How are your Aug-Dec kids doing re:offers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

[Anonymous]

That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

These 2 losers ruining the whole thread STFU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Who really cares man, everyone just do what is best for your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

These 2 losers ruining the whole thread STFU

I think the loser trying to convince parents not to play on their kids grade team is odd. Why wouldnt you encourage kids to play on teams with kids their grade? In the long run its better for the player because they're able to produce at a higher level. Smells like someone addicted to collecting ribbons and participation trophies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

These 2 losers ruining the whole thread STFU

Too many threads devolve to this discussion, sadly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Who really cares man, everyone just do what is best for your kid.

Well in the example presented choosing to play down likely doubled the time and cost of getting recruited if you factor in everything involved in attending college player ids. So theres that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has any parent received an explanation from their club on how they determined whether they were going to keep their kid playing up an age group or play with their new age group? I'm asking about kids on top team going from one top team to another. I know several from our club in different age groups and no one has been approached by the club They only know they are going to be on the top team of one of the 2 age groups. It appears the goal of our club is to get as many kids from outside the club and then make a decision on our kids after they have all the new kids sorted out.

Unfortunately discussing grades here is just being used to feed a troll and not for useful discussion.

More like someone is trying their best to convince people that grade doesnt apply to club soccer when everyone with a brain knows that it does.

Here's your challenge.

If you believe that grade for kids applies to youth soccer then there is no need to convince and judge kids about grades existing. Unfortunately I don't hold out hope as you feel the need to personally make it part of youth soccer.

You've spent the last 8 months or so harassing and trolling people about grades with SY 30+, calling kids pathetic and what not. It's been a waste of your time if you felt grade was always part of youth soccer.

If Elon bought you out for this, he was expecting more productive things from you in the private sector.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

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[Anonymous]

Instead of "food fight?", why do I feel someone shouted "grade fight"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Who really cares man, everyone just do what is best for your kid.

Well in the example presented choosing to play down likely doubled the time and cost of getting recruited if you factor in everything involved in attending college player ids. So theres that.

Versus kids playing up on 2nd teams as the youngest and never having a chance to play in college? Take the play on age all day long. College coaches want the best players eligible from good HS teams, bad HS teams, foreign, transfers, redshirts, they don't care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Who really cares man, everyone just do what is best for your kid.

Well in the example presented choosing to play down likely doubled the time and cost of getting recruited if you factor in everything involved in attending college player ids. So theres that.

Based off one fools diatribe? The "boom surprise dude", it's very clear that he is not someone to listen too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

This is well-written. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

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