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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just don't understand why a parent would fight for their kid to play down. When i was young if you werem't the same ability as kids your age you didnt play.

The crazy parents were the ones fighting for their kid to play up against older players on an older team. Sometimes these parents were justified. Sometimes they thought their kid was better than they were. But it didn't matter because the older kids would sort that out on the field with the younger player.[/quote]
The push to playi down started 20 years ago but became more mainstream 10 years ago. You see it all the time at private schools.16 year old freshman are becoming the norm for private schools that recruit.

Youth Soccer has always been grouped based on a 12 month calendar. The cheaters hate it and want to change soccer into another GY sport. This will never happen because clubs control competition and college recruitment pathways. Clubs make much more money not implementing GY not allowing players to play down.[/quote]
Adding on...

This is why Christian Lavars (the ECNL grand puba) said on the first podcast where they brought up switching from BY to SY. That he didnt agree with players playing down. He said this to calm all the ECNL clubs that know GY would quickly translate into less revenue if implemented.[/quote]FYI, the discussion was in reference to playing down on age when trapped and had nothing to do with school grades. He said this because it created temporary disruptions for the younger team; like too many players for half a season. They also were/are generally against playing up in age except in very rare cases.[/quote]
So the change from BY to SY was to accommodate more players playing with their grade in school...

Got it[/quote]
Exactly! You cant have it both ways.

ECNL is going to implement a rule not allowing Aug birthdays to play down with players a grade below then in school.[/quote]

The player should not play down in the younger grade players' team. It is a hidden bully with a subtle middle finger.[/quote]

It's not. Sorry, but comments like this are an over-reaction.[/quote]
No they're absolutely appropriate.

You're the one that thinks playing down is acceptable when its not.[/quote]

It's totally acceptable. It's what happens now in BY and will happen in SY. This view of "playing down" misunderstands the issue.[/quote]
Hahaha you dont get it + have no clue.

No parent wants a player playing down on their kids team. MLSN only gets away with biobanding because they tell younger parents that a biobanded player will get huge when puberty hits and start playing with their age again.

Just stop advocating for playing down you're embarrassing yourself.[/quote]

Actually this just advocates for age groups.[/quote]
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Aug.1-Jul 31 will be a good system. Adding unnecessary rules about grades is a bad idea. Giving people flexibility to play up if needed is good. Enjoy the soccer. It's a privilege to have a kid play at whatever level they can ultimately achieve. [/quote]
Actually allowing Aug birthdays to play down on a team with players that are a grade younger is very bad.[/quote]

What would be worse is forcing Aug birthdays to play with older kids. Do we force Jan kids to play in the older age group now? No, we don't. But those Jan kids currently play against kids in younger grades.[/quote]

Yeesh get a life already.  It is a 12 month age cutoff.  Every sport does it.  Your kid must be a real creampuff.[/quote]

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