With the climate in the youth soccer market rapidly changing, the EMSC has voted to move forward with the times and offer our members alternatives to this changing marketplace. With so many changes occurring in the youth soccer arena, it is no longer necessary to feel as though we are playing in quicksand. We have choices and EMSC has found it advisable and prudent to embrace these choices for our members.

A year ago, EMSC joined the ECNL for our girl’s side and we now feel it's necessary to offer choices and change for our other players as well. We are now pleased to share with you that EMSC has been accepted as a CORE NPL Club in the NYCSL on the boys side. Additionally, EMSC will now be able, in addition to NPL, to offer JSS, RPL and the NY Cup to our teams. As before some our teams will continue to play in the LIJSL.

We are excited about the changes and are looking forward to a bright future for our club.

East Meadow Soccer Club

Wow. The ship be sinking. I give LIJSL no more than 3 years before it completely collapses.

Every league will get weaker and it will lead to more unbalanced matches. It's good to have choices but it will definitly more issues.

I would imagine its only a matter of time until the up and comers move their day of play to the same as LIJSL then then choice will be forced

Just wondering if this means that EMSC will be offering the u7, u8 and u9 players to join JSS as well?

Just wondering if this means that EMSC will be offering the u7, u8 and u9 players to join JSS as well?

I see the long term effect of the NPL requirements forcing the merger of various smaller clubs in order to meet the team in every age group requirement. Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing.

Larry,

What happened with you and JSS? Last year you were bashing GG? Why has your mind changed can you please advise us. Besides the obvious money that he is paying you to be on the banner on top of the site. Thanks.

Most definitely. East Meadow will be putting al its players into JSS and the club will also have a seat on the JSS advisory board.

The addition of the EMSC younger teams will add a big boost to the league.

On December 7th every year we remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. Do you really need a history lesson to fully comprehend the significance of that act, the war that followed, and the soldiers that were killed?

Now look in your driveway and look up and down your block. I know you see a lot of Toyotas and Hondas. Have you ever thought how this could happen? How about our relationship with Germany? The point is that peoples and businesses get past a lot of [****] because it is about money and the welfare of others.

In this specific case, I was contacted by an intermediary asking if I would take a dinner with Gary. At the dinner he told me what he wanted and I told him what I wanted (not money.) He agreed and we shook hands. I got what I wanted, and Gary got what he wanted. It's called a win-win

Credit must be given to anyone who creates success. Gary did that with his leagues. BOTN is a news reporting site for Long Island and the Greater NY Area youth soccer community. Simply put, JSS, and the NYCSL could no longer be ignored, and in fact, BOTN had in place a section to start reporting on those leagues this Fall. I actually demostrated it at the dinner.

BOTN is a business....youth soccer is big business, and if you don't think the LIJSL or your club isn't a business then you are one dumb [****]!

If the LIJSL and the ENYYSA conducted themselves in a business like manner, and had partnered with people throughout the years they may have faired much better, but partnering with others was not part of their corporate mind-set.

By the way, which do you own? A Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, or Toyota?

Never thought I'd see the day. Choices are good. Standing still never is.

Please help me as i am completely confused!

In very broad terms with reagrds to amount of geography and travel NPL = Region1? BOTH TOP PREMIER?
RPL = Eastern NY BOTH LOWER PREMIER?
NYCLS = LIJSL or does JSS = LIJSL?

then ECNL that EM and Albuttsun compete in is National Premier.

If I am a div 2 LIJSL travel team that wants to play on LI every week but want to leave LIJSL, my choice is JSS or please explain what NYCLS is.

THANKS!

What does this mean to the girls teams? The statement clearly says 'accepted as a CORE NPL Club in the NYCSL on the boys side. Will the girls teams play both NPL and ECNL, and will their 'B' teams play RPL, JSS or LIJSL, or a combination there of?

It is my understanding that the girls side of the NPL is currently frozen. This does not mean that it will always be so.

All of this is good news for all soccer. The kids are now more free to play and let soccer development take place at the pace of kids and not just calendar year and at the rules policeman's pace (LIJ). Hudson Valley already is gone from ENY and more teams will be going quickly. Who wants to be left behind?
It is all rebalancing and getting the best teams to play more locally and more competitively. It is a natural progression and it is an awesome idea started long ago with US Club. This model, I really believe, trumps a USSF Academy model. Wait and see. more kids will forgo Academy soccer for this.. Any thoughts?

Larry, did Ken Gulmi ever keep his promise and resign from the East Hudson League or are the teams in that league going to be betrayed and also head to NYCSL?

what is going to happen with ENYYSA, NERP and Region 1 if LIJSL folds?

why would you want or wish for lijsl to collapse. your daughter may be on one of the premier teams lij may not compete at the premier level but there are hundreds of girls in this age group that still want to play soccer even if they cant compete at the premier level. lij will still hopefully be a home for all girls to play soccer and enjoy the competitiveness of playing with there friends, wish every one well not just YOUR PREMIER DAUGHTER

JSS is LIJSL for U7-U9.

NYCSL is LIJSL starting at U10.

JSS is just a league to provide players at the age of U7 the ability to play competitively and have the opportunity to travel.

Whether LIJ collapses or just becomes a shell of its former self, what makes you say that JSS and NYCSL won't offer exactly the same level of play that you currently get in LIJJSL? The answer is your team will less all the red tape and considerably better customer service and amenities, plus much more freedom to move your child should it be necessary.

what is NDL and what does it stand for ? is that same as NDP as both names used in article on main page of BOTN

NDP again has nothing to do with LIJSL. Just a bunch of Nassau games clubs that want to play games without standings. NOthing to do with LIJSL. Not an experiment.

From what I can tell.

I think that the EDP/NPL model of franchised clubs with guaranteed spots regardless of the merits of the individual teams is questionable. But if it makes these clubs happy to have their own exclusive playground to send their top teams to, it doesn't matter to me.

You are 100% incorrect on all accounts regarding NDP. There are NO falling numbers. It is a program to keep the competitive pychos out and allow children to develope, unlike your promotion of JSS and it's way to create income and a more competitive group to play against LIJSL.

Competitive Psychos? You are a psycho for coming up with the phrase and thought.

You are also a "shill" for the league and the NDP. There certainly has been a steady attrition of teams and it is continuing. If your NDP parents didn't want standings and scores and talk about the league they wouldn't be leaving to play in the JSS.

If you were actually telling the truth you wouldn't have to be anonymous, would you?

Now the next anonymous post from you I expect will say that LIJSL has nothing to do with this league.