ECNL moving to school year not calendar

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

Wouldn’t this be stupid competitively?

All it takes is one club that decides to recruit and not be quiet about it and the clubs that are keeping their players and families in the dark look like 1) idiots 2) liars / sneaks / dishonest 3) not looking out for their players. The greatest recipe to lose players and families is to keep them in the dark and then spring it on them.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s school year with 8/1 cutoff

I think it’s strict grad year in high school.

Before HS it will be school year with flexible 8/1 to capture kids who have a school cutoff after 8/1 and before Sept 1.

Where are you reading that? All the rumors suggest it will revert back to what it was before because all the clubs liked it and it worked. That was 8/1 - 7/31 cutoff for a certain year (say 8/1/12 - 7/31/13) because it captures most all of the country in a school year. Pretty sure it was never strict grad year for just high school.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s school year with 8/1 cutoff

I think it’s strict grad year in high school.

Before HS it will be school year with flexible 8/1 to capture kids who have a school cutoff after 8/1 and before Sept 1.

Where are you reading that? All the rumors suggest it will revert back to what it was before because all the clubs liked it and it worked. That was 8/1 - 7/31 cutoff for a certain year (say 8/1/12 - 7/31/13) because it captures most all of the country in a school year. Pretty sure it was never strict grad year for just high school.

I’m talking strictly from the posts on X from college soccer truth that ECNL will goto Grad Year. All their post say grad year.

US soccer change has always been 8/1. Will ECNL on their own thing for their league games and showcases.

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

A unanimous decision would be ideal for the soccer in this country. Last thing we need is a more fractured landscape. A BY pipeline and a separate SY pipeline all trying to funnel in the same place.

Knowing priorities in the different organizations, I am sure they will go with a fractured pipeline because it keeps their wallets and shareholders happy. Damn the kids, damn the sports we are getting rich boys!

This fractured system seems needed for youth soccer to finally address RAE in some way.

If you mean more options between BY/SY I agree. But I don’t think clubs want to deal with that. MLSN teams could just play their own showcases and expand their biobanding from 3 kids to 5 and they will basically be in compliance.

MLSN and EA will stay together, either BY or SY. Considering summer tournaments are big deals to players and their families and also important revenue sources for clubs, I bet MLSN clubs will not take such a risk of losing players and will go with the majority, which will be SY. ECNL, with its several alliances, has strong arms to push this agenda forward.

You're not listening to what others are saying.

MLSN doesn't need to switch to SY. They can stay BY and still enter in tournaments and do well.

It truly doesn't matter.

Wait after 11/22. MLSN/EA will change to align. Being forced to change is always better than staying in BY and losing revenue.

You realize that MLS basically runs US Soccer? People have complained about it for years. US Soccer isn't going to force MLS to do anything they don't want to do.

As I said before MLS can stay BY and still enter into SY tournaments. There's nothings they can't do if they choose to stay BY. The only thing that wouldn't work is if a MLSN club chose to run a tournament and wanted to invite SY clubs. But that's easy to address. You just call it a BY tournament with 18 exceptions for Aug 1 to Dec 31 players.

Take off your ECNL blinders every once in a while.

Staying BY alone will not bring any financial advantage. MLSN and EA will be forced (because of potential revenue loss) to follow the trend after 11/22.

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

A unanimous decision would be ideal for the soccer in this country. Last thing we need is a more fractured landscape. A BY pipeline and a separate SY pipeline all trying to funnel in the same place.

Knowing priorities in the different organizations, I am sure they will go with a fractured pipeline because it keeps their wallets and shareholders happy. Damn the kids, damn the sports we are getting rich boys!

This fractured system seems needed for youth soccer to finally address RAE in some way.

If you mean more options between BY/SY I agree. But I don’t think clubs want to deal with that. MLSN teams could just play their own showcases and expand their biobanding from 3 kids to 5 and they will basically be in compliance.

MLSN and EA will stay together, either BY or SY. Considering summer tournaments are big deals to players and their families and also important revenue sources for clubs, I bet MLSN clubs will not take such a risk of losing players and will go with the majority, which will be SY. ECNL, with its several alliances, has strong arms to push this agenda forward.

You're not listening to what others are saying.

MLSN doesn't need to switch to SY. They can stay BY and still enter in tournaments and do well.

It truly doesn't matter.

Wait after 11/22. MLSN/EA will change to align. Being forced to change is always better than staying in BY and losing revenue.

You realize that MLS basically runs US Soccer? People have complained about it for years. US Soccer isn't going to force MLS to do anything they don't want to do.

As I said before MLS can stay BY and still enter into SY tournaments. There's nothings they can't do if they choose to stay BY. The only thing that wouldn't work is if a MLSN club chose to run a tournament and wanted to invite SY clubs. But that's easy to address. You just call it a BY tournament with 18 exceptions for Aug 1 to Dec 31 players.

Take off your ECNL blinders every once in a while.

Staying BY alone will not bring any financial advantage. MLSN and EA will be forced (because of potential revenue loss) to follow the trend after 11/22.

The top youth league will have to change if a lower league decides to change their eligibility cutoff dates?

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

A unanimous decision would be ideal for the soccer in this country. Last thing we need is a more fractured landscape. A BY pipeline and a separate SY pipeline all trying to funnel in the same place.

Knowing priorities in the different organizations, I am sure they will go with a fractured pipeline because it keeps their wallets and shareholders happy. Damn the kids, damn the sports we are getting rich boys!

This fractured system seems needed for youth soccer to finally address RAE in some way.

If you mean more options between BY/SY I agree. But I don’t think clubs want to deal with that. MLSN teams could just play their own showcases and expand their biobanding from 3 kids to 5 and they will basically be in compliance.

MLSN and EA will stay together, either BY or SY. Considering summer tournaments are big deals to players and their families and also important revenue sources for clubs, I bet MLSN clubs will not take such a risk of losing players and will go with the majority, which will be SY. ECNL, with its several alliances, has strong arms to push this agenda forward.

You're not listening to what others are saying.

MLSN doesn't need to switch to SY. They can stay BY and still enter in tournaments and do well.

It truly doesn't matter.

Wait after 11/22. MLSN/EA will change to align. Being forced to change is always better than staying in BY and losing revenue.

You realize that MLS basically runs US Soccer? People have complained about it for years. US Soccer isn't going to force MLS to do anything they don't want to do.

As I said before MLS can stay BY and still enter into SY tournaments. There's nothings they can't do if they choose to stay BY. The only thing that wouldn't work is if a MLSN club chose to run a tournament and wanted to invite SY clubs. But that's easy to address. You just call it a BY tournament with 18 exceptions for Aug 1 to Dec 31 players.

Take off your ECNL blinders every once in a while.

Staying BY alone will not bring any financial advantage. MLSN and EA will be forced (because of potential revenue loss) to follow the trend after 11/22.

MLSN will not lose any revenue if they stay BY. Boys club soccer doesn't function like girls club soccer

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

A unanimous decision would be ideal for the soccer in this country. Last thing we need is a more fractured landscape. A BY pipeline and a separate SY pipeline all trying to funnel in the same place.

Knowing priorities in the different organizations, I am sure they will go with a fractured pipeline because it keeps their wallets and shareholders happy. Damn the kids, damn the sports we are getting rich boys!

This fractured system seems needed for youth soccer to finally address RAE in some way.

If you mean more options between BY/SY I agree. But I don’t think clubs want to deal with that. MLSN teams could just play their own showcases and expand their biobanding from 3 kids to 5 and they will basically be in compliance.

MLSN and EA will stay together, either BY or SY. Considering summer tournaments are big deals to players and their families and also important revenue sources for clubs, I bet MLSN clubs will not take such a risk of losing players and will go with the majority, which will be SY. ECNL, with its several alliances, has strong arms to push this agenda forward.

You're not listening to what others are saying.

MLSN doesn't need to switch to SY. They can stay BY and still enter in tournaments and do well.

It truly doesn't matter.

Wait after 11/22. MLSN/EA will change to align. Being forced to change is always better than staying in BY and losing revenue.

You realize that MLS basically runs US Soccer? People have complained about it for years. US Soccer isn't going to force MLS to do anything they don't want to do.

As I said before MLS can stay BY and still enter into SY tournaments. There's nothings they can't do if they choose to stay BY. The only thing that wouldn't work is if a MLSN club chose to run a tournament and wanted to invite SY clubs. But that's easy to address. You just call it a BY tournament with 18 exceptions for Aug 1 to Dec 31 players.

Take off your ECNL blinders every once in a while.

Staying BY alone will not bring any financial advantage. MLSN and EA will be forced (because of potential revenue loss) to follow the trend after 11/22.

MLSN will not lose any revenue if they stay BY. Boys club soccer doesn't function like girls club soccer

They are not stupid.

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My daughter’s birthday is June 28, 2010, but we held her back because that is what her preschool recommended because she wasn’t emotionally prepared. She is in Eighth grade and under the current system is trapped because we held her back (which we did for the right reasons and I don’t regret). If they go back to grade year but have a cut off of Aug 1- July 31, she will be in the exact same situation as she is now. We certainly weren’t thinking about sports when we held her back at 5! I don’t know what the “right” thing to do is, but there are a ton of girls and boys in her grade that are June early July birthdays that will be impacted. Not sure if there is a perfect solution.

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling

event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

A unanimous decision would be ideal for the soccer in this country. Last thing we need is a more fractured landscape. A BY pipeline and a separate SY pipeline all trying to funnel in the same place.

Knowing priorities in the different organizations, I am sure they will go with a fractured pipeline because it keeps their wallets and shareholders happy. Damn the kids, damn the sports we are getting rich boys!

This fractured system seems needed for youth soccer to finally address RAE in some way.

If you mean more options between BY/SY I agree. But I don’t think clubs want to deal with that. MLSN teams could just play their own showcases and expand their biobanding from 3 kids to 5 and they will basically be in compliance.

MLSN and EA will stay together, either BY or SY. Considering summer tournaments are big deals to players and their families and also important revenue sources for clubs, I bet MLSN clubs will not take such a risk of losing players and will go with the majority, which will be SY. ECNL, with its several alliances, has strong arms to push this agenda forward.

You're not listening to what others are saying.

MLSN doesn't need to switch to SY. They can stay BY and still enter in tournaments and do well.

It truly doesn't matter.

Wait after 11/22. MLSN/EA will change to align. Being forced to change is always better than staying in BY and losing revenue.

You realize that MLS basically runs US Soccer? People have complained about it for years. US Soccer isn't going to force MLS to do anything they don't want to do.

As I said before MLS can stay BY and still enter into SY tournaments. There's nothings they can't do if they choose to stay BY. The only thing that wouldn't work is if a MLSN club chose to run a tournament and wanted to invite SY clubs. But that's easy to address. You just call it a BY tournament with 18 exceptions for Aug 1 to Dec 31 players.

Take off your ECNL blinders every once in a while.

Staying BY alone will not bring any financial advantage. MLSN and EA will be forced (because of potential revenue loss) to follow the trend after 11/22.

MLSN will not lose any revenue if they stay BY. Boys club soccer doesn't function like girls club soccer

That’s right- they don’t worry about revenue because they are just fine. That’s why DA still exists….oh wait. They shut that down because they couldn’t afford to run it anymore Hmmm…me thinks somebody has their head in the sand if they think reputation leads to safety. Just ask all those DA players who were left scrambling 3 years ago…

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling

event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

A unanimous decision would be ideal for the soccer in this country. Last thing we need is a more fractured landscape. A BY pipeline and a separate SY pipeline all trying to funnel in the same place.

Knowing priorities in the different organizations, I am sure they will go with a fractured pipeline because it keeps their wallets and shareholders happy. Damn the kids, damn the sports we are getting rich boys!

This fractured system seems needed for youth soccer to finally address RAE in some way.

If you mean more options between BY/SY I agree. But I don’t think clubs want to deal with that. MLSN teams could just play their own showcases and expand their biobanding from 3 kids to 5 and they will basically be in compliance.

MLSN and EA will stay together, either BY or SY. Considering summer tournaments are big deals to players and their families and also important revenue sources for clubs, I bet MLSN clubs will not take such a risk of losing players and will go with the majority, which will be SY. ECNL, with its several alliances, has strong arms to push this agenda forward.

You're not listening to what others are saying.

MLSN doesn't need to switch to SY. They can stay BY and still enter in tournaments and do well.

It truly doesn't matter.

Wait after 11/22. MLSN/EA will change to align. Being forced to change is always better than staying in BY and losing revenue.

You realize that MLS basically runs US Soccer? People have complained about it for years. US Soccer isn't going to force MLS to do anything they don't want to do.

As I said before MLS can stay BY and still enter into SY tournaments. There's nothings they can't do if they choose to stay BY. The only thing that wouldn't work is if a MLSN club chose to run a tournament and wanted to invite SY clubs. But that's easy to address. You just call it a BY tournament with 18 exceptions for Aug 1 to Dec 31 players.

Take off your ECNL blinders every once in a while.

Staying BY alone will not bring any financial advantage. MLSN and EA will be forced (because of potential revenue loss) to follow the trend after 11/22.

MLSN will not lose any revenue if they stay BY. Boys club soccer doesn't function like girls club soccer

That’s right- they don’t worry about revenue because they are just fine. That’s why DA still exists….oh wait. They shut that down because they couldn’t afford to run it anymore Hmmm…me thinks somebody has their head in the sand if they think reputation leads to safety. Just ask all those DA players who were left scrambling 3 years ago…

No smart guy. It has nothing to do with DA.

On the boys side there's much more competition for pro, semi pro, college, everything. What this means is if you want to play at a higher level you need to play in MLS Next as a youth because it's where all the recruiters will be looking for talent.

Also most MLSN players are encouraged to play up and if there's a player MLS Clubs think will develop at a later date they can play down. Basically everything ECNL wants to do changing from BY to SY is already available in MLSN.

Also also there's money and contracts with boys at levels that don't exist on the girls side. In the end it just doesn't matter if MLSN stays BY. Players will gravitate to where the highest levels of play and visability reside. (Ie not ECNL)

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling

event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

A unanimous decision would be ideal for the soccer in this country. Last thing we need is a more fractured landscape. A BY pipeline and a separate SY pipeline all trying to funnel in the same place.

Knowing priorities in the different organizations, I am sure they will go with a fractured pipeline because it keeps their wallets and shareholders happy. Damn the kids, damn the sports we are getting rich boys!

This fractured system seems needed for youth soccer to finally address RAE in some way.

If you mean more options between BY/SY I agree. But I don’t think clubs want to deal with that. MLSN teams could just play their own showcases and expand their biobanding from 3 kids to 5 and they will basically be in compliance.

MLSN and EA will stay together, either BY or SY. Considering summer tournaments are big deals to players and their families and also important revenue sources for clubs, I bet MLSN clubs will not take such a risk of losing players and will go with the majority, which will be SY. ECNL, with its several alliances, has strong arms to push this agenda forward.

You're not listening to what others are saying.

MLSN doesn't need to switch to SY. They can stay BY and still enter in tournaments and do well.

It truly doesn't matter.

Wait after 11/22. MLSN/EA will change to align. Being forced to change is always better than staying in BY and losing revenue.

You realize that MLS basically runs US Soccer? People have complained about it for years. US Soccer isn't going to force MLS to do anything they don't want to do.

As I said before MLS can stay BY and still enter into SY tournaments. There's nothings they can't do if they choose to stay BY. The only thing that wouldn't work is if a MLSN club chose to run a tournament and wanted to invite SY clubs. But that's easy to address. You just call it a BY tournament with 18 exceptions for Aug 1 to Dec 31 players.

Take off your ECNL blinders every once in a while.

Staying BY alone will not bring any financial advantage. MLSN and EA will be forced (because of potential revenue loss) to follow the trend after 11/22.

MLSN will not lose any revenue if they stay BY. Boys club soccer doesn't function like girls club soccer

That’s right- they don’t worry about revenue because they are just fine. That’s why DA still exists….oh wait. They shut that down because they couldn’t afford to run it anymore Hmmm…me thinks somebody has their head in the sand if they think reputation leads to safety. Just ask all those DA players who were left scrambling 3 years ago…

No smart guy. It has nothing to do with DA.

On the boys side there's much more competition for pro, semi pro, college, everything. What this means is if you want to play at a higher level you need to play in MLS Next as a youth because it's where all the recruiters will be looking for talent.

Also most MLSN players are encouraged to play up and if there's a player MLS Clubs think will develop at a later date they can play down. Basically everything ECNL wants to do changing from BY to SY is already available in MLSN.

Also also there's money and contracts with boys at levels that don't exist on the girls side. In the end it just doesn't matter if MLSN stays BY. Players will gravitate to where the highest levels of play and visability reside. (Ie not ECNL)

MLSN does not equal to MLS Academy. Have played both MLSN and ECNL in Socal, I will say most MLSN teams are average ECNL teams. I will move my kid from MLSN to ECNL after the change.

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like things are going quiet. Message is out to the clubs don't say a word as it will create a storm of calls and emails. Wait for it to be announced.

It's gone quiet because there isn't a unanimous decision. Leagues dont know what's going to happen so they're all waiting for some kind of compelling

event to decide on next steps.

🤣🤣🤣 is that what you keep telling yourself. There is literally nothing to say at this point until the vote.

There doesn't need to be a unanimous decision so nobody is waiting for one. Play stupid with your clubs players so they don't look to jump while recruiting outside Aug-Dec seems about right for youth soccer.

A unanimous decision would be ideal for the soccer in this country. Last thing we need is a more fractured landscape. A BY pipeline and a separate SY pipeline all trying to funnel in the same place.

Knowing priorities in the different organizations, I am sure they will go with a fractured pipeline because it keeps their wallets and shareholders happy. Damn the kids, damn the sports we are getting rich boys!

This fractured system seems needed for youth soccer to finally address RAE in some way.

If you mean more options between BY/SY I agree. But I don’t think clubs want to deal with that. MLSN teams could just play their own showcases and expand their biobanding from 3 kids to 5 and they will basically be in compliance.

MLSN and EA will stay together, either BY or SY. Considering summer tournaments are big deals to players and their families and also important revenue sources for clubs, I bet MLSN clubs will not take such a risk of losing players and will go with the majority, which will be SY. ECNL, with its several alliances, has strong arms to push this agenda forward.

You're not listening to what others are saying.

MLSN doesn't need to switch to SY. They can stay BY and still enter in tournaments and do well.

It truly doesn't matter.

Wait after 11/22. MLSN/EA will change to align. Being forced to change is always better than staying in BY and losing revenue.

You realize that MLS basically runs US Soccer? People have complained about it for years. US Soccer isn't going to force MLS to do anything they don't want to do.

As I said before MLS can stay BY and still enter into SY tournaments. There's nothings they can't do if they choose to stay BY. The only thing that wouldn't work is if a MLSN club chose to run a tournament and wanted to invite SY clubs. But that's easy to address. You just call it a BY tournament with 18 exceptions for Aug 1 to Dec 31 players.

Take off your ECNL blinders every once in a while.

Staying BY alone will not bring any financial advantage. MLSN and EA will be forced (because of potential revenue loss) to follow the trend after 11/22.

MLSN will not lose any revenue if they stay BY. Boys club soccer doesn't function like girls club soccer

That’s right- they don’t worry about revenue because they are just fine. That’s why DA still exists….oh wait. They shut that down because they couldn’t afford to run it anymore Hmmm…me thinks somebody has their head in the sand if they think reputation leads to safety. Just ask all those DA players who were left scrambling 3 years ago…

No smart guy. It has nothing to do with DA.

On the boys side there's much more competition for pro, semi pro, college, everything. What this means is if you want to play at a higher level you need to play in MLS Next as a youth because it's where all the recruiters will be looking for talent.

Also most MLSN players are encouraged to play up and if there's a player MLS Clubs think will develop at a later date they can play down. Basically everything ECNL wants to do changing from BY to SY is already available in MLSN.

Also also there's money and contracts with boys at levels that don't exist on the girls side. In the end it just doesn't matter if MLSN stays BY. Players will gravitate to where the highest levels of play and visability reside. (Ie not ECNL)

MLSN does not equal to MLS Academy. Have played both MLSN and ECNL in Socal, I will say most MLSN teams are average ECNL teams. I will move my kid from MLSN to ECNL after the change.

I will say that both non academy MLS and ECNL teams will both get looked over by recruiters. This is how competitive it is to play higher level boys/mens soccer.

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Interesting… SD Surf posted on their instagram their tryout dates and times and age groups…still split up by Calenday Year…..

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting… SD Surf posted on their instagram their tryout dates and times and age groups…still split up by Calenday Year…..

Well, it isn't a thing until its a thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting… SD Surf posted on their instagram their tryout dates and times and age groups…still split up by Calenday Year…..

Well, it isn't a thing until its a thing.

Says tryouts are first week of December.
Right after the “vote”.

Will be interesting how this plays out.