Anonymous
Post 06/09/2025 19:54     Subject: Arlington 2012 ECNL Boys
Let’s close this thread out. Good luck to Arlington 2012 and MLSNext 2012 teams.

Life is too short.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 00:15     Subject: Arlington 2012 ECNL Boys
Anonymous wrote:Oh boy, the MLSNext v ECNL battle again. The only ones posting about this and caring about it are those whose players have no chance of being scouted. 🤷‍♂️


You are so cool.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 00:14     Subject: Arlington 2012 ECNL Boys
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a plant…NO STARTER in MLS 1 is interested in ECNL except for maybe SYC once the kid stops growing and SYC no longer finds them useful.

And sorry Arlington, you have great coaches. I can agree with that. But with MLS academies being the ideal pathway for those without dual citizenship, the ECNL ship has passed for the boys and I do hope you join so all of those boys don’t have to drive to NC to play great competition in their backyard.


interesting to hear that the next teams only play local games in their backyard. Had thought they drove up and down to DE, PA and NY 10+ times a year.

Not that it matters much-- but the local ECNL clubs just sent more players to academy teams in the past 3 months than the local next teams combined. Academies don't care where they find the players so long as they have been coached well.... so again, it all comes back to the coaches and connections.





I keep hearing ECNL dads going on about local ECNL clubs sending more players…present the facts

I will start. 6 from VDA, 6 from Richmond 6 from Arlington in the past 3 months.

Your turn.


I can make up numbers too.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 23:11     Subject: Arlington 2012 ECNL Boys
Oh boy, the MLSNext v ECNL battle again. The only ones posting about this and caring about it are those whose players have no chance of being scouted. 🤷‍♂️
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 20:15     Subject: Arlington 2012 ECNL Boys
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a plant…NO STARTER in MLS 1 is interested in ECNL except for maybe SYC once the kid stops growing and SYC no longer finds them useful.

And sorry Arlington, you have great coaches. I can agree with that. But with MLS academies being the ideal pathway for those without dual citizenship, the ECNL ship has passed for the boys and I do hope you join so all of those boys don’t have to drive to NC to play great competition in their backyard.


interesting to hear that the next teams only play local games in their backyard. Had thought they drove up and down to DE, PA and NY 10+ times a year.

Not that it matters much-- but the local ECNL clubs just sent more players to academy teams in the past 3 months than the local next teams combined. Academies don't care where they find the players so long as they have been coached well.... so again, it all comes back to the coaches and connections.





I keep hearing ECNL dads going on about local ECNL clubs sending more players…present the facts

I will start. 6 from VDA, 6 from Richmond 6 from Arlington in the past 3 months.

Your turn.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 20:08     Subject: Arlington 2012 ECNL Boys
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a plant…NO STARTER in MLS 1 is interested in ECNL except for maybe SYC once the kid stops growing and SYC no longer finds them useful.

And sorry Arlington, you have great coaches. I can agree with that. But with MLS academies being the ideal pathway for those without dual citizenship, the ECNL ship has passed for the boys and I do hope you join so all of those boys don’t have to drive to NC to play great competition in their backyard.


interesting to hear that the next teams only play local games in their backyard. Had thought they drove up and down to DE, PA and NY 10+ times a year.

Not that it matters much-- but the local ECNL clubs just sent more players to academy teams in the past 3 months than the local next teams combined. Academies don't care where they find the players so long as they have been coached well.... so again, it all comes back to the coaches and connections.





And academies play in what league again…

So…ECNL>MLS Next because ECNL supplies their best players to clubs in MLS Next.

Make American soccer parents great again 😜



If they supply to DC United, may help explain why it’s a dumpster fire and needs to rebuilt from the ground up.