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[quote=soccer_dc][quote=Lasso_FC_Girls][quote=TedLasso][quote=Blutarski][quote=TedLasso]
Youth soccer would be so much better if there was pro/rel throughout but there's way too many different leagues/clubs currently to pull that off.[/quote]

TedLasso, why would youth soccer be so much better with pro/rel ?[/quote]

I definitely don't know or have all the answers, nor do I know what the silver bullet is.  What I do know is that the current landscape is a huge and there are far too many clubs and leagues nationwide even for 'national' programs/leagues.  A good article about this came out when the DA folded but still within there you can see why it would be difficult to solve this problem we have.

https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2020/4/16/21223638/us-soccer-development-academy-closed-coronavirus-mens-womens-national-teams[/quote]

IMO, the ONLY way it could happen is if somehow all the leagues merged and manage it from there. ECNL, GA, and USYS for girls all together and MLS, ECNL, and USYS for boys. Unfortunetely this will never ever happen.

What can happen on the girls side though is GA folding and both ECNL and USYS split the teams involved. I don't consider ECNL and ECNL RL a pro system and USYS E64 vs. USYS P.RO. is confusing to me. I think if ECNL were to start a 3rd teir division, it could implement a relegation system. USYS could re-organize the system it has in place to a relegation system E64>P.R.O.>DPL/EDP. I think E64 is just Clubs chosen by USYS?

Boys is a little tougher because I don't see MLS Next or ECNL going anywhere and when you add in USYS, it gets very complicated.

The other huge hurdle is ideally you want to relegate by age group. Since the Elite leagues travel to other states and have long commutes, relegating an age group to play against an opponent that could be 300 miles away from another age group that could possibly share the same coach would make things impossible.

As for NVA Alliance, I don't see much of an impact. Smart parents are going to take their kids to the coach and system they feel is a better fit even if it means driving 45 minutes. Parents who are not concerned are going to go the most convenient. Everyone mentions VDA but forgets QP has a major recruiting oppurtunity in HP Elite training business which is a perfect example of some families willing to travel versus those who don't. NVA will certainly have larger pool to pull from and I think it will help the younger ages even more than it has already, but let's face it, a lot of players start leaving at or before U13 for reasons that I can only assume, and you know what happens when you assume.
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The push for a single or fewer national leagues and relegation depends on what purpose and which problem you are trying to solve. If your goal is to find the strongest national youth players to field a national team and a pro league, then single league and pro/rel makes sense. But this is the goal for just a very small minority participating in the current youth system. More than that are those interested in college placement which drives demand for the competing national leagues. Even more than that are just looking for sports activities for their kids. Relegation only serves the very small minority doesn't help the others. The current system is a result of what we are asking for (by directing our dollars and participation), not what someone dreamed up as the perfect system. People want what they want and that will continue to drive the structure of youth soccer.
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