Is DA done?
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RedDevilDad
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USSF kept saying different times. Shocker. ECNL posted early despite the intent to let USSF go first.
Perhaps based on their recent experience they were letting the board, the CEO, and their new legal counsel review the announcement carefully before releasing it.
One of the reasons US Soccer is slow to make a full announcement is the MLS needs to get its announcement together regarding the MLS Academies and how those will work from a competitive standpoint. There is negotiations ongoing to work all these things out.
I was in a conference call with an MLS team reviewing their new program (under an NDA), and I can tell you many things still need to be worked out, but an important piece is now the Training and Solidarity payments of the new look MLS operated Development Academy. Its not relevant for girls, but the US is starting to grow up and MLS taking on a role it should have accepted 10 years ago.
The biggest loser will likely be the USL when all the dust settles.
I was in a conference call with an MLS team reviewing their new program (under an NDA), and I can tell you many things still need to be worked out, but an important piece is now the Training and Solidarity payments of the new look MLS operated Development Academy. Its not relevant for girls, but the US is starting to grow up and MLS taking on a role it should have accepted 10 years ago.
The biggest loser will likely be the USL when all the dust settles.
Why do you think there will be a two tier system?
They put you in ECNL
Messi>CR7
GOLD
Read Arsenal's letter to parents in post #103 above.
The Arsenal letter talks about "Promotion/Relegation".
foreveryoung
SILVER ELITE
Why? That just makes the recruiting even crazier and encourages unethical behavior by coaches and win at all cost soccer habits. What is the point other than bragging rights?
justneededaname
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Tweet came 10 minutes ago from US Soccer -
justneededaname
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Its mentioned in Surf's email. They called the two levels ECNL and ECNL Regional League
younothat
PREMIER
Fun while it lasted for my player, starting out when it was U13/14 as the smallest and his transformation and game was pretty fun to watch. Was his last season anyway as he signed for bigger things back in February. Going to miss youth soccer but everything has a time and place. All the places and teams he had the privilege to visit and play was fun for him.
Major League Soccer launches new elite competition for youth academies | MLSSoccer.com
MLS launches new elite competition for youth academies
www.mlssoccer.com
Looks like the MLS Academies are putting a plan in place.
Appreciate the responses. I caught the mention of pro/rel in Arsenals letter but I missed it in Surfs email.
Major League Soccer Leads Domestic Player Development with Launch of New Elite Competition | MLSSoccer.com
MLS Leads Domestic Player Development with launch of New Elite Competition
www.mlssoccer.com
If I'm reading this correctly, the MLS will be taking over the entire existing DA circuit on the boy's side?
Obviously the details are still sparse, but this might actually be a positive move. In terms of the "pro" pathway, having the MLS take direct control of the elite youth development is probably ideal and something MLS honesty should have done long ago. Especially if this opens up the real possibility of training compensation and solidarity payments then this could open up a new realm in youth soccer. Instead of the business model of trying to gouge parents, clubs might start focusing on developing players long-term for big professional contracts, which could eventually reduce the costs of youth soccer at least at the DA level.
The way this whole thing has been handled is a complete disaster, but this MLS press release makes me somewhat cautiously optimistic. That said, like younothat, my son played his last DA game this spring so our youth soccer journey (on the boys side, I still got a daughter) has come to an end.