ECNL wants to switch back to school year from birth year

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Calendar birth year is a weird cut off. SY makes more sense. There is a reason they are talking about moving it.

It actually makes the most sense and aligns with the rest of the world. Rationalize how ever you want. No guarantee it happens. All the girl parents on this page forget about boys. Mlsn is just or more influential than ecnl. If they don’t align to this, it won’t happen.

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It actually makes the most sense and aligns with the rest of the world. Rationalize how ever you want. No guarantee it happens. All the girl parents on this page forget about boys. Mlsn is just or more influential than ecnl. If they don’t align to this, it won’t happen.

The rest of the world isn’t on a calendar system. Some are and some are not. The international standard is calendar, but with staggered age bands every two years for a pool of maybe 50 kids per country. That is purpose built for national team selection at the very top of the pyramid which has nothing to do with 99% of players.

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Doesn't matter what the q1 q2 q3 q4 parents want or don't want, it's happening. The decision makers are not reading your rants. Just accept it and prepare for it.

Instead of focusing on if and whether, the discussion should be when and how.
When?
As early as spring or as late as fall?

How?
All Aug to Dec players (NL + RL) get placed on national teams?
What about those NL players who refuse to be placed on their grade level NL teams because they think they will be playing "down"?
If they are allowed to stay on the older grade team, what happens to them later when they have the problems the change is trying to mitigate?

There are far fewer 4th quarter NL players than there "should" be based on the distribution of kids. 15-20% vs 40%. There will be very few if any NL players that wont understand or be OK playing with their grade cohort once they realize its not just them playing with and against the birth year team below.

Talking to many RL parents, many have the view they wont stay with their team/club because they think their kid can make an NL team the cohort below. Some will and some wont. It will be interesting to see.

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There will be very few if any NL players that wont understand or be OK playing with their grade cohort

I don't understand what you said.
Are you saying that there will be very few q4 NL players that will be okay playing on their grade year team?

What do you mean by
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once they realize its not just them playing with and against the birth year team below.

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There will be very few if any NL players that wont understand or be OK playing with their grade cohort

I don't understand what you said. Are you saying that there will be very few q4 NL players that will be okay playing on their grade year team?

What do you mean by

once they realize its not just them playing with and against the birth year team below.

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Nice try. Everyone wants to be the top dog.

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The issue is you q4 rl parents want to not be the youngest. Someone is always the youngest. It literally has no impact on either of my kids. My kids both have and can play up a year and handle their business. My point is the selfishness on display here by specifically q4 ulittle rl parents is disgraceful

Well you are pretty upset for someone who has kids that are not impacted. You have no idea if the parents here are RL or NL. Trapped players on ECNL teams want this as badly as any other level. I think you are just looking to reach 300 posts

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Well you are pretty upset for someone who has kids that are not impacted. You have no idea if the parents here are RL or NL. Trapped players on ECNL teams want this as badly as any other level. I think you are just looking to reach 300 posts

I’m not upset partner. I think ulittle parents who think some date change will magically make them better players is comical

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Cool. Enjoy your newly earned Q4 status.

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Well you are pretty upset for someone who has kids that are not impacted. You have no idea if the parents here are RL or NL. Trapped players on ECNL teams want this as badly as any other level. I think you are just looking to reach 300 posts

Trapped parents acknowledge that their kid has benefitted greatly by playing with their older birth year teammates. They wish they could somehow continue playing with them without having to deal with the issues of a trapped player during the recruiting years.

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Trapped parents acknowledge that their kid has benefitted greatly by playing with their older birth year teammates. They wish they could somehow continue playing with them without having to deal with the issues of a trapped player during the recruiting years.

If they can ball they will get the call.

its only 5 more months of age to contend with.

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Trapped parents acknowledge that their kid has benefitted greatly by playing with their older birth year teammates. They wish they could somehow continue playing with them without having to deal with the issues of a trapped player during the recruiting years.

I see.
So trapped players want to stay on their current teams but they want to move to their grade teams only for 8th grade fall and recruitment / showcase years.

Why should clubs make this exception for just trapped players. All players if they can ball with the grade above should be allowed to. Trapped players are no longer special thanks to the change

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People use ulittle here in such a derogatory way, as if they never had kids of that age playing and weren't just annoying of parents then as they are now.

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People use ulittle here in such a derogatory way, as if they never had kids of that age playing and weren't just annoying of parents then as they are now.

Can you stop trying to divide us, we need to come together as a country. Vote graduation year!

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I’m not upset partner. I think ulittle parents who think some date change will magically make them better players is comical

Somehow we got to page 256 of this thread and you missed the issues, which come into play in high school years for trapped players. Now that’s comical.