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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NCSL does not begin seeding brackets/divisions on the girls side until I believe the spring of the U12 season. This is the kryptonite of the Pro/Relegation crowd because by the time NCSL finally gets around to seeding the talent has already left for DA or ECNL. So consequently NCSL suffers from the same types of blowouts in those younger age groups as every other league like CCL.

[b]If NCSL would take some care in the early years to at least match clubs A teams vs A teams it would be a better experience.[/b] Sure CCL suffers blowouts and folks have to drive but at least you know you are playing another clubs A team.

NCSL could take club recommendations as well as loose GotSoccer results to at least put more competitive divisions together at younger ages.

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NCSL does try to match A teams against A teams (though as you note re CCL, this is hardly an assurance that teams will play others of similar skill level).  It also attempts to group somewhat geographically, and put teams from the same club in the same division, since at the younger ages some clubs practice academy-style and several teams have the same coaches.  In my experience (granted, this is just an anecdote) we didn't experience major blowouts in the early years.

I don't exactly know why they wait til U12 to do pro/rel, but I suspect it may have to do with wanting to deemphasize winning and allow teams to focus on development.  For example, for clubs with an academy-style system and fluid rosters between teams, not having pro/rel may make teams feel more comfortable mixing kids up and giving more kids a chance to play on the "A" team.  This is beneficial given that the best players at U9 are not necessarily the best players at U12, and it behooves a club not to pigeonhole kids at U9.  [/quote]

We had same experience. At u9 and u10, they do group teams geographically and generally stick to A team v A team, etc. In face, they also accept feedback from coaches on matchups. So, for example, if one club's A team is vastly better than another club's A team, NCSL will take that into consideration and adapt as best they can. As least that was my experience as a team manager when my coach and I were muddling through those early years. Had maybe one blowout game before pro-rel kicked in. [/quote]

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