Do Pats and West Coast play their first team girls in ECRL?
Strikers ECNL rumors
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From my understanding that’s the plan.
I think WCFC plays first team in GAL and Pats is ECRL
So the ECRL team stays in ECNL and now becomes the ECNL team?
No for west coast at least 06s and up the A teams play in GAL. Pats at some ages doesn't have enough players for GAL ECRL and DPL and have 1 team play in both GAL and ECRL so it's hard to say.
It could just be that a guaranteed yes from MLS Next is better than getting strung along by girls ECNL.
Never mind whether the boys side is more important. You have a good offer on the boys side. Are you going to reject it in favor of an ECNL offer that may never come?
I believe they have to have "options" if needed, but that they don't have to have all players paying low or no-cost fees. It is my understanding that its your typical scholarship opportunity for those that can't afford it. If it is truly low or no cost for all players, I'm due a refund.
Nah if you're paying regular club fees or close they are not providing no cost or low cost options. It's not meant to be a typical 3 kids or whatever a club might provide scholarships for like regular club teams.
Every player is either low cost or no cost. That's how it is @ several mls next we know.
DA gave out travel subsidies to clubs for players from families that could show low income or proverty. Showcases and playoffs did not require entry or field fees.
League fees, field rentals, coaching salary's, travel accommodations, ref fees, training costs, etc where all left to the clubs. Hundreds of thousands spendt to millions for MLS clubs per year.
ECXx doesn't subsidize much of anything and they require at least ~ $1.2k entry per team for each national event.
To gain acceptance to NEXT pretty sure they look at prior history, finances, sponsors, affiliations, etc and don't want a bunch of regular pay to play clubs otherwise it's just another club league that's called something else.
Several former DA clubs went to ECxx partly due economics and partly due to the fact they couldn't win championship and had trouble even qualiifing for the playoffs, surf, strikers, arsenal, nomads never did, pats did win one year but the had to combine with another team force with the v brothers to do so. Strikers where regulated to the 2nd tier as where others who didn't like that at all.
The economics of MLS-next is even tougher now since the USSF subsidies are gone, clubs are expected to foot more of the bill.
For some clubs boys ECxx is a easier sell, competition is not as good so teams may appear like there doing better, they normally have showcases or national events that college types attend so customers (parents) are happier even if there paying more to be competitive.
The only clubs with teams in NEXT and ECxx are the MLS or USL clubs in the SW. Solar is about the only non mls that has both from the texas conference but they have a track record of winning championship in DA & ECxx and big Tournaments for both the girls and boys plus the finances and membership to support that.
That's never happen so what's usually?
FCGS coach might want to talk with Bob about that.
Real Socal which is now Socal Youth LAFC would be interesting, so there going to compete directly vs their own parent affiliation?
Pats doesn't add up at all but heck it's youth soccer anything is possible.
Yes. Based on my sources that is the plan.
No they will not pull out of ECNL unless ECNL does not allow them to stay.
This is most definitely not the case at the San Diego MLS Next clubs.
100% accurate. Sounds like I need to move north to get low cost fees.
Yeah or remind them to review what they should be following when they applied
- Ability to reduce or eliminate costs to the player
RSL AZ has both mls next and ecnl teams
And so does Phoenix rising,LA surf
LAG SD competed vs Galaxy in DA
Nothing new I’m sure you know since looks like
You been around a long time
Yeah already mentioned above mls or USL only
They are not doing well in either, rising last in ECNL and rsl down a ways proving the point that even the better finance operations struggle when they try to field two many teams.
This was the first year of MLS-Next so will see what happens but Ecnl has not traditional been a place that takes 2nd teams and there is no indication or track record that any of the local clubs would fare any better than the above by splitting teams.