ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's talk try-out strategy for next year. With a potentially big shuffle, are people going to start attending other club's practices in Winter? If so, and your kid had an Aug-Dec birthday, will the club have them go to the practice with the current age group team, or the group below?

Yes, winter. The club will match the age group OR appropriate ability level. Likely more kids than usual but otherwise much like most years. Bigger clubs hold ID sessions. Don't miss out on those -- stand out there and you may get more practice invites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's talk try-out strategy for next year. With a potentially big shuffle, are people going to start attending other club's practices in Winter? If so, and your kid had an Aug-Dec birthday, will the club have them go to the practice with the current age group team, or the group below?

Current age group. If you are on grade (Aug-September) u stay with current team. If you are Oct - Dec and a grade younger than your teammates - u go down to the younger age group.

[Anonymous]

https://www.sportingok.com/SORL-SF
Sporting KC affiliate

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we've got is an ECNL hat that's so excited for their kid to play down against younger players that they can barely contain themselves. They're trying with all their might to will it into happening in other leagues so they dont seem like such is wuss.

You do know that there are just as many Aug-Dec GA/MLS hats who are just as "excited for their kid to play down against younger players"

No, nobody is excited to play down. Thats loser talk.

It's not playing down, loser.

It sorta is if the kid has played years in the current system and likely has 1+ year more experience, more play on larger fields.

Nope, it's playing on age..the assigned age group. Try to get the easy stuff right before moving on to the tougher stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.sportingok.com/SORL-SF
Sporting KC affiliate

This looks like a rec program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Suddenly SY+30 with a 9/1 cutoff doesn't sound that bad anymore. When other options become known.

The plus+ 30 is dead on arrival man.
Maybe if we lived in a society that was not scared of math, it would have a chance.
The 8/1 cut off has people confused as is already. I can almost guarantee there will be plus NOTHING ever happening.
Not arguing the merit, just keeping it 💯

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.sportingok.com/SORL-SF
Sporting KC affiliate

This looks like a rec program.

It is but you can see that MLSN isn't starting their own BY league

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.sportingok.com/SORL-SF
Sporting KC affiliate

This looks like a rec program.

It is but you can see that MLSN isn't starting their own BY league

lol my 8 year old is on MLSN! Can you believe it! Even the douchiest parents will call BS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we've got is an ECNL hat that's so excited for their kid to play down against younger players that they can barely contain themselves. They're trying with all their might to will it into happening in other leagues so they dont seem like such is wuss.

You do know that there are just as many Aug-Dec GA/MLS hats who are just as "excited for their kid to play down against younger players"

No, nobody is excited to play down. Thats loser talk.

It's not playing down, loser.

It sorta is if the kid has played years in the current system and likely has 1+ year more experience, more play on larger fields.

Nope, it's playing on age..the assigned age group. Try to get the easy stuff right before moving on to the tougher stuff.

I guess you don't know 1st team soccer parents.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what we've got is an ECNL hat that's so excited for their kid to play down against younger players that they can barely contain themselves. They're trying with all their might to will it into happening in other leagues so they dont seem like such is wuss.

You do know that there are just as many Aug-Dec GA/MLS hats who are just as "excited for their kid to play down against younger players"

No, nobody is excited to play down. Thats loser talk.

It's not playing down, loser.

It sorta is if the kid has played years in the current system and likely has 1+ year more experience, more play on larger fields.

Nope, it's playing on age..the assigned age group. Try to get the easy stuff right before moving on to the tougher stuff.

I guess you don't know 1st team soccer parents.

I only know people who can math and people who can't math.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.sportingok.com/SORL-SF
Sporting KC affiliate

This looks like a rec program.

It is but you can see that MLSN isn't starting their own BY league

I’m confused as to how rec age groups this fall have anything to do with mlsnext starting a BY league at the younger ages. I don’t think they are either, but I don’t understand your point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.sportingok.com/SORL-SF
Sporting KC affiliate

This looks like a rec program.

It is but you can see that MLSN isn't starting their own BY league

lol my 8 year old is on MLSN! Can you believe it! Even the douchiest parents will call BS

🤣 we must not live in the same area.

I think the main issue will be travel/logistics. I could see it working with first teams that play a shortened more local pre-mlsnext league and also play up in a regular SY local league. This would be more difficult for second and third teams. If it nets mlsnext more money maybe this is something they will try. Doesn’t seem worth the trouble to me but maybe the financials will tell a different story.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: https://www.sportingok.com/SORL-SF
Sporting KC affiliate

This looks like a rec program.

It is but you can see that MLSN isn't starting their own BY league

I’m confused as to how rec age groups this fall have anything to do with mlsnext starting a BY league at the younger ages. I don’t think they are either, but I don’t understand your point.

Think critically for a second....an affiliate to an MLS academy is starting a rec league based on the 8/1 registration, where could they possibly be going with this?

[Anonymous]

Y’all are too funny, entire p2p going august 1st next year. Can’t believe this many pages of so many people debating and contriving scenarios. Or maybe it’s the same two people going back and forth

[Anonymous]

https://www.sportingok.com/player-pathway