All OYSA Clubs to go Calendar Year

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it's not really going to matter anyways...this will be brought down from the big dogs in US Soccer. parents can complain all they want it's still going to happen

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So we change and other month kids "get left behind" so really what does it matter.

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So we change and other month kids "get left behind" so really what does it matter.

Exactly. Right now it's the June-July kids that get the short end of the stick. Change to calendar year and it's the Nov-Dec kids. NOTHING changes overall.

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Exactly. Right now it's the June-July kids that get the short end of the stick. Change to calendar year and it's the Nov-Dec kids. NOTHING changes overall.

Only thing will change is for the existing teams have been playing together. Some players will get split up now. Be interesting if clubs hold birth year tryouts this Spring. Changes dynamics in divisions.

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Only thing will change is for the existing teams have been playing together. Some players will get split up now. Be interesting if clubs hold birth year tryouts this Spring. Changes dynamics in divisions.

Don't hold your breath. This has been talked about for years. It was actually changed FROM birth year to the current system about 20-25 years ago.

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Here's a recent discussion of what's going on in Washington

http://washingtonpremiersoccer.com/f...c,23418.0.html

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The tide is swinging to birth year to join the rest of the world and follow in Germany's successful footsteps. Hope all states usys & usclub switch together.

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What is the source of this information?

Where does US Youth Soccer say they are going to calendar year?

If it's true, is OPL making this move too.

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What is the source of this information?

Where does US Youth Soccer say they are going to calendar year?

If it's true, is OPL making this move too.

There is no source of information. It's all hush hush so it can be introduced as a big surprise in the spring of 2016. Get ready for your late birth dates to skip a year. For example U13 is 02's under current calendar year system in place with US Club Soccer. So any 01s on a U13 team would be U15 next year if this change took place this spring.

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There is no source of information. It's all hush hush so it can be introduced as a big surprise in the spring of 2016. Get ready for your late birth dates to skip a year. For example U13 is 02's under current calendar year system in place with US Club Soccer. So any 01s on a U13 team would be U15 next year if this change took place this spring.

What are you talking about?

'01's will play against '01's

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Sounds like birth year will be boys only.

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What are you talking about?

'01's will play against '01's

As an example, a U13 team right now is half 2001s and half 2002s. If the change to calendar year was to happen this spring (2015), then the 2002s would become U14s for next season and the 2001s would become U15s. This becomes a problem for a lot of 8th graders who will be on U15 teams with no fall season.

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As an example, a U13 team right now is half 2001s and half 2002s. If the change to calendar year was to happen this spring (2015), then the 2002s would become U14s for next season and the 2001s would become U15s. This becomes a problem for a lot of 8th graders who will be on U15 teams with no fall season.

But they will have a winter one.

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But they will have a winter one.

True, but nothing to do in the fall while half their teammates are playing HS ball. Unless they're all allowed to use the 8th grade exemption and play down at U14, but that's a lot of players.

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True, but nothing to do in the fall while half their teammates are playing HS ball. Unless they're all allowed to use the 8th grade exemption and play down at U14, but that's a lot of players.

It's competitive soccer. There is always something to do. I would pass on the exemption, it would just delay the inevitable.