Anonymous
07/24/2025 20:44
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Short term I can see mlsn trying to make it work. I don’t think it makes it past a year before switching.
-we’re on a top little team in SoCal. Us and other top teams around us are stacked with q1/q2 kids. When these teams switch to school year I don’t see a scenario where mlsn is ok with choosing the 5th best kids from these rosters. This year works because the school year ulittles haven’t made the roster adjustments.
-mlsn is going to play Ecnl teams at the big tournaments. Is that gap really that big where they can play 5 months up and remain dominant? I don’t think so. When these teams start losing to Ecnl what will these parents do?
-switch to August was the nail in the cofffin. August/September are our two largest birth months in the US. Switching to August added the second largest birth month and widened the playing up gap for mlsn from 4 to 5 months.
-mlsn has nothing to gain from staying by other than resistance to change. By not changing they are giving Ecnl boys a huge lifeline. If they do change the status quo remains.
Boys ECNL in Socal is 3rd tier.
And MLSN can bioband + everyone is used to switching teams around. This means ECNL will lose and nobody cares.
Don’t worry, I’m sure your July kid can still make MLSN2 next year
Anonymous
07/24/2025 20:18
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Short term I can see mlsn trying to make it work. I don’t think it makes it past a year before switching.
-we’re on a top little team in SoCal. Us and other top teams around us are stacked with q1/q2 kids. When these teams switch to school year I don’t see a scenario where mlsn is ok with choosing the 5th best kids from these rosters. This year works because the school year ulittles haven’t made the roster adjustments.
-mlsn is going to play Ecnl teams at the big tournaments. Is that gap really that big where they can play 5 months up and remain dominant? I don’t think so. When these teams start losing to Ecnl what will these parents do?
-switch to August was the nail in the cofffin. August/September are our two largest birth months in the US. Switching to August added the second largest birth month and widened the playing up gap for mlsn from 4 to 5 months.
-mlsn has nothing to gain from staying by other than resistance to change. By not changing they are giving Ecnl boys a huge lifeline. If they do change the status quo remains.
Boys ECNL in Socal is 3rd tier.
And MLSN can bioband + everyone is used to switching teams around. This means ECNL will lose and nobody cares.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 19:45
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So many people (ECNL Hats) think they have it all figured out. There's so many different potential outcomes that could occur.
The fact is that MLSN GA DPL haven't made a statement on BY or SY. Which means BY is still whats going to happen.
You’re right; that makes sense. well thought out logic.
And you think something different will occur because.....
See what I mean? Anything different is just an opinion or a guess.
Because the three largest governing bodies announced they are switching to SY… that’s why people said the age groups are changing.
ECNL is governed by us club that’s why they will change…
GA/MLSN have not said which is why people are speculating.
It’s just difficult to have your top teams be BY and your other teams be SY not because it’s tough to keep track of it but because club directors are lazy.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 19:44
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So many people (ECNL Hats) think they have it all figured out. There's so many different potential outcomes that could occur.
The fact is that MLSN GA DPL haven't made a statement on BY or SY. Which means BY is still whats going to happen.
You’re right; that makes sense. well thought out logic.
And you think something different will occur because.....
See what I mean? Anything different is just an opinion or a guess.
Because the entire pipeline and the main girls elite league and second best boys league are going august 1st. SY also takes away trap players and is the more preferred cutoff based on survey data.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 18:06
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
ID assume with 50% of kids moving in some leagues that will put enough downward pressure that almost anyone elegiable to move will.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 17:52
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Data for 2023 indicates that the months from August through December accounted for approximately 45% of births in the United States.
Specifically, the number of births in the US for each month was:
August: 322,359
September: 305,511
October: 309,117
November: 298,039
December: 298,039
The total number of births in the United States in 2023 was 3,591,328. Therefore, the sum of births from August to December (322,359 + 305,511 + 309,117 + 298,039 + 298,039 = 1,533,065) represents roughly 42.69% of the total annual births (1,533,065 / 3,591,328 * 100 = 42.69%).
Key points
August is typically the month with the highest number of births in the U.S.
The least common birth month is February, due to having the fewest days.
July, August, September, and October tend to be the most popular birth months in the US.
Specifically, the number of births in the US for each month was:
August: 322,359
September: 305,511
October: 309,117
November: 298,039
December: 298,039
The total number of births in the United States in 2023 was 3,591,328. Therefore, the sum of births from August to December (322,359 + 305,511 + 309,117 + 298,039 + 298,039 = 1,533,065) represents roughly 42.69% of the total annual births (1,533,065 / 3,591,328 * 100 = 42.69%).
Key points
August is typically the month with the highest number of births in the U.S.
The least common birth month is February, due to having the fewest days.
July, August, September, and October tend to be the most popular birth months in the US.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 17:39
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Short term I can see mlsn trying to make it work. I don’t think it makes it past a year before switching.
-we’re on a top little team in SoCal. Us and other top teams around us are stacked with q1/q2 kids. When these teams switch to school year I don’t see a scenario where mlsn is ok with choosing the 5th best kids from these rosters. This year works because the school year ulittles haven’t made the roster adjustments.
-mlsn is going to play Ecnl teams at the big tournaments. Is that gap really that big where they can play 5 months up and remain dominant? I don’t think so. When these teams start losing to Ecnl what will these parents do?
-switch to August was the nail in the cofffin. August/September are our two largest birth months in the US. Switching to August added the second largest birth month and widened the playing up gap for mlsn from 4 to 5 months.
-mlsn has nothing to gain from staying by other than resistance to change. By not changing they are giving Ecnl boys a huge lifeline. If they do change the status quo remains.
-we’re on a top little team in SoCal. Us and other top teams around us are stacked with q1/q2 kids. When these teams switch to school year I don’t see a scenario where mlsn is ok with choosing the 5th best kids from these rosters. This year works because the school year ulittles haven’t made the roster adjustments.
-mlsn is going to play Ecnl teams at the big tournaments. Is that gap really that big where they can play 5 months up and remain dominant? I don’t think so. When these teams start losing to Ecnl what will these parents do?
-switch to August was the nail in the cofffin. August/September are our two largest birth months in the US. Switching to August added the second largest birth month and widened the playing up gap for mlsn from 4 to 5 months.
-mlsn has nothing to gain from staying by other than resistance to change. By not changing they are giving Ecnl boys a huge lifeline. If they do change the status quo remains.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 17:36
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So many people (ECNL Hats) think they have it all figured out. There's so many different potential outcomes that could occur.
The fact is that MLSN GA DPL haven't made a statement on BY or SY. Which means BY is still whats going to happen.
You’re right; that makes sense. well thought out logic.
And you think something different will occur because.....
See what I mean? Anything different is just an opinion or a guess.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 16:27
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:So many people (ECNL Hats) think they have it all figured out. There's so many different potential outcomes that could occur.
The fact is that MLSN GA DPL haven't made a statement on BY or SY. Which means BY is still whats going to happen.
You’re right; that makes sense. well thought out logic.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 16:26
Subject: Re:ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it likely? What logical justification would MLSN and GA have that outweighs the risks of isolating themselves from the pipeline and other elite leagues.
They want to make it harder to identify talent at the ulittle ages?
How would having 2 groupings make it more difficult to identify talent at ulittle ages. If anything there would be double the number of players identified.
No club is going to take the time or put resources into keeping two different registrations, MLSN may stay BY but they will be recruiting from SY system, can you tell me how that smooths things out for talent identification?
MLSN at academies can have more flexibility. But p2p clubs that have to put together a tiered flight of teams each year are NOT going to deal with recruiting those teams based on multiple age registrations, let alone explaining it to parents.
Why would there be multiple registrations?
You can field BY teams in SY leagues using the same paperwork as SY teams.
If a separate youngers BY league was put together BY clubs would just do paperwork for that league.
Different leagues needing different eligibility (registration) due to different cutoffs. It will require a separate database which clubs will not be able to manage well, even if they agree to it. You must have a July kid and/or have no basic understanding of how a club and leagues operate.
Nope September
Anonymous
07/24/2025 16:10
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:So many people (ECNL Hats) think they have it all figured out. There's so many different potential outcomes that could occur.
The fact is that MLSN GA DPL haven't made a statement on BY or SY. Which means BY is still whats going to happen.
MLSN is still renaming their divisions, I wouldn't take their silence as a nod to anything other than their incompetence.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 16:05
Subject: Re:ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it likely? What logical justification would MLSN and GA have that outweighs the risks of isolating themselves from the pipeline and other elite leagues.
They want to make it harder to identify talent at the ulittle ages?
How would having 2 groupings make it more difficult to identify talent at ulittle ages. If anything there would be double the number of players identified.
No club is going to take the time or put resources into keeping two different registrations, MLSN may stay BY but they will be recruiting from SY system, can you tell me how that smooths things out for talent identification?
MLSN at academies can have more flexibility. But p2p clubs that have to put together a tiered flight of teams each year are NOT going to deal with recruiting those teams based on multiple age registrations, let alone explaining it to parents.
Why would there be multiple registrations?
You can field BY teams in SY leagues using the same paperwork as SY teams.
If a separate youngers BY league was put together BY clubs would just do paperwork for that league.
Different leagues needing different eligibility (registration) due to different cutoffs. It will require a separate database which clubs will not be able to manage well, even if they agree to it. You must have a July kid and/or have no basic understanding of how a club and leagues operate.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 15:57
Subject: ECNL moving to school year not calendar
So many people (ECNL Hats) think they have it all figured out. There's so many different potential outcomes that could occur.
The fact is that MLSN GA DPL haven't made a statement on BY or SY. Which means BY is still whats going to happen.
The fact is that MLSN GA DPL haven't made a statement on BY or SY. Which means BY is still whats going to happen.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 15:52
Subject: Re:ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it likely? What logical justification would MLSN and GA have that outweighs the risks of isolating themselves from the pipeline and other elite leagues.
They want to make it harder to identify talent at the ulittle ages?
How would having 2 groupings make it more difficult to identify talent at ulittle ages. If anything there would be double the number of players identified.
No club is going to take the time or put resources into keeping two different registrations, MLSN may stay BY but they will be recruiting from SY system, can you tell me how that smooths things out for talent identification?
MLSN at academies can have more flexibility. But p2p clubs that have to put together a tiered flight of teams each year are NOT going to deal with recruiting those teams based on multiple age registrations, let alone explaining it to parents.
Why would there be multiple registrations?
You can field BY teams in SY leagues using the same paperwork as SY teams.
If a separate youngers BY league was put together BY clubs would just do paperwork for that league.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 15:47
Subject: Re:ECNL moving to school year not calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is it likely? What logical justification would MLSN and GA have that outweighs the risks of isolating themselves from the pipeline and other elite leagues.
They want to make it harder to identify talent at the ulittle ages?
How would having 2 groupings make it more difficult to identify talent at ulittle ages. If anything there would be double the number of players identified.
No club is going to take the time or put resources into keeping two different registrations, MLSN may stay BY but they will be recruiting from SY system, can you tell me how that smooths things out for talent identification?
MLSN at academies can have more flexibility. But p2p clubs that have to put together a tiered flight of teams each year are NOT going to deal with recruiting those teams based on multiple age registrations, let alone explaining it to parents.