ECNL wants to switch back to school year from birth year

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What would the actual age brackets look like for 25-26? Trying to figure out which age groups would be 7 on 7 vs. 9 on 9?

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I hope ECNL clubs roll it out this Spring to give teams a chance to test a season out. It will help coaches and directors better assess their needs at tryouts.

Also what fun is it anyway to play with teammates you know won't be back on the team? Yes, rip that bandaid.

I'm guessing the q4 starters on the regional teams will most likely make the national team of their grade i.e. year below

And all q4 players (regardless of starter or bench) on national team will make the national team of their grade i.e. year below.
Q4 bench warmers on national teams should be rejoicing.

q4 bench players on regional team remain a question mark. I hope they will be given a fair evaluation and not just relegated to the regional team of their grade i.e. year below.

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Don’t count your chickens before they hatch ussf isn’t a proponent

Pretty much every other organization is for it. Otherwise they wouldn't have made that many announcements on Facebook, X , etc.

I do think they do wait until fall though. How hard will it be for parents to have bough plane tickets, hotels etc to tournaments this spring to be told "oh wait your now on regional and are not going to those places". They will start fresh this fall.

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Pretty much every other organization is for it. Otherwise they wouldn't have made that many announcements on Facebook, X , etc.

I do think they do wait until fall though. How hard will it be for parents to have bough plane tickets, hotels etc to tournaments this spring to be told "oh wait your now on regional and are not going to those places". They will start fresh this fall.

They are def rolling it out for Spring.
Our ECNL club has no away (plane ride away) tournaments for Spring yet.
We have away league games but it is easy enough to cancel hotel bookings. And which idiots book hotels 4 months in advance?

It is smart to roll it out in Spring. Fall teams will be strong and deep

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They are def rolling it out for Spring.
Our ECNL club has no away (plane ride away) tournaments for Spring yet.
We have away league games but it is easy enough to cancel hotel bookings. And which idiots book hotels 4 months in advance?

It is smart to roll it out in Spring. Fall teams will be strong and deep

Refundable hotel reservations are definitely a thing - check it out.

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They are def rolling it out for Spring.
Our ECNL club has no away (plane ride away) tournaments for Spring yet.
We have away league games but it is easy enough to cancel hotel bookings. And which idiots book hotels 4 months in advance?

It is smart to roll it out in Spring. Fall teams will be strong and deep

Nothing has even been announced yet and and now the time line is moving up? I'm for the change, but this is highly unlikely. To echo your comment - there's no way it's happening by spring.Can spout any nonsense you want on an anonymous board.

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Nothing has even been announced yet and and now the time line is moving up? I'm for the change, but this is highly unlikely. To echo your comment - there's no way it's happening by spring.Can spout any nonsense you want on an anonymous board.

They already know which Q4 kids are moving. If you're regional blue and are offered a spot on a younger blue national team you will take it. They don't have to displace a current kid on that team for spring it just integrates the new player into the fold. Ideally there will be similar numbers of players moving between the ages so the Q4 player will be replacing another Q4 player who also dropped down.

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They already know which Q4 kids are moving. If you're regional blue and are offered a spot on a younger blue national team you will take it. They don't have to displace a current kid on that team for spring it just integrates the new player into the fold. Ideally there will be similar numbers of players moving between the ages so the Q4 player will be replacing another Q4 player who also dropped down.

Don't underestimate the movement across clubs. There will be a lot more than you think, not just kids moving up and down between clubs. There are 4Q kids with clubs they'd not be with if playing with the cohort below.

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They are def rolling it out for Spring.
Our ECNL club has no away (plane ride away) tournaments for Spring yet.
We have away league games but it is easy enough to cancel hotel bookings. And which idiots book hotels 4 months in advance?

It is smart to roll it out in Spring. Fall teams will be strong and deep

Well you're not the only ECNL club in Mass and some have travel that does include a plane ride. And when you have stay to play tournaments that require booking a hotel months in advance then you have to book that hotel. Yes it can be canceled your right.

No way a team with 18 currently moves 2 or 3 2010's on their team without complete upheaval of the current team.

You would hope clubs care about their players wellbeing but it seems that if this does change for the spring you will see how many they kick to the curb.

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Don't underestimate the movement across clubs. There will be a lot more than you think, not just kids moving up and down between clubs. There are 4Q kids with clubs they'd not be with if playing with the cohort below.

If she's that good then the coach will keep her on the team.

But you probably think you know better than the Coach You think your superstar 2012 Sep born Mia can play with 8th graders next year even though coach doesn't think so?
Good luck going behind your club's back.

And what are you going to do for her 8th grade fall season? And her 10th, 11th and 12th grade years?

Hard to reason with idiots like yourself..

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Well you're not the only ECNL club in Mass and some have travel that does include a plane ride. And when you have stay to play tournaments that require booking a hotel months in advance then you have to book that hotel. Yes it can be canceled your right.

No way a team with 18 currently moves 2 or 3 2010's on their team without complete upheaval of the current team.

You would hope clubs care about their players wellbeing but it seems that if this does change for the spring you will see how many they kick to the curb.

ECNL is giving clubs the option to have a head start. It's up to each club to roll out in spring or fall.

My club is rolling it out in spring. I think it's smart. That gives us enough time to make changes for Fall.

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If she's that good then the coach will keep her on the team.

But you probably think you know better than the Coach You think your superstar 2012 Sep born Mia can play with 8th graders next year even though coach doesn't think so?
Good luck going behind your club's back.

And what are you going to do for her 8th grade fall season? And her 10th, 11th and 12th grade years?

Hard to reason with idiots like yourself..

This seems like a very aggressive response to the comment you quoted

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This seems like a very aggressive response to the comment you quoted

seriously. I basically just read it as there will be movement from GA teams or RL2 teams or whatever to NL teams.

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seriously. I basically just read it as there will be movement from GA teams or RL2 teams or whatever to NL teams.

Nope. This is the parent of a q4 kid, who has been claiming all these years that their player "plays up" and now refuses to accept the change because they think their player will be "playing down".
They think their player is too good to be playing on their own grade team (even though their player is the bench) and so they will shop around.
If their player was that good, the coach will keep their player on current team but they will go behind the coach's back because they think they know better.

They will also try to hardball current coach. Any coach (worth their balls) will tell them to take a hike.

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Nope. This is the parent of a q4 kid, who has been claiming all these years that their player "plays up" and now refuses to accept the change because they think their player will be "playing down".
They think their player is too good to be playing on their own grade team (even though their player is the bench) and so they will shop around.
If their player was that good, the coach will keep their player on current team but they will go behind the coach's back because they think they know better.

They will also try to hardball current coach. Any coach (worth their balls) will tell them to take a hike.

I have a q4 kid and wherever they end up they end up. I enjoy the current group and would prefer him there and be middle of the pack over being a top 2/3 player with the shuffling. We will see.