US Soccer Announces Changes

[Soccershins]

US Soccer has announced that they will be collaborating with the NCAA to extend the college season over a longer period of time. Thoughts on this?

Source: US Soccer Changes

[Staton14]

I think spreading the games out slightly more would be beneficial. Nothing too drastic though.

[ZachTheZip]

Move it to the spring, then. Trade seasons with Baseball.

[Ando]

might mark the end of the weekend tournament structure, formerly a college soccer staple, and hopefully more games as well

if this means more wednesday/saturdays and fewer friday/sundays i'm all for it. the actual need for more recovery time is kind of mitigated by ncaa substitution rules, though

[Zip_ME87]

I think the only way for NCAA Soccer to have any relevance is to collaborate with US Soccer and be more a part of player development. I hope NCAA changes the substitution rules. I don't understand why NCAA Baseball follows the pro rules but soccer does not. IMHO, NCAA doesn't need to limit to 3 subs, but at least make it that once a player subs out, the player is out for the match.

[fknbuflobo]

Right. Sub as much as you like but no re entry after subbing out.

[uhgrad2002]

I hope they would move to the Spring if they made the season longer. I would not like to see the season run any later in the year. We have been pretty lucky weather-wise but some of the late season matches have been tough to take watching and must be tough to play in. I especially hate to see tournament matches in bad conditions. At least in the Spring the bad weather would affect the early season and not the tournaments.

[fknbuflobo]

One of the ideas under consideration is to split the season, half in early Fall, half in late Spring.

[Staton14]

One of the ideas under consideration is to split the season, half in early Fall, half in late Spring.

Seems pretty strange to have that long of a break and then just continue on with the same season months later. I would like to see the season run at the same time as college baseball, February to May. Although that wouldn't lengthen the season, I suppose.