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Is this BS or does someone have more info on this?

Looking at the 2008s, it appears that the MLS academy teams form their own divisions within MLS Next

NYCFC
Red Bulls
Philly Union
Toronto FC
DC United
Montreal
New England

Yessiree, Bob! No more league games between the academies and the pay-to-plays at U15 MLS NEXT. Divisions get redrawn, Met Oval and Gotschee get to say how great they are as they rise to the top of the new table.

NYCFC and RBNY play in their academy league but will continue to scrimmage MO and Gotschee along other top area USYS and EDP teams.

Do a little research.

In the fall all clubs (all age groups) are together and in the spring they are split (MLS group & non MLS group). In the U15 thru u19 they are all paired up again for the playoffs (for those who make it) and showcase.

What's going on with NYCFC? They seem to be struggling this Spring. They tied MO today.

1) Their talent evaluators are not credible.
2) Their training is not world class.
3) Hard to evaluate kids going through puberty
4) More than half of the 2009s will be dismissed within 2 years.

NYCFC is going to have problems because post-COVID they became “Woke” and began a diversity initiative. I congratulate them on the effort but when you overlook some players because they don’t fit your agenda then you not going to have the best team available.

Gottschee and Met Oval historically get better with their older teams because they get the NYCFC castaways. However, don’t let the junior MLS teams lead you to believe that they are a pathway. Their teams are compromised with nice players but no Pros.

What intiative?

you know, the made up initiative that obsessed soccer parents think is their if little johnny dosen't get onto the team. cause it's gotta be race, Johnny's the best player in D5 LIJSL

How soon we forget how race relations affected corporate policy. There are hundreds of diversity initiatives that were born out of the BLM movement. Footballers took a knee and every US sport promoted diversity initiatives, please don’t be naive and blame it on bitter parents. NYCFC definitely put a diversity initiative in place for the academy, they wanted more representation from the inner city.

You don’t have to take my word for it. Ask their recruitment lead, Omar Edwards

A good reason to not support NYCFC.