A breakdown of the U.S. youth soccer pyramid and where clubs actually rank. ECNL should be above MLS Next, and MLS Next 2 sits between USL Academy and Elite Academy. The real question isn't which tier your club is in, it's whether it gets you to the college you want.
What is the entire youth soccer pyramid? Let me show you. So I have to confess, I did not make this graphic, someone else did, and I think it's got some errors in it, but it's a very good graphic to show us basically what is true. So first of all, it puts MLS Next above ECNL. You know, I do agree with that. However, I'd probably put like ECNL up above because ECNL is much higher than MLS Next 2. I would put MLS Next 2 down here into this category But I will admit it's definitely above Elite Academy. Now I would put USL Academy above MLS Next 2 because it's a much higher level. ECNL RL should definitely be at this level here, if maybe not even at this level, because it's still very good. Then these teams here are pretty accurate. UPSL is actually a very high level, probably more in this area. However, it doesn't get that much exposure, which can present a problem. I know a lot of you guys are worried about the pyramid and you're like, should I switch teams? Should I not switch teams? Should I join X team? Especially right now given the time of year it is. If you're not sure what you can book a call with my team and I, and we can potentially discuss what the right move is. But the question you really need to say to yourself is this: it doesn't matter what club team you play for if you go to the college of your dreams. If you want more help, give us a call. Links in the bio. If you comment the word, the initials of your state, for example, INclub, I'll send you every single club in Indiana. We don't have MLS Next 2 yet. We're working on that. So INclub, make sure it's one word. It only works for Instagram. Otherwise, give me a call. Links in the bio. Bye.
