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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone tell me what the MLS Next experience is like?

I have a U12 who says he wants to switch to a club with MLS Next next year.  Trying to figure out what that means in terms of practice times at various seasons, amount of travel, costs etc . . .  Kid is a GK, if that makes a difference (e.g. if there are extra GK practices).

Disclaimer: I know he could well try out and not make it.  I would just rather not have him try out and end up telling him he can't play if he does make it.  So, I'd like to have a sense of what it means.  [/quote]

MLS Next requires practice be offered 4x/week minimum.  And, at that level you better be there if you want to play.  You play all the MLS academies and all other MLS Next teams twice a year.  Once at home, once away.  The whole club, all age groups play the same opponent the same day in the same location.  Club fees are 2500-2750 (DCU is free), plus uniforms and team fees.[/quote]

How long are practices?  Are they 12 months a year, or is there a break at some point?

When you say "all the other MLS Next teams", do you mean in the country?  In a region?  How many teams are there?

Are there also tournaments, or just the one game?  [/quote]

Practices are 1.5 hours each.

You can see the schedules here to get an idea of who you would play:  https://www.mlssoccer.com/mlsnext/schedule/2021-2022/u13_mls-next-schedule
Teams around here are in the mid-Atlantic division.  Scroll to the bottom or search for the team you want to join.

There are tournaments as well.  MLS has some of their own, but they also do "MLS Next approved" ones like Bethesda cup and Jefferson cup.
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