ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its been released!

ECNL, etc will be going SY (9/1) GA/MLSN staying BY. This will be a cluster!!

Wonder what local USYS leagues, etc will do

This is the same bot that was pushing SY 60+

[Anonymous]

Just released, divisions at new MLS Next Tier 2:

https://www.mlssoccer.com/mlsnext/news/mls-next-new-competition-tier-teams-and-divisions-2025-26

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://varevolution.com/news/virginia-revolution-joins-mls-next-elevating-national-boys-program-for-fall-2025/

I've seen a couple of these now. Clubs trumpeting they are joining "MLS Next's new competition tier". Talk about marketing, no one wants to say its the second tier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://varevolution.com/news/virginia-revolution-joins-mls-next-elevating-national-boys-program-for-fall-2025/

I've seen a couple of these now. Clubs trumpeting they are joining "MLS Next's new competition tier". Talk about marketing, no one wants to say its the second tier.

My club just had the same announcement. A bigger deal for us, perhaps, as we were (maybe still are, too) USYS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://varevolution.com/news/virginia-revolution-joins-mls-next-elevating-national-boys-program-for-fall-2025/

I've seen a couple of these now. Clubs trumpeting they are joining "MLS Next's new competition tier". Talk about marketing, no one wants to say its the second tier.

Yes, a lot of clubs here at North area bragging about joining Tier 2 of MLS Next.

[Anonymous]

A club in my area is now doing MLS next competition and ECNL...2 different platforms. One for boys and one for girls

[Anonymous]

Since next season my club will be doing:

Academy 1 -> MLS Next Tier 2 = BY
Academy 2 -> ECLN-R = SY

What a nightmare for organizing age brackets! 😄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: A club in my area is now doing MLS next competition and ECNL...2 different platforms. One for boys and one for girls

I would not be surprised to see ECNL concede boys sides to MLSN.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since next season my club will be doing:

Academy 1 -> MLS Next Tier 2 = BY
Academy 2 -> ECLN-R = SY

What a nightmare for organizing age brackets! 😄

Well, this season still may be BY for both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since next season my club will be doing:

Academy 1 -> MLS Next Tier 2 = BY
Academy 2 -> ECLN-R = SY

What a nightmare for organizing age brackets! 😄

What if MLSN II goes to SY? They are allowing those kids to play high school

[Anonymous]

MLS Next 2 is a death knoll for ECNL boys

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since next season my club will be doing:

Academy 1 -> MLS Next Tier 2 = BY
Academy 2 -> ECLN-R = SY

What a nightmare for organizing age brackets! 😄

Well, this season still may be BY for both.

Why would MLS 1 or 2 do SY when it already has biobanding?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since next season my club will be doing:

Academy 1 -> MLS Next Tier 2 = BY
Academy 2 -> ECLN-R = SY

What a nightmare for organizing age brackets! 😄

Well, this season still may be BY for both.

Why would MLS 1 or 2 do SY when it already has biobanding?

Yep, seems like MLSN has control of BY for boys. Other leagues can do SY but it won't matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since next season my club will be doing:

Academy 1 -> MLS Next Tier 2 = BY
Academy 2 -> ECLN-R = SY

What a nightmare for organizing age brackets! 😄

Well, this season still may be BY for both.

Why would MLS 1 or 2 do SY when it already has biobanding?

US Soccer has been saying that they have been looking at other countries and trying to emulate their programs. The UK is based off of SY. I don't think that they will, but to act like it is out of the realm of possibility is naive imo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since next season my club will be doing:

Academy 1 -> MLS Next Tier 2 = BY
Academy 2 -> ECLN-R = SY

What a nightmare for organizing age brackets! 😄

Well, this season still may be BY for both.

Why would MLS 1 or 2 do SY when it already has biobanding?

Yep, seems like MLSN has control of BY for boys. Other leagues can do SY but it won't matter.

This is phenomenally naïve. If all the feeder leagues up until U13 are SY, then RAE will impact the Q1/Q2 kids. Over time that hurts MLSN unless they have competitive teams at much younger ages playing BY.