Anonymous
12/10/2025 19:16
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
MLSN actual academies of MLS teams have the Pro Player Pathway regional leagues, kind of like MLSN2 is under MLSN Academy Division. It may not be widely known that MLS team's academies have their own league but now you know. MLS1 P2P teams do get to play one game a year against a younger MLSN1 real academy team so there's that.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who cares as long as they are mentioned independently on the same website? And have similar patches. Isn't that everything that matters?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.
In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.
Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams
MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.
Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.
LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.
That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?
GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.
All Lies
College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority
see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress
MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents
Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters
Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented
Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers
The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?
Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?
Marketing 101, fool.
Lol. That cracks me up. Sure the professional academies are at MLS Next Fest, but are they playing anyone other than each other? No they are not. They are doing their own thing. Like they always do.
Apparently they are not in MLS Next
They only belong to MLS clubs, play against MLS Next teams and wear the MLS Next badge and participate in MLS Next tournaments located on the MLS Next website
Anonymous
12/10/2025 16:01
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
The league your kid is in isn't the status symbol some of you think it is
Anonymous
12/10/2025 15:50
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:Who cares as long as they are mentioned independently on the same website? And have similar patches. Isn't that everything that matters?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.
In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.
Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams
MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.
Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.
LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.
That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?
GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.
All Lies
College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority
see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress
MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents
Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters
Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented
Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers
The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?
Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?
Marketing 101, fool.
Lol. That cracks me up. Sure the professional academies are at MLS Next Fest, but are they playing anyone other than each other? No they are not. They are doing their own thing. Like they always do.
Apparently they are not in MLS Next
They only belong to MLS clubs, play against MLS Next teams and wear the MLS Next badge and participate in MLS Next tournaments located on the MLS Next website
Anonymous
12/10/2025 15:42
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Who cares as long as they are mentioned independently on the same website? And have similar patches. Isn't that everything that matters?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.
In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.
Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams
MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.
Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.
LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.
That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?
GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.
All Lies
College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority
see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress
MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents
Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters
Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented
Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers
The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?
Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?
Marketing 101, fool.
Lol. That cracks me up. Sure the professional academies are at MLS Next Fest, but are they playing anyone other than each other? No they are not. They are doing their own thing. Like they always do.
Anonymous
12/10/2025 15:03
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.
In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.
Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams
MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.
Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.
LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.
That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?
GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.
All Lies
College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority
see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress
MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents
Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters
Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented
Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers
The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?
Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?
Marketing 101, fool.
Lol. That cracks me up. Sure the professional academies are at MLS Next Fest, but are they playing anyone other than each other? No they are not. They are doing their own thing. Like they always do.
Anonymous
12/09/2025 22:05
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.
In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.
Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams
MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.
Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.
LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.
That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?
GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.
All Lies
College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority
see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress
MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents
Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters
Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented
Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers
The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?
Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?
Marketing 101, fool.
Anonymous
12/09/2025 20:25
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Does ECNL have both Fall and Spring seasons for a full year after U14 or do they break for HS and play half a season?
Half a season, but lots of showcases
People out here thinking a half a season league that prioritizes playing HS is on the same level as MLS Next?
Madness
I imagine the parents that are truly secure with the belief that MLSN is so superior are not on message boards trying convince other people (and themselves) with such enthusiasm
Dug into your old Psych 101 book from freshman year for that one
The first step is acceptance.
Anonymous
12/09/2025 20:05
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
It's under Pro Player Pathway for a few regions in the country, feel free to go find their schedules. FYI, your amateur questions give away your gambit.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.
In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.
Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams
MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.
Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.
LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.
That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?
GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.
All Lies
College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority
see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress
MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents
Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters
Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented
Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers
The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?
Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?
Anonymous
12/09/2025 19:51
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:The difference of level between MLSN1 vs ECNL (or viceversa ECNL vs MLSN1) is minimum.
It's hilarious to talk about "the pinnacle of US soccer", because it's like saying ""the pinnacle of Thailand ice hockey".
When "US soccer" teams go to play "real football" to Europe (for instance MIC tournament, or the Gothia Cup, competing with South American and European teams) the results are always very low.
Debating MLSN1 vs ECNL is like debating who of 2 midgets is a better basketball player.
Every year in recent times many US clubs have beaten European and South American clubs
So has USYNTs
Anonymous
12/09/2025 19:48
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.
In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.
Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams
MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.
Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.
LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.
That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?
GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.
All Lies
College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority
see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress
MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents
Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters
Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented
Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers
The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?
Then why are they on the MLS Next website?
Why are they at a MLS Next tournaments?
Why do they wear MLS Next badges on jerseys?
Anonymous
12/09/2025 19:38
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1)MLSN
2)ECNL
3)MLSN2
4)ECRL
1. MLSN1
2. MLSN2
2.5. ECNL
3. Everything else.
1)MLSN1 Homegrown Pro Player Pathway, where the play is free and under MLS academies
2) All P2P soccer including the MLSN1 Homegrown P2P clubs
Anonymous
12/09/2025 19:33
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
They have there own league but they do play a few games against P2P teams a year up as a handicap. Nice try again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MLSN1 P2P and ECNL are equally represented. MLSN1 at real academies for MLS teams have broken off from MLSN1 P2P teams and MLSN1 only gets to play a real MLSN1 academy once per year and the MLSN1 team is playing a year up. Nice try trying to cloak MLSN1 P2P with the real academies that they are subsiding.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you referring to MLSN1 academies of actual MLS teams or from MLSN1 P2P because there is a big difference? And you are saying that the number of college coaches on the sidelines of a showcase is a better measure of a league's level than the actual number of kids they get picked up for college? Finally, do you know the number of college coaches at ECNL showcases for comparison or are you just going off of an uninformed guess?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yup, it's the similar numbers of MLSN1 P2P and ECNL men playing in college that shows they are on par. And similar rankings for teams for these two groups.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it fair to say if you are a generational talent, destined to be a pro-star, you'd be at a MLS Pro Academy if not in Europe.
In the category of "good" there's a lot of room between the above and "not good" that covers most of MLSN1 and ECNL and a fair chunk of 2/RL.
Regardless, MLS Next teams don't play against MLSN2 teams
MLSN2 is the 2nd tier of the system and should play against other 2nd tier level teams if an individual team is doing well they will move up to tier 1.
Playing boys ECNL is also a tier below MLSN so regardless ECNL or MLSN2 you’re still not at the top of the youth boys pyramid. MLSN2 at least has the opportunity to move up.
LOL this is a bot. Plenty of ECNL teams beating MLSN1 teams.
That doesn’t make ECNL boys as whole on par with mlsn?
GA teams beat ECNL teams also doesn’t mean they are tier 1.
All Lies
College coaches recruit from MLS Next as the priority
see: MLS Next Fest tournament currently in progress
MLS Next being the superior and pinnacle of youth soccer is not in question, except by a few disillusioned ECNL parents
Google top 25 D1 college soccer squads
Look at rosters
Come back and tell us MLS Next and ECNL are equally represented
Anyone who thinks more or the same amount of top level college recruiters are at ECNL over the league with the Professional Club academies is mentally off their rockers
The MLS club academies aren't in MLS Next?
What league are they in?
Anonymous
12/09/2025 19:27
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
The difference of level between MLSN1 vs ECNL (or viceversa ECNL vs MLSN1) is minimum.
It's hilarious to talk about "the pinnacle of US soccer", because it's like saying ""the pinnacle of Thailand ice hockey".
When "US soccer" teams go to play "real football" to Europe (for instance MIC tournament, or the Gothia Cup, competing with South American and European teams) the results are always very low.
Debating MLSN1 vs ECNL is like debating who of 2 midgets is a better basketball player.
It's hilarious to talk about "the pinnacle of US soccer", because it's like saying ""the pinnacle of Thailand ice hockey".
When "US soccer" teams go to play "real football" to Europe (for instance MIC tournament, or the Gothia Cup, competing with South American and European teams) the results are always very low.
Debating MLSN1 vs ECNL is like debating who of 2 midgets is a better basketball player.
Anonymous
12/09/2025 19:16
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Does ECNL have both Fall and Spring seasons for a full year after U14 or do they break for HS and play half a season?
Half a season, but lots of showcases
People out here thinking a half a season league that prioritizes playing HS is on the same level as MLS Next?
Madness
I imagine the parents that are truly secure with the belief that MLSN is so superior are not on message boards trying convince other people (and themselves) with such enthusiasm
Dug into your old Psych 101 book from freshman year for that one
Anonymous
12/09/2025 18:57
Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Does ECNL have both Fall and Spring seasons for a full year after U14 or do they break for HS and play half a season?
Half a season, but lots of showcases
People out here thinking a half a season league that prioritizes playing HS is on the same level as MLS Next?
Madness
I imagine the parents that are truly secure with the belief that MLSN is so superior are not on message boards trying convince other people (and themselves) with such enthusiasm