Which coaches are running the show — McLean or SYC?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a rule against ECNL and MLS next combined practices?

Yes. Teams caught doing this are expelled from both ECNL and MLS Next. This is a big no-no.

But it is OK to scrimmage ECNL teams?

No-no.

Yes yes

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a rule against ECNL and MLS next combined practices?

Yes. Teams caught doing this are expelled from both ECNL and MLS Next. This is a big no-no.

But it is OK to scrimmage ECNL teams?

No-no.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a rule against ECNL and MLS next combined practices?

Yes. Teams caught doing this are expelled from both ECNL and MLS Next. This is a big no-no.

But it is OK to scrimmage ECNL teams?

All these rules. All these controls. Grown up kids playing with their human dolls. What a joke.

I believe you are allowed 13 future players per team (see page 25). If you can't have more than 13 on any team it is hard to exceed the average of 13 per team.

You can get an infraction for violating the spirit of the rules (lol).

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Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty clear that the MLS next teams will ultimately be the top boys Virginia Union FC teams. Likely they will practice more often in Springfield area than in McLean area. Will they wear green socks with their white uniforms? Probably...

Will Virginia Union FC also continue to compete in Boys ECNL long term. Maybe?

MLS Next players can't dual roster and play ECNL. It's not allowed according the MLS Next regulations. MLS Next players cannot play on another team during the MLS Next season. Look at p.15 in the regulations. Outlines what MLS Next players are limited to. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://bsbproduction.s3.amazonaws.com/portals/116/docs/mls%2520next%2520rules%2520and%2520regulations%25202020-2021%2520-%2520final%2520-%25209.8.20.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwippuSr8rPwAhXAKVkFHTE5Dk0QFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw0CF_MTF3nAYCfjGTaPTdwx

SYC will stay MLS Next and VA Union will be able to pull B Team SYC players and McLean A team players that want to play ECNL. So there isn't going to be any dual rostering between SYC MLS Next and the VA Union team unless they want to lose the MLS Next status. Looks like SYC and McLean should have looked a little closer at the MLS Next rules before creating this alliance.

You did not read the section about "Future Players". Players can play on ECNL and be MLS Next "Future Players".

You mean the 13 future players averaged across all ECNL teams in a club. That number is insignificant

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a rule against ECNL and MLS next combined practices?

Yes. Teams caught doing this are expelled from both ECNL and MLS Next. This is a big no-no.

But it is OK to scrimmage ECNL teams?

Anonymous wrote:Is there a rule against ECNL and MLS next combined practices?

Yes. Teams caught doing this are expelled from both ECNL and MLS Next. This is a big no-no.

Is there a rule against ECNL and MLS next combined practices?

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Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty clear that the MLS next teams will ultimately be the top boys Virginia Union FC teams. Likely they will practice more often in Springfield area than in McLean area. Will they wear green socks with their white uniforms? Probably...

Will Virginia Union FC also continue to compete in Boys ECNL long term. Maybe?

MLS Next players can't dual roster and play ECNL. It's not allowed according the MLS Next regulations. MLS Next players cannot play on another team during the MLS Next season. Look at p.15 in the regulations. Outlines what MLS Next players are limited to. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://bsbproduction.s3.amazonaws.com/portals/116/docs/mls%2520next%2520rules%2520and%2520regulations%25202020-2021%2520-%2520final%2520-%25209.8.20.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwippuSr8rPwAhXAKVkFHTE5Dk0QFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw0CF_MTF3nAYCfjGTaPTdwx

SYC will stay MLS Next and VA Union will be able to pull B Team SYC players and McLean A team players that want to play ECNL. So there isn't going to be any dual rostering between SYC MLS Next and the VA Union team unless they want to lose the MLS Next status. Looks like SYC and McLean should have looked a little closer at the MLS Next rules before creating this alliance.

You did not read the section about "Future Players". Players can play on ECNL and be MLS Next "Future Players".

See pages 26 and 27 of document referenced above.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty clear that the MLS next teams will ultimately be the top boys Virginia Union FC teams. Likely they will practice more often in Springfield area than in McLean area. Will they wear green socks with their white uniforms? Probably...

Will Virginia Union FC also continue to compete in Boys ECNL long term. Maybe?

MLS Next players can't dual roster and play ECNL. It's not allowed according the MLS Next regulations. MLS Next players cannot play on another team during the MLS Next season. Look at p.15 in the regulations. Outlines what MLS Next players are limited to. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://bsbproduction.s3.amazonaws.com/portals/116/docs/mls%2520next%2520rules%2520and%2520regulations%25202020-2021%2520-%2520final%2520-%25209.8.20.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwippuSr8rPwAhXAKVkFHTE5Dk0QFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw0CF_MTF3nAYCfjGTaPTdwx

SYC will stay MLS Next and VA Union will be able to pull B Team SYC players and McLean A team players that want to play ECNL. So there isn't going to be any dual rostering between SYC MLS Next and the VA Union team unless they want to lose the MLS Next status. Looks like SYC and McLean should have looked a little closer at the MLS Next rules before creating this alliance.

You did not read the section about "Future Players". Players can play on ECNL and be MLS Next "Future Players".

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty clear that the MLS next teams will ultimately be the top boys Virginia Union FC teams. Likely they will practice more often in Springfield area than in McLean area. Will they wear green socks with their white uniforms? Probably...

Will Virginia Union FC also continue to compete in Boys ECNL long term. Maybe?

MLS Next players can't dual roster and play ECNL. It's not allowed according the MLS Next regulations. MLS Next players cannot play on another team during the MLS Next season. Look at p.15 in the regulations. Outlines what MLS Next players are limited to. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://bsbproduction.s3.amazonaws.com/portals/116/docs/mls%2520next%2520rules%2520and%2520regulations%25202020-2021%2520-%2520final%2520-%25209.8.20.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwippuSr8rPwAhXAKVkFHTE5Dk0QFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw0CF_MTF3nAYCfjGTaPTdwx

SYC will stay MLS Next and VA Union will be able to pull B Team SYC players and McLean A team players that want to play ECNL. So there isn't going to be any dual rostering between SYC MLS Next and the VA Union team unless they want to lose the MLS Next status. Looks like SYC and McLean should have looked a little closer at the MLS Next rules before creating this alliance.

It seems pretty clear that the MLS next teams will ultimately be the top boys Virginia Union FC teams. Likely they will practice more often in Springfield area than in McLean area. Will they wear green socks with their white uniforms? Probably...

Will Virginia Union FC also continue to compete in Boys ECNL long term. Maybe?

Any players get offers for the new VA Union team coming from outside both McLean and SYC?

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Anonymous wrote:This was the plan all along everyones wins. SYC girls have ECNL and Mclean boys will get MLS Next. What's all the fuss about? If you're not happy then leave and go to Arlington, but Currently Arlington boys have been coming over to try out at MLS Next so now there will be available spots for you.

The McLean boys are not being offered MLS Next slots. MLS Next is for straight SYC teams, not the Virginia Union. That means SYC's 'B' team players will be getting Virginia Union ECNL roster spots.

Surely the best kids who try out will end up on whatever team they are good enough for? In other words if a McLean player is good enough for the MLSNext roster, indicates their interest and tries out for it, then they will get an offer. No?

The problem is that this solidifies McLean's weakness on the boys side. Maybe some SYC B team players can make McLean ECNL rosters, but they're not going to be difference makers or they would have made the SYC first teams. So there's unlikely to be much improvement in McLean's ECNL teams which in turn makes them less attractive as a destination. the best McLean can hope for is that Arlington doesn't go MLS Next and it and VDA lose players to SYC and Alexandria as a result which would make McLean more competitive, but not really in a good way.

No, The SYC MLS Next tryouts will be separate from the tryouts.

Can you be a full time rostered player on both teams?

No, MLS Next players cannot play for another team so there is no way for them to dual roster on ECNL. If that's VA Union FC's plan they'll be in trouble quick. Looks like most of SYC's B team players will make up some spots in ECNL, but only if they're willing to paying the additional $1K from what they're paying now. Now that SYC has all the MLS Next age groups I don't see many SYC players moving to play ECNL.

Either way there's too much politics and favoritism in one coach picking the team. There are clearly some kids on current MYS ECNL teams because of their "outside the club relationship" with the coach and not on the team because of their soccer ability. Some are just on there because the coach likes them, but again their play is lacking and shouldn't be on the team. So in the end the coach is fielding a team, but not the best possible team due to all of the politics which is sad because the coach should really be fielding the best team and not because a parent is a friend of the coach.. There are some being brought from the outside but don't really seem like they will improve the VA Union team so will be interesting if the alliance is really going to field a better team?