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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MLSN won’t give up their progress in being the top boys league and lose top august-Dec players(customers) to ECNL.  [/quote]

How would they prevent that if they don’t switch to SY? [/quote]

They will go SY. No incentive for them not to switch.  [/quote]

Staying exclusive and still matching the international calendar. ECNL is taking a risk in this pivot when it comes to elite, especially for the boys, where it becomes less of a rival and more of a feeder.[/quote]

What’s driving parents and kids most is being on the top team for their leagues, next is college recruiting, next is professional possibilities.  Even if on average MLSN may have slightly better talent than ECNL, although depends on the region for sure, parents will switch leagues for RAE alone, SY, aligns more with college recruiting so ECNL would get that edge. It’s no risk to ECNL as they would have Aug-Jan talent lined up. the biggest thing is clubs having to create their teams each year using different age cutoffs.  It doesn’t help them maintain the money making base of 3-5th teams when their pathway upward is confounded by their birth month.[/quote]

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