ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how they could logistically do this for a 1/1/2025 change. Contracts with clubs are through June 2025.

It won’t affect the 2025 Spring season. The 1/1/25 date is for the tryouts and offers for the teams that start in the summer of 25. So people know the rules that will apply for the upcoming offers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how they could logistically do this for a 1/1/2025 change. Contracts with clubs are through June 2025.

It won’t affect the 2025 Spring season. The 1/1/25 date is for the tryouts and offers for the teams that start in the summer of 25. So people know the rules that will apply for the upcoming offers

Only trap player movement, so ECNL can start the change in 2025 Spring season. In Socal, ECNL will resume in March, so clubs have 4 months to shuffle around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how they could logistically do this for a 1/1/2025 change. Contracts with clubs are through June 2025.

It won’t affect the 2025 Spring season. The 1/1/25 date is for the tryouts and offers for the teams that start in the summer of 25. So people know the rules that will apply for the upcoming offers

Only trap player movement, so ECNL can start the change in 2025 Spring season. In Socal, ECNL will resume in March, so clubs have 4 months to shuffle around.

Yep, no need to wait until Fall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how they could logistically do this for a 1/1/2025 change. Contracts with clubs are through June 2025.

It won’t affect the 2025 Spring season. The 1/1/25 date is for the tryouts and offers for the teams that start in the summer of 25. So people know the rules that will apply for the upcoming offers

Only trap player movement, so ECNL can start the change in 2025 Spring season. In Socal, ECNL will resume in March, so clubs have 4 months to shuffle around.

Yep, no need to wait until Fall

Absolutley not.

[Anonymous]

Anybody knows what’s gonna happen with MLS Next?

SY or BY?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anybody knows what’s gonna happen with MLS Next?

SY or BY?

Everyone speculates BY and that seems most likely, but it is not known. They will have to formally address the issue once the rest of youth soccer has.

[Anonymous]

I heard today this is most likely going to happen from our director. It won't affect my U17 kid because of where their birthday falls. Still kind of sucks. Just stick with something. It really hurts teams when you change age eligibility.

[Anonymous]

I bet MLSN will change to SY while MLS Academy will stay in BY. If MLSN stay in BY, it will be the only BY league, the risk to damage its own business and also the MLSN club's youth pipeline prior to MLS is high. They are "forced" to change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody knows what’s gonna happen with MLS Next?

SY or BY?

Everyone speculates BY and that seems most likely, but it is not known. They will have to formally address the issue once the rest of youth soccer has.

MLS Next has absolutely no reason or need to follow what the lower tier leagues do

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The “school” year cutoffs don’t necessarily make any more sense than calendar year since the cutoffs in various school districts are different.

If you do the research you will see that 99% of school districts across the country have cutoffs after July 1….so this is not that difficult to execute

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody knows what’s gonna happen with MLS Next?

SY or BY?

Everyone speculates BY and that seems most likely, but it is not known. They will have to formally address the issue once the rest of youth soccer has.

MLS Next has absolutely no reason or need to follow what the lower tier leagues do

Exclude MLS Academy teams which I am sure they will stay in BY, top ECNL teams will beat most MLSN teams regularly. Surf Cup and Mancity Cup are two good indications. I bet 50% chance MLSN will go to SY. Only MLS Academy will stay in BY.

[Anonymous]

What’s the difference between MLNS, MLS Academy and MLS Next?

Thanks for the answers !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody knows what’s gonna happen with MLS Next?

SY or BY?

Everyone speculates BY and that seems most likely, but it is not known. They will have to formally address the issue once the rest of youth soccer has.

MLS Next has absolutely no reason or need to follow what the lower tier leagues do

Exclude MLS Academy teams which I am sure they will stay in BY, top ECNL teams will beat most MLSN teams regularly. Surf Cup and Mancity Cup are two good indications. I bet 50% chance MLSN will go to SY. Only MLS Academy will stay in BY.

MLS Next is the top boys league.
Not in question or doubt.

The fact an ECNL team may beat an MLS Next team is irrelevant regarding the pyramid.
A lower league team may beat a higher league team on any given day anywhere in the world. (see: Carabao Cup)

[Anonymous]

CST just tweeted that US Club Soccer will drop an announcement today…stand by

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard today this is most likely going to happen from our director. It won't affect my U17 kid because of where their birthday falls. Still kind of sucks. Just stick with something. It really hurts teams when you change age eligibility.

Eh- teams change all the time- eligibility aside. Just focus your kid on being the best they can be despite the eligibility rules. That’s what trapped player parents have been doing as they have had to adapt to being ineligible to play with their recruiting year peers.