Anonymous wrote:Are there any actual cases of kids getting 'caught' playing HS and the club or the kid being punished? My kids wants to play HS next fall but still play MLSN in the spring or make some of the games in the fall. At this point, he knows he's not going to be top D1 commit or anything so he's not too worried about having to leave MLSN if it comes down to that.

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Anonymous wrote:After long debate, I have decided to have my son play both high school and MLS next Alexandria this season and a few of his teammates will as well. He wanted to play 9th grade last year and has an older brother on the high school team. It’s there last opportunity to play together and we will deal with the consequences but I doubt there will be any as Alexandria will not want him to leave. He will miss probably half the high school games for MLS next practices. I have talked to an ACC college coach friend and he thought that playing against older competition would be great for him as well. The only players that should these rules are the academy teams at DC. I have watched high school division 6 and their competition is definitely just as high as my 15 mls next games(definitely different style tho, more like college soccer). MLS next will be the priority and the high school coach (former college player) is on board as well. The mls rules are silly and probably safer than the futsal pickup my son already plays with random guys. We will probably not let him play next year due to recruiting.

Agree with you per these rules should apply to academy teams like dc, ds is on nva he plan to play hs, we are p2p. consequence's will come, club know where stick it.

Does anyone ask the risk vs rewards?

4 days of training per week with MLS Next + HS training and games with MLS Next games?

A perfect recipe for overuse injuries, then you add the physical low-skilled HS players playing tackle football

Why risk it?

It is a small concern, but I played college soccer as well and did both without any injuries so he should be able to as well. He will sit out some HS practices when there is conditioning or just needs a break. With my older son I have been following the kids who play mls next and HS and to be honest a lot of them are the best players at MlS next. The kids playing both can adapt their game to different circumstances better and are asked to play multiple positions and that’s why they are getting the D1 offers and not D3 and playing immediately as freshman. I see all these kids playing MLS next to play D3 and it is not worth it. If my son was a speed abuse player I would be more concerned about injury but those players will always have injury concerns.

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Anonymous wrote:After long debate, I have decided to have my son play both high school and MLS next Alexandria this season and a few of his teammates will as well. He wanted to play 9th grade last year and has an older brother on the high school team. It’s there last opportunity to play together and we will deal with the consequences but I doubt there will be any as Alexandria will not want him to leave. He will miss probably half the high school games for MLS next practices. I have talked to an ACC college coach friend and he thought that playing against older competition would be great for him as well. The only players that should these rules are the academy teams at DC. I have watched high school division 6 and their competition is definitely just as high as my 15 mls next games(definitely different style tho, more like college soccer). MLS next will be the priority and the high school coach (former college player) is on board as well. The mls rules are silly and probably safer than the futsal pickup my son already plays with random guys. We will probably not let him play next year due to recruiting.

Agree with you per these rules should apply to academy teams like dc, ds is on nva he plan to play hs, we are p2p. consequence's will come, club know where stick it.

Does anyone ask the risk vs rewards?

4 days of training per week with MLS Next + HS training and games with MLS Next games?

A perfect recipe for overuse injuries, then you add the physical low-skilled HS players playing tackle football

Why risk it?

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Anonymous wrote:After long debate, I have decided to have my son play both high school and MLS next Alexandria this season and a few of his teammates will as well. He wanted to play 9th grade last year and has an older brother on the high school team. It’s there last opportunity to play together and we will deal with the consequences but I doubt there will be any as Alexandria will not want him to leave. He will miss probably half the high school games for MLS next practices. I have talked to an ACC college coach friend and he thought that playing against older competition would be great for him as well. The only players that should these rules are the academy teams at DC. I have watched high school division 6 and their competition is definitely just as high as my 15 mls next games(definitely different style tho, more like college soccer). MLS next will be the priority and the high school coach (former college player) is on board as well. The mls rules are silly and probably safer than the futsal pickup my son already plays with random guys. We will probably not let him play next year due to recruiting.

Be prepared for crazy parents to rat you out. Just wait.

Anonymous wrote:After long debate, I have decided to have my son play both high school and MLS next Alexandria this season and a few of his teammates will as well. He wanted to play 9th grade last year and has an older brother on the high school team. It’s there last opportunity to play together and we will deal with the consequences but I doubt there will be any as Alexandria will not want him to leave. He will miss probably half the high school games for MLS next practices. I have talked to an ACC college coach friend and he thought that playing against older competition would be great for him as well. The only players that should these rules are the academy teams at DC. I have watched high school division 6 and their competition is definitely just as high as my 15 mls next games(definitely different style tho, more like college soccer). MLS next will be the priority and the high school coach (former college player) is on board as well. The mls rules are silly and probably safer than the futsal pickup my son already plays with random guys. We will probably not let him play next year due to recruiting.

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SoccerSkeptic wrote:

whothey wrote:

AnonymousNOT wrote:

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AnonymousNOT wrote:So I have attended a few High School games already and have noticed some MSL Next players from SYC playing High School soccer at various schools.

According to MLS Next rules and regulations, players are NOT allowed to play High School soccer.

If Alexandria can do the right thing and follow MLS Next rules why can't SYC do the same?

Give SYC the benefit of the doubt -- maybe they don't know that one of their players is also playing for his HS team in violation of the rules.

I'd report it to SYC. I'd also report it to MLS Next. It's unfair and poor sportsmanship to flout the rules of the league.

This is not one or two MLS Next players in HS teams. The kids know them and talk about it. This is not a HS problem but, once again, SYC breaking the rules.

What rule is SYC breaking?

Did you not read any of the posts in this thread? MLSNext players aren't allowed to play high school soccer.

Well MLS Next should remain intellectually honest. They aren’t. There are exceptions to this ‘no high school’ rule if you play for your PRIVATE school. Kids see the contradiction. I would not adhere to a rule that is biased for class.

If you don’t like the rule, you don’t have to play in MLS Next. You don’t get to pick which rules you follow, and which you don’t.

Are you five years old? The players see the contradiction in this rule as well as home grown rules. This is much like free agency fight a generation ago. MLS after Messi will not be the same. MLS is begging for class action.

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Anonymous wrote:After long debate, I have decided to have my son play both high school and MLS next Alexandria this season and a few of his teammates will as well. He wanted to play 9th grade last year and has an older brother on the high school team. It’s there last opportunity to play together and we will deal with the consequences but I doubt there will be any as Alexandria will not want him to leave. He will miss probably half the high school games for MLS next practices. I have talked to an ACC college coach friend and he thought that playing against older competition would be great for him as well. The only players that should these rules are the academy teams at DC. I have watched high school division 6 and their competition is definitely just as high as my 15 mls next games(definitely different style tho, more like college soccer). MLS next will be the priority and the high school coach (former college player) is on board as well. The mls rules are silly and probably safer than the futsal pickup my son already plays with random guys. We will probably not let him play next year due to recruiting.

Agree with you per these rules should apply to academy teams like dc, ds is on nva he plan to play hs, we are p2p. consequence's will come, club know where stick it.

Anonymous wrote:After long debate, I have decided to have my son play both high school and MLS next Alexandria this season and a few of his teammates will as well. He wanted to play 9th grade last year and has an older brother on the high school team. It’s there last opportunity to play together and we will deal with the consequences but I doubt there will be any as Alexandria will not want him to leave. He will miss probably half the high school games for MLS next practices. I have talked to an ACC college coach friend and he thought that playing against older competition would be great for him as well. The only players that should these rules are the academy teams at DC. I have watched high school division 6 and their competition is definitely just as high as my 15 mls next games(definitely different style tho, more like college soccer). MLS next will be the priority and the high school coach (former college player) is on board as well. The mls rules are silly and probably safer than the futsal pickup my son already plays with random guys. We will probably not let him play next year due to recruiting.

Anonymous wrote:After long debate, I have decided to have my son play both high school and MLS next Alexandria this season and a few of his teammates will as well. He wanted to play 9th grade last year and has an older brother on the high school team. It’s there last opportunity to play together and we will deal with the consequences but I doubt there will be any as Alexandria will not want him to leave. He will miss probably half the high school games for MLS next practices. I have talked to an ACC college coach friend and he thought that playing against older competition would be great for him as well. The only players that should these rules are the academy teams at DC. I have watched high school division 6 and their competition is definitely just as high as my 15 mls next games(definitely different style tho, more like college soccer). MLS next will be the priority and the high school coach (former college player) is on board as well. The mls rules are silly and probably safer than the futsal pickup my son already plays with random guys. We will probably not let him play next year due to recruiting.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SoccerSkeptic wrote:

whothey wrote:

AnonymousNOT wrote:

Cruzado wrote:

AnonymousNOT wrote:So I have attended a few High School games already and have noticed some MSL Next players from SYC playing High School soccer at various schools.

According to MLS Next rules and regulations, players are NOT allowed to play High School soccer.

If Alexandria can do the right thing and follow MLS Next rules why can't SYC do the same?

Give SYC the benefit of the doubt -- maybe they don't know that one of their players is also playing for his HS team in violation of the rules.

I'd report it to SYC. I'd also report it to MLS Next. It's unfair and poor sportsmanship to flout the rules of the league.

This is not one or two MLS Next players in HS teams. The kids know them and talk about it. This is not a HS problem but, once again, SYC breaking the rules.

What rule is SYC breaking?

Did you not read any of the posts in this thread? MLSNext players aren't allowed to play high school soccer.

Well MLS Next should remain intellectually honest. They aren’t. There are exceptions to this ‘no high school’ rule if you play for your PRIVATE school. Kids see the contradiction. I would not adhere to a rule that is biased for class.

If you don’t like the rule, you don’t have to play in MLS Next. You don’t get to pick which rules you follow, and which you don’t.

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SoccerSkeptic wrote:

whothey wrote:

AnonymousNOT wrote:

Cruzado wrote:

AnonymousNOT wrote:So I have attended a few High School games already and have noticed some MSL Next players from SYC playing High School soccer at various schools.

According to MLS Next rules and regulations, players are NOT allowed to play High School soccer.

If Alexandria can do the right thing and follow MLS Next rules why can't SYC do the same?

Give SYC the benefit of the doubt -- maybe they don't know that one of their players is also playing for his HS team in violation of the rules.

I'd report it to SYC. I'd also report it to MLS Next. It's unfair and poor sportsmanship to flout the rules of the league.

This is not one or two MLS Next players in HS teams. The kids know them and talk about it. This is not a HS problem but, once again, SYC breaking the rules.

What rule is SYC breaking?

Did you not read any of the posts in this thread? MLSNext players aren't allowed to play high school soccer.

Well MLS Next should remain intellectually honest. They aren’t. There are exceptions to this ‘no high school’ rule if you play for your PRIVATE school. Kids see the contradiction. I would not adhere to a rule that is biased for class.