CCL taking the NEP over

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Do Pro Academies in Europe have promo-relegation leagues for their academy teams? What does that have to do with development? Same BS, different actors, clubs and league name.

Anyone think the reason why there is a new league and new clubs every few years is because here in the US we don’t actually care about developing soccer players. It’s all about money. The whole Promo-Rel thing for youth soccer is an arms race to acquire the best talent so as to win and advance to the highest tiers, allowing clubs to say they are the best at development, when in reality they did zero development, just aggregated talent. It’s BS and here we are in 2020 having the same stupid debate about a new league.

In true European academies, the promotion/relegation happens almost weekly. It’s called “you (one kid) play and you (other kid) sit on the bench” based on that week’s training performance and how they did in the last match. Whole teams don’t rise and fall during development, only individual players do. They don’t even have the concept of a fixed team at the younger ages; they are all part of a player pool that gets to play based on individual performance.

Try that here where the parents, and not the club, are footing the majority of the bill!

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In true European academies, the promotion/relegation happens almost weekly. It’s called “you (one kid) play and you (other kid) sit on the bench” based on that week’s training performance and how they did in the last match. Whole teams don’t rise and fall during development, only individual players do. They don’t even have the concept of a fixed team at the younger ages; they are all part of a player pool that gets to play based on individual performance.

Try that here where the parents, and not the club, are footing the majority of the bill!

European style academies are designed to find pros and for the kids that don't make it, it’s a brutal system. Hopefully that’s the space the MLS academy teams fill and they actually put the resources into scouting youth leagues to find the top kids to play on those teams, and have a residential program. However, for the vast majority of kids an academy system doesn’t work and is cost prohibitive on that large of a scale.

There isn’t enough $ in women’s professional soccer for a funded academy system to be feasible.

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But given the pay-to-play model we have here, which is different from the European academy system, what do we do instead? Sandbaggers play down brackets or up ages (and down brackets) and claim victory, and certain parents are happy with the outcome.

The problem is all coaches think they know best. It's a job for them and not a passion.

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CCL is toast

Took this from another thread - need to disagree with you:

CCL has 3 ways to the regional and national platform
- USYS National Conference manages by EDP
- USYS League Championship pathways via league play
- USYS State Cup

NECSL has one

CCL has a better pathway than any league in the region

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Took this from another thread - need to disagree with you:

CCL has 3 ways to the regional and national platform
- USYS National Conference manages by EDP
- USYS League Championship pathways via league play
- USYS State Cup

NECSL has one

CCL has a better pathway than any league in the region

Franklin soccer club will thrive in the CCL with these pathways!

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Franklin soccer club will thrive in the CCL with these pathways!

They absolutely have the opportunity - better than if they played in the NECSL

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They absolutely have the opportunity - better than if they played in the NECSL

Any NEP club who jumps to CCL are signing a death wish, they all know that.

Let’s face it CCL is glorified town travel

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Any NEP club who jumps to CCL are signing a death wish, they all know that.

Let’s face it CCL is glorified town travel

So is NEP in that case and the Marshfield United's, Vipers, Lexington, Acton, blah, blah

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Please lets not forget that CCL is fresh lipstick on an old pig.

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Please lets not forget that CCL is fresh lipstick on an old pig.

And not even a half decent looking pig at that.... oink

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And not even a half decent looking pig at that.... oink

Same exact teams from the old MAPLE - all leagues a new pigs!! What’s your point

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Please lets not forget that CCL is fresh lipstick on an old pig.

The only difference between nep and ccl at this point, is the price tag. You are fooling yourself, if you think that nep is anything special. It’s entry level club soccer.

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The only difference between nep and ccl at this point, is the price tag. You are fooling yourself, if you think that nep is anything special. It’s entry level club soccer.

Spot on

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Spot on

We all agree - price is the same once you add referee expenses

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The only difference between nep and ccl at this point, is the price tag. You are fooling yourself, if you think that nep is anything special. It’s entry level club soccer.

What matters is who you’re playing against.