Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 07:52     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:2014 pre GA in Socal, tryout is 6 months away.

Our coach just told us GA is switching and the club is planning to have players practicing with their projected new teams as soon as November.

Wait a minute.

If you're "pre GA" this means you're playing in SOCAL league. SOCAL league has already announced that they're switching to SY. This would also be why you're saying tryouts are in 6 months. SOCAL league is year round starting in Feb. Usually tryouts are between Dec and Feb. GA is year round as well ending in july and starting in August.

Most likely you misunderstood what your coach was saying. They were talking about SOCAL and you assumed they were talking about GA.


It wouldn’t make sense to switch a 2014 team to SY for 6 months to then switch them back to BY for a GA season that starts in August.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 07:35     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:2014 pre GA in Socal, tryout is 6 months away.

Our coach just told us GA is switching and the club is planning to have players practicing with their projected new teams as soon as November.

Wait a minute.

If you're "pre GA" this means you're playing in SOCAL league. SOCAL league has already announced that they're switching to SY. This would also be why you're saying tryouts are in 6 months. SOCAL league is year round starting in Feb. Usually tryouts are between Dec and Feb. GA is year round as well ending in july and starting in August.

Most likely you misunderstood what your coach was saying. They were talking about SOCAL and you assumed they were talking about GA.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 07:28     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:Part of the problem is assuming people are arguing from a pro MLSN or pro ECNL standpoint. Not everyone is. There are teams that are ECNL/ECRL now in clubs switching to MLSN2 next year. They still don't have schedules. They still don't know if they'll even be able to play in the state cup tourney. They still don't know if they'll have to travel out of state and when.

And clubs don't know whether to or how they'll need to move kids up from their RCL teams to MLSN2 if RCL is SY and MLSN2 stays BY.

It's a mess, all because MLSN and MLSN2 won't announce whether they're sticking to BY or going SY. They could at least affirm they're sticking to BY if that's the case. It's radio silence.

By not saying anything they're saying BY



You are living in a fantasy world. Only downsides for them not switching and I coach at an MLSN club.


Yes, but this assumes they are operating in a logical manner with smart leadership who understands youth soccer. I don't have faith in either of those assumptions. I still think there is a chance they delay the switch for an extra year just to make their own lives more challenging.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 07:02     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:2014 pre GA in Socal, tryout is 6 months away.

Our coach just told us GA is switching and the club is planning to have players practicing with their projected new teams as soon as November.

Which club announced this?
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 01:51     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

2014 pre GA in Socal, tryout is 6 months away.

Our coach just told us GA is switching and the club is planning to have players practicing with their projected new teams as soon as November.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 01:16     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:There will be no BY and SY tournaments. Everyone is going SY. Good night.


MLSN1 will go to SY except MLS Academy. Argue all you want until you hear the official news.


MLSN1 (now MLS Homegrown) is composed by MLS academies plus MLS p2p clubs.

How MLS academies could remain BY if MLS1 (Homegrown) would go SY?

It doesn’t make sense.


MLS academies play MLS1, so if MLS1 goes SY then MLS academies also will go SY. It’s logical.

Did MLS1 or MLS2 announce that they would be doing anyhting other than BY?


No, I was just answering a previous comment that took that hypothesis as valid.

This is the frustrating thing about all the ECNL people. MLSN and GA haven't said anything about switching from BY to SY. At this point its becoming clear that they intend to stay BY. If they wanted to do something different the plans would have been announced.

All that's going to happen if MLSN + GA stay BY while ECNL changes to SY is that they wont play in each other's tournaments.

Also, there would be an incentive to create a youngers BY league.


Someone already leaked an email from GA office they are changing age groups but the GA board has not approved them to announce yet. It was also announced publicly to all GA directors at their meeting this summer.

https://socalsoccer.com/threads/get-ready-folks.21527/page-86#post-501876

Goto the last page.

Seems odd and exactly like the made up "So Cal" announcement from last year. At least this time the faker was smart enough to not define an announcement date.


That poster on SoCal forum is credible. They posted emails from ECNL about age change before it was announced. As well as posted before age group change was announced and was just a rumor. I don’t know what email you’re referring to and I’m from Southern California. In my eyes they are credible.

Anyone who thinks I’m lying should goto the forum and look it up themselves.


GA AGM was nearly 2 months ago. And it’s open to the public for $150 a pop.

I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

Plus…That one dad’s screenshots are about has reliable as my Apple notes….one looked like her screen shorted from his own MS word app.

Get a life. Wait for any real announcement.


When GA announces 8/1 you better post you’re a sad loser who is always wrong.

If they don’t I’ll do the same.

Be ready to be wrong.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 01:14     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:ECNL is going to have pre ECNL for 7v7 and will start in 26/27. With U9!


The writing was on the wall for this. It is the next logical step in trying to keep MLSN at bay. Particularly if MLSN stays BY. Each league will need/want to create their own silo from u8 through u19.

I think it will take longer for MLSN to spin up their own alternative. They don’t seem to have the overhead needed.


MLSN does not be benefit from a silo age cutoff, ECNL boys does.


That doesn’t make any sense.



You’re right it makes sense to limit your talent pool and force a less popular age cutoff.
That doesn't make any sense.


Yeah, not sure what that dude is talking about. Of course MLSN wants their own silo. Why else create MLSN2 with all of these random clubs (who all get to now claim they are MLSN)?

‘Less popular age cutoff”? Would love to see the data on that. It seems like SY would naturally be the more popular generally to the public but I’m willing to learn.


SY was most popular based off Directors feedback, BY was not far behind.
However there was a good size group that chose other and could write in their ideas besides Aug 1 or Jan 1.

Some club directors did choose school grade or GY.

Not true.

The options were SY 9/1 or BY 1/1. Many people didnt like SY 9/1 and voted other because of it. Once USYS + US Club got SY 9/1 they changed it to SY 8/1. This would likely have changed the number of other votes in some fashion.

Also other votes didn't equate to just GY. Other was everything, 8/1, SY+30, biobanding, etc.
SY was the most popular and the feedback was from directors (who don't like change/extra work) plus anybody else who wanted to comment. So clear win for SY.

Not a clear win at all. There was a large percentage that wanted BY.

Also rec tends to align with SY. While higher level soccer aligns with BY. From a club owner perspective SY makes sense because you have 10x the number of littles teams then olders top teams.

If the question would have been asked "which would you prefer for olders top tier teams". It would have been completely different and likely in favor of BY.

The littles and rec fans think they have the nunbers to push everyone else around. What they dont understand is the top tier teams might just break off and do their own thing if their needs are ignored. In fact this is exactly how ECNL was initially formed.


Key Insights from the Assessment

47% of respondents prefer school-year registration, while 41% prefer birth-year registration.

Over 60% noted challenges when players are in different school grades.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 00:54     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Im glad others are following along and see the BS that is being slung.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 00:17     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:There will be no BY and SY tournaments. Everyone is going SY. Good night.


MLSN1 will go to SY except MLS Academy. Argue all you want until you hear the official news.


MLSN1 (now MLS Homegrown) is composed by MLS academies plus MLS p2p clubs.

How MLS academies could remain BY if MLS1 (Homegrown) would go SY?

It doesn’t make sense.


MLS academies play MLS1, so if MLS1 goes SY then MLS academies also will go SY. It’s logical.

Did MLS1 or MLS2 announce that they would be doing anyhting other than BY?


No, I was just answering a previous comment that took that hypothesis as valid.

This is the frustrating thing about all the ECNL people. MLSN and GA haven't said anything about switching from BY to SY. At this point its becoming clear that they intend to stay BY. If they wanted to do something different the plans would have been announced.

All that's going to happen if MLSN + GA stay BY while ECNL changes to SY is that they wont play in each other's tournaments.

Also, there would be an incentive to create a youngers BY league.


Someone already leaked an email from GA office they are changing age groups but the GA board has not approved them to announce yet. It was also announced publicly to all GA directors at their meeting this summer.

https://socalsoccer.com/threads/get-ready-folks.21527/page-86#post-501876

Goto the last page.

Seems odd and exactly like the made up "So Cal" announcement from last year. At least this time the faker was smart enough to not define an announcement date.


That poster on SoCal forum is credible. They posted emails from ECNL about age change before it was announced. As well as posted before age group change was announced and was just a rumor. I don’t know what email you’re referring to and I’m from Southern California. In my eyes they are credible.

Anyone who thinks I’m lying should goto the forum and look it up themselves.


GA AGM was nearly 2 months ago. And it’s open to the public for $150 a pop.

I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

Plus…That one dad’s screenshots are about has reliable as my Apple notes….one looked like her screen shorted from his own MS word app.

Get a life. Wait for any real announcement.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 00:06     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:There will be no BY and SY tournaments. Everyone is going SY. Good night.


MLSN1 will go to SY except MLS Academy. Argue all you want until you hear the official news.


MLSN1 (now MLS Homegrown) is composed by MLS academies plus MLS p2p clubs.

How MLS academies could remain BY if MLS1 (Homegrown) would go SY?

It doesn’t make sense.


MLS academies play MLS1, so if MLS1 goes SY then MLS academies also will go SY. It’s logical.

Did MLS1 or MLS2 announce that they would be doing anyhting other than BY?


No, I was just answering a previous comment that took that hypothesis as valid.

This is the frustrating thing about all the ECNL people. MLSN and GA haven't said anything about switching from BY to SY. At this point its becoming clear that they intend to stay BY. If they wanted to do something different the plans would have been announced.

All that's going to happen if MLSN + GA stay BY while ECNL changes to SY is that they wont play in each other's tournaments.

Also, there would be an incentive to create a youngers BY league.


Someone already leaked an email from GA office they are changing age groups but the GA board has not approved them to announce yet. It was also announced publicly to all GA directors at their meeting this summer.

https://socalsoccer.com/threads/get-ready-folks.21527/page-86#post-501876

Goto the last page.


Same dude that faked emails last time. He isn’t reliable.

I was at AGM. There was no announcement of a change. Just that GA was aware of the other leagues plans and would never say never to changing in the future if it was for the best interest of GA and the players.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 23:59     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:There will be no BY and SY tournaments. Everyone is going SY. Good night.


MLSN1 will go to SY except MLS Academy. Argue all you want until you hear the official news.


MLSN1 (now MLS Homegrown) is composed by MLS academies plus MLS p2p clubs.

How MLS academies could remain BY if MLS1 (Homegrown) would go SY?

It doesn’t make sense.


MLS academies play MLS1, so if MLS1 goes SY then MLS academies also will go SY. It’s logical.

Did MLS1 or MLS2 announce that they would be doing anyhting other than BY?


No, I was just answering a previous comment that took that hypothesis as valid.

This is the frustrating thing about all the ECNL people. MLSN and GA haven't said anything about switching from BY to SY. At this point its becoming clear that they intend to stay BY. If they wanted to do something different the plans would have been announced.

All that's going to happen if MLSN + GA stay BY while ECNL changes to SY is that they wont play in each other's tournaments.

Also, there would be an incentive to create a youngers BY league.


I don't think it's clear that GA intends to stay BY because there have been some talks/leaks of them switching to SY. MLSN is a different story though. And the fact that MSLN and GA have this "partnership" does not mean the leagues will mirror each other on what they plan to do. The boys and girls game, both on and off the field, are much different.

There has been one screenshot of a possible GA email or text message that could have easily been faked. Just like last year when it happened.

Oh and youve got the commenter on DCUM that claimed that Trish the Commish told them GA would announce SY within the week. This was a month ago.

I'll wait for GA to make an official announcement.


That GA email was shared by a credible source from SoCal. He posted a similar email for the AGM decision on SY, which turned out to be true. GA will go to SY 100%.


Not sure the source. But one of the SoCal guys posting emails and SS was posting fakes. That was confirmed multiple times.

His posts also did NOT turn out to be true. They turned out to be closer to the outcome than the status quo was, but he was not at all accurate or reliable.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 23:54     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:There will be no BY and SY tournaments. Everyone is going SY. Good night.


MLSN1 will go to SY except MLS Academy. Argue all you want until you hear the official news.


MLSN1 (now MLS Homegrown) is composed by MLS academies plus MLS p2p clubs.

How MLS academies could remain BY if MLS1 (Homegrown) would go SY?

It doesn’t make sense.


MLS academies play MLS1, so if MLS1 goes SY then MLS academies also will go SY. It’s logical.

Did MLS1 or MLS2 announce that they would be doing anyhting other than BY?


No, I was just answering a previous comment that took that hypothesis as valid.

This is the frustrating thing about all the ECNL people. MLSN and GA haven't said anything about switching from BY to SY. At this point its becoming clear that they intend to stay BY. If they wanted to do something different the plans would have been announced.

All that's going to happen if MLSN + GA stay BY while ECNL changes to SY is that they wont play in each other's tournaments.

Also, there would be an incentive to create a youngers BY league.


Someone already leaked an email from GA office they are changing age groups but the GA board has not approved them to announce yet. It was also announced publicly to all GA directors at their meeting this summer.

https://socalsoccer.com/threads/get-ready-folks.21527/page-86#post-501876

Goto the last page.

Seems odd and exactly like the made up "So Cal" announcement from last year. At least this time the faker was smart enough to not define an announcement date.


That poster said SoCal would withhold SY to 26/27 long before the USSF AGM meeting. If I had to rank credibility, he would be the most trusted source among anyone else.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 23:51     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:There will be no BY and SY tournaments. Everyone is going SY. Good night.


MLSN1 will go to SY except MLS Academy. Argue all you want until you hear the official news.


MLSN1 (now MLS Homegrown) is composed by MLS academies plus MLS p2p clubs.

How MLS academies could remain BY if MLS1 (Homegrown) would go SY?

It doesn’t make sense.


MLS academies play MLS1, so if MLS1 goes SY then MLS academies also will go SY. It’s logical.

Did MLS1 or MLS2 announce that they would be doing anyhting other than BY?


No, I was just answering a previous comment that took that hypothesis as valid.

This is the frustrating thing about all the ECNL people. MLSN and GA haven't said anything about switching from BY to SY. At this point its becoming clear that they intend to stay BY. If they wanted to do something different the plans would have been announced.

All that's going to happen if MLSN + GA stay BY while ECNL changes to SY is that they wont play in each other's tournaments.

Also, there would be an incentive to create a youngers BY league.


Someone already leaked an email from GA office they are changing age groups but the GA board has not approved them to announce yet. It was also announced publicly to all GA directors at their meeting this summer.

https://socalsoccer.com/threads/get-ready-folks.21527/page-86#post-501876

Goto the last page.

Seems odd and exactly like the made up "So Cal" announcement from last year. At least this time the faker was smart enough to not define an announcement date.


That poster on SoCal forum is credible. They posted emails from ECNL about age change before it was announced. As well as posted before age group change was announced and was just a rumor. I don’t know what email you’re referring to and I’m from Southern California. In my eyes they are credible.

Anyone who thinks I’m lying should goto the forum and look it up themselves.

Its also the same person that posted the fake "So Cal" email, sooo.....


No, that person is credible. I followed his post from last year. So just accept ECNL and GA go to SY and move on.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 22:59     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There will be no BY and SY tournaments. Everyone is going SY. Good night.


MLSN1 will go to SY except MLS Academy. Argue all you want until you hear the official news.


MLSN1 (now MLS Homegrown) is composed by MLS academies plus MLS p2p clubs.

How MLS academies could remain BY if MLS1 (Homegrown) would go SY?

It doesn’t make sense.


MLS academies play MLS1, so if MLS1 goes SY then MLS academies also will go SY. It’s logical.

Did MLS1 or MLS2 announce that they would be doing anyhting other than BY?


No, I was just answering a previous comment that took that hypothesis as valid.

This is the frustrating thing about all the ECNL people. MLSN and GA haven't said anything about switching from BY to SY. At this point its becoming clear that they intend to stay BY. If they wanted to do something different the plans would have been announced.

All that's going to happen if MLSN + GA stay BY while ECNL changes to SY is that they wont play in each other's tournaments.

Also, there would be an incentive to create a youngers BY league.


Someone already leaked an email from GA office they are changing age groups but the GA board has not approved them to announce yet. It was also announced publicly to all GA directors at their meeting this summer.

https://socalsoccer.com/threads/get-ready-folks.21527/page-86#post-501876

Goto the last page.

Seems odd and exactly like the made up "So Cal" announcement from last year. At least this time the faker was smart enough to not define an announcement date.


That poster on SoCal forum is credible. They posted emails from ECNL about age change before it was announced. As well as posted before age group change was announced and was just a rumor. I don’t know what email you’re referring to and I’m from Southern California. In my eyes they are credible.

Anyone who thinks I’m lying should goto the forum and look it up themselves.

Its also the same person that posted the fake "So Cal" email, sooo.....


Every email I’ve seen them post has ended up being true and looks real. I’m not sure what you’re referencing? But what did it say and did it end up not being truthful?

Sorry your July bday kid will be the youngest but GA and ECNL are changing just accept it.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 22:50     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:There will be no BY and SY tournaments. Everyone is going SY. Good night.


MLSN1 will go to SY except MLS Academy. Argue all you want until you hear the official news.


MLSN1 (now MLS Homegrown) is composed by MLS academies plus MLS p2p clubs.

How MLS academies could remain BY if MLS1 (Homegrown) would go SY?

It doesn’t make sense.


MLS academies play MLS1, so if MLS1 goes SY then MLS academies also will go SY. It’s logical.

Did MLS1 or MLS2 announce that they would be doing anyhting other than BY?


No, I was just answering a previous comment that took that hypothesis as valid.

This is the frustrating thing about all the ECNL people. MLSN and GA haven't said anything about switching from BY to SY. At this point its becoming clear that they intend to stay BY. If they wanted to do something different the plans would have been announced.

All that's going to happen if MLSN + GA stay BY while ECNL changes to SY is that they wont play in each other's tournaments.

Also, there would be an incentive to create a youngers BY league.


Someone already leaked an email from GA office they are changing age groups but the GA board has not approved them to announce yet. It was also announced publicly to all GA directors at their meeting this summer.

https://socalsoccer.com/threads/get-ready-folks.21527/page-86#post-501876

Goto the last page.

Seems odd and exactly like the made up "So Cal" announcement from last year. At least this time the faker was smart enough to not define an announcement date.


That poster on SoCal forum is credible. They posted emails from ECNL about age change before it was announced. As well as posted before age group change was announced and was just a rumor. I don’t know what email you’re referring to and I’m from Southern California. In my eyes they are credible.

Anyone who thinks I’m lying should goto the forum and look it up themselves.

Its also the same person that posted the fake "So Cal" email, sooo.....