Shift to Jan. 1 cutoff next year or year after?

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What about the 8th graders? They just take the fall off while their new team mates are playing with their high school and older players? Really a problem that needs solved before they change or they are going to lose a whole group to other sports and activities. Good time to try volleyball, cross country or something new.

No argument, it's a bummer. Mine will do cross country, volleyball & maybe some more basketball. Personally, I'm secretly hoping this change will make her want to transition to track & cc full time. We have neighbor friends with a group of 6 little girls playing club uLittles academy together. They were planning on all going competitive at U11 next year but now they aren't because 3 of the girls are Jan-July and 3 are Sept-Dec. They are all about the same level and are mostly in it to be together right now. My older kids are so entrenched that they may stay - except my 2016 year 8th grade girl who is going to see if some other sport might work out better for her in the long run since she excels at all sports.

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What about the 8th graders? They just take the fall off while their new team mates are playing with their high school and older players? Really a problem that needs solved before they change or they are going to lose a whole group to other sports and activities. Good time to try volleyball, cross country or something new.

Sounds like a great time to enjoy a fall sport through school, and train a couple days a week with the team mates that aren't in HS. Not nearly as big a problem as you think it will be. It's just a couple of months out of an 11 month club soccer year.

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We know we will lose a lot of girls, but sometimes there are casualties when making the right decision for the older boys and that is really unfortunate but worth the fallout.

Now when our academy teams travel internationally we won't have a disadvantage of having a younger roster. Totally worth the pain for younger girls.

It's easy to bump fees 15% to cover the list revenue. M

No downsides to this.

I realize a lot people are worried about the lost revenue from this, but the answer is simple: raise fees. Easy.

The benefit to older men's teams far outweighs any negative affects on youth girls. You should feel patriotic sacrificing for the teams that really matter.

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Exactly. And it will help prepare them for having no club team their entire senior year of high school as well. They should be happy and just quit whining.

R-E-L-A-X. I've had 2 DD's head off to college to play and neither played club ball senior year. They trained, mainly with boys, and worked a lot on fitness after HS soccer and were very prepared for college, plus enjoyed senior year.

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Anyone complaining about this needs to stop immediately. A directive has been issued and there is no room for non-loyal members at the table.

This will benefit the very elite men's teams so no questions should be asked. If you think there is any interest in youth girls soccer you are sorely mistaken.

Ten years from now you will have all forgotten about this so how about shutting your trap now.

Thank you! Finally someone gets it.

If you think there is any discussion of youth girls soccer at high level decision making meetings I you are direly mistaken. Yes it will hurt youth girls, but nobody cares.

So be happy or get out. Period.

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I realize a lot people are worried about the lost revenue from this, but the answer is simple: raise fees. Easy.

The benefit to older men's teams far outweighs any negative affects on youth girls. You should feel patriotic sacrificing for the teams that really matter.

Why can't you people be happy you are helping the men's soccer teams?

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Thank you! Finally someone gets it.

If you think there is any discussion of youth girls soccer at high level decision making meetings I you are direly mistaken. Yes it will hurt youth girls, but nobody cares.

So be happy or get out. Period.

Ouch. True but it sure doesn't sound very good when I know my daughter won't be able to play with her best friend she's played with for 7 years.

I suppose it's better for development so I should tell her to quit whining and be happy she is benefiting us men's soccer. And when she plays internationally there won't be any date confusion.

Friends aren't important. Soccer is.

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Ouch. True but it sure doesn't sound very good when I know my daughter won't be able to play with her best friend she's played with for 7 years.

I suppose it's better for development so I should tell her to quit whining and be happy she is benefiting us men's soccer. And when she plays internationally there won't be any date confusion.

Friends aren't important. Soccer is.

When she hears that a German soccer player says that splitting her up from her friend will someday help US the men's national team get better, I'm sure she will totally understand!

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When she hears that a German soccer player says that splitting her up from her friend will someday help US the men's national team get better, I'm sure she will totally understand!

The other area in which a difference will be felt is when children first sign up (even in rec like AYSO - and have traditionally expected to play with classmates. However, the date change doesn’t separate all kids in the same grade. Playing up is an option. And even now it’s not uncommon for teams to be comprised of kids from different grades, not to mention different schools.

There will also be the splitting of squads by August 2017 when all teams must comply.

“The change is temporarily difficult for everyone,” says Snow. “I liken it to ripping the bandage off. It hurts, but hopefully momentary. I think it’s pretty rare out there that teams have 100 percent of the players coming back year after year. People move. Change schools. If they’re your friends, they’re going to stay your friends.”

Payne says people who complain that the change is being made to make the system more convenient for Development Academy clubs and the national team program “should recognize they’re part of something bigger than themselves.”

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The other area in which a difference will be felt is when children first sign up (even in rec like AYSO - and have traditionally expected to play with classmates. However, the date change doesn’t separate all kids in the same grade. Playing up is an option. And even now it’s not uncommon for teams to be comprised of kids from different grades, not to mention different schools.

There will also be the splitting of squads by August 2017 when all teams must comply.

“The change is temporarily difficult for everyone,” says Snow. “I liken it to ripping the bandage off. It hurts, but hopefully momentary. I think it’s pretty rare out there that teams have 100 percent of the players coming back year after year. People move. Change schools. If they’re your friends, they’re going to stay your friends.”

Payne says people who complain that the change is being made to make the system more convenient for Development Academy clubs and the national team program “should recognize they’re part of something bigger than themselves.”

There you have it: Just tell your little soccer-playing girls to quit being selfish and just "recognize they're a part of something bigger than themselves"...U.S. boys youth & Men's National teams. I totally forgot that my girls and their friends are playing soccer to help the men's national team!

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There you have it: Just tell your little soccer-playing girls to quit being selfish and just "recognize they're a part of something bigger than themselves"...U.S. boys youth & Men's National teams. I totally forgot that my girls and their friends are playing soccer to help the men's national team!

If this means I can use all the umpteen thousands of dollars I've spent on girls soccer as a tax write off, I'm all for this change!

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Ouch. True but it sure doesn't sound very good when I know my daughter won't be able to play with her best friend she's played with for 7 years.

I suppose it's better for development so I should tell her to quit whining and be happy she is benefiting us men's soccer. And when she plays internationally there won't be any date confusion.

Friends aren't important. Soccer is.

Maybe more importantly these girls would learn how to make new friends. This sounds to me like a team of a limited amount of girls who don't know how to open their minds and hearts to include others. It's a great lesson to learn how to be inclusive and flexible.

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Maybe more importantly these girls would learn how to make new friends. This sounds to me like a team of a limited amount of girls who don't know how to open their minds and hearts to include others. It's a great lesson to learn how to be inclusive and flexible.

No offense but that might be the most moronic thing I've read in a long time.

The point is that this hurts a massive number of kids. Kids want to play with their school mates. They want to play with their friends. Even the elite players. There is no benefit to breaking up existing established teams. The older age girls will lose their senior year of club soccer.

Yes they can make new friends but that is an idiotic argument to support this change. Even the bozos at US soccer say they know it will hurt a lot of kids. But them say they don't care. This only benefits the hyper elite .000001% men.

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There you have it: Just tell your little soccer-playing girls to quit being selfish and just "recognize they're a part of something bigger than themselves"...U.S. boys youth & Men's National teams. I totally forgot that my girls and their friends are playing soccer to help the men's national team!

Your insubordinate attitude has been noted.

Everything that happens in youth soccer everyday, the billions spent on fees, travel, gear, etc, all are to support the men's US soccer. You knew that when you signed up. So stop the sniveling. Lil Suzy should be proud to sacrifice for the men.

If she can't stand to not play with her friends and join a new team then we don't want her anyway. She has a bad attitude.

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No offense but that might be the most moronic thing I've read in a long time.

The point is that this hurts a massive number of kids. Kids want to play with their school mates. They want to play with their friends. Even the elite players. There is no benefit to breaking up existing established teams. The older age girls will lose their senior year of club soccer.

Yes they can make new friends but that is an idiotic argument to support this change. Even the bozos at US soccer say they know it will hurt a lot of kids. But them say they don't care. This only benefits the hyper elite .000001% men.

No one loses their senior year of club soccer. Think it through. It all works out fine.