A breakdown of U.S. youth soccer leagues ranked by competitiveness. Players in NPL Pro have a strong shot at college soccer if they're flexible on division level. Elite academic schools like University of Chicago rarely recruit unless you're already playing NAL or higher.
basically a tier 4 to 5 in the youth soccer pyramid. To do the pyramid really quickly, MLS Next Flex, MLS Next, ECNL, ECNL not going to playoffs, USL Academy, Boys Elite Academy, then I would do NAL, ECNL, MPL Pro. So that's down here. So it's kind of like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, but that's not a really good representation because these should be shrunk together. So this is really like tier 4, tier 3, tier 4. So you've got to aim for Division 3 schools and you have to be open-minded to the types of schools. So like going to a top academic school like University of Chicago or Tufts in the NESCACs, that's going to be really difficult to— maybe not realistic to play in those leagues. You need to be playing NAL or higher. If you're somebody that's open-minded to different levels of college soccer and you're not only wanting Division I, then there's a very good chance you can play college soccer if you're playing NPL Pro. And if that's something you want help with, give me a call because then we have to create a plan for you. Okay, if you want more help, give me a call. Links in the bio. Bye.
