ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

From McLean email, it looks like MLS/MLS2 will align with SY. MLS club can quickly build up their SY team by using biobanding rule. Will ECNL change its rule book to match it? We have to wait and see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL is trying to survive. MLSN lives under there bed.

Let me guess:
- you are/were an ECNL/RL parent who's club moved to MLS
- some time ago, you were actually saying saying ECNL is top dog
- but now that your club/kid moved, you flip the script
- you do this to make yourself feel better that your kid plays in a "top league" and you try to post arguments to support it?

I got 4 out of 4 right, didn't I?

It's their, not there. Check the dictionary under your bed.

[Anonymous]

When is ECNL going to announce the plan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL is trying to survive. MLSN lives under there bed.

Let me guess:
- you are/were an ECNL/RL parent who's club moved to MLS
- some time ago, you were actually saying saying ECNL is top dog
- but now that your club/kid moved, you flip the script
- you do this to make yourself feel better that your kid plays in a "top league" and you try to post arguments to support it?

I got 4 out of 4 right, didn't I?

It's their, not there. Check the dictionary under your bed.

Nah man...literally everyone knows MLS Next is the top league and provides better opportunities. No need to even pretend otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL is trying to survive. MLSN lives under there bed.

Let me guess:
- you are/were an ECNL/RL parent who's club moved to MLS
- some time ago, you were actually saying saying ECNL is top dog
- but now that your club/kid moved, you flip the script
- you do this to make yourself feel better that your kid plays in a "top league" and you try to post arguments to support it?

I got 4 out of 4 right, didn't I?

It's their, not there. Check the dictionary under your bed.

Let me guess...ECNL or lower parent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When is ECNL going to announce the plan?

We are at 800 pages before ECNL releases any plans for next year. Who knows how far we can go!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When is ECNL going to announce the plan?

On April 13th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When is ECNL going to announce the plan?

On April 13th.

I feel like it’s 50/50 this is a troll or not. Literally no way to know! I love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When is ECNL going to announce the plan?

On April 13th.

Nah, it should be 4/1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When is ECNL going to announce the plan?

ECNL normally sends out the competition rules in mid September correct?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not judging, just wondering the thought process…why the best Q4 to play down?

Lots of soccer podcasts and talks on this subject. The benefits of playing up/down(with age group).

If a kid is too dominant for their age group then going up definitely can have some added benefits.

I would say it depends on the skill level of each team at their club and if the player can now handle having even older kids competing against them.There is a reason we have age groups for sports after all.

I would try for my kid to play showcases and about with my recruited age group and split league games with each team depending on the level of team you would play against.

Lots of parents (and kids) obsess over “playing up”, but there are many documented cases of a player benefitting greatly from playing down a year. In fact, several current and former members of the English NT played down when they were 15, 16 years old.

If you happen to be a very late developer (e.g., a 15 year old with the body of a 13 year old) with top technical and tactical skills, playing up or even at your age group could be detrimental to your development.

I once watched an MLS Next U15 match where one team was filled with very developed players. They had multiple 6+ feet +
170+ lbs + muscular players with a HORRIFIC touch and ball control. They could get away with the bad touches because they had the physical capacity to compensate. A highly skilled underdeveloped kid would stand no chance against these players, but this doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be able to eventually compete against these players.

I think “highly skilled” and “underdeveloped” need to be defined here. But assuming “underdeveloped” means younger / smaller.

If that is the case, you’re probably watching crap soccer and highly skilled is probably, “the cream of the crap.” Will a bigger / older kid be tough for a smaller skilled kid, sure. But “stand no chance” is silly. See Barca v Man United UCL finals. See Argentina v France WC24, see Lisandro Martinez v Haaland, etc etc etc.

Many truly “highly skilled” players play up 2 years, and do just fine.

First, professionals playing at Barca are fully developed- so that is not a comparison.

The idea that a u15 team is playing great soccer is laughable. I love how parents believe their team plays smart soccer bc they pass it around the back before playing a long ball. I have watched the top MLSnext and ECNL teams in the U14-U15 age group. their soccer iq and technical ability is generally crap. Lets be honest, the smaller technical kid will not win you games, so he is not going to be played as much, if at all. Yes, in 5 years that kid will prolly be way above everyone on the team...but noone cares...and most of the kids will quit by that time or be relegated to play crap soccer. That kid will prolly be way above everyone on the team in 5 years...but noone cares...and most of the technical kids will quit by that time or be relegated to play crap soccer. Hence, why our national team always sucks. Its 'pay to play' and 'play to win'.....there is no focus on development...and no, your club is not an exception.

Thank you for so succinctly presenting all that is wrong with youth soccer in America. The smaller, technical kid will not win you games...sorry? Please do not comment on a sport when you don't have any experience in it or watching it. The fact that this country does not embrace small, technical players is exactly why we are trash. And my children have played both ECNL and now MLS Next...we have played high level futsal all over the country. Small, technical players are out there and crushing it on the best teams. Sit down.

Another parent that really want to believe their kid plays high iq soccer. Passing it around the back before playing a long ball...high level stuff... But, whatever makes you feel better. I'm sure your kids will be crushing it at Barcelona soon enough.

[Anonymous]

Read the US Club statement about 25/26. Those are ECNL’s plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read the US Club statement about 25/26. Those are ECNL’s plans.

This isn't a "plan." It's a plan to come up with a plan.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read the US Club statement about 25/26. Those are ECNL’s plans.

Exactly! Why are so many acting like that statement didn’t mean anything?

[Anonymous]

No way they do t have some kind of plan. Not registration changes just more inner league changes to allow some changes in 25/26. Seems like people are focused in registration changes not happening for 25/26 and that is probably true but league rules are a different thing.