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What's you point posting here? Move on. If you don't like people questioning this why the heck are you reading this thread?

You clearly don't get it.

People aren't happy and your little man comments aren't going to change anyone's mind. Take your little man whining outside. Nobody wants to listen.

The long term effect on the sport is more concerning to me. It will hurt enrollment in the long run.

There will be more grade level mixes. Less classmates playing soccer together, statistically. This will cost us some talented kids to volleyball and basketball as girls want to play with their school friends. At the younger ages. The youngers eventually become older.

Why break up teams mid stream?

Anyone who doesn't question the logic of moves like this are far too passive.

US Soccer admitted in their Q & A there is no benefits for girls other than they get a chance to make new friends.

raise fees to offset the losses in enrollment simple.

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My DD has always been very big for her age. She is born in the fall. We are happy she'll get to play with the older team and be challenged by other bigger players. No complaining here!

We have no complaints. My DD should have been playing up all along. This is a blessing albeit a change.

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I feel sorry for the parents of one kid on our team. They only have the one child and they totally live through this kid. Especially the dad. He's already been complaining that his kid is falling back and he is blaming the coach for it. However, what he doesn't realize is that his kid really is just not advancing much anymore and the other kids are catching up. And their kid now has to move up and will soon be one of the youngest. I hate to tell them that if they were worried about their kid falling back before, now it's going to be really bad. Their kid, I'm afraid, is going to be sitting a lot more next year than they ever have, and I can see mom and dad going nuts.

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I thought this petition was deleted.

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What's you point posting here? Move on. If you don't like people questioning this why the heck are you reading this thread?

You clearly don't get it.

People aren't happy and your little man comments aren't going to change anyone's mind. Take your little man whining outside. Nobody wants to listen.

The long term effect on the sport is more concerning to me. It will hurt enrollment in the long run.

There will be more grade level mixes. Less classmates playing soccer together, statistically. This will cost us some talented kids to volleyball and basketball as girls want to play with their school friends. At the younger ages. The youngers eventually become older.

Why break up teams mid stream?

Anyone who doesn't question the logic of moves like this are far too passive.

US Soccer admitted in their Q & A there is no benefits for girls other than they get a chance to make new friends.

Everyone knows this will have a negative effect on enrollment for girls. As has been mentioned many times fees can be increased to offset the losses. Not really an issue.

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Great players will still be great. Average still average. A 5 month shift in age groups isn't that bad and all the players will be fine. Even the fall born players moving up. Breathe.

...and S*** coaches will still be S**te. The age change is not going to help Oregon soccer because we have terrible coaches. Our coaches tell their players to see how many juggles they can do at practice. When the kid comes to play, they have no idea about the game because the coach doesn't teach them. My DD can do 25 juggles now, Wahooooo!

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Everyone knows this will have a negative effect on enrollment for girls. As has been mentioned many times fees can be increased to offset the losses. Not really an issue.

Great, all the whining parents can go get their kids on the swim team. Or tennis. Where ever they go, good riddance.

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...and S*** coaches will still be S**te. The age change is not going to help Oregon soccer because we have terrible coaches. Our coaches tell their players to see how many juggles they can do at practice. When the kid comes to play, they have no idea about the game because the coach doesn't teach them. My DD can do 25 juggles now, Wahooooo!

Sounds like your kid needs to work a lot more on their own. 25 juggles is pathetic. Maybe you should just cut the losses now and start taking her to another sport.