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    Alliance Soccer League

    Starting fall 2019

    #2
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Starting fall 2019
    Pre-ECNL or DA .... only goes up to U12 ... looks like an easy and great solution for NY and Northern NJ clubs to get their U-Littles to play together withouot long travel .... everyone should do this through U18 with crossovers to other leagues once or twice a season.

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      #3
      Nope. U8 up to U19.

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        #4
        Not all of the clubs on the list are DA / ECNL, some play in NYCSL NPL and / or EDP or they have B, C teams they need a home for past U12. So I would imagine the mix of teams would change post U12 as needed.

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          #5
          This looks like a NJ version of NEP.

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            #6
            Ya Massachusetts could do the same

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              #7
              CT has CCSL which is lots of different clubs and ages; some DA clubs have their younger teams in it. Not as many older teams. It basically pushed out the old state soccer organization CJSA.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                CT has CCSL which is lots of different clubs and ages; some DA clubs have their younger teams in it. Not as many older teams. It basically pushed out the old state soccer organization CJSA.
                But the DA and ECNL clubs only play in that league now up until about U12 ... same as this new Alliance league. After that, it is filled with clubs that cant play in NEP or EDP.

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                  #9
                  The Insider

                  It is exactly the same concept as NEP. Start a league, have prominent club reps sit on that leagues board, attract other clubs and absorb their members.

                  NEP has monopolized soccer in New England and small clubs are in danger of losing their identity. The leagues decisions, primarily regarding who gets access to NPL, forces small clubs to sell their soul and ultimately become a satellite branch of an existing NPL club.

                  US Club Soccer essentially wants to emulate that in NJ. For the good of the game? The players? I think not.

                  In New Jersey the reality is very simple. PDA, Cedar Stars, Match Fit and STA create a league that is basically a shark tank where they can recruit the other clubs players. The bait is the price.

                  Anyone who understands youth soccer in NJ knows that the likes of PDA and Match Fit have built their brand on player recruitment. While they develop players they are not renown at the younger ages and this is a way for them to catch the players in their net early.

                  Any club entering into this would be foolish to do so. To save a few hundred dollars in the short term they risk losing membership and/or their identity in the long term.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    It is exactly the same concept as NEP. Start a league, have prominent club reps sit on that leagues board, attract other clubs and absorb their members.

                    NEP has monopolized soccer in New England and small clubs are in danger of losing their identity. The leagues decisions, primarily regarding who gets access to NPL, forces small clubs to sell their soul and ultimately become a satellite branch of an existing NPL club.

                    US Club Soccer essentially wants to emulate that in NJ. For the good of the game? The players? I think not.

                    In New Jersey the reality is very simple. PDA, Cedar Stars, Match Fit and STA create a league that is basically a shark tank where they can recruit the other clubs players. The bait is the price.

                    Anyone who understands youth soccer in NJ knows that the likes of PDA and Match Fit have built their brand on player recruitment. While they develop players they are not renown at the younger ages and this is a way for them to catch the players in their net early.

                    Any club entering into this would be foolish to do so. To save a few hundred dollars in the short term they risk losing membership and/or their identity in the long term.
                    NEP doesn’t monopolize anything. Clubs have the option to join other leagues if they want, including Northeast NPL.

                    Unlike New England, which is largely tied to one metro (Boston), New Jersey gets naturally split between New York to the north and Philadelphia to the south. This new league joins north and south Jersey clubs. It’s ultimately a good thing.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      NEP doesn’t monopolize anything. Clubs have the option to join other leagues if they want, including Northeast NPL.

                      Unlike New England, which is largely tied to one metro (Boston), New Jersey gets naturally split between New York to the north and Philadelphia to the south. This new league joins north and south Jersey clubs. It’s ultimately a good thing.
                      New England encompasses far more areas than Boston metro, especially for soccer.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        NEP doesn’t monopolize anything. Clubs have the option to join other leagues if they want, including Northeast NPL.

                        Unlike New England, which is largely tied to one metro (Boston), New Jersey gets naturally split between New York to the north and Philadelphia to the south. This new league joins north and south Jersey clubs. It’s ultimately a good thing.
                        Whoops...not so fast on Alliance League. This just out...

                        https://www.soccerwire.com/news/top-...019-20-season/

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                          #13
                          Mid Atlantic and FL are doing a similar u12 pre DA thing. I wouldn't be surprised if other regions do something similar. USSF gave up on that age after just a few years, but clubs want to keep it going. Clearly they see a benefit- part financial, part developmental

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