I just saw this interview and thought about your question. Fred Lipka, who has basically been MLS' point person for getting the MLS Next league off the ground, speaks positively about bio-banding, which is one way to address the "late developer" issue and can be done through showcases of selected players rather than playing players down.
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I just saw this interview and thought about your question. Fred Lipka, who has basically been MLS' point person for getting the MLS Next league off the ground, speaks positively about bio-banding, which is one way to address the "late developer" issue and can be done through showcases of selected players rather than playing players down.
RedDevilDad
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Hearing non-MLS teams saying no league till 2021. Anyone hearing anything from LAG or LAFC?
Yes about the same. Thing is that MLS youth wants to align with the first team play which will end soon and pickup in March.
The big news is there will be USL academy in the spring and the new u23 reserve league also
MLS to launch reserves league beginning play in 2021, sources say
The new U-23 league will have big impacts on the USL and will consolidate MLS's role in its clubs' player development pathways
theathletic.com
Outside of CA, MLS Next league games are in full swing, including in Arizona where they’ve played 4 League games thus far. CA teams other than LAG and LAFC have played scrimmages in AZ against AZ and CA MLS Next teams and I expect they’ll continue with the scrimmages until CA opens up for games
RedDevilDad
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San Jose Earthquakes got this:
Here is the body of an email that went out to west coast MLS Next teams:
The MLS NEXT Fall schedule for West Coast clubs, we agreed to wait for one month to see if the public health positions in WA-OR-CA-BC will change to allow more organized activity.
Given the current positions of your state and local governments, we will postpone the start to any official MLS NEXT League matches in WA-OR-CA-BC for another month. Again, we will be ready to adjust should conditions change and we will plan to revisit the situation in early November.
Here is the body of an email that went out to west coast MLS Next teams:
The MLS NEXT Fall schedule for West Coast clubs, we agreed to wait for one month to see if the public health positions in WA-OR-CA-BC will change to allow more organized activity.
Given the current positions of your state and local governments, we will postpone the start to any official MLS NEXT League matches in WA-OR-CA-BC for another month. Again, we will be ready to adjust should conditions change and we will plan to revisit the situation in early November.
RedDevilDad
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RedDevilDad
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Not hearing that at all... LAFC and San Jose both said they were waiting to reassess in November. That is consistent with the email that was allegedly sent to all MLS Next clubs. Atlanta United started its own "tournament" over several months.
Next is new it just came out so it's going to be a while before it's really established.
After the initial marketing blitz the enthusiasm has kind of died off a little bit around here partly due to the restrictions.
Some teams or clubs have decided not to wait and they moved players around, entered other leagues, going out of state for tournaments, scrimmages or setting up a schedule of some sorts where they play scrimmages in non club gear at private places or facilities that are open.
When the rules (no concurrent HS play) and brackets came up where there is mostly intra play with the same teams they always play with a possiblity of a MLS game here or there is wasn't well received by some players especially the olders. With some clubs like Galaxy not even fielding a u19 team the support for college exposure doesn't seem to be there that much.
With USL academy a starting up in spring 2021 and the reported u23 reserve league next seems destined for a focus on U17 and below for the most part.
Is anyone hearing anything about USL Clubs forming youth teams at this point? I'd be curious to know what SD Loyal is doing.
RedDevilDad
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This thread is mildly helpful too: https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/2020-21-academy-season.2111347/.
Several non MLS socal teams apparently not waiting for "next" months update and have been either traveling out of state or to places like the SB complex that was reported packed with teams scrimmaging in pinnies last couple weekends. At least they check everyone including spectators with temp guns before they let cars in. Some players have decided to wear masks while playing, mostly defenders it seemed.
Teams have also been playing in Sunday leagues at different look the other way facilities in parts of cities and counties locally.
So what's going on with the local MLS clubs have they moved past the conditioning in small groups to have teams together and actually playing something?
Teams have also been playing in Sunday leagues at different look the other way facilities in parts of cities and counties locally.
So what's going on with the local MLS clubs have they moved past the conditioning in small groups to have teams together and actually playing something?
jpeter
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LAFC has canceled all in-person activities at its Performance Center
www.dailynews.com
Dang just when I thought we might get back to next phase in training now I'm not sure.
LAFC confirms two additional players have tested positive for coronavirus
LAFC has two more players test positive for coronavirus, bringing the total this week to three. The club is scheduled to face the San Jose Earthquakes, Sunday
www.dailynews.com
Dang just when I thought we might get back to next phase in training now I'm not sure.
Desert Hound
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The press never circles back around after 2 weeks to say...hey nobody actually had an issue. If we were actually concerned about the health of the people testing positive on these sports teams, the articles would I don't know mention that.LAFC has canceled all in-person activities at its Performance Center
LAFC confirms two additional players have tested positive for coronavirus
LAFC has two more players test positive for coronavirus, bringing the total this week to three. The club is scheduled to face the San Jose Earthquakes, Sunday
Dang just when I thought we might get back to next phase in training now I'm not sure.
Instead the concern is a delay of games and how that affects playoffs.
jpeter
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The concern for youth players is moving out of the conditioning phase to scrimmages and playing at our home facilities. So far that hasn't happen and now our performance training facilitiy is closed also while they do a through "cleaning" and test more.