Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 11:45     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:From M club
Can a player play up an age group?

Yes, a player may be chosen to play up. The decision on player placement is made by coaching staff and technical leadership with several factors in mind - player skill level, soccer maturity, current development level, predicted future development level, and player commitment. A player who is selected to play up for one season may continue to play up during additional seasons or be placed back with their appropriate peer group at some point.

From A club
Q: Can players play up an age group?

A: Playing up is a coaching and technical decision based primarily on the player’s skill level, soccer maturity, and overall development needs. While Arlington Soccer allows flexibility in certain cases, playing up is the exception rather than the rule. Each situation is carefully evaluated by the technical staff to ensure it is in the best interest of both the individual player and the team.


there must be a very strict guideline coming from the top for both ECNL and MLSN. But there is a possibility of staying on same team if your kid is good.

It's not a strict guideline. Both leagues recognize that with SY there is a possibility for players a grade older to be placed on a grade lower team. This doesnt work for recruiting which is why its being called out. They're being vague about the wording so clubs have the most options in these situations to maximize profits.
You are in the bartering stage of wanting kids to play up. Acceptance of it continuing to be very rare (except for small Ulittle clubs), as the clubs and ECNL states, will have to arrive Fall 2026 for so many.


Next year is going to be a mess for my DD's team. Everything gets log jammed their junior/senior years of HS....

She is currently ECNL, U17, 2009 BY. Her team has essentially been the same for the last couple of years. From a GRADE standpoint, 15/18 players are 11th. 3/18 are 10th. 1 of the 3 10th graders is a 2010 BY. 2 of the 3 are 2009, but late birthdays, well after the 8/1 cutoff. But, she has 4 other players that are 11th graders that are also after the 8/1 cutoff by a couple of weeks.

So, where does everyone fit next year? Not only that, the current U18/U19 squad has a bunch of 11th graders that while 2008 BY are after the 8/1 cutoff as well.

The club has already started to run scrimmages, joint practices with different combinations of the 2010/2009 age groups and the 2009/2008 age groups, so we'll see where things shake out. All the current 11th graders are my DD's team have committed, so recruiting isn't a concern, it's just going to be a pretty big shift in rosters next year overall.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 09:30     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
which MLSN club will drop their SY plans today? Clearly MLSN wont be announcing before them
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 22:33     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:
Who is McLean?
Former Mash doc.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 20:45     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Who is McLean?
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 20:44     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The MLS is king guy and the guy trolling the MLS is king guy are becoming less and less distinguishable. What an incredible thread this is


No one is trolling anyone. MLSN is the best youth soccer league the world has ever known! Watching pro-bound youth players is COMPLETELY different than other leagues. Being a parent of an MLSN Homegrown starter leaves my partner and I filled with unimaginable pride. When I am having a bad day and I feel like kicking the dog, a light inside me shines knowing that my son is basically a professional soccer player.


This is effing hilarious
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 19:05     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Mlsn HG and AD are staying the same.



Staying BY or staying the same as each other, possibly SY?


Staying the same as each other. I think the only question mark at this point is what the mls academies do.


As each other
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 19:01     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:

Mlsn HG and AD are staying the same.



Staying BY or staying the same as each other, possibly SY?


Staying the same as each other. I think the only question mark at this point is what the mls academies do.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 18:59     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2


Mlsn HG and AD are staying the same.



Staying BY or staying the same as each other, possibly SY?
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 18:48     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The MLS is king guy and the guy trolling the MLS is king guy are becoming less and less distinguishable. What an incredible thread this is


No one is trolling anyone. MLSN is the best youth soccer league the world has ever known! Watching pro-bound youth players is COMPLETELY different than other leagues. Being a parent of an MLSN Homegrown starter leaves my partner and I filled with unimaginable pride. When I am having a bad day and I feel like kicking the dog, a light inside me shines knowing that my son is basically a professional soccer player.



Adult cattiness on full display
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 18:40     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MLSN will be going to SY. and so is GA. McLean just announced townhall meeting of the changes.

MLSN2 or all of MLS?

Because that doesnt seem possible woth the pro teams.
Mclean is MLSN3, after MLS1 (MLS academies) and MLSN2, (P2P home fries), so still not clear on MLSN1 and MLS2.


Mlsn HG and AD are staying the same.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 18:27     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:MLSN will be going to SY. and so is GA. McLean just announced townhall meeting of the changes.



When/where?
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 18:17     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:From M club
Can a player play up an age group?

Yes, a player may be chosen to play up. The decision on player placement is made by coaching staff and technical leadership with several factors in mind - player skill level, soccer maturity, current development level, predicted future development level, and player commitment. A player who is selected to play up for one season may continue to play up during additional seasons or be placed back with their appropriate peer group at some point.

From A club
Q: Can players play up an age group?

A: Playing up is a coaching and technical decision based primarily on the player’s skill level, soccer maturity, and overall development needs. While Arlington Soccer allows flexibility in certain cases, playing up is the exception rather than the rule. Each situation is carefully evaluated by the technical staff to ensure it is in the best interest of both the individual player and the team.


there must be a very strict guideline coming from the top for both ECNL and MLSN. But there is a possibility of staying on same team if your kid is good.

It's not a strict guideline. Both leagues recognize that with SY there is a possibility for players a grade older to be placed on a grade lower team. This doesnt work for recruiting which is why its being called out. They're being vague about the wording so clubs have the most options in these situations to maximize profits.
You are in the bartering stage of wanting kids to play up. Acceptance of it continuing to be very rare (except for small Ulittle clubs), as the clubs and ECNL states, will have to arrive Fall 2026 for so many.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 18:12     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MLSN will be going to SY. and so is GA. McLean just announced townhall meeting of the changes.

MLSN2 or all of MLS?

Because that doesnt seem possible woth the pro teams.
Mclean is MLSN3, after MLS1 (MLS academies) and MLSN2, (P2P home fries), so still not clear on MLSN1 and MLS2.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 17:33     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:From M club
Can a player play up an age group?

Yes, a player may be chosen to play up. The decision on player placement is made by coaching staff and technical leadership with several factors in mind - player skill level, soccer maturity, current development level, predicted future development level, and player commitment. A player who is selected to play up for one season may continue to play up during additional seasons or be placed back with their appropriate peer group at some point.

From A club
Q: Can players play up an age group?

A: Playing up is a coaching and technical decision based primarily on the player’s skill level, soccer maturity, and overall development needs. While Arlington Soccer allows flexibility in certain cases, playing up is the exception rather than the rule. Each situation is carefully evaluated by the technical staff to ensure it is in the best interest of both the individual player and the team.


there must be a very strict guideline coming from the top for both ECNL and MLSN. But there is a possibility of staying on same team if your kid is good.

It's not a strict guideline. Both leagues recognize that with SY there is a possibility for players a grade older to be placed on a grade lower team. This doesnt work for recruiting which is why its being called out. They're being vague about the wording so clubs have the most options in these situations to maximize profits.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 17:18     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
From M club
Can a player play up an age group?

Yes, a player may be chosen to play up. The decision on player placement is made by coaching staff and technical leadership with several factors in mind - player skill level, soccer maturity, current development level, predicted future development level, and player commitment. A player who is selected to play up for one season may continue to play up during additional seasons or be placed back with their appropriate peer group at some point.

From A club
Q: Can players play up an age group?

A: Playing up is a coaching and technical decision based primarily on the player’s skill level, soccer maturity, and overall development needs. While Arlington Soccer allows flexibility in certain cases, playing up is the exception rather than the rule. Each situation is carefully evaluated by the technical staff to ensure it is in the best interest of both the individual player and the team.


there must be a very strict guideline coming from the top for both ECNL and MLSN. But there is a possibility of staying on same team if your kid is good.