Recently, US Club Soccer and the USL announced an agreement whereby Super Y League clubs will now participate in the national cup competition sponsored by US Club Soccer. http://www.usclubsoccer.com/news/index.cfm?n=38 Further down in the announcement was this quote from Matt Weibe: “We see the establishment of regional and local leagues as second and third division leagues through US Club Soccer in conjunction with the Super Y-League as a critical step in the advancement of youth soccer,” said Weibe. “The idea is to establish a regional relegation and promotion system within youth soccer to ensure that the best teams at each age level are in the appropriate league regardless of which club they are from". This makes sense because, as it is, the Super Y League is exploding in size and getting a little unwieldy. How to guarantee that it really is the "SUPER" Y League? Pro/rel. I like the idea a lot, if they can work it out. Some questions would need to be worked out, of course - for instance, would it (pro/rel) be done by club or age-group team? What if one club has one age group that is the best in the region, but all the others stink?
well, they are adamant they don't want to go below the top level for their league. I suspect it will have to be done by team, as they don't want to be turning away the best teams just because other teams at that club aren't so good. Again, this will take much better shape in 2004 with Jan to November (depending on region) leagues.