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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard another podcast where they explained that in addition to the trapped player problem, they are finding kids in the school year may be less likely to quit the sport if they are playing with their school friends vs. soccer friends. They said the number of kids quitting soccer is extremely high and some feel having a stronger cohort of schoolmates / teammates would lessen the number of kids leaving soccer.[/quote]

We've seen a few kids quit travel soccer for this very reason. Aug–Dec birthday kid always had to play up an age bracket compared to classmates and got into the 'B' team track. Eventually as trapped 8th graders they basically quit playing.

That said being, travel programs (for example) don't have to follow BY. Some state travel programs essentially have stayed with school year and avoided this problem. Other programs have chosen to play their strong teams "up" a year in the fall to give those kids a place to play. It doesn't seem to be a big problem and actually gives the younger players a good challenge.

Now when it comes to ECNL players, I do wonder: How many realistic college prospects actually prioritize playing with their classmates?

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If the aim is college, you are better off using the system that colleges care about- i.e. class year. [/quote]

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