ECNL moving to school year not calendar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We will all know by Monday so let’s just relax.

I can’t wait until Monday. I need to know by tomorrow night at the latest

No kidding big changes are coming....

[Anonymous]

I doubt we hear anything other than rumors for another week or so

[Anonymous]

Just have your little kids play 1 to 3 years up and everything is going to be ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I doubt we hear anything other than rumors for another week or so

Time to get to 300!

[Anonymous]

Where is the meeting tomrrow? I bet we hear right after. Too many things to get into motion.

[Anonymous]

I’m still hoping the presentation slides and background documents get leaked before the meeting

[Anonymous]

We just need the date.... C'mon throw us a bone!

[Anonymous]

The Pitch to Pro podcast released an episode today entirely about the change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Pitch to Pro podcast released an episode today entirely about the change

Never heard of that. Anything of note in it that hasn't been covered in the 275 pages of this thread?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just reviewed all 50 states school entry dates. 99.9% have a date after 8-1 (some random 7-31 dates and wonky county dates earlier). 90+% are no later than Sept 15th. So it seems like a no brainer that they make the date 8-1 to include virtually all kids in a grade. Then for those "tweeners" with August or September birthdays but are in a grade above, they are "allowed" to play up with their current team or other team in their correct grade classification. Much easier to allow a child to play up vs playing down.

I get that the August birthday playing up is a disadvantage as they will now be the youngest on a team. And, I guess, the child could self select to play with the grade below technically there by being the oldest. So they have an "option" to be with their current grade OR be "reverse trapped" and be the oldest on a team. Seems pretty reasonable on the surface.

You don’t understand the August kid issue. At all.

A 9/1 date captures virtually everyone, not 8/1. 8/1 carves out the August kids who had a school cut off later than 8/1.

An 8/1 date will cause a kid with an 8/2 birthday in a school jurisdiction with a 9/1 cutoff to be assigned to a team with kids a year behind them in school.

This, kids, is what we call confidently incorrect.

And, you would be confidently wrong with that assertion. This is exactly the issue with the 8/1 cut off for all jurisdictions with a start date later than 8/1. You are created a group of kids who won’t be aligned with their grade that a 9/1 cutoff won’t create.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just reviewed all 50 states school entry dates. 99.9% have a date after 8-1 (some random 7-31 dates and wonky county dates earlier). 90+% are no later than Sept 15th. So it seems like a no brainer that they make the date 8-1 to include virtually all kids in a grade. Then for those "tweeners" with August or September birthdays but are in a grade above, they are "allowed" to play up with their current team or other team in their correct grade classification. Much easier to allow a child to play up vs playing down.

I get that the August birthday playing up is a disadvantage as they will now be the youngest on a team. And, I guess, the child could self select to play with the grade below technically there by being the oldest. So they have an "option" to be with their current grade OR be "reverse trapped" and be the oldest on a team. Seems pretty reasonable on the surface.

You don’t understand the August kid issue. At all.

A 9/1 date captures virtually everyone, not 8/1. 8/1 carves out the August kids who had a school cut off later than 8/1.

An 8/1 date will cause a kid with an 8/2 birthday in a school jurisdiction with a 9/1 cutoff to be assigned to a team with kids a year behind them in school.

This, kids, is what we call confidently incorrect.

And, you would be confidently wrong with that assertion. This is exactly the issue with the 8/1 cut off for all jurisdictions with a start date later than 8/1. You are created a group of kids who won’t be aligned with their grade that a 9/1 cutoff won’t create.

You are like a Fields of Dreams on 9-1. If I believe l, it will happen. Hash tag stophatingaugustplayers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Pitch to Pro podcast released an episode today entirely about the change

Never heard of that. Anything of note in it that hasn't been covered in the 275 pages of this thread?

Nope, but it was entertaining and a nice discussion especially if you haven't heard all the arguments before.

[Anonymous]

They dont want their parents to complain... IT WILL BE OK.

HAHA... I think Ozarks are diffent that LA or Boston...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just reviewed all 50 states school entry dates. 99.9% have a date after 8-1 (some random 7-31 dates and wonky county dates earlier). 90+% are no later than Sept 15th. So it seems like a no brainer that they make the date 8-1 to include virtually all kids in a grade. Then for those "tweeners" with August or September birthdays but are in a grade above, they are "allowed" to play up with their current team or other team in their correct grade classification. Much easier to allow a child to play up vs playing down.

I get that the August birthday playing up is a disadvantage as they will now be the youngest on a team. And, I guess, the child could self select to play with the grade below technically there by being the oldest. So they have an "option" to be with their current grade OR be "reverse trapped" and be the oldest on a team. Seems pretty reasonable on the surface.

You don’t understand the August kid issue. At all.

A 9/1 date captures virtually everyone, not 8/1. 8/1 carves out the August kids who had a school cut off later than 8/1.

An 8/1 date will cause a kid with an 8/2 birthday in a school jurisdiction with a 9/1 cutoff to be assigned to a team with kids a year behind them in school.

This, kids, is what we call confidently incorrect.

And, you would be confidently wrong with that assertion. This is exactly the issue with the 8/1 cut off for all jurisdictions with a start date later than 8/1. You are created a group of kids who won’t be aligned with their grade that a 9/1 cutoff won’t create.

You are like a Fields of Dreams on 9-1. If I believe l, it will happen. Hash tag stophatingaugustplayers

I’m not arguing the date. I don’t care. I’ve got an August kid and they will be happy staying where they are or they will be an absolute beast playing with the grade younger. I don’t care. I’m not in it for scholarship money.

I’m arguing the position that 8/1 will capture ‘virtually everyone’. It won’t. 9/1 will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just reviewed all 50 states school entry dates. 99.9% have a date after 8-1 (some random 7-31 dates and wonky county dates earlier). 90+% are no later than Sept 15th. So it seems like a no brainer that they make the date 8-1 to include virtually all kids in a grade. Then for those "tweeners" with August or September birthdays but are in a grade above, they are "allowed" to play up with their current team or other team in their correct grade classification. Much easier to allow a child to play up vs playing down.

I get that the August birthday playing up is a disadvantage as they will now be the youngest on a team. And, I guess, the child could self select to play with the grade below technically there by being the oldest. So they have an "option" to be with their current grade OR be "reverse trapped" and be the oldest on a team. Seems pretty reasonable on the surface.

You don’t understand the August kid issue. At all.

A 9/1 date captures virtually everyone, not 8/1. 8/1 carves out the August kids who had a school cut off later than 8/1.

An 8/1 date will cause a kid with an 8/2 birthday in a school jurisdiction with a 9/1 cutoff to be assigned to a team with kids a year behind them in school.

This, kids, is what we call confidently incorrect.

And, you would be confidently wrong with that assertion. This is exactly the issue with the 8/1 cut off for all jurisdictions with a start date later than 8/1. You are created a group of kids who won’t be aligned with their grade that a 9/1 cutoff won’t create.

You are like a Fields of Dreams on 9-1. If I believe l, it will happen. Hash tag stophatingaugustplayers

I’m not arguing the date. I don’t care. I’ve got an August kid and they will be happy staying where they are or they will be an absolute beast playing with the grade younger. I don’t care. I’m not in it for scholarship money.

I’m arguing the position that 8/1 will capture ‘virtually everyone’. It won’t. 9/1 will.

I'm sorry you are flustered by this.