Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 14:42     Subject: MLSN tier 2
How could they align? Many clubs only have MLSNext2 teams.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 14:06     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Have any clubs stated if MLS Next 2 game schedules will align with the MLS Next 1?
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 12:57     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MLSN tier 2 is a joke.


It will be better than ECNL.


I’m seeing a bunch of ECNL kids at MLSN2 tryouts.



Kids cut from ECNL are trying out for MLSN2 and ECRL. What’s the big deal with that? That happens every. single . year…

Nobody is picking MLSN2 over ECNL. But people may pick MLSN2 over ECRL depending on what club is near their house.


Why wouldn't you pick MLSN2 over ECNL?


Well, not defending ECNL at all, but MLSN2 hasn't played a single game, fielded a single event or had a single college commit. ECNL is a known element (good and bad parts) with solid rep. If I was an older player wanting to play in college (U15+) and was offered both (assuming all else is equal) I would take ECNL every single time right now. Maybe that changes in the future but you would have to be a fool to pick MLSN2 over it in most places in the country.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 10:04     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MLSN tier 2 is a joke.


It will be better than ECNL.


I’m seeing a bunch of ECNL kids at MLSN2 tryouts.



Kids cut from ECNL are trying out for MLSN2 and ECRL. What’s the big deal with that? That happens every. single . year…

Nobody is picking MLSN2 over ECNL. But people may pick MLSN2 over ECRL depending on what club is near their house.


We did, two years in a row. Rejected ECNL offers to take NAL and now MLS Next 2.

Proximity for training matters. Friends matter. Number of kids on the roster matters. Your kid's happiness matters. And even if soccer is your kid's #1 priority, they may still want time for other stuff.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 09:52     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MLSN tier 2 is a joke.


It will be better than ECNL.


I’m seeing a bunch of ECNL kids at MLSN2 tryouts.



Kids cut from ECNL are trying out for MLSN2 and ECRL. What’s the big deal with that? That happens every. single . year…

Nobody is picking MLSN2 over ECNL. But people may pick MLSN2 over ECRL depending on what club is near their house.


Why wouldn't you pick MLSN2 over ECNL?
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 08:43     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MLSN tier 2 is a joke.


It will be better than ECNL.


I’m seeing a bunch of ECNL kids at MLSN2 tryouts.



Kids cut from ECNL are trying out for MLSN2 and ECRL. What’s the big deal with that? That happens every. single . year…

Nobody is picking MLSN2 over ECNL. But people may pick MLSN2 over ECRL depending on what club is near their house.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 08:35     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Me too I’m also seeing a bunch of ECNL teams announcing supplemental tryouts. My U14 chose MLSN2 over ECRL and over a top team at his own club that’s NAL. Kids make choices based on variety of reasons, for them it’s not just an alphabet soup thing – there’s a lot that goes into it beyond it.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 23:08     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MLSN tier 2 is a joke.


It will be better than ECNL.


I’m seeing a bunch of ECNL kids at MLSN2 tryouts.

Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 23:00     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Anonymous wrote:MLSN tier 2 is a joke.


It will be better than ECNL.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 17:57     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Anonymous wrote:Why is there always so much hate and criticism on this forum? I see a lot of ECNL/RL boosters and I suspect this is coming from some parents in that league who feel insecure. There are great teams and players in all leagues. Perhaps there’s less consistency in level and depth of talent but it’s ridiculous to focus solely on league letters. He plays USYS NL (EDP1) and there’s some good competition. In tournaments, his team beats ECNL-RL teams routinely so he has no interest in playing RL over staying put (he didn’t like the only local ECNL option). They will now be MLSNext 2. He knows it’s not the same as MLSNext so we aren’t being swindled. He’s playing MLSNext 2 to stay with his awesome teammates and coaches.


+1.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 17:49     Subject: MLSN tier 2
RL in VA has become trash btw. Only 5 out of the 21 teams were competitive.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 13:06     Subject: MLSN tier 2
It just gets a little frustrating to keep repeating the same stuff. This Club seems to have done a good job of breaking it down-

https://whatcomfcrangers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MLS-FAQs.pdf
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 12:27     Subject: MLSN tier 2
There are regions. The leagues are divided into regional divisions. Just like MLSNext.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 09:21     Subject: MLSN tier 2
Anonymous wrote:This fall they will play in an MLS next 2 league against other teams that have MLS Next two. Some of these are clubs that previously had MLS next and some are clubs that only had NAL and have a new MLS next two component. Ffs it’s not that hard to understand.


No need to be so defensive. People are trying to get information. Is this a local MLS 2 league? Is the info posted online anywhere/
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 09:16     Subject: MLSN tier 2
This fall they will play in an MLS next 2 league against other teams that have MLS Next two. Some of these are clubs that previously had MLS next and some are clubs that only had NAL and have a new MLS next two component. Ffs it’s not that hard to understand.