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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 4, 2020 14:21:26 GMT -5
Inter Atlanta and Orlando city?? www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/08/04/mls-adds-19-clubs-elite-player-development-platformThe 19 clubs added are: Alexandria Soccer Association (Alexandria, VA), Bayside Futebol Club (East Providence, RI), Black Watch Premier Albany (BWP) (Albany, NY), FC Bay Area (San Jose, CA), Houston Dynamo Unidos (Houston, TX), Inter Atlanta FC (Atlanta, GA), Javanon FC (Louisville, KY), Lamorinda Soccer Club (Clovis, CA), Las Vegas Sports Academy (LVSA) (Las Vegas, NV), Michigan Jaguars (Detroit, MI), Midwest United FC (Grand Rapids, MI), Napa United (Napa, CA), Orlando City Youth Soccer Club, (Sanford, FL), Real Jersey FC (Medford, NJ), Sheriffs Fútbol Club (Oakland, CA), Springfield South County Youth Club (SYC) (Springfield, VA), and Total Football Club (Houston, TX) |
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Post by allthingsoccer on Aug 4, 2020 14:34:22 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see the divisions. No clue on schedule. One day I'm sure.
GEORGIA
Atlanta United
Inter Atlanta FC
Lanier Soccer Academy
Southern Soccer Academy
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte FC
TENNESSEE
Nashville SC
FLORIDA
Chargers Soccer Club
Florida Rush Soccer Club
IMG Academy
Inter Miami CF
Jacksonville FC
Miami Rush Kendall SC
Orlando City SC
Orlando City Youth Soccer Club
South Florida Football Academy
Tampa Bay United Rowdies
West Florida Flames
Weston FC
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Post by bogan on Aug 4, 2020 14:44:16 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see the divisions. No clue on schedule. One day I'm sure. GEORGIA Atlanta United Inter Atlanta FC Lanier Soccer Academy Southern Soccer Academy NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte FC TENNESSEE Nashville SC FLORIDA Chargers Soccer Club Florida Rush Soccer Club IMG Academy Inter Miami CF Jacksonville FC Miami Rush Kendall SC Orlando City SC Orlando City Youth Soccer Club South Florida Football Academy Tampa Bay United Rowdies West Florida Flames Weston FC Interesting that AFC stayed in NPL... |
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Post by hateallthesechanges on Aug 4, 2020 15:25:58 GMT -5
Still trying to find out which of these Georgia clubs will have teams at what ages in the MLS league.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 4, 2020 15:32:42 GMT -5
This quote makes the league sound like it's there for MLS to recruit from: “We want the expansion to be very focused on the youngest ages, U-13, U-14,” he said. “That's why we expanded a lot of clubs – most of the clubs in this space, we are very focused on pre-formation – before high school, U-13, U-14, to have a larger future pool of players to be able to develop, to be able to also maybe influence, recruit. This is an important piece of it, not only adding teams for adding teams. www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/08/04/what-mls-elite-youth-development-platforms-first-wave-expansion-means-charles-boehm |
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Post by hateallthesechanges on Aug 4, 2020 15:48:55 GMT -5
So hypothetically speaking...
How would you feel if your player received an offer in May, accepted that offer via a monetary deposit in early June, signed a contract in early July, and made a 2nd payment for a certain team/level/league then on July 29th were told that that team would now be playing in a brand new unknown league. A league that is hyped as the most elite league in all the land. But a league that has certain DA like restrictions like extremely limited subbing and no high school soccer or other outside sports. A league that has not announced what clubs are in your conference but it is likely most are no closer than 6 hours driving distance. Yes, strangely it does seem the very elite teams in Georgia will not be in this elite league. A league that has not provided a schedule so you have no idea the cost/amount of travel involved. Oh yeah, and you are on a U18/19 team and are a junior/senior in high school.
Just hypothetically speaking.
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Post by soccerspin on Aug 4, 2020 15:56:49 GMT -5
I believe previously on this forum it was stated non-MLS clubs would only have u13 and u14 teams. Only MLS would have the older ones.
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Post by hateallthesechanges on Aug 4, 2020 15:58:21 GMT -5
I believe previously on this forum it was stated non-MLS clubs would only have u13 and u14 teams. Only MLS would have the older ones. Seems some have been granted full age group status now. |
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Post by bogan on Aug 4, 2020 17:09:04 GMT -5
So hypothetically speaking...
How would you feel if your player received an offer in May, accepted that offer via a monetary deposit in early June, signed a contract in early July, and made a 2nd payment for a certain team/level/league then on July 29th were told that that team would now be playing in a brand new unknown league. A league that is hyped as the most elite league in all the land. But a league that has certain DA like restrictions like extremely limited subbing and no high school soccer or other outside sports. A league that has not announced what clubs are in your conference but it is likely most are no closer than 6 hours driving distance. Yes, strangely it does seem the very elite teams in Georgia will not be in this elite league. A league that has not provided a schedule so you have no idea the cost/amount of travel involved. Oh yeah, and you are on a U18/19 team and are a junior/senior in high school.
Just hypothetically speaking. . The worst part is U18/19. With COVID this whole year is up in the air regardless of league. |
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Post by baller84 on Aug 6, 2020 13:38:46 GMT -5
So hypothetically speaking...
How would you feel if your player received an offer in May, accepted that offer via a monetary deposit in early June, signed a contract in early July, and made a 2nd payment for a certain team/level/league then on July 29th were told that that team would now be playing in a brand new unknown league. A league that is hyped as the most elite league in all the land. But a league that has certain DA like restrictions like extremely limited subbing and no high school soccer or other outside sports. A league that has not announced what clubs are in your conference but it is likely most are no closer than 6 hours driving distance. Yes, strangely it does seem the very elite teams in Georgia will not be in this elite league. A league that has not provided a schedule so you have no idea the cost/amount of travel involved. Oh yeah, and you are on a U18/19 team and are a junior/senior in high school.
Just hypothetically speaking. Great questions to ask the Inter Executive Director, hypothetically speaking of course. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 6, 2020 13:42:08 GMT -5
fair questions for sure - hence why UFA and many others I'm sure wouldn't commit to the mls thingy
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Aug 6, 2020 14:11:32 GMT -5
So hypothetically speaking...
How would you feel if your player received an offer in May, accepted that offer via a monetary deposit in early June, signed a contract in early July, and made a 2nd payment for a certain team/level/league then on July 29th were told that that team would now be playing in a brand new unknown league. A league that is hyped as the most elite league in all the land. But a league that has certain DA like restrictions like extremely limited subbing and no high school soccer or other outside sports. A league that has not announced what clubs are in your conference but it is likely most are no closer than 6 hours driving distance. Yes, strangely it does seem the very elite teams in Georgia will not be in this elite league. A league that has not provided a schedule so you have no idea the cost/amount of travel involved. Oh yeah, and you are on a U18/19 team and are a junior/senior in high school.
Just hypothetically speaking. Honestly, all legitimate and pertinent questions. In that situation, I would choose to go with the tried and true ECNL at this point. You have some history to rely on and give you a modicum of stability till the MLS league kicks off and you know what all you're getting into. No way I would sign up for it this year. But if I signed up for X and was now moved to Y, we'd have to have a conversation within the team and with the club. Do I get a refund of all fees or do we as a team choose not to play in the new league? |
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Post by bogan on Aug 6, 2020 15:03:27 GMT -5
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Post by bogan on Aug 6, 2020 15:06:41 GMT -5
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Post by baller84 on Aug 6, 2020 16:41:30 GMT -5
So hypothetically speaking...
How would you feel if your player received an offer in May, accepted that offer via a monetary deposit in early June, signed a contract in early July, and made a 2nd payment for a certain team/level/league then on July 29th were told that that team would now be playing in a brand new unknown league. A league that is hyped as the most elite league in all the land. But a league that has certain DA like restrictions like extremely limited subbing and no high school soccer or other outside sports. A league that has not announced what clubs are in your conference but it is likely most are no closer than 6 hours driving distance. Yes, strangely it does seem the very elite teams in Georgia will not be in this elite league. A league that has not provided a schedule so you have no idea the cost/amount of travel involved. Oh yeah, and you are on a U18/19 team and are a junior/senior in high school.
Just hypothetically speaking. Honestly, all legitimate and pertinent questions. In that situation, I would choose to go with the tried and true ECNL at this point. You have some history to rely on and give you a modicum of stability till the MLS league kicks off and you know what all you're getting into. No way I would sign up for it this year. But if I signed up for X and was now moved to Y, we'd have to have a conversation within the team and with the club. Do I get a refund of all fees or do we as a team choose not to play in the new league? I'm not sure they had a choice. ECNL is all about CF and GSA approval in reality and good luck with that. Inter would not make ECNL, has been losing its best players for a long time they had to do something to sound like a destination club for a change and stop the bleeding. They've tried everything ..... |
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Post by bogan on Aug 6, 2020 18:56:29 GMT -5
Lots of frequent flyer miles...
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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 9, 2020 10:29:05 GMT -5
So it's getting weirder -- looks like they will have 2 teams 07 and 08
MLS Platform Details
The platform that Inter Atlanta FC will offer is for the following age groups for the boys' side: U-13 and U-14
?? why aren't they taking existing top teams? or will this league just supplement others? or is this tryouts for kids not at inter?
will these kids be removed from existing teams?
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Post by justwatching on Aug 10, 2020 8:36:34 GMT -5
So it's getting weirder -- looks like they will have 2 teams 07 and 08 MLS Platform Details The platform that Inter Atlanta FC will offer is for the following age groups for the boys' side: U-13 and U-14 ?? why aren't they taking existing top teams? or will this league just supplement others? or is this tryouts for kids not at inter? will these kids be removed from existing teams? My guess is they are assuming they can get a better draw of kids from around the city that are interested in playing in a league that is associated with the MLS. You also avoid the issues that someone was speaking to of saying you are on team X playing in league A and now you are playing in league B. If those players on the top teams are interested in the MLS league they go and tryout for it along with whoever else shows up. Sounds like a good plan. Inter location wise is in a pretty good spot to be able to draw from all areas of the city so they might be able to attract some good kids from all over the metro. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 10, 2020 9:13:19 GMT -5
So is their alliance with all those other clubs no longer a thing?
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Aug 12, 2020 5:36:12 GMT -5
MLS Academy competition update - New Details About the MLS Elite Development Platform By Film_Fan Aug 11, 2020, 7:42pm EDT www.dirtysouthsoccer.com/2020/8/11/21360792/mls-elite-development-platform-competition-updateSnippet: This past week, MLS released new details about how they will replaced the now-defunct US Soccer Development Academy. The new platform will consist of elite year-round competition, as well as player identification initiatives, coaching education opportunities, and additional programming to create the premier player development environment. The entire league will feature 11,000 players across 113 clubs, including 30 professional MLS academies, 5 USL academies and 78 additional elite academies, across 6 age groups. These players will be drawn from a robust scouting program of the nearly 3 million registered players in the US Soccer youth system. Atlanta United will compete at the U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-19, and potentially field a U-12 team, too. Even though Atlanta has not yet released their academy rosters, we can expect them to be comparable to FC Dallas who plan to field about 150 players across their six teams. |
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Post by soccernotfootball on Aug 12, 2020 6:55:24 GMT -5
So it's getting weirder -- looks like they will have 2 teams 07 and 08 MLS Platform Details The platform that Inter Atlanta FC will offer is for the following age groups for the boys' side: U-13 and U-14 ?? why aren't they taking existing top teams? or will this league just supplement others? or is this tryouts for kids not at inter? will these kids be removed from existing teams? My guess is they are assuming they can get a better draw of kids from around the city that are interested in playing in a league that is associated with the MLS. You also avoid the issues that someone was speaking to of saying you are on team X playing in league A and now you are playing in league B. If those players on the top teams are interested in the MLS league they go and tryout for it along with whoever else shows up. Sounds like a good plan. Inter location wise is in a pretty good spot to be able to draw from all areas of the city so they might be able to attract some good kids from all over the metro. I'm curious who will show up considering the timing... 1) IMO, the players they would want to be a part of the "MLS Elite" platform have already committed to other clubs. 2) You know those players' current club coaches will know every single player that steps foot on the field for that tryout. I don't see a player risking being on the outs w/ their current team for this. 3) Again, IMO - open tryouts sort of sends a message to your current players: Inter doesn't think they have the current talent to compete. |
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