The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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Some 2001's as well will be asked to not return, no?

It's the Revs - lots of players won't be asked back

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Will the Revs pay for another age group is the question??

Biggest translation of this is that most skilled 15 years just got screwed. After playing U14 academy, most of these these players didn't make the U15/16 team, and now they will run into the same situation again and not make the U16/17 team. Meaning they will be off scouts radar for their most important sophomore and junior years of high school. US soccer could not be run by a bigger bunch if ignorant fools. They effectively just eliminated an entire age group from future relevance.

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Biggest translation of this is that most skilled 15 years just got screwed. After playing U14 academy, most of these these players didn't make the U15/16 team, and now they will run into the same situation again and not make the U16/17 team. Meaning they will be off scouts radar for their most important sophomore and junior years of high school. US soccer could not be run by a bigger bunch if ignorant fools. They effectively just eliminated an entire age group from future relevance.

US Soccer doesn't care about college.

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Biggest translation of this is that most skilled 15 years just got screwed. After playing U14 academy, most of these these players didn't make the U15/16 team, and now they will run into the same situation again and not make the U16/17 team. Meaning they will be off scouts radar for their most important sophomore and junior years of high school. US soccer could not be run by a bigger bunch if ignorant fools. They effectively just eliminated an entire age group from future relevance.

Nobody is getting screwed here. Looks like I'll have to spell this out for those confused people. I'll lay out the birth year groups for last year, this year, and next year, so you can see the progression of the combined oldest two age groups is not changing next year.

2015/2016: '97-'98, '99-'00, '01-'02
2016/2017: '98-'99, '00-'01, '02, '03, '04
2017/2018: '99-'00, '01-'02, '03, '04, '05, '06

See now? Everyone is just moving up as they are supposed to each year, with younger teams being added on. '02s might whine a little, because they didn't have a chance to lord over the '03s this year having a split age group, but they should actually be happy that more of them could play this year without '03s taking their spots.

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You sound like Carter from 103.3 AMP radio. Have you turned 9 yet? They will have to add u13 and u14 because their current u13 will be u15 next year

The Revs will not have a U13 next year, the clubs which whom they have an "alliance" with will have U13 teams.

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US Soccer doesn't care about college.

Nor do they care about 99.999% of US soccer players in general. The age change debacle is proof of that. Perfectly fine to align age groups to international standards for NT, maybe even DA since in theory there's a professional path (in reality a blip on the radar). But to force the age change across all other levels of soccer - players who will never, ever in a million years be pro or top D1 or NT players - shows their callous disregard for youth soccer players. They only care about the ultimate chosen few.

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Nobody is getting screwed here. Looks like I'll have to spell this out for those confused people. I'll lay out the birth year groups for last year, this year, and next year, so you can see the progression of the combined oldest two age groups is not changing next year.

2015/2016: '97-'98, '99-'00, '01-'02
2016/2017: '98-'99, '00-'01, '02, '03, '04
2017/2018: '99-'00, '01-'02, '03, '04, '05, '06

See now? Everyone is just moving up as they are supposed to each year, with younger teams being added on. '02s might whine a little, because they didn't have a chance to lord over the '03s this year having a split age group, but they should actually be happy that more of them could play this year without '03s taking their spots.

The 2002's are technically U15 this year and the U15/U16 group is technically U16/U17. So this year they are technically lacking a U13 age group.

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The Revs will have a combined 01/02 team as per USSF mandate in 2017/18. What that means is that the majority of the 2002's are going to be cut.

That would have happened anyway. This has been explained about a dozen times. Dim bulb?

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You sound like Carter from 103.3 AMP radio. Have you turned 9 yet? They will have to add u13 and u14 because their current u13 will be u15 next year

They already have u14, the 2005 will enter at that age instead of u13. The new group is u13, 2006s. Bulb really THAT dim? Ask your son, if he's passed 7th grade math he should be able to explain it, IF you would relax, listen and tried to think before hitting the Submit button.

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Nobody is getting screwed here. Looks like I'll have to spell this out for those confused people. I'll lay out the birth year groups for last year, this year, and next year, so you can see the progression of the combined oldest two age groups is not changing next year.

2015/2016: '97-'98, '99-'00, '01-'02
2016/2017: '98-'99, '00-'01, '02, '03, '04
2017/2018: '99-'00, '01-'02, '03, '04, '05, '06

See now? Everyone is just moving up as they are supposed to each year, with younger teams being added on. '02s might whine a little, because they didn't have a chance to lord over the '03s this year having a split age group, but they should actually be happy that more of them could play this year without '03s taking their spots.

Your reading comprehension skills are lacking. It is the 01's who get screwed. This year they were the 15 year olds who didn't make the 15/16 year old team. And now next year they will be the 16 year olds who don't make the 16/17 year old team. Hopefully they will just stay playing High School and at least enjoy themselves. Not only is US soccer awful at teaching, but they also excel at destroying motivation.

Comprendes?...or do you work for US soccer in which case I wouldn't expect you to understand.

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Your reading comprehension skills are lacking. It is the 01's who get screwed. This year they were the 15 year olds who didn't make the 15/16 year old team. And now next year they will be the 16 year olds who don't make the 16/17 year old team. Hopefully they will just stay playing High School and at least enjoy themselves. Not only is US soccer awful at teaching, but they also excel at destroying motivation.

Comprendes?...or do you work for US soccer in which case I wouldn't expect you to understand.

Yes. The poster you referenced has this years age groups wrong. Only The very best 15 year olds will get to play academy. But only the very best. And they will be playing up against players a year older this year and next

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Your reading comprehension skills are lacking. It is the 01's who get screwed. This year they were the 15 year olds who didn't make the 15/16 year old team. And now next year they will be the 16 year olds who don't make the 16/17 year old team. Hopefully they will just stay playing High School and at least enjoy themselves. Not only is US soccer awful at teaching, but they also excel at destroying motivation.

Comprendes?...or do you work for US soccer in which case I wouldn't expect you to understand.

Do you have any friends that have completed 5th grade math? Please talk to them or your child. They can explain it to you. This is a matter of fact, not opinion, and you are wrong. Does that help?

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They already have u14, the 2005 will enter at that age instead of u13. The new group is u13, 2006s. Bulb really THAT dim? Ask your son, if he's passed 7th grade math he should be able to explain it, IF you would relax, listen and tried to think before hitting the Submit button.

I think you are wrong on the ages. 2006's will be U12 DA this fall. The DA & Club birth year/U# will line up.

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The Revs will not have a U13 next year, the clubs which whom they have an "alliance" with will have U13 teams.

Alliance clubs won't be getting U13. Bolts & Seacoast will have all the ages specified under their umbrellas. DA isn't expanding to these alliance clubs because 1 DA club is cheap.

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Your reading comprehension skills are lacking. It is the 01's who get screwed. This year they were the 15 year olds who didn't make the 15/16 year old team. And now next year they will be the 16 year olds who don't make the 16/17 year old team. Hopefully they will just stay playing High School and at least enjoy themselves. Not only is US soccer awful at teaching, but they also excel at destroying motivation.

Comprendes?...or do you work for US soccer in which case I wouldn't expect you to understand.

Look, I wanted to leave out the U-designations, but your understanding is clearly getting confused with it, so I'll add it into the matrix. Please let this clear things up.... By the way, '01s will be U17 next year, so should have the advantage in that U16/U17 age group. Not sure what you are complaining about.

Nobody is getting screwed here. Looks like I'll have to spell this out for those confused people. I'll lay out the birth year groups for last year, this year, and next year, so you can see the progression of the combined oldest two age groups is not changing next year.

2015/2016: ['97/'98-U18/U17], ['99/'00-U16/U15], ['01/'02-U14/U13]

**DA Only U-designations (not USClub Soccer, etc.), check any club at ussoccerda.com and see the birth dates of the players on these team if this is the sticking point for you.
2016/2017: ['98/'99-U18/U17], ['00/'01-U16/U15], ['02-U14], ['03-U13], ['04-U12]

2017/2018: ['99/'00-U19/U18], ['01/'02-U17/U16], ['03-U15], ['04-U14], ['05-U13], ['06-U12]

Note: Revs don't have the '04-U12 age group this year. Not sure if they'll add the '05-U13s next year or outsource both that age group and the '06-U12s to the alliance.

See now? Everyone is just moving up as they are supposed to each year, with younger teams being added on.