Elite Academy League
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I’m so confused at this point.Elite Academy League
eliteacademyleague.com
Sounds like it's basically the equivalent of the ECRL for ECNL or DPL for the Girls Academy. Designed for second teams or just part-time or reserve players for MLS league teams (or for players who want to play high school soccer while still getting access to some top team games outside that HS season). Only Laguna, Liverpool and Santa Monica Surf don't have their top teams in the MLS League (and Santa Monica Surf may have an affiliation agreement with LA Surf, which is in the MLS League).I’m so confused at this point.
Sounds like it's basically the equivalent of the ECRL for ECNL or DPL for the Girls Academy. Designed for second teams or just part-time or reserve players for MLS league teams (or for players who want to play high school soccer while still getting access to some top team games outside that HS season). Only Laguna, Liverpool and Santa Monica Surf don't have their top teams in the MLS League (and Santa Monica Surf may have an affiliation agreement with LA Surf, which is in the MLS League).
Unbelievable...well actually believable, but totally absurd. I make a motion that the words "Elite" and "Pathway" be struck from our soccer lexicon. Can I get a second?
Does this mean that all of the non MLS teams will be placed in this new Elite Academy league instead of the MLS league? If that is the case, these clubs are treated more like second class citizens that the USSDA ever treated them. Why would any non MLS club agree to this?
I was referring to reserve players for the teams in the MLS league (which include both MLS academy teams and non-MLS teams), in the sense that the players were like the former PT or developmental players who could play some games with the team in the MLS league and some games with their team in the same club or affiliated club in some other league.Just to clarify this is Not MLS only Non-MLS clubs, calling it a MLS reserve would be a stretch.
There is tentative talk to have MLS reserves in the actual MLS-EYDL but just for the oldest age group.
I was referring to reserve players for the teams in the MLS league (which include both MLS academy teams and non-MLS teams), in the sense that the players were like the former PT or developmental players who could play some games with the team in the MLS league and some games with their team in the same club or affiliated club in some other league.
Sounds like parents of kids in the MLS Academy teams are going to be very touchy about how people refer to the non-MLS teams in the MLS league. It's a bit of a challenge to refer to the league right now (which hasn't really settled on a name), without referring to MLS. Not saying that's what motivated your response, but I've seen that enough times to see the issue.
So this is basically like the new NPL for those teams or some other Cal South League? Mostly the B teams of the MLS academy league teams which would explain why no Nomads on this list as they don't have a B team. Pretty shady and note that they talk about the boys being able to play high school which if it's good enough for the B team kids (and some A team kids at Liverpool, Santa Monica, etc) it should be good enough for anyone not at an actual MLS academy.
Is it time to get rid of SCDSL? And just go back to Coast for anything local?
All of the founding members of SCDSL don't seem to care about the league.
from what i see theres no mls team in there. Im confuse and need a drink