ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone on X leaked the US Soccer men’s d1 soccer partnership slides. Now we need a leak of the ECNL plan for 25/26/27

If ncaa goes pro, we are staying BY…
ECNL and the rec leagues can go Sy

If ncaa goes pro does that mean BY changes for teams? How would that work? If teams are only based on being college eligible then it wouldn’t matter if the youth system was SY or BY.

Also this is only for men’s did not see this for women’s game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone on X leaked the US Soccer men’s d1 soccer partnership slides. Now we need a leak of the ECNL plan for 25/26/27

If ncaa goes pro, we are staying BY…
ECNL and the rec leagues can go Sy

If ncaa goes pro does that mean BY changes for teams? How would that work? If teams are only based on being college eligible then it wouldn’t matter if the youth system was SY or BY.

Also this is only for men’s did not see this for women’s game.

How are kids grouped in NCAA? BY, SY or GY?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

Why do you think that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

Because your f**king kid can only play in 2nd league. Stop living your life through your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

If you know you're going to be trapped in 8th grade and 12th grade, why would you not get on the team for your school grade? Also you'd be with your natural peers.

But this is all guesswork. We'll see how this plays out soon enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

If you know you're going to be trapped in 8th grade and 12th grade, why would you not get on the team for your school grade? Also you'd be with your natural peers.

But this is all guesswork. We'll see how this plays out soon enough.

Why would you play down on a grade level team if you already have the opportunity to play up and be more competitive? On top teams there are players already playing up a year or 2 by choice. And why would give up the advantage of early exposure to college recruiting compared to your age peers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

Why? To stack the grade level team with older players to win more games. Obviously.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

If you know you're going to be trapped in 8th grade and 12th grade, why would you not get on the team for your school grade? Also you'd be with your natural peers.

But this is all guesswork. We'll see how this plays out soon enough.

Why would you play down on a grade level team if you already have the opportunity to play up and be more competitive? On top teams there are players already playing up a year or 2 by choice. And why would give up the advantage of early exposure to college recruiting compared to your age peers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

If you know you're going to be trapped in 8th grade and 12th grade, why would you not get on the team for your school grade? Also you'd be with your natural peers.

But this is all guesswork. We'll see how this plays out soon enough.

Why would you play down on a grade level team if you already have the opportunity to play up and be more competitive? On top teams there are players already playing up a year or 2 by choice. And why would give up the advantage of early exposure to college recruiting compared to your age peers?

Is the thought that if you play at your grade level you’ll look even better then playing up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

If you know you're going to be trapped in 8th grade and 12th grade, why would you not get on the team for your school grade? Also you'd be with your natural peers.

But this is all guesswork. We'll see how this plays out soon enough.

Why would you play down on a grade level team if you already have the opportunity to play up and be more competitive? On top teams there are players already playing up a year or 2 by choice. And why would give up the advantage of early exposure to college recruiting compared to your age peers?

Is the thought that if you play at your grade level you’ll look even better then playing up?

Look better to who? Certainly not competitive coaches and teams.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

If you know you're going to be trapped in 8th grade and 12th grade, why would you not get on the team for your school grade? Also you'd be with your natural peers.

But this is all guesswork. We'll see how this plays out soon enough.

Why would you play down on a grade level team if you already have the opportunity to play up and be more competitive? On top teams there are players already playing up a year or 2 by choice. And why would give up the advantage of early exposure to college recruiting compared to your age peers?

Is the thought that if you play at your grade level you’ll look even better then playing up?

Look better to who? Certainly not competitive coaches and teams.

Relative to the other kids you’re playing against?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

This is a dumb-dumb take.

Talent isn’t defined by birth month. And coaches don’t roster by birth month. In markets where GA and ECNL compete, ECNL wins the talent contest…not the birth month contest. The December kids that are good, are in ECNL, the December kids that are average could be in either. Same with all the birth months.

ECNL teams aren’t going to stock up on average. 🤣

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to break it to all the folks hoping for SY but it’s not happening. All will learn soon enough that ECNL will NOT be going SY but rather staying BY instead.

ECNL national will be BY.

All national leagues (ECNL / GA / MLSN) should be BY. But I seriously doubt ECNL will stick with BY. The CEO is pretty fixated on his own ideas, and is convinced that aligning with grassroots is what an elite league should do vs aligning with professional / national teams.

What a f**k idiot. The moment ECNL goes to SY, GA is basically done. You will see at least the top 5 GA clubs switch to ECNL this coming fall.

Mark my words.

This is my guess too. If ECNL is attracting most of the Sept - December birthdays - and many spring kids want to play with their "school grade" for developmental reasons - the birth year system will fall apart quickly.

lol. why would a person drop down? my kid is trapped and the benefit of playing up would most def trump moving down.

If you know you're going to be trapped in 8th grade and 12th grade, why would you not get on the team for your school grade? Also you'd be with your natural peers.

But this is all guesswork. We'll see how this plays out soon enough.

Why would you play down on a grade level team if you already have the opportunity to play up and be more competitive? On top teams there are players already playing up a year or 2 by choice. And why would give up the advantage of early exposure to college recruiting compared to your age peers?

The people arguing that kids would drop down to their grade level really don’t understand the environment. They are mistaking their decisions and hopes at the margins of age cutoffs for common sense and universal applicability.