ECNL wants to switch back to school year from birth year

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one more and we'll get to 100!

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The reason this thread has gone one is because parents care. The ones that don’t troll this thread and make jabs at the parents who see the need for change to fix a wrong. We will be at 100 pages soon enough. Maybe the ECNL and GA folk will take notice, read the data, and fix a problem. Maybe they won’t. But they have a duty to youth soccer holding themselves up as elite to improve and fix issues that leave players left behind. People from several states btw have weighed in. This is not just MA people who care. MA people are just the most outspoken as that’s how we are in the Northeast.
ECNL and GA many are writing letters, we implore you to follow through on your podcast suggestions. This is your moment to do what’s right.

There are just as many Q1 and Q3 people writing to maintain status quo. All to maintain their RAE benefits. (Q3 don’t want to be the youngest). Since recruiting is not a concern that the colleges share, it will come down to the inconveniences of trapped players vs aligning with USSF. Pros and cons on each side. We all have opinions but we are not the deciders. This thread is heavily one sided and can’t be considered a true measure of national sentiment. But I suppose we will continue to yell at windmills, we are mass holes after all.

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kids who are not at the top of the food chain are not there for many reasons, none of which have anything to do with the month they were born.

My Q4 daughter can’t make the ECNL team for her BY, but I can assure you she would be in the top half of the ECNL team a year below. So, you’re wrong.

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There are 50 states. We are a small one. The other 49 don’t care.

Hey we are on here! Signing in from CT. This is a crazy thread with many from outside MA dialing in. 100 pages strong.
Feels like an online protest.
”Switch back to Grade Year! Switch back to Grade Year!”

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Hey we are on here! Signing in from CT. This is a crazy thread with many from outside MA dialing in. 100 pages strong.
Feels like an online protest.
”Switch back to Grade Year! Switch back to Grade Year!”

Small state plus 1. Lookout.

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My Q4 daughter can’t make the ECNL team for her BY, but I can assure you she would be in the top half of the ECNL team a year below. So, you’re wrong.

Must be young. That year younger team hasn’t fully formed yet. Otherwise this scenario doesn’t play out as you describe

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kids who are not at the top of the food chain are not there for many reasons, none of which have anything to do with the month they were born.

Agreed, but doesn’t mean there isn’t fear from Q1 parents who have the fear their older child now has to compete with the next age group up. They can admit it or not but it’s the truth.

I have one of each Q1 and Q4 boys so either decision is fine with me.

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My Q4 daughter can’t make the ECNL team for her BY, but I can assure you she would be in the top half of the ECNL team a year below. So, you’re wrong.

lol I told you all this. The only folks pushing this are the parents of b teamers who believe they will make the top team upon a change. Which is comical. Age cutoff is not the reason Mia is on the b team

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Agreed, but doesn’t mean there isn’t fear from Q1 parents who have the fear their older child now has to compete with the next age group up. They can admit it or not but it’s the truth.

I have one of each Q1 and Q4 boys so either decision is fine with me.

Until puberty hits the q4 kids can be at big disadvantage on size. After puberty everything is more on merits. Problem is a lot of q4 are already pushed down to B teams or leave the sport because of being on a b team AND not having grade level friends.

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Until puberty hits the q4 kids can be at big disadvantage on size. After puberty everything is more on merits. Problem is a lot of q4 are already pushed down to B teams or leave the sport because of being on a b team AND not having grade level friends.

RAE would affect the younger kids regardless of cutoff point.

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Before puberty it’s all about development and good training through the club and away. Who cares what team they are on.

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The ECNL president and Vice president are anti Birth year so that’s worth something I don’t think They’d bring it up on three separate ECNL podcasts just to kick the hornets nest for no reason. The big question is can they make a change to the rules without going away from full birth (if US soccer is not on board with changing back) that would help players who are trapped and put at a disadvantage with recruiting rules.

They are not thinking about national team players and how this affects them but the majority of kids playing ECNL and rules that make sense for most. RAE will be an issue regardless.

Top players will continue to make top teams either way.

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Small state plus 1. Lookout.

There’s more. MA threads are the best! Other states don’t have the same crazy fan base. Ok… maybe Florida.

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RAE would affect the younger kids regardless of cutoff point.

Absolutely, but they would still be on the same teams with kids their grades and socially more likely to stick with the sport. You don't see the same issues on other sports based on grad year. You still see RAE in all sports.

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Until puberty hits the q4 kids can be at big disadvantage on size. After puberty everything is more on merits. Problem is a lot of q4 are already pushed down to B teams or leave the sport because of being on a b team AND not having grade level friends.

If your kid quits the sport because they are on a b team that’s a good thing. They and the parents lack mental toughness and don’t really love the sport. Go do ballet