ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Subtle changes in 25, lol. Really? Have you not read the last 300 pages?? This is not a subtle group.

Its not even as simple as intra club transfers. They want the best kids in the are. Where I live, 3 of the top teams in the nation are within a stones throw of each other. You think they are sitting around waiting for another 12 months to start making moves? A mistake in how they handle this could set them back for a generation.

My daughter is the age of the target group. I was nearly assaulted today on the sidelines of an elite workout session. I told one parent my kid is a Q4 baby and I suddenly had tons of new 'friends'. Parents can't wait to kick your kid off the team to add my child and they are going to pull every string to make it happen. We're one day into this madness and things have shifted whether you know it or not. There will be nothing subtle about how this goes down.

[Anonymous]

Arlington Soccer has released an email tonight saying there will be NO registration changes for 25-26. Sounds fairly definitive to me. As the doc reads, they realize most (not by much) want school year but also realize those opposing that are primarily concerned about "change management".

I have no angle about this in terms of my kid, who has always found a way and actually enjoys playing with both older and younger kids. SY seems to be driven by the rec families who want their kids to play with their friends. IMO - it's best to rip the bandaids off and get kids to adapt to new environments. That's what most work environments are like, and sports is supposed to prepare kids for life. None of our kids are going to make a meaningful salary in soccer.

[Anonymous]

342....so close! Remember when 300 was a distant dream?! I know we can do it folks. We're one misspelled leak from ECNL away from 400. I have faith.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Subtle changes in 25, lol. Really? Have you not read the last 300 pages?? This is not a subtle group.

Its not even as simple as intra club transfers. They want the best kids in the are. Where I live, 3 of the top teams in the nation are within a stones throw of each other. You think they are sitting around waiting for another 12 months to start making moves? A mistake in how they handle this could set them back for a generation.

My daughter is the age of the target group. I was nearly assaulted today on the sidelines of an elite workout session. I told one parent my kid is a Q4 baby and I suddenly had tons of new 'friends'. Parents can't wait to kick your kid off the team to add my child and they are going to pull every string to make it happen. We're one day into this madness and things have shifted whether you know it or not. There will be nothing subtle about how this goes down.

herb

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:342....so close! Remember when 300 was a distant dream?! I know we can do it folks. We're one misspelled leak from ECNL away from 400. I have faith.

Just got this email from my club’s DOC’s sister’s second cousin who found it shredded in the trash…

“ECNL wills implements the school years registrations starting in the fall.”

Seems legit. Don’t shoot the messenger

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Subtle changes in 25, lol. Really? Have you not read the last 300 pages?? This is not a subtle group.

Its not even as simple as intra club transfers. They want the best kids in the are. Where I live, 3 of the top teams in the nation are within a stones throw of each other. You think they are sitting around waiting for another 12 months to start making moves? A mistake in how they handle this could set them back for a generation.

My daughter is the age of the target group. I was nearly assaulted today on the sidelines of an elite workout session. I told one parent my kid is a Q4 baby and I suddenly had tons of new 'friends'. Parents can't wait to kick your kid off the team to add my child and they are going to pull every string to make it happen. We're one day into this madness and things have shifted whether you know it or not. There will be nothing subtle about how this goes down.

You need serious help.

[Anonymous]

ECNL saving everything for the podcasts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington Soccer has released an email tonight saying there will be NO registration changes for 25-26. Sounds fairly definitive to me. As the doc reads, they realize most (not by much) want school year but also realize those opposing that are primarily concerned about "change management".

I have no angle about this in terms of my kid, who has always found a way and actually enjoys playing with both older and younger kids. SY seems to be driven by the rec families who want their kids to play with their friends. IMO - it's best to rip the bandaids off and get kids to adapt to new environments. That's what most work environments are like, and sports is supposed to prepare kids for life. None of our kids are going to make a meaningful salary in soccer.

The notice on USSoccer's site is VERY definitive. NO CHANGES for 2025. Only one thing remains to be seen. Your move ENCL, watcha got?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:342....so close! Remember when 300 was a distant dream?! I know we can do it folks. We're one misspelled leak from ECNL away from 400. I have faith.

Just got this email from my club’s DOC’s sister’s second cousin who found it shredded in the trash…

“ECNL wills implements the school years registrations starting in the fall.”

Seems legit. Don’t shoot the messenger

You've done your part. We honor you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

You need serious help.

Just reporting the news. I'm truly sorry for your loss but don't shoot the messenger. My kid was sought after before, Im just being honest that its a feeding frenzy out there now with this switch. We aren't seeking it out, we didn't ask for this. My girl LOVES soccer, she's amazing at it. She's swimming in the same circles as national players and she's always the youngest in every group. She's at the age where we'll need to commit to a club and Im being honest that it's your Q1/Q2 spot she's gonna take. Be mad if you want. But wasting that energy on me is useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL saving everything for the podcasts.

I know I'll be hanging on every word. Great marketing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Subtle changes in 25, lol. Really? Have you not read the last 300 pages?? This is not a subtle group.

Its not even as simple as intra club transfers. They want the best kids in the are. Where I live, 3 of the top teams in the nation are within a stones throw of each other. You think they are sitting around waiting for another 12 months to start making moves? A mistake in how they handle this could set them back for a generation.

My daughter is the age of the target group. I was nearly assaulted today on the sidelines of an elite workout session. I told one parent my kid is a Q4 baby and I suddenly had tons of new 'friends'. Parents can't wait to kick your kid off the team to add my child and they are going to pull every string to make it happen. We're one day into this madness and things have shifted whether you know it or not. There will be nothing subtle about how this goes down.

"Elite training" 🤣🤣🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You need serious help.

Just reporting the news. I'm truly sorry for your loss but don't shoot the messenger. My kid was sought after before, Im just being honest that it’s a feeding frenzy out there now with this switch. We aren't seeking it out, we didn't ask for this. My girl LOVES soccer, she's amazing at it. She's swimming in the same circles as national players and she's always the youngest in every group. She's at the age where we'll need to commit to a club and Im being honest that it's your Q1/Q2 spot she's gonna take. Be mad if you want. But wasting that energy on me is useless.

anyone else picturing a really sweaty, overweight balding guy sitting in his basement writing this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

All great teams? ... Hahahahahha ... IF that were true, then you wouldn't have tons of teams at the bottom of their tables that get squashed year-in and year-out. Our local longtime ECNL clubs likes to tout it's college recruitments all the time -- except they aren't D1 very often. At least USYS has relegation in its National League where your team needs to win for several years just to get to the top -- although hype machines say they possibly can't be as good.

Then you don't live or compete where we do. ECNL is expanding too fast and that has consquences. The lower level clubs lie about all sorts of stats. Even the D1 players that were 'recruited' aren't actually playing for the team. Trust me I know. But I'll say it again, that isn't the world Im personally concerned with. There are levels and levels to this game. If you're worried about playing time, making a team or trying to get an advantage to score more goals then you're having an entirely different discussion than most of us on here.

Actually, the writing has been on the wall for months that this change was coming. And I agree at the systemic level it makes sense. For me, what I'm most concerned about individual players and their families after they've spent years in the CURRENT system to get where they are and HOW they are treated during this transition. What's unfortunately typical is the clubs wanting to gain an edge and field the best teams possible. I've seen lots of talk of unofficial rules that Q4 players can't stay with their current teams -- which is part and parcel of all the folks here crowing about all great it's going to be. All that BS is why there should be, IMO, a slow transition at the younger age groups, first. Instead, we're about to witness a lot of what's bad/wrong with youth soccer where clubs/leagues look out more for themselves while talking trash instead of focusing on and helping their own players (YET AGAIN).

AND, this entire fragmented mostly for-profit/club/league first echo-system is exactly why top talent are more often leaving it now as fast as possible and going to a pro level/pathway as teenagers OR finding better things to do with their time and money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You need serious help.

Just reporting the news. I'm truly sorry for your loss but don't shoot the messenger. My kid was sought after before, Im just being honest that its a feeding frenzy out there now with this switch. We aren't seeking it out, we didn't ask for this. My girl LOVES soccer, she's amazing at it. She's swimming in the same circles as national players and she's always the youngest in every group. She's at the age where we'll need to commit to a club and Im being honest that it's your Q1/Q2 spot she's gonna take. Be mad if you want. But wasting that energy on me is useless.

My son is honestly not afraid of your daughter taking his spot. How many teams cut you for you to feel this invested in your daughter's soccer status?