Youth soccer age change

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nonsense as they get in high school sometimes age is even more of a factor as some kids have full beards and others have not hit full puberty. so 3 months at age 15 can be more important than 3 months at age 9.

This is true especially on the boys side but the only way to truly solve for it is biobanding

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Will we have answers on Friday?

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They vote on Friday. Word is it’s a done deal.

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Background: In phase 1 of the Ecosystem Review, membership and other stakeholders highlighted several important issues that are essential to a successful and thriving soccer ecosystem. Player registration is one issue that we are reviewing collaboratively across all levels of play, specifically between birth year (January 1-December 31) and school year (August 1-July 31 or September 1-August 31) registration. U.S. Soccer has facilitated informal feedback to understand how registration choice fosters growing the game and developing winning teams. We determined that this is a highly complex and important issue that merits a more formal process. Registration affects every child and handling this process with care is a top priority.

Our Process: U.S. Soccer, in collaboration with the Board of Directors’ Technical Development Committee, is currently conducting a formal survey with members, leagues, and clubs. We will present the findings and recommended path forward at the Board of Directors meeting on November 22. U.S. Soccer plans to communicate the path forward to the ecosystem by the end of the year.

Other Information: We have narrowed the participant pool to members, leagues, and clubs; teams, individual participants, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders can submit their feedback via our Ecosystem Review website here.

Additional Feedback: You can direct your individual teams, participants, parents / guardians, or others to submit their feedback here.

Reach out to memberprograms@ussoccer.org with any questions.