| Does this really happen? |
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Yes, this happens, but usually dual rosters in the same club.
I know that McLean rosters some players to both their ECNL team and their CCL Green team. Last year Bethesda rostered some players to both their DA team and their EDP Blue team. It gives bubble players a chance to compete. |
| Does this happen in Spring for ECNL teams bringing on new players for playoffs? |
That's not duel rostering. That's just using a player from one team to play on another team within the club. Your player pass doesn't state what league you play in. |
ECNL teams are US Club Soccer, so all players on ECNL teams are rostered with US Club Soccer. CCL teams are rostered with US Soccer. So I don't think you can use "Club Pass" to switch between teams freely. You'd either have to be duel rostered or "guest" play and I'm not sure if ECNL or CCL allow guest players for league games. Obviously, you can guest play for whoever in tournaments. |
You simply dual roster with the card for the particular team. There is no centralized clearinghouse of these players cards. Clubs will issue cards from both organizations or you could play for two clubs. |
You are correct about the dual carding but you are confusing "US Soccer", with the "US Youth Soccer Association," aka, USYSA. They are not the same thing. The US Soccer Federation is the parent organization - recognized by FIFA as being in charge of all things soccer in this country, both professional, amature, and youth. There are 3 youth organizations that are members of US Soccer: US Club soccer, US Youth Soccer, and American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO, primarily west coast). None of the 3 youth orgs allow dual carding within their own organizations, but US Soccer basically doesn't give a shit, so it's possible for players to be carded with one team in USYSA, and another team in US Club Soccer. The only "US Soccer" youth players were those in the now disbanded DA. I don't know how the MLS Youth League players will be registered. |