On the MLS Next website you can clearly see the U15 and above NorCal league standings are split into North and South. Teams play their division teams 2x, and the other division 1x. It's why NorCal teams went from 30+ matches / season to barely 20.Where do you hear there would be north and south divisions? MLS next HG in NorCal now only have around 7/8 games per season..Anyone has news on the new ‘skyline’/mvla mls next club that was offering tryouts last year but was never materialized.
and the pro academies are eliminating games vs HG teams.
It's the right call. There's not enough talent to support any more teams. In fact, wouldn't be a bad idea to take away another 2-3 teams.Looks like no new MLSN HG teams coming to NorCal. It's a bit surprising given Sherifs and Breakers have both gone under, and the pro academies are eliminating games vs HG teams.
After a great (debut) HS season, one of my son's friends just joined an HG team for next season. He was conflicted as the HS experience was a lot of fun, but the idea of showcasing himself in front of the pro-academy teams won out. Looking at his new team's results on the rankings app, I was a little worried he might end up disappointed as it had been a long time since they'd played one of the local pro-academies, so I was curious as to how that works - the academies largely just seem to play each other once you hit HS age.
This isn't my son... it's his buddy, who was torn between sticking with HS or MLS HG next season. Our school isn't a soccer powerhouse, but we seem to have a good batch at the JV level who haven't lost a game in 2 years now, so there's hope they can put something together at Varsity next year (our school automatically puts all Seniors on Varsity and won't allow Freshmen, which is probably why we're not a soccer powerhouse, LOL).You played down against the MLS Academy team, so it really isn't worth it to showcase your skills. My kid had a great time playing HS Soccer. His ECNL team had 2 players who got recruited by MLS Academy last season.
