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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Do they do the same BS as most higher level clubs trying to recruit kids/teams and win tournaments by playing a kid "down" who was playing up a year? [/quote]

How is it BS to play a kid at age level to try and have the team/club win a medal? Clubs let parents know kids may play up or get sent down either in age or within the stratified pool. I don’t see that as a BS move. The talent levels are so strong all around I think more kids should play on age level for tournaments/the most important competitions. [/quote]

I agree that this is not cheating.  What is BS is parents who complain about this because their little Johnny lost the tournament.   However the reason to play a kid up a year is because it is good for that kid's development.  The reason to play them back down a year for a specific tournament is because it is good for the club.  This is an example of a club putting its own interest ahead of the kid's.  But it is a pretty mild example when compared to clubs that, for example, roster too many players or refuse to allow kids to tryout at other teams, or refuse to return the kid's player card.  And I'm guessing the kid often doesn't mind - they probably quite enjoy occasionally playing with their old teammates and winning things.[/quote]

Pipeline plays kids down, not up. For instance, girls on the "A" team will often guest on the "B" or "C" teams in order to win tournaments. Most clubs will ask players from the year below to play up on these "B" and "C" teams as that is what is better for Development. Also what happens is if a team is playing one year up, players from the top team on age will guest with that team even though the team playing a year up may be in the 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th EDP division.

Cheating, no. Perfectly within the rules. But the choice of trying to win games rather than develop its younger or weaker players shows what a club's priority is. It also shows there are likely many other problems within the club because they choose to do things the wrong way in an ethical matter.

Good Luck.  [/quote]

This isn’t true, there are far more kids playing up a year than kids playing down a level at Pipeline.  The kids who play down are typically getting no or little playing time on their current team and are double rostered on lower team to get playing time and develop.  The superstars on any team never play down.[/quote]

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