ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Silly to assume GA is staying BY

I think people are just assuming because they are governed by US soccer. Which BY is staying as the grouping for national teams. Also Ga has partnered with MLSN which people believe is staying By as well.As of now there has been no reason to think they are changing to 9/1

[Anonymous]

I think there will be pressure from clubs to go SY if all their young teams and their B, C, D, etc. older teams are also on school year.

[Anonymous]

if 80% are on one calender it makes it almost impossible to hold out for anyone but MLSN.

[Anonymous]

Remember that MLSN Tier 2 allows High School Soccer, what it’s not allowed at MLSN Tier 1.

That’s a good hint that MLSN Tier 1 could remain BY but Tier 2 go SY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Remember that MLSN Tier 2 allows High School Soccer, what it’s not allowed at MLSN Tier 1.

That’s a good hint that MLSN Tier 1 could remain BY but Tier 2 go SY.

Good point. Seems clear.

[Anonymous]

Does GA play high school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Remember that MLSN Tier 2 allows High School Soccer, what it’s not allowed at MLSN Tier 1.

That’s a good hint that MLSN Tier 1 could remain BY but Tier 2 go SY.

There is zero chance that MLSN has 2 different registrations. It just as easily signal that MLSN is going SY as well. Collaboration between the entire youth soccer ecosystem has been stated numerous times.

[Anonymous]

I miss the "it's not happening" person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I miss the "it's not happening" person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do feel for August kids who are born in states with August cutoffs. One of the reasons I’m sure they went with Sept 1 is because I already heard parents with August kids in their correct grade level saying they would just play down to have the benefits of the oldest kids. All that would’ve done would’ve created teams missing players at practice cause of High School and then leaving teams when they graduated a year earlier forcing teams to scramble to fill positions senior year.

Easy to fix this - August kids play with their grade year. Provide proof of enrollment with birth certificate and you are done. And you actual achieve the SY registration goal of having grade peers play together. These leagues can’t seem to think outside the box.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do feel for August kids who are born in states with August cutoffs. One of the reasons I’m sure they went with Sept 1 is because I already heard parents with August kids in their correct grade level saying they would just play down to have the benefits of the oldest kids. All that would’ve done would’ve created teams missing players at practice cause of High School and then leaving teams when they graduated a year earlier forcing teams to scramble to fill positions senior year.

Easy to fix this - August kids play with their grade year. Provide proof of enrollment with birth certificate and you are done. And you actually do achieve the SY registration goal of having grade peers play together. These leagues can’t seem to think outside the box.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I miss the "it's not happening" person

Where are they? Or do they live in a different reality

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do feel for August kids who are born in states with August cutoffs. One of the reasons I’m sure they went with Sept 1 is because I already heard parents with August kids in their correct grade level saying they would just play down to have the benefits of the oldest kids. All that would’ve done would’ve created teams missing players at practice cause of High School and then leaving teams when they graduated a year earlier forcing teams to scramble to fill positions senior year.

Easy to fix this - August kids play with their grade year. Provide proof of enrollment with birth certificate and you are done. And you actually do achieve the SY registration goal of having grade peers play together. These leagues can’t seem to think outside the box.

To be fair - no league has said anything so there could be some variation of this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I miss the "it's not happening" person

Where are they? Or do they live in a different reality

They spontaneously combusted after the youth meeting on Friday.

[Anonymous]

Did the leagues announce how long until they clarify their stance on the us soccer official announcement about league choice of BY/SY
For 26/27?