Sasho Cirovski

62% of Division I schools have now voted to rescind the half-baked Men's Soccer year-round competition proposal. This is at least the third time that membership has rejected this concept, but somehow our governance process still requires that we find 18 more votes to kill it.

Last summer, the World Cup reminded us that soccer can bring us together. In recent weeks, we have used soccer to pull college athletics and its soccer community apart. We deserve a better conversation. A view from inside the room: My thoughts on the future of D1 men's soccer.

A note from our COO Dan Helfrich about why U.S. Soccer believes the men's college soccer model should evolve and current modernization proposals should advance.

In the last 4 champs 16 College Cup berths went to 16 diff programs. That includes Furman, Vermont, Marshall, Denver, Creighton and Saint Louis. Evidence that reaching the nat semis isn't limited to the traditional ACC and Big 10 powers. This is your effort to minimize us. 👎🤥

@ussoccer strongly supports the proposed new model for D1 men’s college soccer. Given ongoing debate, we wanted to share why this matters, how we engaged in the process, how feedback/concerns influenced the final model, and what happens next. Here’s to growing the game together.

Has there been any coaches at this level of men's soccer come out against this proposal?

The soccer proposal is not being portrayed accurately. Most importantly, the students want it. The five spring contests are already in your budget: officials, trainers, turf, and travel. Rescinding the proposal doesn't save that money; it just means you spend it with nothing to show for it. What the revised proposal actually requires is a minimum of three spring contests for postseason eligibility. Three. Not five, not ten. Schools are currently permitted five exhibition matches each spring, so three is fewer than programs already schedule. Conferences can still hold their championships in the fall for the automatic bid. The only new pieces are a May national championship and one 15-day transfer window. That's the whole trade: the same spring costs, with real upside. This is the accurate information. Rescinding the proposal makes no sense, either for the athletes or for the budget. @SeanTFrazier @FortWayneAD @DetroitAD @MKE_ADBraun @MattGlovaski @katiearcuri @Stags_AD @vandermerwe63 @DrakeADHardin @EvansvilleAD @JamieBoggsJD @HowardAD_KD

Sorry, I completely disagree. The proposed model will strain our overworked support staff. It will add to our budget challenges due to travel and indoor facility rental. And who is asking for outdoor soccer matches in the Midwest in February?! I ask D1 ADs to join me at Club 241.

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