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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBoo hoo. It affects a small number of kids ONCE for 3 months.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postand seniors with no spring team to play on
Every arbitrary year mandate screws somebody, there is no perfect cutoff. This is just how your kid is screwed for 3 months out of their whole lives.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou're probably a parent who doesn't want to see the "older" kids in your kid's grade (who have basically been playing up an age group since the change) come back and take her spot.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFunny that those older kids are often a grade up. So even in the "perfect" system there are many kids who are not in the same grade as their teammates.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFunny that those older kids are often a grade up. So even in the "perfect" system there are many kids who are not in the same grade as their teammates.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFalse. Most school systems in MA will not allow any child to enter kindergarten unless the have turned 5 before September 1.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/s...h-decline.html
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFalse. Most school systems in MA will not allow any child to enter kindergarten unless the have turned 5 before September 1.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostExactly. Someone please explain the benefit of birth/calendar year.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/201...r-registration
They were trying to limit the developmental differences that they felt are greater within a grade than a calendar year. I’m sure they were probably trying to align U.S. programs with the rest of the world as well.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHere is U.S. Soccer’s reasoning for the switch to birth year.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/201...r-registration
They were trying to limit the developmental differences that they felt are greater within a grade than a calendar year. I’m sure they were probably trying to align U.S. programs with the rest of the world as well.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNo need to call you names, but prior poster is correct. This past fall the 04s (u15s) consisted of 9th graders born Jan - Aug, and 8th Graders born Sep - Dec. There is no fall club season once HS starts so the 8th graders are trapped. Can't play down, no teams to play up. Move forward a few years and you get situation where sophomores are playing on same team as juniors. Juniors can have conversations with College Coaches, Sophomores can't. Birth Year alignment is goofy except for NT and by extension DA. IMHO this is an east branding move for ECNL - Play HS, Optimized for Recruiting.
Also, why can’t the 8th grader’s play middle school soccer in the fall? Most middle or junior high schools offer fall soccer. At least it’s better than doing nothing.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThey are “trapped” playing fall HS soccer too because 9 times out of 10 it’s a step down competitively from club. HS soccer is a compromise between a few really good NPL/ECNL players and the majority of their less-skilled friends, 99% of whom will never play in college. The only reason the better players want to play HS is to be with their friends or fill out their soccer resume since some college coaches still value HS experience (or at least say they do). It’s “fun” soccer, but not really good soccer.
Also, why can’t the 8th grader’s play middle school soccer in the fall? Most middle or junior high schools offer fall soccer. At least it’s better than doing nothing.
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