ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:YNT player on the FL State roster in our area played high school. All American as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Again, if you are good enough to be on the YNT, you have the power to play HS. You have likely a choice of whatever elite club you want to play for and possibly a chance go pro. If you are a kid who has a goal of D1 and is good enough to get on a top ECNL team or club but it's not guaranteed, playing HS really depends on your coach and club. And chances are many will advise/discourage you from playing HS. That's the current youth soccer culture in the area I live in.

Independence HS (NoVA) is filled with ECNL players, most of which are committed to play in college.

Are they now playing hs?

Yes they will be. Winning a state championship for your HS is fun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:YNT player on the FL State roster in our area played high school. All American as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Again, if you are good enough to be on the YNT, you have the power to play HS. You have likely a choice of whatever elite club you want to play for and possibly a chance go pro. If you are a kid who has a goal of D1 and is good enough to get on a top ECNL team or club but it's not guaranteed, playing HS really depends on your coach and club. And chances are many will advise/discourage you from playing HS. That's the current youth soccer culture in the area I live in.

Independence HS (NoVA) is filled with ECNL players, most of which are committed to play in college.

Are they now playing hs?

Yes they will be. Winning a state championship for your HS is fun.

Best of luck to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YNT player on the FL State roster in our area played high school. All American as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Again, if you are good enough to be on the YNT, you have the power to play HS. You have likely a choice of whatever elite club you want to play for and possibly a chance go pro. If you are a kid who has a goal of D1 and is good enough to get on a top ECNL team or club but it's not guaranteed, playing HS really depends on your coach and club. And chances are many will advise/discourage you from playing HS. That's the current youth soccer culture in the area I live in.

Players and parents who are afraid to lose their ECNL or GA spot because of HS. Your kid is not D1 level. If your kid was, their teams coaches would let you do whatever you wanted.

🤣 you have no idea what D1 level is…80%+ of ECNL girls are “D1 level”

D1 Level is unimpressive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think the chances of ECNL and GA doing something completely different are slim. At worst (or best) they will both do SY with the only potential difference being in the day they pick as the cutoff and any nuances with outliers who are not playing with their grade despite the cutoff (i hate to bring it back from the dead, but I’m taking about concepts like the 60+ guy).

ECNL going to SY with GY showcases GA staying birth year but adding biobanding you heard it here first.

This is very likely

This is more unlikely. Teams won’t morph for showcases alone. GA will do what ECNL does on the girls side, regardless of what MLSN does. MLSN and GA are not so connected that they have to do the same thing. ECNL isn’t that flexible because they have boys and girls clubs. It makes more sense for ECNL and GA on the girls side to do the same thing, which is SY, since there is a much more realistic path to playing college soccer on the girls side. Not as much on the boys.

GA is in this weird place where if they switch to SY they will just continue to be the second option behind ECNL. Where if they stay BY would be their own thing that is totally separate. They would also bring in better players as they would be the destination for January to July players.

If they try and not let girls play high school it would be the end of them for California teams.

They need really put a lot of thought and strategic planning into this decision.

I think GA is not in a position right now to try and go against the grain too much, especially since it’s a relatively young league still working on getting established. If it were to stay BY in the face of ECNL going SY, that could be a big blow. And where is this talk about them not letting kids play high school coming from? That’s old DA stuff.

People not intimately involved with youth soccer will view leagues aligned with school grade as more remedial. They will also view leagues aligned with BY as being more professional.

We all know why people want to change from BY to SY. People outside the youth soccer bubble won’t understand and you won’t be able to explain it to them.

The person that thinks switching to SY will kill BY is going to be big upset when it doesn’t happen.

You making stuff up that you think sounds smart and talks down doesn’t make it so.

What you posted is nonsense and meaningless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YNT player on the FL State roster in our area played high school. All American as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Again, if you are good enough to be on the YNT, you have the power to play HS. You have likely a choice of whatever elite club you want to play for and possibly a chance go pro. If you are a kid who has a goal of D1 and is good enough to get on a top ECNL team or club but it's not guaranteed, playing HS really depends on your coach and club. And chances are many will advise/discourage you from playing HS. That's the current youth soccer culture in the area I live in.

Independence HS (NoVA) is filled with ECNL players, most of which are committed to play in college.

That’s the catch. Many ECNL programs discourage HS, some don’t allow HS, UNTIL the player commits to a college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think the chances of ECNL and GA doing something completely different are slim. At worst (or best) they will both do SY with the only potential difference being in the day they pick as the cutoff and any nuances with outliers who are not playing with their grade despite the cutoff (i hate to bring it back from the dead, but I’m taking about concepts like the 60+ guy).

ECNL going to SY with GY showcases GA staying birth year but adding biobanding you heard it here first.

This is very likely

This is more unlikely. Teams won’t morph for showcases alone. GA will do what ECNL does on the girls side, regardless of what MLSN does. MLSN and GA are not so connected that they have to do the same thing. ECNL isn’t that flexible because they have boys and girls clubs. It makes more sense for ECNL and GA on the girls side to do the same thing, which is SY, since there is a much more realistic path to playing college soccer on the girls side. Not as much on the boys.

GA is in this weird place where if they switch to SY they will just continue to be the second option behind ECNL. Where if they stay BY would be their own thing that is totally separate. They would also bring in better players as they would be the destination for January to July players.

If they try and not let girls play high school it would be the end of them for California teams.

They need really put a lot of thought and strategic planning into this decision.

I think GA is not in a position right now to try and go against the grain too much, especially since it’s a relatively young league still working on getting established. If it were to stay BY in the face of ECNL going SY, that could be a big blow. And where is this talk about them not letting kids play high school coming from? That’s old DA stuff.

People not intimately involved with youth soccer will view leagues aligned with school grade as more remedial. They will also view leagues aligned with BY as being more professional.

We all know why people want to change from BY to SY. People outside the youth soccer bubble won’t understand and you won’t be able to explain it to them.

The person that thinks switching to SY will kill BY is going to be big upset when it doesn’t happen.

You making stuff up that you think sounds smart and talks down doesn’t make it so.

What you posted is nonsense and meaningless.

This is you...

Ignoring what's going on right in front of your face.

.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the chances of ECNL and GA doing something completely different are slim. At worst (or best) they will both do SY with the only potential difference being in the day they pick as the cutoff and any nuances with outliers who are not playing with their grade despite the cutoff (i hate to bring it back from the dead, but I’m taking about concepts like the 60+ guy).

ECNL going to SY with GY showcases GA staying birth year but adding biobanding you heard it here first.

This is very likely

This is more unlikely. Teams won’t morph for showcases alone. GA will do what ECNL does on the girls side, regardless of what MLSN does. MLSN and GA are not so connected that they have to do the same thing. ECNL isn’t that flexible because they have boys and girls clubs. It makes more sense for ECNL and GA on the girls side to do the same thing, which is SY, since there is a much more realistic path to playing college soccer on the girls side. Not as much on the boys.

GA is in this weird place where if they switch to SY they will just continue to be the second option behind ECNL. Where if they stay BY would be their own thing that is totally separate. They would also bring in better players as they would be the destination for January to July players.

If they try and not let girls play high school it would be the end of them for California teams.

They need really put a lot of thought and strategic planning into this decision.

I think GA is not in a position right now to try and go against the grain too much, especially since it’s a relatively young league still working on getting established. If it were to stay BY in the face of ECNL going SY, that could be a big blow. And where is this talk about them not letting kids play high school coming from? That’s old DA stuff.

People not intimately involved with youth soccer will view leagues aligned with school grade as more remedial. They will also view leagues aligned with BY as being more professional.

We all know why people want to change from BY to SY. People outside the youth soccer bubble won’t understand and you won’t be able to explain it to them.

The person that thinks switching to SY will kill BY is going to be big upset when it doesn’t happen.

You making stuff up that you think sounds smart and talks down doesn’t make it so.

What you posted is nonsense and meaningless.

This is you...

Ignoring what's going on right in front of your face.

.

What exactly am I ignoring about your post that is “right in front of my face?”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the chances of ECNL and GA doing something completely different are slim. At worst (or best) they will both do SY with the only potential difference being in the day they pick as the cutoff and any nuances with outliers who are not playing with their grade despite the cutoff (i hate to bring it back from the dead, but I’m taking about concepts like the 60+ guy).

ECNL going to SY with GY showcases GA staying birth year but adding biobanding you heard it here first.

This is very likely

This is more unlikely. Teams won’t morph for showcases alone. GA will do what ECNL does on the girls side, regardless of what MLSN does. MLSN and GA are not so connected that they have to do the same thing. ECNL isn’t that flexible because they have boys and girls clubs. It makes more sense for ECNL and GA on the girls side to do the same thing, which is SY, since there is a much more realistic path to playing college soccer on the girls side. Not as much on the boys.

GA is in this weird place where if they switch to SY they will just continue to be the second option behind ECNL. Where if they stay BY would be their own thing that is totally separate. They would also bring in better players as they would be the destination for January to July players.

If they try and not let girls play high school it would be the end of them for California teams.

They need really put a lot of thought and strategic planning into this decision.

I think GA is not in a position right now to try and go against the grain too much, especially since it’s a relatively young league still working on getting established. If it were to stay BY in the face of ECNL going SY, that could be a big blow. And where is this talk about them not letting kids play high school coming from? That’s old DA stuff.

People not intimately involved with youth soccer will view leagues aligned with school grade as more remedial. They will also view leagues aligned with BY as being more professional.

We all know why people want to change from BY to SY. People outside the youth soccer bubble won’t understand and you won’t be able to explain it to them.

The person that thinks switching to SY will kill BY is going to be big upset when it doesn’t happen.

You making stuff up that you think sounds smart and talks down doesn’t make it so.

What you posted is nonsense and meaningless.

This is you...

Ignoring what's going on right in front of your face.

.

What exactly am I ignoring about your post that is “right in front of my face?”

Everyone sees it but you.

No worries, once the hammer gets dropped you won't be able to ignore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the chances of ECNL and GA doing something completely different are slim. At worst (or best) they will both do SY with the only potential difference being in the day they pick as the cutoff and any nuances with outliers who are not playing with their grade despite the cutoff (i hate to bring it back from the dead, but I’m taking about concepts like the 60+ guy).

ECNL going to SY with GY showcases GA staying birth year but adding biobanding you heard it here first.

This is very likely

This is more unlikely. Teams won’t morph for showcases alone. GA will do what ECNL does on the girls side, regardless of what MLSN does. MLSN and GA are not so connected that they have to do the same thing. ECNL isn’t that flexible because they have boys and girls clubs. It makes more sense for ECNL and GA on the girls side to do the same thing, which is SY, since there is a much more realistic path to playing college soccer on the girls side. Not as much on the boys.

GA is in this weird place where if they switch to SY they will just continue to be the second option behind ECNL. Where if they stay BY would be their own thing that is totally separate. They would also bring in better players as they would be the destination for January to July players.

If they try and not let girls play high school it would be the end of them for California teams.

They need really put a lot of thought and strategic planning into this decision.

I think GA is not in a position right now to try and go against the grain too much, especially since it’s a relatively young league still working on getting established. If it were to stay BY in the face of ECNL going SY, that could be a big blow. And where is this talk about them not letting kids play high school coming from? That’s old DA stuff.

People not intimately involved with youth soccer will view leagues aligned with school grade as more remedial. They will also view leagues aligned with BY as being more professional.

We all know why people want to change from BY to SY. People outside the youth soccer bubble won’t understand and you won’t be able to explain it to them.

The person that thinks switching to SY will kill BY is going to be big upset when it doesn’t happen.

You making stuff up that you think sounds smart and talks down doesn’t make it so.

What you posted is nonsense and meaningless.

This is you...

Ignoring what's going on right in front of your face.

.

What exactly am I ignoring about your post that is “right in front of my face?”

Everyone sees it but you.

No worries, once the hammer gets dropped you won't be able to ignore.

Just another BY parent spouting non sense…just like the RAE expert who suddenly disappeared without giving the explanation

[Anonymous]

GA2 is definitely coming. There's no way ECNL will be a sitting duck for a year without doing anything. I bet they will make some SY adjustments soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YNT player on the FL State roster in our area played high school. All American as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Again, if you are good enough to be on the YNT, you have the power to play HS. You have likely a choice of whatever elite club you want to play for and possibly a chance go pro. If you are a kid who has a goal of D1 and is good enough to get on a top ECNL team or club but it's not guaranteed, playing HS really depends on your coach and club. And chances are many will advise/discourage you from playing HS. That's the current youth soccer culture in the area I live in.

Players and parents who are afraid to lose their ECNL or GA spot because of HS. Your kid is not D1 level. If your kid was, their teams coaches would let you do whatever you wanted.

🤣 you have no idea what D1 level is…80%+ of ECNL girls are “D1 level”

D1 Level is unimpressive.

Keep telling yourself that. Hope it works out for you guys. If your kid is D1 level and you’re afraid of losing their spot something isn’t adding up. D1 girls don’t lose spots for playing high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GA2 is definitely coming. There's no way ECNL will be a sitting duck for a year without doing anything. I bet they will make some SY adjustments soon.

Isn’t that DPL? If your kid can’t play GA I wouldn’t waste money playing GA2 lol just play rec and enjoy the last few years of soccer they have left.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:GA2 is definitely coming. There's no way ECNL will be a sitting duck for a year without doing anything. I bet they will make some SY adjustments soon.

Isn’t that DPL? If your kid can’t play GA I wouldn’t waste money playing GA2 lol just play rec and enjoy the last few years of soccer they have left.

I'll say this in a way you'll understand. You've obviously cranked your ECNL hat on too tight.

"Isn’t that ECRL? If your kid can’t play ECNL I wouldn’t waste money playing ECRL lol just play rec and enjoy the last few years of soccer they have left."

GA (and MLSN) need a second tier so ECNL (with ECRL teams) clubs switching over don't have to change any of their existing teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YNT player on the FL State roster in our area played high school. All American as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Again, if you are good enough to be on the YNT, you have the power to play HS. You have likely a choice of whatever elite club you want to play for and possibly a chance go pro. If you are a kid who has a goal of D1 and is good enough to get on a top ECNL team or club but it's not guaranteed, playing HS really depends on your coach and club. And chances are many will advise/discourage you from playing HS. That's the current youth soccer culture in the area I live in.

Independence HS (NoVA) is filled with ECNL players, most of which are committed to play in college.

Are they now playing hs?

Yes they will be. Winning a state championship for your HS is fun.

Are most going D1, D2, D3, or a combo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YNT player on the FL State roster in our area played high school. All American as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Again, if you are good enough to be on the YNT, you have the power to play HS. You have likely a choice of whatever elite club you want to play for and possibly a chance go pro. If you are a kid who has a goal of D1 and is good enough to get on a top ECNL team or club but it's not guaranteed, playing HS really depends on your coach and club. And chances are many will advise/discourage you from playing HS. That's the current youth soccer culture in the area I live in.

Players and parents who are afraid to lose their ECNL or GA spot because of HS. Your kid is not D1 level. If your kid was, their teams coaches would let you do whatever you wanted.

🤣 you have no idea what D1 level is…80%+ of ECNL girls are “D1 level”

D1 Level is unimpressive.

One of the top 10 dumbest and ill-informed posts in 640+ pages. And there's a LOT of dumb sh*t on here.