Strikers ECNL rumors

My guess is that the rumored or previously announced departures from Boys ECNL have little to nothing to do (at least directly) with performance in league this year or recent years and more to do with the requirements in both MLS Next and Boys ECNL rules and regulations that member clubs must put their top team in their league. Boys ECNL hasn't enforced it for the past few years (which is why so many DA clubs had both), but it appears that they are trying to do so now. Indirectly, this is where performance comes in because second teams have gotten so much worse with the decline of players and the proliferation of other competition circuits and that helps explain the wide gaps in Boys ECNL this year in Socal. Any club with an MLS Next team that has been putting their second teams in Boys ECNL will likely withdraw from Boys ECNL and keep their MLS Next teams, while any club in Boys ECNL that has applied to MLS Next is doing so under the condition that it switches its top teams to MLS Next. The winner from this in Socal would be Elite Academy League, which already have the second teams of a bunch of MLS Next clubs and could get more of them.

If you check the Arizona forums, they are saying the same thing about their dual registered clubs (at least RSL-AZ) and, based on talk in other forums, it appears that at least Atlanta United, which put its developmental players in Boys ECNL just to get extra games, will be withdrawing to focus on MLS Next only.

That doesn't mean lower performing Boys ECNL clubs like LA Breakers couldn't be asked to leave, but I suspect that the league is focused now on clubs that have a structural impediment to success that breaks the member contract, since that's a more objective mechanism.
 
Strikers Irvine joined the EA league for boys.

That's a indication that they moved on from ECNL/RL or have been reminded of the ECNL 1st team requirement after they Joined MLS-NEXT.

Some movement in the ECxx space for the SW but not like last year. +- couple of clubs.
 
lafalafa said:
Strikers Irvine joined the EA league for boys.

That's a indication that they moved on from ECNL/RL or have been reminded of the ECNL 1st team requirement after they Joined MLS-NEXT.

Some movement in the ECxx space for the SW but not like last year. +- couple of clubs.
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Any rumors on the movement who will added? I have heard same rumor about LA Surf being out...was curious what Strikers were going to do.
 
VegasParent said:
Heard there could be a conference realignment coming. SoCal may become its own conference.
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The two brackets per age group was implemented for a couple age groups for the boys in the latter part of the 19-20 season and was initially announced that the 20-21 season would have more of that across the board.

Covid or other things changed that it was not implemented for 20-21 but for 21-22 I would think with 18-20 per age groups some re-alignment or changes are going to be coming.

Could be still called SW division but two different flights like: White, Socal, inter division, or however they split things up or name the groupings.
 
Strikers boys tryouts flyers are out... MLS-NEXT, EA, SoCal flight 1 (SCDSL) listed by no ECNL/RL noted so that's seems like a wrap for the boys in that league, one and done.
 
lafalafa said:
Strikers boys tryouts flyers are out... MLS-NEXT, EA, SoCal flight 1 (SCDSL) listed by no ECNL/RL noted so that's seems like a wrap for the boys in that league, one and done.
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damn dude do you work? You’re all over everyone’s business. Wish I had time like you.
 
ECNL's CL said it was your top teams or nothing. Strikers tried to give him alternatives but he wasn't having it. Rumor is multiple other clubs with teams in ecnl (boys) will have to exit as well. Im indifferent between ECNl and MLS next, their too new on the boys side to see what competition is better. Its a shame CL was not interested in working with clubs.
 
NewUser27 said:
ECNL's CL said it was your top teams or nothing. Strikers tried to give him alternatives but he wasn't having it. Rumor is multiple other clubs with teams in ecnl (boys) will have to exit as well. Im indifferent between ECNl and MLS next, their too new on the boys side to see what competition is better. Its a shame CL was not interested in working with clubs.
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a few years back, ECNLfor boys didn’t exist. Call it whatever you want but there needs to be one program for the elite players on the boys side.

Also, it’s time to get rid of ECRL and discovery. These are useless programs only designed to make money for the clubs.
 
I only got one more year of club fellas. When I was a young father like some of you are now, it was ECNL for the girls and DA for the boys and that's it. Today, it's a mess. Good luck sorting all this out. I know a really good coach looking for Tier 1 ((not ECNL)) players for 04 & 05. Healthy environment and a focus on playing local and having fun with a gr8t chance of getting recruited to a good college. PM me if this fits you. Only two or three spots available with plenty of play time to boot :) South OC area over by Ladera.
 
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SoccerFan4Life said:
a few years back, ECNLfor boys didn’t exist. Call it whatever you want but there needs to be one program for the elite players on the boys side.

Also, it’s time to get rid of ECRL and discovery. These are useless programs only designed to make money for the clubs.
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So then what is your suggestion for a higher level player that isn't playing MLS or ECNL?
 
NewUser27 said:
ECNL's CL said it was your top teams or nothing. Strikers tried to give him alternatives but he wasn't having it. Rumor is multiple other clubs with teams in ecnl (boys) will have to exit as well. Im indifferent between ECNl and MLS next, their too new on the boys side to see what competition is better. Its a shame CL was not interested in working with clubs.
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Good intel so will there be replacement clubs for those departing?
 
I would imagine so, but who, liverpool? When Strikers leave , and any other clubs that has one team in MLS next and one in ecnl , they will have to pick one or the other can't do both. So if Real is truly part of lafc now and not some license bullshit , then they can't play ecnl and MLS, same with RSL, you can't have both according to CL.
SW for ecnl had some really poor performing clubs West Coast LA surf ,slammers, Pat, couple of AZ teams, BUT they have alot of teams left in the division, when strikers leave , their going to lose some of the best teams they have right now.
Obviously theres politics, but on the boys side, I think MLS next just scored with adding strikers and ecnl got another strike against them. If they have other clubs drop like RSL and Real, ecnl will still have 16-18 teams left.
I dont know if MLS next is better , we will find out..but I would plan on seeing more changes before the season starts...
 
NewUser27 said:
I would imagine so, but who, liverpool? When Strikers leave , and any other clubs that has one team in MLS next and one in ecnl , they will have to pick one or the other can't do both. So if Real is truly part of lafc now and not some license bullshit , then they can't play ecnl and MLS, same with RSL, you can't have both according to CL.
SW for ecnl had some really poor performing clubs West Coast LA surf ,slammers, Pat, couple of AZ teams, BUT they have alot of teams left in the division, when strikers leave , their going to lose some of the best teams they have right now.
Obviously theres politics, but on the boys side, I think MLS next just scored with adding strikers and ecnl got another strike against them. If they have other clubs drop like RSL and Real, ecnl will still have 16-18 teams left.
I dont know if MLS next is better , we will find out..but I would plan on seeing more changes before the season starts...
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RSL-AZ is already out of ECNL. They moved their teams to EA for next season.
 
Speed said:
So then what is your suggestion for a higher level player that isn't playing MLS or ECNL?
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Girls Side: 1. ECNL/DA 2. FLight 1 Champion/Premier CSL 3. Flight 1 Europa/Gold CSL 4. Flight 2 /Silver Elite & Silver 5. Flight 3 /Bronze

Boys Side: 1. MLS Next/Academy 2. Flight 1 Champion/Premier CSL 3 Fight 1 Europa/Gold CSL, and the flight 2, and flght 3


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