ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

A January kid can apply but must be tiny compared to a December kid who it sounds like will automatically be approved. Again detains and wording still being worked on.

[Anonymous]

Our Club will be MLSN2 and then NAL, with flexibility to move between the two. I don't see how that would work if one is BY and the other SY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our Club will be MLSN2 and then NAL, with flexibility to move between the two. I don't see how that would work if one is BY and the other SY.

My kid's club is on the MLSN/GA side and what we've heard is conflicting things from we're switching to SY to they haven't decided.

But as far as flexibility is concerned, some clubs will practice/scrimmage close age groups together, so I think they'd just view it as a larger player pool and develop players to play a certain club style (and not just kickball, btw), where they could play on multiple teams (which if successful makes them better players).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you stay BY and play high school ball you will have 5/12 of your players being trapped. Thats a death blow for a league

Clearly a death blow for leagues the past 9 years…I mean nobody even knows what soccer is after age 13 anymore…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:ECNL deal with USSF is they will not make any changes until their new league policy changes are released in July. But ECNL is working on rules in place for Q3/4 to play down next season. No wasted year if that’s how you look at it. Players will not be required to play down.

ECNL has to wait until everyone’s tryout window time is over.

Be ready it’s coming.

BY advocates will be going into meltdown mode then. They thought they had one more year.

You’re an idiot. Why do you keep the “us vs them” thing going? The kids are all on the same teams and you’re not on it…your kid is. Are you so vicariously resentful of other kids success that you blame your kid for the birth month 9 months after you conceived? Get a grip.

the salt is real

I posted it, and I’m a SY supporter. It’s not salt dipstick. It’s calling out the lunacy of your inferiority complex. It’s so weird that you own kid triggers the complex in you make us v them birth month posts on an anonymous message board. Seek therapy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you think MLSN will switch to SY too? (Just clarifying that that is separate from Academies.)

It’s not. Academies and Clubs are all in the same league. It’s all MLS regardless.

MLS has made it fairly clear that they don’t intend to change - hence why USSF gave 2 options - one for rec and ECNL, and one for MLSN.

What’s so fascinating to me is that now we have the SY option for ECNL, why have so many of my fellow SY folks convinced themselves that EVERYONE needs SY and that only if MLS / GA go SY will they survive…

At first we wanted it for the trapped kids in ECNL and now we want everyone else to do it too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So you think MLSN will switch to SY too? (Just clarifying that that is separate from Academies.)

The academies will embrace it too, especially if they can make money off of transfer fees to the premier league.

They can’t which is why Academies in MLS are losing a ton of money each year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MLSN2 and GA will bring in a late developer waiver. Sounds like it will start next year. They are still ironing out the details but it sounds like it will be similar to biobanding but will favor later month born players. Also how many each team can use.

Why not just switch to 9/1?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MLSN2 and GA will bring in a late developer waiver. Sounds like it will start next year. They are still ironing out the details but it sounds like it will be similar to biobanding but will favor later month born players. Also how many each team can use.

Why not just switch to 9/1?

How funny if GA/MLSN go 8/1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So you think MLSN will switch to SY too? (Just clarifying that that is separate from Academies.)

It’s not. Academies and Clubs are all in the same league. It’s all MLS regardless.

MLS has made it fairly clear that they don’t intend to change - hence why USSF gave 2 options - one for rec and ECNL, and one for MLSN.

What’s so fascinating to me is that now we have the SY option for ECNL, why have so many of my fellow SY folks convinced themselves that EVERYONE needs SY and that only if MLS / GA go SY will they survive…

At first we wanted it for the trapped kids in ECNL and now we want everyone else to do it too?

I think it's just a question of the logistics of having two different registrations, if MLS has it figured out, good on them. They will have to shift with the changing landscape just like everyone else, no one will be immune.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL deal with USSF is they will not make any changes until their new league policy changes are released in July. But ECNL is working on rules in place for Q3/4 to play down next season. No wasted year if that’s how you look at it. Players will not be required to play down.

ECNL has to wait until everyone’s tryout window time is over.

Be ready it’s coming.

BY advocates will be going into meltdown mode then. They thought they had one more year.

You’re an idiot. Why do you keep the “us vs them” thing going? The kids are all on the same teams and you’re not on it…your kid is. Are you so vicariously resentful of other kids success that you blame your kid for the birth month 9 months after you conceived? Get a grip.

the salt is real

I posted it, and I’m a SY supporter. It’s not salt dipstick. It’s calling out the lunacy of your inferiority complex. It’s so weird that you own kid triggers the complex in you make us v them birth month posts on an anonymous message board. Seek therapy.

Someone does seem triggered on this anonymous message board. Relaxing might be for the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you stay BY and play high school ball you will have 5/12 of your players being trapped. Thats a death blow for a league

Clearly a death blow for leagues the past 9 years…I mean nobody even knows what soccer is after age 13 anymore…

Part of the reasoning for US Soccer to allow SY is based on your concern, kids quitting soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you stay BY and play high school ball you will have 5/12 of your players being trapped. Thats a death blow for a league

Clearly a death blow for leagues the past 9 years…I mean nobody even knows what soccer is after age 13 anymore…

Part of the reasoning for US Soccer to allow SY is based on your concern, kids quitting soccer.

Soccer participation shrinks ALSO because when kids get to middle school and realize they won't be competing for a pro contract OR college scholarship, they move on OR become interested in different sports OR hobbies. A bigger problem than BY/SY/Trapped is how youth soccer -- which is essentially 10-12 months per year that you pay for -- is grind that burns players and families out, especially if you can't get to the top team/league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL deal with USSF is they will not make any changes until their new league policy changes are released in July. But ECNL is working on rules in place for Q3/4 to play down next season. No wasted year if that’s how you look at it. Players will not be required to play down.

ECNL has to wait until everyone’s tryout window time is over.

Be ready it’s coming.

BY advocates will be going into meltdown mode then. They thought they had one more year.

You’re an idiot. Why do you keep the “us vs them” thing going? The kids are all on the same teams and you’re not on it…your kid is. Are you so vicariously resentful of other kids success that you blame your kid for the birth month 9 months after you conceived? Get a grip.

the salt is real

I posted it, and I’m a SY supporter. It’s not salt dipstick. It’s calling out the lunacy of your inferiority complex. It’s so weird that you own kid triggers the complex in you make us v them birth month posts on an anonymous message board. Seek therapy.

BY crowd posing as SY supporters lol….

The Salt is Real

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So you think MLSN will switch to SY too? (Just clarifying that that is separate from Academies.)

It’s not. Academies and Clubs are all in the same league. It’s all MLS regardless.

MLS has made it fairly clear that they don’t intend to change - hence why USSF gave 2 options - one for rec and ECNL, and one for MLSN.

What’s so fascinating to me is that now we have the SY option for ECNL, why have so many of my fellow SY folks convinced themselves that EVERYONE needs SY and that only if MLS / GA go SY will they survive…

At first we wanted it for the trapped kids in ECNL and now we want everyone else to do it too?

If p2p MLSNs stay in BY, they are stupid, or it is just your wishful thinking. MLS2 will be the same cutoff as MLS. If MLS2 can play HS soccer, then SY is a natural choice.

Why p2p MLSN have to stay in BY, to please BY parents?