ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

There weren't any transition plans last time. Why would you think there will be this time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

There weren't any transition plans last time. Why would you think there will be this time?

Soccer organization isn't smart enough to come up with smooth transition plans in this country. Don't expect anything different this upcoming year and next year's tryouts will be the wild west.

We just had ECNL tryouts this week in California. Nothing new. Q4 kids weren't placed a year down in tryouts. Outside kids coming in weren't trying out in SY bands. If there is some sort of ECNL transition, then our club screwed the pooch, not knowing about this. But I assume no changes at all for the upcoming ECNL year.

[Anonymous]

The people holding onto transitional plans hopes are going to be grossly disappointed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

There weren't any transition plans last time. Why would you think there will be this time?

They delayed implementation until the
2026/2027 season to give clubs and leagues a chance to “transition”. Well, if there is no transition plan, then why give clubs and leagues more time? Might as well just implement these changes now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As frustrating as it is for parents- think about the club side. They have gotten ZERO direction from US Soccer on this

Our club is an ECNL platform club so maybe it's easier but our DOC told us he thinks they have everything they need. There will be no changes next year, they'll go to 9/1 in 26-27. Thats literally all they need to know. Next year they'll do nothing in the ECNL U13+ age groups, but make some changes in the top teams at U-little ages and just play those kids up next year to get them ready. Otherwise their plan is just a whole scale reshuffle in 26.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

There weren't any transition plans last time. Why would you think there will be this time?

The amount of time given to make the age change is beyond ridiculous, in fact it’s lazy.
They delayed implementation until the
2026/2027 season to give clubs and leagues a chance to “transition”. Well, if there is no transition plan, then why give clubs and leagues more time? Might as well just implement these changes now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

There weren't any transition plans last time. Why would you think there will be this time?

I hope some of the clubs at least learn a little lesson from last time and don’t try to keep some teams together and play up. It never works (except maybe at tiny clubs) and just causes a delayed reshuffle.

I was in my 2nd year of coaching last time and in the run up to the change, no one (from the director on down) seemed worried at all. And then tryouts occurred and it was a disaster.

[Anonymous]

haha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

A friend of mine an ECNL director not a bird member. Said ECNL not adding transition plan for 25/26 but there could be some flexibility for next year.

Also anyone who thinks they needed a year to plan roasters that really had a small part to play, mostly it’s for ECNL and MLSN to get their new league (ECRL and MLSN2 and possibly even an MLSN 3) policy in order before the age group change happens.

Would have been too much for leagues to get all rules and policy together and have new age group changes happening next month.

[Anonymous]

Best comment so far…can’t blame Cali for early tryouts. ECNL and MLSN and GA are having turf wars and all of those league and conference changes AND an age change all in the same year would have been insanity. Look at mid Atlantic ecnl…lost a few to ga/mlsn

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

There weren't any transition plans last time. Why would you think there will be this time?

I hope some of the clubs at least learn a little lesson from last time and don’t try to keep some teams together and play up. It never works (except maybe at tiny clubs) and just causes a delayed reshuffle.

I was in my 2nd year of coaching last time and in the run up to the change, no one (from the director on down) seemed worried at all. And then tryouts occurred and it was a disaster.

Most clubs don’t seem worried. I think it is because they don’t look more than a few weeks ahead.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation about my 2012 Q4 with our ecnl director and he said she’s definitely going to make a huge impact in 26/27 on the 2013s and he expects no changes prior to 26/27. He’s an ecnl board member so he either wasn’t allowed to tell me about transitional plans or there aren’t any.

There weren't any transition plans last time. Why would you think there will be this time?

I hope some of the clubs at least learn a little lesson from last time and don’t try to keep some teams together and play up. It never works (except maybe at tiny clubs) and just causes a delayed reshuffle.

I was in my 2nd year of coaching last time and in the run up to the change, no one (from the director on down) seemed worried at all. And then tryouts occurred and it was a disaster.

Most clubs don’t seem worried. I think it is because they don’t look more than a few weeks ahead.

True. Most don’t even know who the coaches are going to be next year, let alone what’s gonna happen a year from now.

[Anonymous]

Did any clubs favor the Q4s in tryouts this year or did it seem like most clubs created teams to win for 25/26 and will address the age change for 26/27?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did any clubs favor the Q4s in tryouts this year or did it seem like most clubs created teams to win for 25/26 and will address the age change for 26/27?

100 percent they are trying to win 25/26. There may have been some small consideration of the year after, like not moving a q4 down to the second team if they normally would have or some preference given to a q4 coming from outside the club to grab them early. They are absolutely trying to win next year.