Birth Year - will club rig the system?

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Same experience for my kid. Stayed too long in a comfortable situation where we had no complaints. Once my kid switched teams, it became obvious that we had stayed too long as the new situation was liberating and a growth experience in many ways. I suspect the forced shake-up will be a blessing in disguise for many.

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Yes, I wish we had made the change last year, had the opportunity, but she's on a really strong team with a great group of girls. Didn't want to shake things up.....MISTAKE.

Will Fred miss her?

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You should have made one for her last year. Four years is too long with the same coach.

says who? you?

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Yes the dec 99 and dec 02 kids are completely screwed in this new system this year. This will repeat every year until the system switches back in three or four years.

I think the parents are the ones projecting the "getting screwed" issue. If the kids wants the challenge, they will take it and be fine. Everything in life is not going to be easy.

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I'm looking forward to the change. My daughter has been with the same coach and group of girls for four years. While he's been a good coach and she's learned a lot, I think she's ready for a change.

You didn't need the birth year issue to make a change. Every year should be self reflection and evaluate whether your goals have been met. If not, make a change regardless of silly soccer rules.

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You didn't need the birth year issue to make a change. Every year should be self reflection and evaluate whether your goals have been met. If not, make a change regardless of silly soccer rules.

You are correct and we would have made a change this year regardless of the birth year changes. This just makes the transition to a new team that much easier as most teams will be completely new.