Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 10:07     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
They have illegally been playing in FFX for a while. HS coaches even know so they don't IGs with those players. Loudoun will be telling since they just got MLS Next HG and they have kids sprinkled all over the county.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 18:42     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you default to privileged and entitlement immediately. That's not the case. The point is why is the rule limited to HS soccer. Players end up playing other sports at the same time they play MLSN games. That is what's ridiculous. Other (non-soccer) sports is just as demanding and players can get easily hurt if that's the rationale for the rule.


How many kids good enough for MLS Next HG are putting in significant time in another sport simultaneously during the soccer season?


Track is one



Don’t forget Hockey
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 19:18     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:Outside Competition/High School Participation
Primary Players that participate in Outside Competition or High School soccer without approval from MLS NEXT will result in the below fines:
1st Offense = $500 per team (minimum of 1 player non-approved participation)
2nd Offense = $750 per team (minimum of 1 player non-approved participation)
3rd Offense = $5,000 fine for the Club, regardless of the number of non-approved participants. In addition, other potential sanctions for the Club and the player, including removal from MLS NEXT.


I can tell you that this may be written but I have never heard of a club getting fined. Unless the club is going to fine itself. So once again nothing will happen. I know SYC and Alexandria are major rules breakers and I asked a coach of each program last year about this. And to their knowledge the club has not been fined.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 17:28     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Outside Competition/High School Participation
Primary Players that participate in Outside Competition or High School soccer without approval from MLS NEXT will result in the below fines:
1st Offense = $500 per team (minimum of 1 player non-approved participation)
2nd Offense = $750 per team (minimum of 1 player non-approved participation)
3rd Offense = $5,000 fine for the Club, regardless of the number of non-approved participants. In addition, other potential sanctions for the Club and the player, including removal from MLS NEXT.


Thanks for sharing. Where did you find this info? I still don't get why is the restriction just on HS soccer and not the other sports like lacrosse, track, basketball, to name a few. Many play Futsal but that's not thru HS.
its on MLSNext Website.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 16:32     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:Outside Competition/High School Participation
Primary Players that participate in Outside Competition or High School soccer without approval from MLS NEXT will result in the below fines:
1st Offense = $500 per team (minimum of 1 player non-approved participation)
2nd Offense = $750 per team (minimum of 1 player non-approved participation)
3rd Offense = $5,000 fine for the Club, regardless of the number of non-approved participants. In addition, other potential sanctions for the Club and the player, including removal from MLS NEXT.


Thanks for sharing. Where did you find this info? I still don't get why is the restriction just on HS soccer and not the other sports like lacrosse, track, basketball, to name a few. Many play Futsal but that's not thru HS.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 16:30     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you default to privileged and entitlement immediately. That's not the case. The point is why is the rule limited to HS soccer. Players end up playing other sports at the same time they play MLSN games. That is what's ridiculous. Other (non-soccer) sports is just as demanding and players can get easily hurt if that's the rationale for the rule.


How many kids good enough for MLS Next HG are putting in significant time in another sport simultaneously during the soccer season?


Track is one
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 15:37     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Outside Competition/High School Participation
Primary Players that participate in Outside Competition or High School soccer without approval from MLS NEXT will result in the below fines:
1st Offense = $500 per team (minimum of 1 player non-approved participation)
2nd Offense = $750 per team (minimum of 1 player non-approved participation)
3rd Offense = $5,000 fine for the Club, regardless of the number of non-approved participants. In addition, other potential sanctions for the Club and the player, including removal from MLS NEXT.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 15:35     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It will be interesting to see how many teams around here bend the rules and slip in some MLS HGs to play high school. It seems to happen every year where a few somehow “appear” on rosters. Lightridge High School published their roster there were quite a few MLS Next players from NVA listed. I'm sure Riverside will do the same. With NVA owning the county, their move to MLS Next removes a significant amount of players allowed to engage in HS soccer.


Lightridge coach is not going to give up his MLS players. Otherwise his season sucks
oh trust me we will report them.


Haha report them to who? Clubs can’t risk losing the top players. All the club can really is kick them off so they join another mls next team in the fall.
clubs get fined. Go read the rules
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 15:34     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reading this makes me feel depressed for my son. Here you all are talking about how many MLS next players are on the high school teams, and how that is still somehow low level soccer. Meanwhile, my son would love to make the high school team, but probably won’t make MLS next or ECNL which means forget about making the high school team. I hope your kids realize how many others wish they could be in that spot. Wish we had known all this before my kid fell in love with soccer.
dont you worry folks will report them. My mid chose to play HS so he dropped to a AD team. He already told his coach he will ID any HG kids playing.


Dude nobody cares if they identify them. You can look on the school rosters and see them right now. Nothing is going to happen to them.
the clubs get fined brah.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 13:15     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you default to privileged and entitlement immediately. That's not the case. The point is why is the rule limited to HS soccer. Players end up playing other sports at the same time they play MLSN games. That is what's ridiculous. Other (non-soccer) sports is just as demanding and players can get easily hurt if that's the rationale for the rule.


How many kids good enough for MLS Next HG are putting in significant time in another sport simultaneously during the soccer season?
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 13:06     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It will be interesting to see how many teams around here bend the rules and slip in some MLS HGs to play high school. It seems to happen every year where a few somehow “appear” on rosters. Lightridge High School published their roster there were quite a few MLS Next players from NVA listed. I'm sure Riverside will do the same. With NVA owning the county, their move to MLS Next removes a significant amount of players allowed to engage in HS soccer.


Lightridge coach is not going to give up his MLS players. Otherwise his season sucks
oh trust me we will report them.


Haha report them to who? Clubs can’t risk losing the top players. All the club can really is kick them off so they join another mls next team in the fall.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 13:01     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reading this makes me feel depressed for my son. Here you all are talking about how many MLS next players are on the high school teams, and how that is still somehow low level soccer. Meanwhile, my son would love to make the high school team, but probably won’t make MLS next or ECNL which means forget about making the high school team. I hope your kids realize how many others wish they could be in that spot. Wish we had known all this before my kid fell in love with soccer.
dont you worry folks will report them. My mid chose to play HS so he dropped to a AD team. He already told his coach he will ID any HG kids playing.


Dude nobody cares if they identify them. You can look on the school rosters and see them right now. Nothing is going to happen to them.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 10:46     Subject: MLS next ruining high school soccer
Anonymous wrote:Reading this makes me feel depressed for my son. Here you all are talking about how many MLS next players are on the high school teams, and how that is still somehow low level soccer. Meanwhile, my son would love to make the high school team, but probably won’t make MLS next or ECNL which means forget about making the high school team. I hope your kids realize how many others wish they could be in that spot. Wish we had known all this before my kid fell in love with soccer.
dont you worry folks will report them. My mid chose to play HS so he dropped to a AD team. He already told his coach he will ID any HG kids playing.