ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Is there any other confirmation, report, tweet, etc. other than this one person/account? Why isn’t that tweet getting any traction if it’s true? A lot of jumping to conclusions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about the new MLS Next expansion clubs? It says they are under NAL. So are they separate from MLS N which is just under MLS? Think they will be BY or SY?

Good question. Anybody has the answer?

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they actually say why 8-1 wasn’t chosen … I’d like to hear why they would bypass something that would ensure almost 99.9 SY ti SY … if they moved the date to go to SY then why not ensure it is

Will still have trapped at 9-1…so dumb

💯 Only path now is to advocate for these kids through actionable steps. My recommendation - reach out repeatedly by email to leadership of all these orgs - US Club Soccer, ECNL, USYS, AYSO - and push for a solution for the August kids. One benefit of the long transition to fall 2026 rollout is there is time for them to account for this oversight if they get feedback that there is a sizable push for it.

That was tried in 2016. Didn’t work. The ship has sailed, brother.

I hear that, but this is a different ballgame. The move to birth year divided up the grades into two groups (7 months of one grade and 5 of another). Sure it also impacted where kids fall on the older to younger range of the registration year, as happens with any 12-month range. But it didn’t strand one single month of kids in a given grade alone on an island.

How are Aug kids stranded?

They have to play with the grade above them while the rest of their grade/classmates play together. With an 8/1 cutoff like they had for SY pre-2017, these kids could play with their grade. With BY, they have 5 months of kids in their grade (August - December). Now it’s just August - one single month of kids that can’t play with their grade (unless there is a waiver for these kids to play with their actual grade with proof of enrollment)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about the new MLS Next expansion clubs? It says they are under NAL. So are they separate from MLS N which is just under MLS? Think they will be BY or SY?

Good question. Anybody has the answer?

I was at the meeting. MLS NEXT will be SY, only MLS academy and National Team will be BY.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they actually say why 8-1 wasn’t chosen … I’d like to hear why they would bypass something that would ensure almost 99.9 SY ti SY … if they moved the date to go to SY then why not ensure it is

Will still have trapped at 9-1…so dumb

💯 Only path now is to advocate for these kids through actionable steps. My recommendation - reach out repeatedly by email to leadership of all these orgs - US Club Soccer, ECNL, USYS, AYSO - and push for a solution for the August kids. One benefit of the long transition to fall 2026 rollout is there is time for them to account for this oversight if they get feedback that there is a sizable push for it.

That was tried in 2016. Didn’t work. The ship has sailed, brother.

I hear that, but this is a different ballgame. The move to birth year divided up the grades into two groups (7 months of one grade and 5 of another). Sure it also impacted where kids fall on the older to younger range of the registration year, as happens with any 12-month range. But it didn’t strand one single month of kids in a given grade alone on an island.

How are Aug kids stranded?

They have to play with the grade above them while the rest of their grade/classmates play together. With an 8/1 cutoff like they had for SY pre-2017, these kids could play with their grade. With BY, they have 5 months of kids in their grade (August - December). Now it’s just August - one single month of kids that can’t play with their grade (unless there is a waiver for these kids to play with their actual grade with proof of enrollment)

So GY for just August seems interesting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my daughter birthday is in Aug 2008, graduating 2027. she plays U17 now. this upcoming season 2025/2026 she will move up to U18/19.

then for the 2026/2027 season she will still play U18/19. but if she is Aug birthdate that means she will get a third year in U18/U19 for the 2027/2028 season?

am I reading this correctly?

Your daughter will be in college for the 2027/2028 season.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about the new MLS Next expansion clubs? It says they are under NAL. So are they separate from MLS N which is just under MLS? Think they will be BY or SY?

Good question. Anybody has the answer?

I was at the meeting. MLS NEXT will be SY, only MLS academy and National Team will be BY.

What about GA?

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Anonymous wrote:What about the new MLS Next expansion clubs? It says they are under NAL. So are they separate from MLS N which is just under MLS? Think they will be BY or SY?

Good question. Anybody has the answer?

I was at the meeting. MLS NEXT will be SY, only MLS academy and National Team will be BY.

When can we get the format release and transition plan for each league?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they actually say why 8-1 wasn’t chosen … I’d like to hear why they would bypass something that would ensure almost 99.9 SY ti SY … if they moved the date to go to SY then why not ensure it is

Will still have trapped at 9-1…so dumb

💯 Only path now is to advocate for these kids through actionable steps. My recommendation - reach out repeatedly by email to leadership of all these orgs - US Club Soccer, ECNL, USYS, AYSO - and push for a solution for the August kids. One benefit of the long transition to fall 2026 rollout is there is time for them to account for this oversight if they get feedback that there is a sizable push for it.

That was tried in 2016. Didn’t work. The ship has sailed, brother.

I hear that, but this is a different ballgame. The move to birth year divided up the grades into two groups (7 months of one grade and 5 of another). Sure it also impacted where kids fall on the older to younger range of the registration year, as happens with any 12-month range. But it didn’t strand one single month of kids in a given grade alone on an island.

How are Aug kids stranded?

They have to play with the grade above them while the rest of their grade/classmates play together. With an 8/1 cutoff like they had for SY pre-2017, these kids could play with their grade. With BY, they have 5 months of kids in their grade (August - December). Now it’s just August - one single month of kids that can’t play with their grade (unless there is a waiver for these kids to play with their actual grade with proof of enrollment)

You’re taking about a kid that was held back, right? I’m not sympathetic. They will be playing with the kids that should be in their grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they actually say why 8-1 wasn’t chosen … I’d like to hear why they would bypass something that would ensure almost 99.9 SY ti SY … if they moved the date to go to SY then why not ensure it is

Will still have trapped at 9-1…so dumb

💯 Only path now is to advocate for these kids through actionable steps. My recommendation - reach out repeatedly by email to leadership of all these orgs - US Club Soccer, ECNL, USYS, AYSO - and push for a solution for the August kids. One benefit of the long transition to fall 2026 rollout is there is time for them to account for this oversight if they get feedback that there is a sizable push for it.

That was tried in 2016. Didn’t work. The ship has sailed, brother.

I hear that, but this is a different ballgame. The move to birth year divided up the grades into two groups (7 months of one grade and 5 of another). Sure it also impacted where kids fall on the older to younger range of the registration year, as happens with any 12-month range. But it didn’t strand one single month of kids in a given grade alone on an island.

How are Aug kids stranded?

They have to play with the grade above them while the rest of their grade/classmates play together. With an 8/1 cutoff like they had for SY pre-2017, these kids could play with their grade. With BY, they have 5 months of kids in their grade (August - December). Now it’s just August - one single month of kids that can’t play with their grade (unless there is a waiver for these kids to play with their actual grade with proof of enrollment)

You’re taking about a kid that was held back, right? I’m not sympathetic. They will be playing with the kids that should be in their grade.

“I held my kid back so they could get an advantage and now they will not get that advantage”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the new MLS Next expansion clubs? It says they are under NAL. So are they separate from MLS N which is just under MLS? Think they will be BY or SY?

Good question. Anybody has the answer?

I was at the meeting. MLS NEXT will be SY, only MLS academy and National Team will be BY.

When can we get the format release and transition plan for each league?

From the websites of those leagues - after they’ve had the chance to draft those releases and put them on their websites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they actually say why 8-1 wasn’t chosen … I’d like to hear why they would bypass something that would ensure almost 99.9 SY ti SY … if they moved the date to go to SY then why not ensure it is

Will still have trapped at 9-1…so dumb

💯 Only path now is to advocate for these kids through actionable steps. My recommendation - reach out repeatedly by email to leadership of all these orgs - US Club Soccer, ECNL, USYS, AYSO - and push for a solution for the August kids. One benefit of the long transition to fall 2026 rollout is there is time for them to account for this oversight if they get feedback that there is a sizable push for it.

That was tried in 2016. Didn’t work. The ship has sailed, brother.

I hear that, but this is a different ballgame. The move to birth year divided up the grades into two groups (7 months of one grade and 5 of another). Sure it also impacted where kids fall on the older to younger range of the registration year, as happens with any 12-month range. But it didn’t strand one single month of kids in a given grade alone on an island.

How are Aug kids stranded?

They have to play with the grade above them while the rest of their grade/classmates play together. With an 8/1 cutoff like they had for SY pre-2017, these kids could play with their grade. With BY, they have 5 months of kids in their grade (August - December). Now it’s just August - one single month of kids that can’t play with their grade (unless there is a waiver for these kids to play with their actual grade with proof of enrollment)

You’re taking about a kid that was held back, right? I’m not sympathetic. They will be playing with the kids that should be in their grade.

“I held my kid back so they could get an advantage and now they will not get that advantage”

Not necessarily- some states have an 8/1 cut off. Those kids weren’t held back.

[Anonymous]

“I was at the meeting” guy, the whole ecosystem is going SY except MLS Academy and National Teams?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“I was at the meeting” guy, the whole ecosystem is going SY except MLS Academy and National Teams?

It's either great info OR just wishful thinking.

[Anonymous]

So all we know right now it seems is US Club, USYS, AOYS are going SY and no registration change till 26/27. We do not know what leagues are going to do as far as any transition in 25/26.
I thought they were going to put out a website with direction from US Soccer after that I assume leagues will follow?