AYSO UNITED

[Jamisfoes]

I don't see how they would without the United support background. Requires a DOC, registrar, tryout system, support mechanism, HR, training, insurance. Why would they do that for just a handful of slots? My assumption was they go with ASC. Also with the true MLS academies build out (eg san diego joining) they'll be less and less of a need for MLS academies to rely on MLSN for fodder (it will still happen because of US travel distances, but it will be less important)...EA2 will effectively become fifth tier. There's not enough room in the eco system on the boys side for ECRL, E64, and EA2...at least 2 of these will be gone in the next 5 years as there's not enough bang for the buck for the fees charged and travel for kids to play flight 5 just to be eligible for a high school team. I agree with you: locked out of letter league and without the draw from the core superstars I don't see how ASC makes it. The future is either the Ole model (focus exclusively on youngers with a pathway to letter league placement....kind of like pre academy...but that requires an alliance with a real national based club system like Albion and Albion might ultimately just purchase them which would be the exit strategy) or getting higher letter league (which again, SoCal Elite enters the building)...nothing else saves it.

You don’t think they will get MLS next AD? They seem to give MLS next AD to just about anyone. If they get AD, they can tell the parents they have the full pathway. They may just survive.

 

[Grace T.]

You don’t think they will get MLS next AD? They seem to give MLS next AD to just about anyone. If they get AD, they can tell the parents they have the full pathway. They may just survive.

There’s no rhyme nor reason why anyone gets mls next ad let alone mlsn. Bulls? Juventus? Lasc after going in with e64? Oaks (at least I get the let’s stick it to eagles thing)? But at the same time Santa Monica (same coverage areas as Juventus….punishment to avoid too many Albion’s?) deserved it from an org point of view (already ea), SoCal elite from a merit point of view, and downtown la from a coverage/dei point of view. Depends who they have in their back pocket I suppose and they’ll need to drop “everyone plays”. How good are they with politics?. . Are they capable of the dog and pony show the bulls pulled out when they got mlsn?. in whose backyard is the region that would go for it?

Ps this last part is the most legally problematic. Technically it’s a potential legal issue if clubs are colluding with other clubs not to admit direct competitors with their geographic area and while it’s not proof of anything there do appear to be regions of responsibility: oaks Ventura county, the bulls took on east San Fernando valley, Albion riverside. The main thing that messes with this is the former Laufa now Albion…was originally based in the area around Griffith park but has seemed to drift into Downey and then towards Long Beach.