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

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Yay!~ We will be on the same age as Spain. Nobody cares but it's great though.


The sad thing is that "ding-dongs" are leading the way.

For the love of God, let it go. Get on board or go play rec.

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Yay!~ We will be on the same age as Spain. Nobody cares but it's great though.


The sad thing is that "ding-dongs" are leading the way.

The frustrating thing is that we will lose millions of dollars of fees over a couple of years because of those "ding-dongs". Why can't we get good leadership?

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This whole exercise is because a group of ding-dongs at USSF were star struck by some overpriced Dutch consultants they paid a lot of money to. Then they were too embarrassed to not take the consultants advice because they paid them a lot of money.

There is no end benefit to kids in the US. A lot of hassle for the clubs. A lot of lost revenue for clubs as they lose numbers. We will lose late bloomers that only stuck around for friendships.

I've bee there. We spent $800,000 on consultants and the results were poor. At the end of the day nobody wanted to admit they spent the money on worthless consultants.

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Look, FIFA and the U.S. DA say: for the 2016-17 soccer year, 2003 birth year kids will be u13, 2002s will be u14, 2001s will be u15. U.S. Soccer has mandated that everyone change to birth year to align with the rest of the world. Therefore, we will use their birth year age matrix. USYS is confused.... Otherwise, next year, the rest of the world's 2002s will be u14 and ours will be u15.. We'll compete in international games vs 2001s(rest of the world's u15). Great, we'll do even worse.

Not disagreeing with you. Just that someone is messed up. Let's blame the Timbers.

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Looks like you can all stop worrying about it until 2017

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Looks like you can all stop worrying about it until 2017

where are you reading that?

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Looks like you can all stop worrying about it until 2017

nope....

WSYSA and OYSA have already mandated the change to start this coming year. They would've been stupid not to

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nope....

WSYSA and OYSA have already mandated the change to start this coming year. They would've been stupid not to

Good, about time

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Look, FIFA and the U.S. DA say: for the 2016-17 soccer year, 2003 birth year kids will be u13, 2002s will be u14, 2001s will be u15. U.S. Soccer has mandated that everyone change to birth year to align with the rest of the world. Therefore, we will use their birth year age matrix. USYS is confused.... Otherwise, next year, the rest of the world's 2002s will be u14 and ours will be u15.. We'll compete in international games vs 2001s(rest of the world's u15). Great, we'll do even worse.

Just published

https://t.co/QwYEf356Q4

2002's are U15 next year

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Just published

https://t.co/QwYEf356Q4

2002's are U15 next year

How can US Soccer change everything they just announced and spelled out 2 months ago? Are they crazy or just totally incompetent?

They can always come to their senses and change back...better yet, do away with complicated & vastly unpopular change to birth year and just go ahead with small sided games!

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How can US Soccer change everything they just announced and spelled out 2 months ago? Are they crazy or just totally incompetent?

They can always come to their senses and change back...better yet, do away with complicated & vastly unpopular change to birth year and just go ahead with small sided games!

I love their Q & A

Q: "Why break up existing teams?"

Answer: players change teams all the time.

No they don't. Poorly run clubs see teams break up. They break up because of bad coaching or politics.

Q: "Why can't my kid play with their school friends?"

A: it's like being in a different class at the same school. Look over there! (Runs away, dives behind a bookshelf).



Who are these ding-dongs?

Nobody cares about standardizing with the rest of the world. .00001% of people do.

How stupid.

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Why do we have such poor leadership at US Soccer?

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So my 02 kid now is not only going from being one of the older to the youngest, losing half their friends, but they also lose a WHOLE YEAR of soccer and have to try and compete with kids who have already been playing a whole year more. Awesome. Fantastic, good thing she's good at other sports too.

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Crocodile tears

So my 02 kid now is not only going from being one of the older to the youngest, losing half their friends, but they also lose a WHOLE YEAR of soccer and have to try and compete with kids who have already been playing a whole year more. Awesome. Fantastic, good thing she's good at other sports too.

Awww, now you get to know how the younger kids your daughter used to run over feel. No one is shedding a tear for you fellow.

Stupid half witted narcissist.

I feel sorry for your daughter.

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Lots-O-Nitwits

Wow, there sure are alot of half wits on this string.

Most of you a few drinks or puffs from oblivion. Feeling sad about now being relegated to the last six months of the year probably, and losing you DKs obvious advantage.

If your barking about how the landscape means nothing or is being changed by ding-dongs, you have been or are the problem and probably the fools chirpping about how poorly the MNST plays. American soccer is so late doing this, as OTHER sports have adopted this model long ago. The Aug/Sep break is archaic, like you, ya bunch a' jurassipuss's.

Now if you actually want to join the party and change the game further, cause this is the direction it's going, start dividing teams up by the first six months(Jan-Jun) and last six(July-Dec). The world, yes the world is already there.