ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

Not really, HS is when most of the super competitive players burn out and stop playing. By Senior year clubs can barely find enough high level talent to fill the roster.

Also the club would know which trapped players would be "playing down" their senior year and plan accordingly. Meaning most teams only have 3-4 trapped players. The club just needs to provide 3-4 roster spots on the year down team. And keep in mind that these are players that are used to playing against competition a year older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

Everyone should be freaking out their Senior year now that the National Letter of Intent was done away with my NCAA.

Basically there's no more promises that you'll be in the team until the day players step on campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

Not really, HS is when most of the super competitive players burn out and stop playing. By Senior year clubs can barely find enough high level talent to fill the roster.

Also the club would know which trapped players would be "playing down" their senior year and plan accordingly. Meaning most teams only have 3-4 trapped players. The club just needs to provide 3-4 roster spots on the year down team. And keep in mind that these are players that are used to playing against competition a year older.

I dont know man, most teams fully roster so providing 3-4 spots on the team down means either over rostering or moving some of those girls down to RL during their most important recruiting year. Seems messy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

Most trapped players are starters on the team they play on. Coaches know the pain Aug to Dec players will go through so they only take the best ones.

For trapped players being a stand out while playing down their senior year won't be difficult. Which is exactly when the playing down coach wants and the club wants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

Most trapped players are starters on the team they play on. Coaches know the pain Aug to Dec players will go through so they only take the best ones.

For trapped players being a stand out while playing down their senior year won't be difficult. Which is exactly when the playing down coach wants and the club wants.

Alignment makes it all worth it... just don't ask how. Seriously though, this sounds like it would add to the recruiting issues rather than lessen them. Time will tell.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

Not really, HS is when most of the super competitive players burn out and stop playing. By Senior year clubs can barely find enough high level talent to fill the roster.

Also the club would know which trapped players would be "playing down" their senior year and plan accordingly. Meaning most teams only have 3-4 trapped players. The club just needs to provide 3-4 roster spots on the year down team. And keep in mind that these are players that are used to playing against competition a year older.

I dont know man, most teams fully roster so providing 3-4 spots on the team down means either over rostering or moving some of those girls down to RL during their most important recruiting year. Seems messy.

You must be new, welcome to how high level competitive soccer works.

If it makes you feel any better roster spots on college teams are even more difficult to get. You'll be competing against other players your kids age, International players, transfer portal players, and players that took a gap year before applying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

So how would switching to school dates hurt non-trapped kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

So how would switching to school dates hurt non-trapped kids?

Hilarious, now your trying to switch the argument to trapped players are too good and could displace non performers senior year.

You realize that the same trapped player would have displaced your kid sooner if everything was switched to SY.

Quit being a snowplow for your kid. Instead invest in private lessons or strength training. Basically anything so your kid can win on the field vs you trying to play with the rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

So how would switching to school dates hurt non-trapped kids?

I’m trying to understand that as well. Who gets hit with anything negative with a switch to school year? Birth year people just say it’s not a disadvantage or disadvantage is part of sport. Which is it? Either way I don’t understand what the negatives would be outside of creating new teams which idk if that’s really a negative either outside personal perception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

So how would switching to school dates hurt non-trapped kids?

I’m trying to understand that as well. Who gets hit with anything negative with a switch to school year? Birth year people just say it’s not a disadvantage or disadvantage is part of sport. Which is it? Either way I don’t understand what the negatives would be outside of creating new teams which idk if that’s really a negative either outside personal perception.

The argument isn’t if it’s not broke don’t fix it. The argument BY people make is it’s not broke for my kid so don’t fix it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

So how would switching to school dates hurt non-trapped kids?

Hilarious, now your trying to switch the argument to trapped players are too good and could displace non performers senior year.

You realize that the same trapped player would have displaced your kid sooner if everything was switched to SY.

Quit being a snowplow for your kid. Instead invest in private lessons or strength training. Basically anything so your kid can win on the field vs you trying to play with the rules.

Did you respond to the wrong post by mistake? You comments don't address the question posed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Q1 and Q2 parents are against the change.
Q3 and Q4 parents support the change.

After the change, most average Q1 and Q2 starters will lose their starting position to the incoming Q3 and Q4.

This is the core reason for the heated dispute. Other quotes are just used to support their hidden agenda.



College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

So how would switching to school dates hurt non-trapped kids?

I’m trying to understand that as well. Who gets hit with anything negative with a switch to school year? Birth year people just say it’s not a disadvantage or disadvantage is part of sport. Which is it? Either way I don’t understand what the negatives would be outside of creating new teams which idk if that’s really a negative either outside personal perception.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:D1 Council is making U19 extremely relevant.

https://x.com/imyouthsoccer/status/1844029053734416625

No letter of intent means college could drop or add players until the day they step on campus.

It also means players can change colleges up until the day they step on campus (NIL $$$ anyone)

For youth soccer this means senior year showcases and league games just because relevant again.

Would it not be beneficial to go U15-18 with school year cut offs. And for ECNL to add a U19 for college kids who did not get a scholarship? Kids can still goto local college and play soccer and try and get recruited? Have their own showcases? If the ncaa is going to be adding/dropping players. Maybe it helps college to get a kid and have them play an additional year of ECNL rather than waste a roster spot or eligibility?

I know the pro birth year people have something to say about this?…

Birth year people will say that because NCAA just got rid of the Letter of Intent it means that players can no longer slack off their senior year just because they previously committed to a school.

College coaches can continue looking for better players all the way up to the minute their recruits step on campus. It also means that players that have already verbally committed to a college coach can change to a different school up until the day they step on campus.

Either way it means league games and showcases played as a senior in HS suddenly mean much more than they used to.

Trapped players that were Juniors playing with Seniors will get looked at 2x by recruiters their senior year.

If trapped seniors need to find a new team that year, with continued recruiting implications, won't they be freaking out even more than now?

According to trapped parents thinking, this would be the best chance for their superstar player who had their exposure buried by older kids in the same birth year. They will be an all-star beast baller on their senior year team.

So how would switching to school dates hurt non-trapped kids?

I’m trying to understand that as well. Who gets hit with anything negative with a switch to school year? Birth year people just say it’s not a disadvantage or disadvantage is part of sport. Which is it? Either way I don’t understand what the negatives would be outside of creating new teams which idk if that’s really a negative either outside personal perception.

The argument isn’t if it’s not broke don’t fix it. The argument BY people make is it’s not broke for my kid so don’t fix it.

100%

[Anonymous]

I have not seen anyone really articulate the exact reasons they are against the change. Just taking shots at the reasons those that want the change are putting forth.

Does anyone have anything, besides their specific case of their kid being hurt, to put forth to the group?

The only thing I have seen so far is that it would be messy for a season, that other countries do it this way and, for reasons that I dont understand, that is is better for the USWNT.