What's the deal with NPL West?
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northeastlafc
SILVER
How useless is this lol
Just more dilution or options depending on your POV not much difference vs NPLwest or ECRL but for Non-MLS who are in MLS-EYDP. Just like clubs who are ECNL who have other players and teams looking for year round leagues.
The only questions are where are all players going to come by to fill 5-6 teams per age group for all these leagues. At the older age groups this will be tough and it's some of these are not going to have 12 teams per or whatever?
Cal South seems like the odd person out since the traditional leagues like CSL, DSL, presidio now appear to be less attractive to many clubs since there are so many more options.
multisportson
SILVER
at least you HAD refs. More than one NPL game last season had ZERO refs show up.
funkedrumma
BRONZE
Exactly we almost had 2 cancelled games against the same team!! One game we had zero refs, the 2nd game they showed up at halftime, and a third they showed up 5 min before the game.
jpeter
PREMIER
How do you play a league game without a ref? Wouldn't that just be a scrimmage? That doesn't get recorded in the results?
or you had one teams "uncle grandpa" reffing the game the whole time cause they didnt have ref's only calling fouls on your team , and handing yellow out like candy to only your team. Honest I thought of them like scrimmages , we can go on and on .....
Thats a questions for the home team to answer.
prob the same team.
jpeter
PREMIER
or you had one teams "uncle grandpa" reffing the game the whole time cause they didnt have ref's only calling fouls on your team , and handing yellow out like candy to only your team. Honest I thought of them like scrimmages , we can go on and on .....
With the ref shortages more leagues don't seem to help that so have to wonder if costs might be going up? or will there really be adequate coverage for all?
funkedrumma
BRONZE
that's what happened. we ended up scrimmaging and replaying later in the year. trip to corona for nothing.
jpeter
PREMIER
Depends Non-MLS u11, u12 clubs say Elite academy is there choice and u13, U15,u17 in MLS League so depend on age groups & club.
Soccer1234
BRONZE
Looks like there was an expansion announcement today. Looks like the league has grown to around 30 clubs
- Anaheim FC
- Arsenal FC
- Atletico So Cal
- Beach FC
- CDA Slammers
- Conejo Valley United SC
- Culver City FC
- Elite SC
- FC Golden State East
- FC Golden State West
- LA Breakers
- LA Monsters FC
- LA Surf
- Laguna United
- Legends FC
- Mission Viejo FC
- OC Surf North
- Olympiacos CA
- Paramount FC
- Pateadores
- PSC Soccer
- Real So Cal
- San Diego SC
- San Diego Surf
- Sand and Surf
- SoCal Elite FC
- Steel United
- Strikers FC
- UIFC Laguna
- West Coast FC
OliveGroveHarrier
BRONZE
What happened to City FC (Carlsbad)? Typo or change of plans?
northeastlafc
SILVER
What league is this for
Soccer1234
BRONZE
The MLS Academy clubs that have second teams went to the EA league i believe
Soccer1234
BRONZE
NPL West
jpeter
PREMIER
So no Galaxy and LAFC anymore at u11-u12?
NPL's are a US club league competing for teams and players from Cal South leagues and the ECxx platforms.
Good thing about this league is it appears to be more open, apply in time and your in if you meet the basics (pay and register with USclub)
northeastlafc
SILVER
Any word with what happened here? Seemed like a good thing going.
No fields to play at and no way to play with current guidance
When/if stay at home is lifted and soccer counties get into orange tier there could be games but when that is remains to be seen.