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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do youth leagues get same exposure if they are on MLSnext or EDP? what opportunities does you child even get with MLSnext?[/quote]

MLS Next is the highest league, therefore it will get the most exposure from college coaches.  A big percentage of players at D1 schools come from MLS Next league (old DA) rosters.  It also offers the highest level of competition.  It has Showcases that attract every major D1-D3 coach.

If the player wants to play college, play out of the country, or go pro (MLS or USL), it is the best option.  Otherwise, the negatives would outweigh the positives.  The negatives are:

1. Big chance player will get cut at any time including during the season.
2. Must compete with the best players in the area for playtime.  Typically the starting 11 play the majority of the games. Very strict substitution rules.
3. 4 days a week practice which is hard to juggle with school.
4. Expensive and lots of travel. 
5. Only a few clubs in the area have MLS teams so travel to practice may be extreme.
6. Can't play high school soccer or really do any thing else for that matter.[/quote]
Np. Thanks for providing a thoughtful answer. I have a follow up for you. My oldest played DA a few years ago on a decent team. He’s playing D1 now along with most of his DA teammates; a few of his friends in DA went pro. Is MLSNext basically the same as DA in terms of exposure for pro or D1 recruiting? My youngest is a couple years away, and I haven’t kept up. [/quote]

Sort of.  Not all the DA clubs went MLS Next.  This tended to vary region by region so there are areas of the country - perhaps most notably the mid Atlantic from VA to GA - where ECNL is now stronger than, MLSNext.  And MLS Next is not (yet) nearly as well organized as DA was.  Hopefully it will improve considerably this year.[/quote]

The PP claiming mls next replaced DA is high on something. Every da club in Virginia went to ecnl. [/quote]

Nobody really cares that VDA left or that Arlington (which did not have full age group membership) is gone.   Just like nobody cared when Loudoun and McLean lost DA status.  Bethesda, DCU and Armour were and are the core members in this area.  Would have been nice to keep Richmond, which is always strong. SYC and Alexandria joined, and despite some who said they would never get all age groups, they just did. And these teams are all playing teams from here to NY, including other MLS club academies.  So it looks like they weeded the garden and are pretty well organized. [/quote]

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