Fall Practices - MLS Next Fall Schedule

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious on the roster size for u13 boys. can someone share theirs? any team above 18 where players might not dress up for a game due to 18 players limit.

The MLSNext teams cap at 24-25, with only 18 for game day rosters.

For U13-U14 At our club, game day 18 consists of starters, regular subs, and 3-4 spots that rotate through the rest of the players. However, a few are also rostered for 2nd teams on age and up can and have played on those teams to get playing time.

I have no idea how other clubs handle the players that are not getting minutes. Are most able to play on another club team?

Also, there are a lot of injuries and conflicts esp since the season has 30 plus games. And departures as well. It’s a big time commitment esp if you don’t live near the club. So families reevaluate all the time.

Complete madness for kids at U13 and U14 not getting playing time almost equally

They are at pure development stage

How are players not getting minutes but are expected to get better and contribute?

[Anonymous]

Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

wtf is AD and HG?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

U15 and up things start to get different

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious on the roster size for u13 boys. can someone share theirs? any team above 18 where players might not dress up for a game due to 18 players limit.

The MLSNext teams cap at 24-25, with only 18 for game day rosters.

For U13-U14 At our club, game day 18 consists of starters, regular subs, and 3-4 spots that rotate through the rest of the players. However, a few are also rostered for 2nd teams on age and up can and have played on those teams to get playing time.

I have no idea how other clubs handle the players that are not getting minutes. Are most able to play on another club team?

Also, there are a lot of injuries and conflicts esp since the season has 30 plus games. And departures as well. It’s a big time commitment esp if you don’t live near the club. So families reevaluate all the time.

Complete madness for kids at U13 and U14 not getting playing time almost equally

They are at pure development stage

How are players not getting minutes but are expected to get better and contribute?

They’re getting minutes on a different team (2nd teams that are not over rostered). But that’s just our club. I have no idea what other clubs are doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

wtf is AD and HG?

In their great wisdom MLS decided instead of making their two tiers - MLSN1 and MLSN2 - that the top tier (p2p and actual mls club academy teams) would be known as the Homegrown Division and the second tier which is new and yet to settle at where it fits in the competitive landscape will be known as the Academy Division.

Dumb? Yes. Confusing? Also Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

wtf is AD and HG?

In their great wisdom MLS decided instead of making their two tiers - MLSN1 and MLSN2 - that the top tier (p2p and actual mls club academy teams) would be known as the Homegrown Division and the second tier which is new and yet to settle at where it fits in the competitive landscape will be known as the Academy Division.

Dumb? Yes. Confusing? Also Yes.

wow wtf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious on the roster size for u13 boys. can someone share theirs? any team above 18 where players might not dress up for a game due to 18 players limit.

The MLSNext teams cap at 24-25, with only 18 for game day rosters.

For U13-U14 At our club, game day 18 consists of starters, regular subs, and 3-4 spots that rotate through the rest of the players. However, a few are also rostered for 2nd teams on age and up can and have played on those teams to get playing time.

I have no idea how other clubs handle the players that are not getting minutes. Are most able to play on another club team?

Also, there are a lot of injuries and conflicts esp since the season has 30 plus games. And departures as well. It’s a big time commitment esp if you don’t live near the club. So families reevaluate all the time.

Complete madness for kids at U13 and U14 not getting playing time almost equally

They are at pure development stage

How are players not getting minutes but are expected to get better and contribute?

They’re getting minutes on a different team (2nd teams that are not over rostered). But that’s just our club. I have no idea what other clubs are doing.

So they are taking play time from some of the 2nd team players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:curious on the roster size for u13 boys. can someone share theirs? any team above 18 where players might not dress up for a game due to 18 players limit.

The MLSNext teams cap at 24-25, with only 18 for game day rosters.

For U13-U14 At our club, game day 18 consists of starters, regular subs, and 3-4 spots that rotate through the rest of the players. However, a few are also rostered for 2nd teams on age and up can and have played on those teams to get playing time.

I have no idea how other clubs handle the players that are not getting minutes. Are most able to play on another club team?

Also, there are a lot of injuries and conflicts esp since the season has 30 plus games. And departures as well. It’s a big time commitment esp if you don’t live near the club. So families reevaluate all the time.

Complete madness for kids at U13 and U14 not getting playing time almost equally

They are at pure development stage

How are players not getting minutes but are expected to get better and contribute?

They’re getting minutes on a different team (2nd teams that are not over rostered). But that’s just our club. I have no idea what other clubs are doing.

So they are taking play time from some of the 2nd team players.

I think the 2nd team is rostered to expect that there are 1st team members who will play with them regularly.

[Anonymous]

NP here - our son is new to MLS Next. Do they have a date by which they send out schedules in terms of regular season games as well as 2025-2026 tournaments? TIA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

wtf is AD and HG?

In their great wisdom MLS decided instead of making their two tiers - MLSN1 and MLSN2 - that the top tier (p2p and actual mls club academy teams) would be known as the Homegrown Division and the second tier which is new and yet to settle at where it fits in the competitive landscape will be known as the Academy Division.

Dumb? Yes. Confusing? Also Yes.

Its just MLS Next and mls next 2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here - our son is new to MLS Next. Do they have a date by which they send out schedules in terms of regular season games as well as 2025-2026 tournaments? TIA!

We have been told schedules will be finalized by the 20th

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

wtf is AD and HG?

In their great wisdom MLS decided instead of making their two tiers - MLSN1 and MLSN2 - that the top tier (p2p and actual mls club academy teams) would be known as the Homegrown Division and the second tier which is new and yet to settle at where it fits in the competitive landscape will be known as the Academy Division.

Dumb? Yes. Confusing? Also Yes.

What’s really dumb are homers that conflate ECNL with MLSNext. It’s not MSLN, it’s MLSNext.

You’re welcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

wtf is AD and HG?

In their great wisdom MLS decided instead of making their two tiers - MLSN1 and MLSN2 - that the top tier (p2p and actual mls club academy teams) would be known as the Homegrown Division and the second tier which is new and yet to settle at where it fits in the competitive landscape will be known as the Academy Division.

Dumb? Yes. Confusing? Also Yes.

And the dilution begins. Already Next 2 teams signing up for tournaments claiming to be Next. If Flex has both good luck. What a cluster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our AD team has 19 registered - which I think will work out ok over time as our U15 team prior year always had minimum 1 kid hurt or sick or unable to come to a game.

The one concern I have is the HG team above, and whether their unrostered kids will bump down each week so 3-4 kids from AD will be unrostered instead of 1. Only time will tell.

The sub rules are important as well, above U15 will it be pro rules? Once out, out for the game?

wtf is AD and HG?

In their great wisdom MLS decided instead of making their two tiers - MLSN1 and MLSN2 - that the top tier (p2p and actual mls club academy teams) would be known as the Homegrown Division and the second tier which is new and yet to settle at where it fits in the competitive landscape will be known as the Academy Division.

Dumb? Yes. Confusing? Also Yes.

What’s really dumb are homers that conflate ECNL with MLSNext. It’s not MSLN, it’s MLSNext.

You’re welcome.

Who gives a sht.
It’s MLSN. That’s how acronyms work ya dildo.