How are teams able to play in different leagues

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I get what OP means - one club with four teams in an age group playing in so many different leagues is crazy.

MF now (the club, not the team) have will have an ECNL, ECRL, EDP 64 and EDP team which means the can potentially host 4 teams at an age group and the quality going in to their EDP 64 and EDP team just drops massively but they will still use that pull to get players. I’ve already seen clubs boasting about their Pre 64 team when they have another platform within the club (mls next, Ga or encl).

How are EDP ok with having c/d teams playing in their league.

Why wouldn't they be ok with it?

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Why wouldn't they be ok with it?

EDP has a million brackets to fill. They don't care at all. They do what they can to put teams in appropriate brackets.

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Bc if Elite 64 made it a rule the the club had to only play for that league, they wouldn’t have a league. I am not sure any league would be able to pull that off? Maybe mls pro?

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Bc if Elite 64 made it a rule the the club had to only play for that league, they wouldn’t have a league. I am not sure any league would be able to pull that off? Maybe mls pro?

That would mean that a club could only have one team per age group. How is that a good idea?

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It will be a lot of split rostering and club carding if I'm guessing. Elite 64 is allowing roster flexibility, so anybody with a club pass can play. What this means in reality is that if there is no ECNL game that weekend, the MFA team will be stacked. If there is an ECNL game, the MFA team will be C-teamers, who are likely playing EDP only, or from one of the other sites, Mercer or Shore, or some combination of that.

Elite 64 would card USYS while ECNL cards US Club so they would have to double card players and then also play down several levels while doubling up on travel costs and scheduling nightmares. To much of a hassle to have them do that. They may do it for players on the back end of the ECRL team for more playing time.

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EDP is only about making money - never about quality.




If your club has ECNL status you can’t play MLS Next or GA. You can still play EDP even with your C team.




If you look at the amount of leagues they have per age group it’s a joke. $$$$$. You can lose every game and still stay top flight - all it take is the coach saying they want to stay there. Most clubs happy to lose every game and stay flight 1 because they tell little Jonny their a flight one team.




There needs to be a league, outside of regular academy teams where you win, you move up, you lose you move down, regardless of club names, level of play.




The end goal for boys is MLS teams - that’s why MLS next sells but how many players go to MLS teams from those clubs?




The end goal for girls is college - so ECNL. They generally have a good ratio of players playing in college but how many pro players played ECNL or GA or neither.




The girls pro teams start creating academies (which they 100% should) - it would wipe the politics in GA and ECNL our the water.

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It’s ok I play for (Insert any club name) used to mean something now even what ever club you say you play for the club next question is always oh yeah, what team? You can say EDP take $$$ but so do clubs.

PDA have practically D teams at their club with their shore/regional teams.

Cedar Stars do too on the boys side.

Take a look at every club that boasts about their league status and see how many teams per age group they hold. They’re the true money grabbers. People hate on MLS teams but you’re either good enough for Red Bulls/NYCFC/Philly or you’re not.

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EDP is only about making money - never about quality.




If your club has ECNL status you can’t play MLS Next or GA. You can still play EDP even with your C team.




If you look at the amount of leagues they have per age group it’s a joke. $$$$$. You can lose every game and still stay top flight - all it take is the coach saying they want to stay there. Most clubs happy to lose every game and stay flight 1 because they tell little Jonny their a flight one team.




There needs to be a league, outside of regular academy teams where you win, you move up, you lose you move down, regardless of club names, level of play.




The end goal for boys is MLS teams - that’s why MLS next sells but how many players go to MLS teams from those clubs?




The end goal for girls is college - so ECNL. They generally have a good ratio of players playing in college but how many pro players played ECNL or GA or neither.




The girls pro teams start creating academies (which they 100% should) - it would wipe the politics in GA and ECNL our the water.

the women's pro teams can barely pay their utility bills. They are not getting into the youth soccer business unless they can make money off it. There's not even enough clubs to work geographically. Pro mens clubs already have to spend a good deal on the 97% of their players that won't go pro/they won't make money off.

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Next year too

Next year the MF Shore 2011 team is playing in the 2010 E64 slot. 2010 Morris are playing in ECNL only.

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the women's pro teams can barely pay their utility bills. They are not getting into the youth soccer business unless they can make money off it. There's not even enough clubs to work geographically. Pro mens clubs already have to spend a good deal on the 97% of their players that won't go pro/they won't make money off.

Youth Soccer especially on the girls side is a complete money grab. Too many so called “academies” floating around. All about the $$$. Should be limited to one or two to consolidate best of the best then just play local town soccer for the rest.

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EDP 64 have just said you can have 30 players on a game day roster. Can’t wait for parents boasting that their kid made the EDP64 team only to get replaced by ECNL, MLS Next or GA players come game day