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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MLS Next and ECNL both suck for boys.  They’re both recreational and designed to earn fees from parents and not to develop players.  The level is very low.

If a kid really wants to be a top player, he has to train on his own in the European way, find real opportunities to train in Europe, and chase a European academy.  Some MLS academies are good, but most also suck.

Anything else is just fluff and a waste of time unless you’re doing it for fun (recreational).

We are in Barcelona this week for trials with a top 15-20 academy in Spain (Divisio d’Honor, the top flights in Spain) and a very good Catalan regional academy (Preferent, the second level in Spain).

The Preferent team is superior to all of the MLS Next teams in our huge metro area in the U.S.  The DH team would murder every single academy in the state (very large state with top soccer pedigree within the US).  The speed of play is insane.

Americans are enamored with fast, strong, and big players, but little do they know that playing fast requires a quick brain, top technique, stamina, and elastic strength combined with decent speed for 5 m to 15 meter sprints.

You all are deluding yourselves into thinking there is a difference between MLS Next and ECNL.

Both are recreational.
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I feel like you posted this so you can brag about your kid. But read the room. Most parents on this forum and thread only care about maximizing their kids opportunities to play in college.

Any parent with a kid with potential to go pro already knows what you know. [/quote]

MLS and ECNL are not very different.  For college, the specific club, player quality and relationships matter more than the platform.  There is no automatic in anywhere because of the badge.[/quote]

Sure, I don’t disagree on that point. Your player should play at the highest level where they can shine the most regardless of league. And then do all the work to reach out and get recruited. [/quote]

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There is a lot of work to do to get recruited or go pro or go to a big professional academy (here or anywhere else).  It’s not just a question of talent or skill.[/quote]

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