ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:Does ECNL have both Fall and Spring seasons for a full year after U14 or do they break for HS and play half a season?

Half a season, but lots of showcases

People out here thinking a half a season league that prioritizes playing HS is on the same level as MLS Next?

Madness

I imagine the parents that are truly secure with the belief that MLSN is so superior are not on message boards trying convince other people (and themselves) with such enthusiasm

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does ECNL have both Fall and Spring seasons for a full year after U14 or do they break for HS and play half a season?

Half a season, but lots of showcases

People out here thinking a half a season league that prioritizes playing HS is on the same level as MLS Next?

Madness

I imagine the parents that are truly secure with the belief that MLSN is so superior are not on message boards trying convince other people (and themselves) with such enthusiasm

Dug into your old Psych 101 book from freshman year for that one

[Anonymous]

The difference of level between MLSN1 vs ECNL (or viceversa ECNL vs MLSN1) is minimum.

It's hilarious to talk about "the pinnacle of US soccer", because it's like saying ""the pinnacle of Thailand ice hockey".

When "US soccer" teams go to play "real football" to Europe (for instance MIC tournament, or the Gothia Cup, competing with South American and European teams) the results are always very low.

Debating MLSN1 vs ECNL is like debating who of 2 midgets is a better basketball player.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.

In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.

Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams

MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.

Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.

LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.

That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?

GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.

Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.

All Lies

College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority

see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress

Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?

MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents

Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters

Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented

Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers

MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.

The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?

They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1)MLSN
2)ECNL
3)MLSN2
4)ECRL

1. MLSN1
2. MLSN2
2.5. ECNL
3. Everything else.

1)MLSN1 Homegrown Pro Player Pathway, where the play is free and under MLS academies
2) All P2P soccer including the MLSN1 Homegrown P2P clubs

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Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.

In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.

Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams

MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.

Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.

LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.

That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?

GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.

Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.

All Lies

College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority

see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress

Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?

MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents

Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters

Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented

Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers

MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.

The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?

They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.

Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The difference of level between MLSN1 vs ECNL (or viceversa ECNL vs MLSN1) is minimum.

It's hilarious to talk about "the pinnacle of US soccer", because it's like saying ""the pinnacle of Thailand ice hockey".

When "US soccer" teams go to play "real football" to Europe (for instance MIC tournament, or the Gothia Cup, competing with South American and European teams) the results are always very low.

Debating MLSN1 vs ECNL is like debating who of 2 midgets is a better basketball player.

Every year in recent times many US clubs have beaten European and South American clubs
So has USYNTs

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Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.

In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.

Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams

MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.

Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.

LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.

That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?

GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.

Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.

All Lies

College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority

see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress

Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?

MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents

Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters

Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented

Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers

MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.

The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?

They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.

Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?

It's under Pro Player Pathway for a few regions in the country, feel free to go find their schedules. FYI, your amateur questions give away your gambit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does ECNL have both Fall and Spring seasons for a full year after U14 or do they break for HS and play half a season?

Half a season, but lots of showcases

People out here thinking a half a season league that prioritizes playing HS is on the same level as MLS Next?

Madness

I imagine the parents that are truly secure with the belief that MLSN is so superior are not on message boards trying convince other people (and themselves) with such enthusiasm

Dug into your old Psych 101 book from freshman year for that one

The first step is acceptance.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.

In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.

Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams

MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.

Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.

LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.

That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?

GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.

Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.

All Lies

College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority

see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress

Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?

MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents

Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters

Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented

Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers

MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.

The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?

They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.

Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?

Marketing 101, fool.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.

In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.

Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams

MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.

Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.

LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.

That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?

GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.

Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.

All Lies

College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority

see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress

Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?

MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents

Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters

Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented

Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers

MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.

The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?

They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.

Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?

Marketing 101, fool.

Lol. That cracks me up. Sure the professional academies are at MLS Next Fest, but are they playing anyone other than each other? No they are not. They are doing their own thing. Like they always do.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.

In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.

Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams

MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.

Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.

LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.

That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?

GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.

Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.

All Lies

College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority

see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress

Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?

MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents

Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters

Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented

Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers

MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.

The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?

They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.

Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?

Marketing 101, fool.

Lol. That cracks me up. Sure the professional academies are at MLS Next Fest, but are they playing anyone other than each other? No they are not. They are doing their own thing. Like they always do.

Who cares as long as they are mentioned independently on the same website? And have similar patches. Isn't that everything that matters?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.

In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.

Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams

MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.

Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.

LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.

That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?

GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.

Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.

All Lies

College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority

see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress

Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?

MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents

Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters

Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented

Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers

MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.

The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?

They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.

Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?

Marketing 101, fool.

Lol. That cracks me up. Sure the professional academies are at MLS Next Fest, but are they playing anyone other than each other? No they are not. They are doing their own thing. Like they always do.

Who cares as long as they are mentioned independently on the same website? And have similar patches. Isn't that everything that matters?

Apparently they are not in MLS Next

They only belong to MLS clubs, play against MLS Next teams and wear the MLS Next badge and participate in MLS Next tournaments located on the MLS Next website

[Anonymous]

The league your kid is in isn't the status symbol some of you think it is

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Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.

In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.

Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams

MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.

Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.

LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.

That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?

GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.

Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.

All Lies

College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority

see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress

Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?

MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents

Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters

Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented

Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers

MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.

The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?

They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.

Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?

Marketing 101, fool.

Lol. That cracks me up. Sure the professional academies are at MLS Next Fest, but are they playing anyone other than each other? No they are not. They are doing their own thing. Like they always do.

Who cares as long as they are mentioned independently on the same website? And have similar patches. Isn't that everything that matters?

Apparently they are not in MLS Next

They only belong to MLS clubs, play against MLS Next teams and wear the MLS Next badge and participate in MLS Next tournaments located on the MLS Next website

MLSN actual academies of MLS teams have the Pro Player Pathway regional leagues, kind of like MLSN2 is under MLSN Academy Division. It may not be widely known that MLS team's academies have their own league but now you know. MLS1 P2P teams do get to play one game a year against a younger MLSN1 real academy team so there's that.