What if all leagues defer to 2026?
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lets Go NN Tigers!Comment
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Newton North High SchoolOriginally posted by Guest View Post
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Newtonville, MA 02460
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They should make quarterly based teams, this way no kid has to play against the big bad older kids.Comment
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That is just stupid. Stop posting here. Big changes in club soccer! "Club soccer is reverting to using high school graduation year instead of birth year" No more "trap players." Back to the way it used to be. This change currently applies to ECNL, but I'm sure other leagues will follow suit. Parents never have to tell me anything more than once, and I pride myself on having a very good soccer IQ. Of course I want to play at the highest level in college, but I also would like to find a coaching staff and program I can believe in and who believes in me. It's important to me that I'm part of a great team culture, that we play for each other and for something bigger than ourselves. Then I want to find the program where I can compete to get on the field quickly and compete for championships. Thank you.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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Hi Jason! Thank you for joining our conversation, but you are too young to read some of the vulgarity some parents choose to post here.While we eagerly await more information on the potential birth year change, I encourage all of our member clubs to be proactive and prepare for multiple scenarios. Regardless of the outcome, we will adapt and provide clear guidance to help navigate any transition smoothly as it should be all!Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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The voting day is getting closer …
Anybody knows WHERE the US Socer board will be joining to
make the decision?
Maybe a hidden place at desert of Nevada, or an underground anti nuke shelter in Nebraska, below a corn field?
Why is everything being so secretive?Comment
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Are those meetings broadcast live?Comment
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Closed ballot and not live streamed. If history proves correct, when the United States hosts the 2026 Men’s World Cup, there will be a large surge of young players registering to play soccer for the first time. Under the current Birth Year Age Grouping, many of these players will not be able to play with their friends and classmates. If we want to significantly increase the number of children who play soccer in the United States, allowing novice players to play with their friends will help. Based on years of research, US Soccer offered two logical scientific reasons behind its decision: (1)It’s how the rest of the world does it and (2)It’s how the rest of the world does it. This reasoning makes a lot of sense because the rest of the world is good at soccer and they owe most of this success to the simple fact they follow calendar-year age grouping. Brazilians often cite the importance of calendar-year age grouping: “Calendar-year age grouping has been critical to our dominance in soccer,” a Brazilian soccer federation official was overheard saying while juggling a grapefruit then bicycle kicking it to his child. Retired Spanish soccer star Xavi said, “While I don’t want to downplay the importance of calendar-year age grouping, Spain has a rich soccer tradition, some of the most well-funded youth programs in the world, and we are very good looking.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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US Soccer did not always use school-year designations. Until the early ‘90s American kids played with kids born in the same calendar year. At some point, somebody decided organizing kids by school year would create a seamless transition from grade to grade. Eighth graders wouldn’t be trying to find a team while their 9th grade teammates played on the high school team. The same for seniors in high school whose club team was depleted by kids leaving for college. Also, because soccer is not a primary American sport, it made sense to start six- year-old kids playing with their classmates – their friends.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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This, might I say, ingenious system might get more players playing at younger ages. It might offer kids different opportunities based on their level of physical maturity. It might create more challenges for players in their teen years. It might create fewer pretty boys. And, if I’m correct, it would definitely mean a United States Men’s World Cup Championship in 2026.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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