MLSnext 2 and GA moves to school year cutoff from 26-27 season

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

The Philly Unions don't exist without being subsidized by the FC Delcos. Could try to stay BY for an extra year or so before economics wins the day for SY.

And I am hoping for both BY and SY for top level leagues to reduce RAE.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

The Philly Unions don't exist without being subsidized by the FC Delcos. Could try to stay BY for an extra year or so before economics wins the day for SY.

And I am hoping for both BY and SY for top level leagues to reduce RAE.

That’s exactly why mlsnext won’t stay BY. It opens the door for ecnl to be a first choice option for sept-dec birthdays who aren’t going to an mls academy. They don’t want two top leagues, they want what they have now, which is a clear 1 / 2 order at the top.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

The Philly Unions don't exist without being subsidized by the FC Delcos. Could try to stay BY for an extra year or so before economics wins the day for SY.

And I am hoping for both BY and SY for top level leagues to reduce RAE.

That’s exactly why mlsnext won’t stay BY. It opens the door for ecnl to be a first choice option for sept-dec birthdays who aren’t going to an mls academy. They don’t want two top leagues, they want what they have now, which is a clear 1 / 2 order at the top.

You are right.

My son is September (youngest, starter and top scorer of his U11 team).

In our area we can pick up MLSN1-2 and ECNL.

We will go any platform that offers SY, our goal is college, not professional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep….but BY just never really made any sense…looks like SY is here to stay

How can something that's not here be here to stay?

Because it’s coming Fall 2026….don’t ask dumb questions. Dumbass

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

The Philly Unions don't exist without being subsidized by the FC Delcos. Could try to stay BY for an extra year or so before economics wins the day for SY.

And I am hoping for both BY and SY for top level leagues to reduce RAE.

How much in subsidies does FC Delco pay to Philadelphia Union?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep….but BY just never really made any sense…looks like SY is here to stay

How can something that's not here be here to stay?

Because it’s coming Fall 2026….don’t ask dumb questions. Dumbass

If it's not here, it can't be here to stay

There's this recent phenomenon called logic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

The Philly Unions don't exist without being subsidized by the FC Delcos. Could try to stay BY for an extra year or so before economics wins the day for SY.

And I am hoping for both BY and SY for top level leagues to reduce RAE.

How much in subsidies does FC Delco pay to Philadelphia Union?

Not enough, they need MLN2 to try to keep academies afloat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

The Philly Unions don't exist without being subsidized by the FC Delcos. Could try to stay BY for an extra year or so before economics wins the day for SY.

And I am hoping for both BY and SY for top level leagues to reduce RAE.

How much in subsidies does FC Delco pay to Philadelphia Union?

Not enough, they need MLN2 to try to keep academies afloat.

How much is not enough?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep….but BY just never really made any sense…looks like SY is here to stay

How can something that's not here be here to stay?

Because it’s coming Fall 2026….don’t ask dumb questions. Dumbass

If it's not here, it can't be here to stay

There's this recent phenomenon called logic

We have a start date…it is here on that start date…sorry you’re a BY parent who is still upset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

The Philly Unions don't exist without being subsidized by the FC Delcos. Could try to stay BY for an extra year or so before economics wins the day for SY.

And I am hoping for both BY and SY for top level leagues to reduce RAE.

How much in subsidies does FC Delco pay to Philadelphia Union?

Not enough, they need MLN2 to try to keep academies afloat.

Union needs to sell more kids to the premier league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep….but BY just never really made any sense…looks like SY is here to stay

How can something that's not here be here to stay?

Because it’s coming Fall 2026….don’t ask dumb questions. Dumbass

If it's not here, it can't be here to stay

There's this recent phenomenon called logic

We have a start date…it is here on that start date…sorry you’re a BY parent who is still upset.

Where do parents go to register as SY or BY?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep….but BY just never really made any sense…looks like SY is here to stay

How can something that's not here be here to stay?

Because it’s coming Fall 2026….don’t ask dumb questions. Dumbass

If it's not here, it can't be here to stay

There's this recent phenomenon called logic

We have a start date…it is here on that start date…sorry you’re a BY parent who is still upset.

Where do parents go to register as SY or BY?

From the CalSouth announcement it looks like they will have the option, on their platform at least, next spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever cutoff of SY or BY is used, MLSN and MLSN2 will have the same cutoff of 1/1 or 9/1. At our club our 2nd teams just switched to MLSN2 from ECNL and the big selling points were ease of transition of players between teams and the MLSN2 teams playing in the same showcases as MLSN. There is simply no scenario if which MLSN2 teams will be forced to play up an age division in showcases and have no Jan to Aug birthdays while MLSN P2P and Academies will.

It makes sense.

The Philly Unions aren't changing to accommodate the FC Delcos

The Philly Unions don't exist without being subsidized by the FC Delcos. Could try to stay BY for an extra year or so before economics wins the day for SY.

And I am hoping for both BY and SY for top level leagues to reduce RAE.

How much in subsidies does FC Delco pay to Philadelphia Union?

Not enough, they need MLN2 to try to keep academies afloat.

How much is not enough?

It's youth soccer, it is always not enough. Leagues see the bank P2P clubs make. Tax returns show local club revenues of $4-8 million. Player sales are too meager to cover costs for academies, they need a cut of the bigger pie.