Rumor is birth year mandate will be changed

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It was a stupid change for the 99.9% of players who wi never play internationally. USSF can keep calendar year and everyone else can go back to grade based. It keeps kids playing with classmates (important with younger players), recruiting is easier, and it nearly eliminates trapped 8th and 12th graders ( except for kids who get redshirted by their parents for kindergarten). The younger players will always have a tougher time through puberty no matter when the date is. All this did was move the goal posts. If moving back keeps more kids playing I'm all for it

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Are the college coaches b1tching that recruiting is too difficult as is?

Or are parents complaining cause poor Mia and Landon have to ply with bigger boys and girls?

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Are the college coaches b1tching that recruiting is too difficult as is?

Or are parents complaining cause poor Mia and Landon have to ply with bigger boys and girls?

TS posters are complaining and they never complain about anything, so this should be an indication that the rule needs to be changed.

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TS posters are complaining and they never complain about anything, so this should be an indication that the rule needs to be changed.

TS should run the USSF. All Problems solved

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TS should run the USSF. All Problems solved

I guarantee you if Talking soccer ran FYSA schedules would be delayed at least 4 weeks more thus making FYSA look like geniuses!

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And you’re crying parent of a kid born September 1....poor baby.

Do you not see the irony cry baby?

Yep, you Definitely have a Kid playing Down.There's no need for name calling but I have to steal this one !!! Go & suck a Aids infested Cock.

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Yep, you Definitely have a Kid playing Down.There's no need for name calling but I have to steal this one !!! Go & suck a Aids infested Cock.

That's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

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That's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

You need to get more. Sad.

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It was a stupid change for the 99.9% of players who wi never play internationally. USSF can keep calendar year and everyone else can go back to grade based. It keeps kids playing with classmates (important with younger players), recruiting is easier, and it nearly eliminates trapped 8th and 12th graders ( except for kids who get redshirted by their parents for kindergarten). The younger players will always have a tougher time through puberty no matter when the date is. All this did was move the goal posts. If moving back keeps more kids playing I'm all for it

Well said

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It was a stupid change for the 99.9% of players who wi never play internationally. USSF can keep calendar year and everyone else can go back to grade based. It keeps kids playing with classmates (important with younger players), recruiting is easier, and it nearly eliminates trapped 8th and 12th graders ( except for kids who get redshirted by their parents for kindergarten). The younger players will always have a tougher time through puberty no matter when the date is. All this did was move the goal posts. If moving back keeps more kids playing I'm all for it

80% of the kids playing soccer in the US are under the age of 10 and playing in rec leagues anyways so it didn't impact them too much if at all (internal rec leagues can use whatever age system they want).

Soccer clubs will split up kids based on ability so it doesn't matter if your best buddy is in your age group. You can easily be playing on different teams.

Boys and girls have different classmates every year, teams can be comprised of different players, you can have friends who are older or younger . . . this is not the huge social dilemma that many on here would like you to believe. Unless you live in a small town with such a homogenous social strata and only one or two classes per grade.

This rule might be devastating in a town like Mayberry but it has very little effect on travel soccer other than the first year where it broke up existing groups.

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80% of the kids playing soccer in the US are under the age of 10 and playing in rec leagues anyways so it didn't impact them too much if at all (internal rec leagues can use whatever age system they want).

Soccer clubs will split up kids based on ability so it doesn't matter if your best buddy is in your age group. You can easily be playing on different teams.

Boys and girls have different classmates every year, teams can be comprised of different players, you can have friends who are older or younger . . . this is not the huge social dilemma that many on here would like you to believe. Unless you live in a small town with such a homogenous social strata and only one or two classes per grade.

This rule might be devastating in a town like Mayberry but it has very little effect on travel soccer other than the first year where it broke up existing groups.

Facts. And reason.

This won’t go over well here.

All the poor disadvantaged Mias born late in the year...what about them and their dreams? How will they overcome playing with against someone who is 12 years and 6 months when Mia is only 11 years and 10 months? It’s not fair.

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Facts. And reason.

This won’t go over well here.

All the poor disadvantaged Mias born late in the year...what about them and their dreams? How will they overcome playing with against someone who is 12 years and 6 months when Mia is only 11 years and 10 months? It’s not fair.

1st of all my daughter is Susie and she is 11 years and 2 months. She has to play with Kayla who is now 12 years 1 month and two weeks. It is not fair.

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TS should run the USSF. All Problems solved

USSF isn't doing a very good job of it. Worth a shot.

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80% of the kids playing soccer in the US are under the age of 10 and playing in rec leagues anyways so it didn't impact them too much if at all (internal rec leagues can use whatever age system they want).

Soccer clubs will split up kids based on ability so it doesn't matter if your best buddy is in your age group. You can easily be playing on different teams.

Boys and girls have different classmates every year, teams can be comprised of different players, you can have friends who are older or younger . . . this is not the huge social dilemma that many on here would like you to believe. Unless you live in a small town with such a homogenous social strata and only one or two classes per grade.

This rule might be devastating in a town like Mayberry but it has very little effect on travel soccer other than the first year where it broke up existing groups.

Younger kids playing in town programs or even town travel are exactly the kids impacted by the calendar year mess. They're the ones that want to play with classmates and sometimes need a little nudge like social ties to keep them playing. As the better ones move into clubs as they get older it's easier to explain and manage playing with different players. Participation in youth soccer has dropped 15% in just three years, the biggest drop of any sport (all sports are down somewhat but not double digits). The calendar year is only quasi-important to a tiny handful of players and even then it's questionable. It also creates a lot of trapped 8th graders. There's no need for it so why have it?

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Younger kids playing in town programs or even town travel are exactly the kids impacted by the calendar year mess. They're the ones that want to play with classmates and sometimes need a little nudge like social ties to keep them playing. As the better ones move into clubs as they get older it's easier to explain and manage playing with different players. Participation in youth soccer has dropped 15% in just three years, the biggest drop of any sport (all sports are down somewhat but not double digits). The calendar year is only quasi-important to a tiny handful of players and even then it's questionable. It also creates a lot of trapped 8th graders. There's no need for it so why have it?

Because us soccer wanted to make changes like birth year, heading, hold back line, 9v9 rather than 8v8. The only thing that was good was going to 9v9...the rest were pointless. Just shows that US soccer is clueless