ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

Coaches and club directors are crazy not to value the Q4 players. If there’s a national team where they have to cut a Q1 or a Q4 player, all else equal to help the team succeed, they’ll keep the Q4 so the Q4 can help the younger age group next year. Common sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

I think this thread has one reasonable person in it and it’s the guy (or gal) or said all it’s gonna do is maybe make the club take a second longer look at a Q4 kid. So they’re between bumping two kids up to their top team, and one is q1 and one is q4 I think the q4 has the edge in 2025 because it makes sense to make sure you’re investing in those kids since they will also be key players in your younger age group the following year.

I do also think a lot of clubs (at least where I am) tend to play their U12 tops teams up an age group. If you’re doing that anyway, might make sense to have your 2013 q4 birthdays from your NL team just play down with the 2014s next year, instead of going to ECNL, in anticipation of that being your school year team NL team in 2026.

We get it. Your kid was born in August.

[Anonymous]

Funny that ECNL hasn’t said a peep about the age change. Only US Club. Why wait?

[Anonymous]

They are worried various clubs with angry parents are going to bail. Longer they wait the harder it is for clubs to bail.

MLSN is out recruiting clubs like crazy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

Coaches and club directors are crazy not to value the Q4 players. If there’s a national team where they have to cut a Q1 or a Q4 player, all else equal to help the team succeed, they’ll keep the Q4 so the Q4 can help the younger age group next year. Common sense.

But this is where your wrong. They don't cut either player. Common sense.

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Anonymous wrote:on U14 & U11 all have BY listed on Playmetrics as well! ECNL app has started to populate players with BY though!!!

Sorry, meant ECNL app has started to populate players by graduation year!!!

Time for my September born hold back to dominate.

Let the domination at 4v4 begin!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

The Q1/Q2 bench will be replaced by good Q3/Q4 players who can join the younger team next year.

Nah, most clubs, facing parental pressure, will be forced to keep them on their current teams unless they are coming in from the outside.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

The Q1/Q2 bench will be replaced by good Q3/Q4 players who can join the younger team next year.

Nah, most clubs, facing parental pressure, will be forced to keep them on their current teams unless they are coming in from the outside.

In that case, it will be 22 22-player roster and bench Q1/Q2 will just sit out most of the games.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

The Q1/Q2 bench will be replaced by good Q3/Q4 players who can join the younger team next year.

Nah, most clubs, facing parental pressure, will be forced to keep them on their current teams unless they are coming in from the outside.

In that case, it will be 22 22-player roster and bench Q1/Q2 will just sit out most of the games.

No, you misunderstand. The pressure is from the Sept-Q4 players. They don't want to play down (yet). They rather spend at least another year playing higher.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

The Q1/Q2 bench will be replaced by good Q3/Q4 players who can join the younger team next year.

Nah, most clubs, facing parental pressure, will be forced to keep them on their current teams unless they are coming in from the outside.

In that case, it will be 22 22-player roster and bench Q1/Q2 will just sit out most of the games.

No, you misunderstand. The pressure is from the Sept-Q4 players. They don't want to play down (yet). They rather spend at least another year playing higher.

This is True. September parent here.

[Anonymous]

After next year my player will move down to reap the bennifit of playing "up" for 8 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

The Q1/Q2 bench will be replaced by good Q3/Q4 players who can join the younger team next year.

Nah, most clubs, facing parental pressure, will be forced to keep them on their current teams unless they are coming in from the outside.

In that case, it will be 22 22-player roster and bench Q1/Q2 will just sit out most of the games.

No, you misunderstand. The pressure is from the Sept-Q4 players. They don't want to play down (yet). They rather spend at least another year playing higher.

This is True. September parent here.

December parent - happy for my DD to play down next year - she has played up for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoever was going to be the youngest was always going to have a grievence.

There was a study done in Europe that concluded that 4Q players that are still playing elite / highly competitive soccer from 13 to 15 years old tend to outperform their peers when they reach 17-18 years old.

The bottom line is that the younger, disadvantaged kids just need to keep going and the situation will turn out more favorably for them in the long run.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think clubs will try to stack their teams with strong September / October kids this year so they will have a slight advantage next year? Or are they more likely to build the best BY team they can without anticipating the GY change in 2026?

The Q1/Q2 bench will be replaced by good Q3/Q4 players who can join the younger team next year.

Nah, most clubs, facing parental pressure, will be forced to keep them on their current teams unless they are coming in from the outside.

In that case, it will be 22 22-player roster and bench Q1/Q2 will just sit out most of the games.

No, you misunderstand. The pressure is from the Sept-Q4 players. They don't want to play down (yet). They rather spend at least another year playing higher.

This is True. September parent here.

December parent - happy for my DD to play down next year - she has played up for years.

It's absurd to think there are parents out there willingly trapping their kids but they exist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whoever was going to be the youngest was always going to have a grievence.

There was a study done in Europe that concluded that 4Q players that are still playing elite / highly competitive soccer from 13 to 15 years old tend to outperform their peers when they reach 17-18 years old.

The bottom line is that the younger, disadvantaged kids just need to keep going and the situation will turn out more favorably for them in the long run.

Something for August parents to look forward too!