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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ECNL League Play/nationals will be 8/1, all showcases for Soph-Senior year will be based off grade. You can call it grad year if you want.

So Aug-Dec kids who started school early and are a grade ahead will have to choose between playing with younger school grade for league play but then going to showcase with another team of mostly older kids in their grade.

This is why US soccer allowed for more flexibility with age groups for showcases and tournaments you can even look up the rules yourself and read the language that will allow for this.

ECNL has always wanted what aligns best with college recruiting but US soccer said no GY but gave them an olive branch for their own showcases.

Trust me all ECNL directors who want to be in the know and goto all the big meetings are well aware of what’s going to happen.[/quote]
Trust me, you dont understand what's going on.

Aug and maybe July are the only birth months that will be able to play down. Because ECNL wants to switch from BY to SY Sept to Dec will be playing with their grade and no longer "trapped" as they were in BY.

Once leagues are SY 8/1 aligned 99% of players on the field will be playing with their grade. There will be no need to do GY. The only group youd be catering to is regrades/holdbacks. Also ECNL already allows GY however its only for Seniors in HS. This isnt good enough for you which is why you want to cheat by playing down Sophmore + Junior years which are when most recruiting occurs.
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100% correct.

Take a step back and think about what parents would do if GY was allowed. They'd hold their kids back so they can be superstars. 16 year old freshman and 20 year old seniors would become tablestakes to compete. This is already happening in Football Basketball and Lacrosse. Do you want the best player on every team 2 years older than everyone else?[/quote]

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