have they announced if league games will consist of teams only playing against teams within their respective region only? VA and Mountain regions only have 8 teams. |
Our coach told us that the MLS New Tier league will not launch in 2025. Teams will be branded as "MLS NEXT New Tier" but will play in existing leagues for the upcoming season - NAL/NPL etc. |
so your kid didn't make the team? I guess he's not as good as you think. |
Why are people so triggered by MLS next getting the chance to feel a second team? All sorts of clubs have A, B and C teams in EDP, had them in ECNL and pre ECNL and our regional league and more, and at the NAL level.
My kid is going to play MLSNext team 2 and he is thrilled. The meanest bully at his current club is leaving to play NAL elsewhere and has been teasing and ribbing my kid about his future plans and my kid came to the realization that at his new club NAL is the third team so he won’t be playing against this nasty bully and basically has him in check. MLSnext 2 is a great option for kids who have outgrown EDP or their current club and only had B team options elsewhere like us. If your kid didn’t make it or you don’t want to travel that’s fine. But quit throwing a public tantrum!! |
This isn’t really true. Our U13 MLS next 2 team is going to be playing in this specific league. |
It's far easier to tear down than build up. |
Why is there always so much hate and criticism on this forum? I see a lot of ECNL/RL boosters and I suspect this is coming from some parents in that league who feel insecure. There are great teams and players in all leagues. Perhaps there’s less consistency in level and depth of talent but it’s ridiculous to focus solely on league letters. He plays USYS NL (EDP1) and there’s some good competition. In tournaments, his team beats ECNL-RL teams routinely so he has no interest in playing RL over staying put (he didn’t like the only local ECNL option). They will now be MLSNext 2. He knows it’s not the same as MLSNext so we aren’t being swindled. He’s playing MLSNext 2 to stay with his awesome teammates and coaches. |
Great post!!! Yes, exactly. We know what we are doing. It isn’t a scam! |
This fall, they will be playing in a u13 "mls next 2" league? |
"We have entered the inaugural MLS Next 2 Pacific Northwest Division for the 2025/26 season. A Pacific Northwest MLS
Next 1 is planned to form in 2026 or 2027 and our goal is to be among the top few clubs in the Pacific Northwest MLS Next 2 in order to earn a spot in the MLS Next 1 which will stand unrivalled as the highest level of play in the region." |