ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the Spring 2026 season, creating Spring teams based on the upcoming changes will provide one season in which teams may adjust to the new Seasonal Year age group standard before the Fall 2026 season starts. Currently, we offer both Birth Year and Aug. 1st season selections.

Weird but could make sense as at least a start toward a transition.

All the Sep-Dec kids would be the same age (years wise) as the soccer team a year a lower for the entire spring season anyway.

[Anonymous]

For leagues that have separate fall and spring seasons, this transition makes sense.

The ECNL regular season runs from September to May. Changing teams mid season is not a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For leagues that have separate fall and spring seasons, this transition makes sense.

The ECNL regular season runs from September to May. Changing teams mid season is not a good idea.

Unless they do it from they start….

[Anonymous]

Wow that's big! Messier than just doing it for Fall 25. Fun times!

[Anonymous]

So decmeber tryouts? 7 months away....

[Anonymous]

So dumb not to just make the change fall 25/26.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So decmeber tryouts? 7 months away....

The gossip around town in SoCal has been clubs will make SY teams and just play up for fall 25. Won’t be mandatory but that’s what the big clubs will do.

[Anonymous]

What leagues do these teams play in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So decmeber tryouts? 7 months away....

The gossip around town in SoCal has been clubs will make SY teams and just play up for fall 25. Won’t be mandatory but that’s what the big clubs will do.

If ECNL let clubs play up, it would be big.

[Anonymous]

California is doing it right.

westside....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Soccer in the US is poor.

The fact that the USMNT has a disproportionately low number of Latino players (even though this is the main sport of this community and their participation rates are quite high) tells you something about our approach to the sport in the US.

If Pulisic were Latino he’d be shunned and prevented from reaching the heights he has….he also wouldn’t be referred for as Captain America…

That’s the unfortunate reality of a diverse nation that has a group that is not ready for the face of futbol/soccer to be Latino….

The barriers are not created by accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What leagues do these teams play in?

USYS I believe. I found their announcement online.

[Anonymous]

California is the reason why ecnl couldn’t move forward with the age change in 25/26 and now they are pushing the timeline up? SMH

[Anonymous]

What’s interesting is they have MLSN teams in these leagues in CA. Sounds like everyone is making the change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Soccer in the US is poor.

The fact that the USMNT has a disproportionately low number of Latino players (even though this is the main sport of this community and their participation rates are quite high) tells you something about our approach to the sport in the US.

If Pulisic were Latino he’d be shunned and prevented from reaching the heights he has….he also wouldn’t be referred for as Captain America…

That’s the unfortunate reality of a diverse nation that has a group that is not ready for the face of futbol/soccer to be Latino….

The barriers are not created by accident.

That is certainly not the case where I am