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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Oh got it- yes this is just NAL rebranded.[/b] This is already been happening for the previous year. From what I hear from other parents, travel is very similar to the already existing EDP level. In EDP, U12 has commonly already had to travel to PA and Delaware from the DMV area so this is nothing new. Pre ECNL teams play in EDP at that age before branching off into ECNL or RL divisions. These are the choices kids have at that age – to stay in rec, or go to travel, that’s it.[/quote]

I think... [b]isn't this the "MLS Next New Tier"? Or related to it in some way?[/b] The "new tier" is going to be run by NAL in the DMV area and it seems like at the U12 level they will just have the new tier - whatever they will call it at that age. And then in older age groups they will have both tiers.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-next-new-competition-tier-teams-and-divisions-2025-26

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It is not related to the new tier in that all of the clubs in the current U12 were in the NAL last year and these are their 1st team, Pre-MLS Next teams.  They mostly played EDP at U11, moved to NAL together for U12 (without Alexandria for some reason) and then moved to MLS Next at U13.  The new MLS tier will service the needs of these 2nd-3rd teams starting at U13 for these clubs although it is being run by NAL.[/quote]

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