ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Correct, this has no bearing on college coaches’ preference to have ECNL teams be all same school year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a new rumor that ACC, Big 10, and other college leagues are in talks to drop NCAA and align to US Soccer. If it happens they'll do year round soccer that mirrors MLS.

Also MLS is changing to BY to align to European Pro standards. What this means is that college might completely change to BY.

Explains why MLS and maybe GA arent commenting on BY to SY.

https://x.com/ProspectsUsmnt/status/1849972556826112220

Also just to make things fun here's Google doc with all Mens D1 and D2 coaching contact info.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1BqS_qdyPknSBow395E42XpJw2ok0O-rHC7WpcDQMbmw/htmlview#

These developments are starting to concern me. Is ecnl trying to jump the gun here? Is their Business Model is to only prepare the kids for college, and college id preparing itself to be a pro-tier…what happens next. This is one big chess match.

Even if this happened college recruiters would still be most interested in grad year so SY still works.

It would strengthen MLSN to college pathways.

Watch US Soccer flip the switch and top GA clibs become NWSL Next acadamies.

It would instantly become the preferred youth to now pro college pathway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Correct, this has no bearing on college coaches’ preference to have ECNL teams be all same school year

US Soccer wanted BY for a reason.
MLS wants BY for a reason.

[Anonymous]

For that 0.0001% of players that turn pro. They can do BY but the rest of youth soccer is changing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For that 0.0001% of players that turn pro. They can do BY but the rest of youth soccer is changing

Keep saying that but US Soccer is starting to make moves and they appear to prefer BY.

If MLS USM/WNT Pro leagues are all birthyearish and NCAA is falling apart before our eyes BY might stay around longer than you think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a new rumor that ACC, Big 10, and other college leagues are in talks to drop NCAA and align to US Soccer. If it happens they'll do year round soccer that mirrors MLS.

Also MLS is changing to BY to align to European Pro standards. What this means is that college might completely change to BY.

Explains why MLS and maybe GA arent commenting on BY to SY.

https://x.com/ProspectsUsmnt/status/1849972556826112220

Also just to make things fun here's Google doc with all Mens D1 and D2 coaching contact info.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1BqS_qdyPknSBow395E42XpJw2ok0O-rHC7WpcDQMbmw/htmlview#

Haha, this is awesome.

[Anonymous]

So the tweet says NEWS coming out today. Not announcement.

Wonder what the news will be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a new rumor that ACC, Big 10, and other college leagues are in talks to drop NCAA and align to US Soccer. If it happens they'll do year round soccer that mirrors MLS.

Also MLS is changing to BY to align to European Pro standards. What this means is that college might completely change to BY.

Explains why MLS and maybe GA arent commenting on BY to SY.

https://x.com/ProspectsUsmnt/status/1849972556826112220

Also just to make things fun here's Google doc with all Mens D1 and D2 coaching contact info.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1BqS_qdyPknSBow395E42XpJw2ok0O-rHC7WpcDQMbmw/htmlview#

These developments are starting to concern me. Is ecnl trying to jump the gun here? Is their Business Model is to only prepare the kids for college, and college id preparing itself to be a pro-tier…what happens next. This is one big chess match.

Even if this happened college recruiters would still be most interested in grad year so SY still works.

It would strengthen MLSN to college pathways.

Watch US Soccer flip the switch and top GA clibs become NWSL Next acadamies.

It would instantly become the preferred youth to now pro college pathway.

US Soccer, NWSL, GA have nothing to do with eachother GA soccer dad. Top GA clubs? Are there anymore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For that 0.0001% of players that turn pro. They can do BY but the rest of youth soccer is changing

This thinking is all denominator based. It’s like the “only 10% of HS athletes play college”…well duh…the college pathway isn’t through HS anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the tweet says NEWS coming out today. Not announcement.

Wonder what the news will be.

So now the SYstans are telling everyone to wait for more information and not jump to conclusions based on rumors?

That’s rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a new rumor that ACC, Big 10, and other college leagues are in talks to drop NCAA and align to US Soccer. If it happens they'll do year round soccer that mirrors MLS.

Also MLS is changing to BY to align to European Pro standards. What this means is that college might completely change to BY.

Explains why MLS and maybe GA arent commenting on BY to SY.

https://x.com/ProspectsUsmnt/status/1849972556826112220

Also just to make things fun here's Google doc with all Mens D1 and D2 coaching contact info.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1BqS_qdyPknSBow395E42XpJw2ok0O-rHC7WpcDQMbmw/htmlview#

Am I the only one that noticed that the second link in this post has every major college coach's email and phone number?

[Anonymous]

Even if college makes a super league. The reason they are making the change has to do with what’s best for kids. So idk if you can now pull that rug out.

My prediction for the announcement is US Soccer is in favor for BY for pro and international competition. They will not make a mandate but instead push the decision to the governing bodies to each decide what they want to do. I think the fact we have US club, USYS, AYSO all on the same side putting out a group announcement shows they are United and will all goto SY cut off together. While some other leagues and maybe some newly created leagues will stay birth year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even if college makes a super league. The reason they are making the change has to do with what’s best for kids. So idk if you can now pull that rug out.

My prediction for the announcement is US Soccer is in favor for BY for pro and international competition. They will not make a mandate but instead push the decision to the governing bodies to each decide what they want to do. I think the fact we have US club, USYS, AYSO all on the same side putting out a group announcement shows they are United and will all goto SY cut off together. While some other leagues and maybe some newly created leagues will stay birth year.

But if they have already put a joint statement out, what could the breaking news be now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if college makes a super league. The reason they are making the change has to do with what’s best for kids. So idk if you can now pull that rug out.

My prediction for the announcement is US Soccer is in favor for BY for pro and international competition. They will not make a mandate but instead push the decision to the governing bodies to each decide what they want to do. I think the fact we have US club, USYS, AYSO all on the same side putting out a group announcement shows they are United and will all goto SY cut off together. While some other leagues and maybe some newly created leagues will stay birth year.

But if they have already put a joint statement out, what could the breaking news be now?

Like I said my guess is the us soccer is not going to be making a mandate this time. But will approve leagues to decide for themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if college makes a super league. The reason they are making the change has to do with what’s best for kids. So idk if you can now pull that rug out.

My prediction for the announcement is US Soccer is in favor for BY for pro and international competition. They will not make a mandate but instead push the decision to the governing bodies to each decide what they want to do. I think the fact we have US club, USYS, AYSO all on the same side putting out a group announcement shows they are United and will all goto SY cut off together. While some other leagues and maybe some newly created leagues will stay birth year.

But if they have already put a joint statement out, what could the breaking news be now?

Like I said my guess is the us soccer is not going to be making a mandate this time. But will approve leagues to decide for themselves.

That statement in gambling circles is what we call hedging your bet.