Arlington MLS Next

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I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

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Next Season's Leagues: Boys will continue to play in ECNL for 2021‐2022 season. The
Club is continuing to keep tabs on MLS Next, but this will not affect the Academy plans
for next year. On the Girls’ side there are continuing discussions with ECNL as a
possibility instead of GA.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

It will do well for a few years and then they will roll it into something else. I’m more interested to learn more about the new USL academy

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

Nope. ECNL is bad for boys teams. There is no competition for Arlington. It's CCL all over again. MLS next would be their top team.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Where are you hearing this? I had heard a rumor too, but not that a decision had been made.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

Nope. ECNL is bad for boys teams. There is no competition for Arlington. It's CCL all over again. MLS next would be their top team.

Agreed that MLSNext would be their top team. ECNL is not as high level as MLSNext although the gap is smaller than some people think - at least in the mid-Atlantic division where there are plenty of strong teams. The biggest difference is that MLSNext doesn't have the BRYCs and McLeans of this world. NYRB and PU are also a difference - but that's only a couple of games a year.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

It will do well for a few years and then they will roll it into something else. I’m more interested to learn more about the new USL academy

This is the rumor I heard — that MLS next may merge with the usl academy league. But ECNL is king for both boys and girls for now. Once they figure out promotion/relegation the scene is set for at least a decade

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

It will do well for a few years and then they will roll it into something else. I’m more interested to learn more about the new USL academy

This is the rumor I heard — that MLS next may merge with the usl academy league. But ECNL is king for both boys and girls for now. Once they figure out promotion/relegation the scene is set for at least a decade

Well ECNL is not king on the boys side yet. MLS Next still offers a higher level of play, but I agree that ECNL has done very well out of last year's events and is a lot closer to MLSNext than it was to DA, and that MLSNext still has work to do to convince clubs that it is the future. The fact that so many clubs had to play in two leagues last year to get enough games is telling. I have also heard a rumor that Bethesda is thinking about jumping ship to ECNL - that would definitely tip the balance to ECNL's side in this area if it happened. Then again, if Arlington moved to MLSNext that would tip things in the other direction.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

It will do well for a few years and then they will roll it into something else. I’m more interested to learn more about the new USL academy

This is the rumor I heard — that MLS next may merge with the usl academy league. But ECNL is king for both boys and girls for now. Once they figure out promotion/relegation the scene is set for at least a decade

Well ECNL is not king on the boys side yet. MLS Next still offers a higher level of play, but I agree that ECNL has done very well out of last year's events and is a lot closer to MLSNext than it was to DA, and that MLSNext still has work to do to convince clubs that it is the future. The fact that so many clubs had to play in two leagues last year to get enough games is telling. I have also heard a rumor that Bethesda is thinking about jumping ship to ECNL - that would definitely tip the balance to ECNL's side in this area if it happened. Then again, if Arlington moved to MLSNext that would tip things in the other direction.

What do y’all think about the USL academy league? I just did a quick google search after reading the posters comments and it gives me European vibes — in the sense that USL Championship, USL 1 and 2 teams will have academy programs. I like it, but seems to still be a faraway concept

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

It will do well for a few years and then they will roll it into something else. I’m more interested to learn more about the new USL academy

This is the rumor I heard — that MLS next may merge with the usl academy league. But ECNL is king for both boys and girls for now. Once they figure out promotion/relegation the scene is set for at least a decade

Well ECNL is not king on the boys side yet. MLS Next still offers a higher level of play, but I agree that ECNL has done very well out of last year's events and is a lot closer to MLSNext than it was to DA, and that MLSNext still has work to do to convince clubs that it is the future. The fact that so many clubs had to play in two leagues last year to get enough games is telling. I have also heard a rumor that Bethesda is thinking about jumping ship to ECNL - that would definitely tip the balance to ECNL's side in this area if it happened. Then again, if Arlington moved to MLSNext that would tip things in the other direction.

I just want the highest level and the least amount of travel. If one is only slightly better---I don't care. Give me the league between the 2 with less hours in the car to games.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

It will do well for a few years and then they will roll it into something else. I’m more interested to learn more about the new USL academy

This is the rumor I heard — that MLS next may merge with the usl academy league. But ECNL is king for both boys and girls for now. Once they figure out promotion/relegation the scene is set for at least a decade

Well ECNL is not king on the boys side yet. MLS Next still offers a higher level of play, but I agree that ECNL has done very well out of last year's events and is a lot closer to MLSNext than it was to DA, and that MLSNext still has work to do to convince clubs that it is the future. The fact that so many clubs had to play in two leagues last year to get enough games is telling. I have also heard a rumor that Bethesda is thinking about jumping ship to ECNL - that would definitely tip the balance to ECNL's side in this area if it happened. Then again, if Arlington moved to MLSNext that would tip things in the other direction.

I just want the highest level and the least amount of travel. If one is only slightly better---I don't care. Give me the league between the 2 with less hours in the car to games.

+100

If all of the best clubs in the local area end up in one place---all the better.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm being told that Arlington is getting MLS Next for next year. Anyone know which ages? If they do, will their ECNL team be their "B" team? How will this work? If they do have MLS Next and ECNL, do you think they would allow the kids to choose which team they want? For example, maybe someone gets an MLS Next offer but would rather play the ECNL schedule...assuming that MLS Next is the higher team.

Unfortunately, MLS next would be the second tier team because it doesn’t have enough stability yet. ECNL will be the top team for most of the established clubs for the foreseeable future

Yeah. DP

I'm not sure MlsNext is going to be around that long.

It will do well for a few years and then they will roll it into something else. I’m more interested to learn more about the new USL academy

This is the rumor I heard — that MLS next may merge with the usl academy league. But ECNL is king for both boys and girls for now. Once they figure out promotion/relegation the scene is set for at least a decade

Well ECNL is not king on the boys side yet. MLS Next still offers a higher level of play, but I agree that ECNL has done very well out of last year's events and is a lot closer to MLSNext than it was to DA, and that MLSNext still has work to do to convince clubs that it is the future. The fact that so many clubs had to play in two leagues last year to get enough games is telling. I have also heard a rumor that Bethesda is thinking about jumping ship to ECNL - that would definitely tip the balance to ECNL's side in this area if it happened. Then again, if Arlington moved to MLSNext that would tip things in the other direction.

I just want the highest level and the least amount of travel. If one is only slightly better---I don't care. Give me the league between the 2 with less hours in the car to games.

Not clear that there is less travel for one vs the other. ECNL has a few more local games, but it's a long way to the Carolinas.