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Socal-Soccer-Dad said:
I think we can make it work if we really wanted to without traveling, especially in SoCal.

Have SD, Galaxy, LAFC play top ECNL and MLS Next teams from SoCal.

For 2012s as an example, it would be Strikers, Legends, FCGS, Sporting CA, SD Surf, Albion Riverside, TFA, Pats, Beach, City SC, etc.

You can have a group of ~15 teams at a very high level that comprises of 3 MLS academies + 5-6 top MLSN teams + 5-6 top ECNL teams.

Play home and away and that's ~30 very competitive matches all within an hour or two at most driving.
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Here in SoCal is the richest of opportunities and other than strikers and some usually random team galaxy and lasc tend to walk over their opponents in regular mlsn esp as you get older and the top players get sorted into the academies. Good enough for a scrimmage for bench players…not good enough to develop a future pro esp at the older ages. Now do Seattle and salt lake….if it doesn’t work everywhere you still have the same problem.
 
Socal-Soccer-Dad said:
I think we can make it work if we really wanted to without traveling, especially in SoCal.

Have SD, Galaxy, LAFC play top ECNL and MLS Next teams from SoCal.

For 2012s as an example, it would be Strikers, Legends, FCGS, Sporting CA, SD Surf, Albion Riverside, TFA, Pats, Beach, City SC, etc.

You can have a group of ~15 teams at a very high level that comprises of 3 MLS academies + 5-6 top MLSN teams + 5-6 top ECNL teams.

Play home and away and that's ~30 very competitive matches all within an hour or two at most driving.
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A midweek SoCal Champions League of sorts.... I like it.
 
Socal-Soccer-Dad said:
I think we can make it work if we really wanted to without traveling, especially in SoCal.

Have SD, Galaxy, LAFC play top ECNL and MLS Next teams from SoCal.

For 2012s as an example, it would be Strikers, Legends, FCGS, Sporting CA, SD Surf, Albion Riverside, TFA, Pats, Beach, City SC, etc.

You can have a group of ~15 teams at a very high level that comprises of 3 MLS academies + 5-6 top MLSN teams + 5-6 top ECNL teams.

Play home and away and that's ~30 very competitive matches all within an hour or two at most driving.
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What I've always thought would work is a Socal vs Norcal (+others NV, AZ, OR, WA, and maybe UT, CO, NM) tournament.

And just to make it fun have one night in Disneyland or Winetasting with kid activities in Norcal.

Winner gets a free invite next season. This is mostly because I dont think Norcal would ever win. ;-)
 
Grace T. said:
Here in SoCal is the richest of opportunities and other than strikers and some usually random team galaxy and lasc tend to walk over their opponents in regular mlsn esp as you get older and the top players get sorted into the academies. Good enough for a scrimmage for bench players…not good enough to develop a future pro esp at the older ages. Now do Seattle and salt lake….if it doesn’t work everywhere you still have the same problem.
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Yea so I think the academies can play up a year vs the other top MLSN competition.
 
My kid got an invite for the MLS Next Talent ID event at Dignity Health Sports Park. Should I be excited, or does this go out to a ton of kids?
 
fatdad said:
My kid got an invite for the MLS Next Talent ID event at Dignity Health Sports Park. Should I be excited, or does this go out to a ton of kids?
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first off congrats to them for being notice. They call up kids from everywhere
If its free , enjoy
If you are told to pay anything then its not that exciting anymore.

Either way you live once (thru your kids) so fuck what people think

let him have his fun
 
NewUser27 said:
first off congrats to them for being notice. They call up kids from everywhere
If its free , enjoy
If you are told to pay anything then its not that exciting anymore.

Either way you live once (thru your kids) so fuck what people think

let him have his fun
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Thanks. It's free and I got a message from them saying they invite 50 players per age group. Will report back and let you all know how the event went.
 
fatdad said:
My kid got an invite for the MLS Next Talent ID event at Dignity Health Sports Park. Should I be excited, or does this go out to a ton of kids?
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Was this through the AI scout app?

MLS is running a trial using the app. Supposedly they will choose players through the app to attend scouting combine on weekend in october.
 
Mosafie said:
Was this through the AI scout app?

MLS is running a trial using the app. Supposedly they will choose players through the app to attend scouting combine on weekend in october.
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The Email said the aiscout app results were factored in. I presume it wasn't the sole criteria as my kid's scores were good but nothing amazing. Feel the app is still a work in progress as my son scored fairly poorly on a drill which when rewatching the submitted video he looked really good and is his best attribute - ball control/dribbling.
 
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