If the club that gets MLSN doesn't currently have ECNL, then it will be a big shake up. If they are just moving from ECNL to MLSN, there won't be much change because they will keep the majority of the team together.

Anonymous wrote:Could be a huge shake up if there are 1 or 2 new MLSN clubs added to the area. Applications close on the 31st. Announcements should come in March to hold tryouts in April.

I think if there is a shakeup, it will be more geographical. There are MD kids going all the way to VA to be in an MLSNext team. As there are VA kids going to MD. Probably local kids going to WV and will try new clubs that are closer. I think if there are new clubs in the DMV, it will be WV that will lose the most.

Frankly, I don’t think there will much of a shakeup. There are enough good kids in this area to field more MLSNext teams.

Could be a huge shake up if there are 1 or 2 new MLSN clubs added to the area. Applications close on the 31st. Announcements should come in March to hold tryouts in April.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of the teams have already been formed and they will continue to carry the same players. Unless you are a unicorn, you will not get a spot.

well my kid is definitely game to leave ecnl for mlsnext so they will have to make room.

Sincerely: aldie unicorn factory

Make sure you report back when you don't get an offer for any of the MLS Next Clubs. Your leaving ECNL to try to claim a spot on the MLS Next team? Ha! You might get a spot with Achilles or West Virginia.

Not sure why you chuckle. A highly rated 15-year-old midfielder is joining Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt from Achilles FC next month. Can you say the same about your club?

Some people beclown themselves over the belief that winning = development.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of the teams have already been formed and they will continue to carry the same players. Unless you are a unicorn, you will not get a spot.

well my kid is definitely game to leave ecnl for mlsnext so they will have to make room.

Sincerely: aldie unicorn factory

Make sure you report back when you don't get an offer for any of the MLS Next Clubs. Your leaving ECNL to try to claim a spot on the MLS Next team? Ha! You might get a spot with Achilles or West Virginia.

What are you blathering on about? Achilles U16 and U19 place in the top 25% at MLSNext Fest.

Oh wait, you’re that U14 parent with a perpetual grievance. Sorry the DC. Didn’t get selected. It happens. Life happens. Let it go.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of the teams have already been formed and they will continue to carry the same players. Unless you are a unicorn, you will not get a spot.

well my kid is definitely game to leave ecnl for mlsnext so they will have to make room.

Sincerely: aldie unicorn factory

Make sure you report back when you don't get an offer for any of the MLS Next Clubs. Your leaving ECNL to try to claim a spot on the MLS Next team? Ha! You might get a spot with Achilles or West Virginia.

Achilles to Bundesliga sounds pretty good. Take the spot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of the teams have already been formed and they will continue to carry the same players. Unless you are a unicorn, you will not get a spot.

well my kid is definitely game to leave ecnl for mlsnext so they will have to make room.

Sincerely: aldie unicorn factory

Make sure you report back when you don't get an offer for any of the MLS Next Clubs. Your leaving ECNL to try to claim a spot on the MLS Next team? Ha! You might get a spot with Achilles or West Virginia.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of the teams have already been formed and they will continue to carry the same players. Unless you are a unicorn, you will not get a spot.

well my kid is definitely game to leave ecnl for mlsnext so they will have to make room.

Sincerely: aldie unicorn factory

easier said than done especially at older age groups. hope that unicorn factory you got over there in aldie is out of this world

Anonymous wrote:Most of the teams have already been formed and they will continue to carry the same players. Unless you are a unicorn, you will not get a spot.

well my kid is definitely game to leave ecnl for mlsnext so they will have to make room.

Sincerely: aldie unicorn factory

Anonymous wrote:Most of the teams have already been formed and they will continue to carry the same players. Unless you are a unicorn, you will not get a spot.

You don’t have to be a unicorn, just very, very good. And even if you are very, very good, it doesn’t guarantee that you will be good enough to be a starter or get much playing time.

I think the starting 11 plus a few regular subs are hard spots to take over. But with 25 max on the roster (for MLSNext at least), you just need to be better than a team’s worst player.

Most of the teams have already been formed and they will continue to carry the same players. Unless you are a unicorn, you will not get a spot.

ID session dates are TBD, but they will happen probably in late Feb/early March, with teams forming soon thereafter. I think most clubs have an interest link you can fill out now, which you need to do now. Don't wait until Spring/Summer; that is too late.

Don't wait until spring. You should be in contact now with coaches to attend practices. Teams will be mostly formed by the time ID sessions start.

ID Sessions are already being announced

Some time in the spring/early summer I suppose, but is it closer to June or earlier?