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[quote=Anonymous]My DD's birthday allows her to pick between playing at grade level or playing one age down (a different sport). The club director offered to accommodate her at age level. In hindsight we should have discussed the details of the offer (most importantly the team level and the play time). We declined the offer because we felt like she would have better opportunities playing down. The top team at each age group is typically coached by better coaches (coaches don't often fight over coaching teams 2 and 3, and in many cases you end up with poorer coaching, parent coaches, or both). The top team would also have better players, even though you can't always directly compare the top team at one age level with the second team one age up. Better players would mean better quality practice and less frustration during games. Assuming that she would make the top team at both age levels, this would likely result in more play time in the lower age team. That was our thought process, I hope it answers some of your questions and it helps others.[/quote]

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