Mls next substitution rules
MLS NEXT announces several major sporting initiatives for 2025-26 season
NEW YORK – MLS NEXT announced initiatives for the 2025-26 season that are designed to elevate the highest level of player development in North America.
Notable on-field initiatives include new playing time requirements at younger age groups, expanded Talent Identification programming, and extension of the MLS Pro Player Pathway. MLS NEXT also announced a new scholarship initiative that will provide players and families greater access to participate within the sport. These initiatives will be in effect for the start of the 2025-26 season in September.
“At MLS NEXT, player development is at the core of every decision we make, and these initiatives are a clear reflection of that commitment,” said Luis Robles, MLS NEXT Technical Director. “We believe each of these initiatives are essential for the continued growth of players, especially at the younger age groups, and MLS NEXT is proud to be a leader in this space.”
The following changes will all begin at the start of the 2025-26 MLS NEXT season:
Introduction of Scholarship Initiative
As part of MLS NEXT’s commitment to providing access, it has launched
2025 U16-U19 MLS NEXT RULES
- U16-U19 MLS Next | All teams play 3 group matches | Teams will play an additional 3 games either in winner or consolation bracket (depending on their results)
- U16-U19 MLS Next: 2x30 minute halves
Match Ball:
- Size 5 Official match ball must be used for all NAC matches
Video Equipment:
- All games will be streamed through Spiideo
- No Clubs/teams are allowed to bring their own equipment
MLS NEXT U16-U19 Roster Rules
- Only MLS NEXT players are eligible to participate in the National Academy Championships. Full time and Future players are eligible if they are registered for MLS NEXT and show up on your Kitman Lab Rosters.
- All bio-banding (late developers) regulations are in effect, so if a player is a late developer in MLS NEXT they are eligible to be bio-banded in the National Academy Championships.
- Please bring your own substitution cards.
- Players who are serving suspension from MLS NEXT competitions are still eligible to participate.
- Players may participate on multiple teams (age appropriate only) but can only play in one team / age group per day. P
2025 U13-U15 MLS NEXT RULES
Match Competition- U13-U15 MLS NEXT | All teams play 3 group matches | All teams play a 4th match on Monday determined by final group standings
Match Length & Field Size:- U13-U15 MLS NEXT: 2x35 minute halves
- Of note, the NAC will follow MLS NEXT guidelines for U13 Field dimensions.
- Size 5 Official match ball must be used for U14-U15 MLS NEXT matches
- Size 4 Official match ball must be used for U13 MLS NEXT matches
- All games will be streamed through Spiideo
- No Clubs/teams are allowed to bring their own equipment
MLS NEXT U13-U15 Roster Rules- Only MLS NEXT players are eligible to participate in the National Academy Championships. Full time and Future players are eligible if they are registered for MLS NEXT and show up on your Kitman Lab Rosters.
- All bio-banding (late-developers) regulations are in effect, so if a player is a late developer in MLS NEXT they are eligible to be bio-banded in the National Academy Championships.
- Please bring your own substitution cards.
- Players who are serving suspension from MLS NEXT competiti
Overview:
Major League Soccer on Tuesday announced that the off-field treatment control, timed substitution rule, and in-stadium VAR announcements will be implemented at games beginning on Saturday, April 20.
NEW YORK – Major League Soccer on Tuesday announced that the off-field treatment command, timed substitution rule, and in-stadium VAR announcements will be implemented at games beginning on Saturday, April 20.
Here is a fast look at the new regulations, according to an MLS pressurize release:
Off-field treatment rule
These rules will allow medical professionals with hour to assess and treat players off the field of participate in a less pressurized environment.
If a player with a suspected injury remains on the earth for more than 15 seconds, the referee will stop participate and wave the medical crew onto the field to assess the player. When safe, the player will be removed from the field and remain off the field for a minimum of two minutes for further assessment and treatment.
First implemented in MLS NEXT Pro midway through the 2022 season and continued through the 2023 campaign, the off-field treatment rule has allowed medical staffs time to deal with players, while also allowing th
MLS next team questions for dummies
Lou789 said:
My older son is on an EA team that will be MLS next next year at U13. His coaches indicated he will play on that team while others won’t I can tell. He gets a lot of playing time as is. But he does not know if or how things will change and I don’t either. And if he abuse even do this.
1. Can someone tell me the dummies version of MLS next at this age?
2. what the pros and cons are of MLS next teams at this age and older ages?
3. Is this where they some kids may never play or get called to play, or is that when they are older? Or am I thinking of something else? I read somewhere about kids not even being called to the games?
4. Are most MLS next teams around the same number of players on roster?
5. Is the travel bad and how often realistically?
6. If your child play MLS next what would you do different or the same at u13, u14 and you get years?
7. He wants to play for his high school team potentially eventually as well so the other option I guess would be to stay on an EA team at the same club? Can that be decided later like do MLS next one year and then if he wants to do HS move to a team on another league like EA?