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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By and large, a kid with an August birthday in a Sept or later K start date should attempt to stay up and play with grade if possible. For recruiting, for social, etc.  But there are exceptions.

Very weak older team and very strong younger team. Where do you get the best development opportunities.

Very late maturing kid who would get more "fair" play playing with the younger team

Extremely good Older team where they would not actually play much and a weaker younger team where they could get on the ball significantly more.

What people seem to forget is that recruiting  is not only random scout at random showcase.

I cant emphasize enough that ID camps are one of the critical ways for kids to get seen by college of their choice. That is where coaches get to see them in a controlled environment, with coach dictated positions and match ups. And ID camps are by graduation year.

It is NOT cheating or skirting the system to play on a team that corresponds to your birthdate. It may be sub optimal for recruiting or social aspects but it is unequivocally not cheating.

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The part that you're missing is there's always the option of playing on the correct grade B team. If an Aug birthday isn't good enough for the A team thats their grade it shouldn't be assumed that they're good enough for the grade down A team. This is what many people here seem to be assuming on this thread. Maybe you play down and only make the B team. What do you do then?[/quote]

The poster isn't missing anything. It all depends on the kid and the club and what makes the most sense. There could be no spots on that grade-level B team, especially at older ages when you have maybe 1 or 2 teams. In that case, maybe the BEST option for said kid is the B team on age. [/quote]
I'd love to be a fly on the wall for discussion. The parent thinks they have the ultimate shortcut with an Aug birthday kid. But the club surpirses them with the grade down B team. Its like getting double screwed. Might as well just play rec.[/quote]
Watch how fast the parent asks if their kid can play on their grade B team when they find out the lower level A team isnt going to happen.[/quote]

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