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...so does anyone else going to id session today have any thoughts on which story is accurate

a) girls u14 da will be combined next year into 2005/2006 dual age group, majority will come from 2005s with only a few 2006s who will have to fight for play time under u14 restrictive sub rules, most 2006s won't play d. academy until the year after, so it's really just 2006s that are capable of playing up this year, and that is the only reason 2006s invited (other da regions seem to think this is the focus)

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b) there is going to be a new atlantic u13 division (what is being talked about here) like what was started up last year with u13 da in texas where all but 2 of the clubs in frontier division have u13 sides, and where that group is considered only a pilot and the teams aren't held to the same standards as u14 ... i.e., only train 3x per week, kids are able to participate in other sports, no scores/standings, etc.

dd is going next month, but would like to have some advance insight.  b sounds much better then a imo.[/quote]

I have no information, but I would lean towards b) above. Option a) doesn't really align with the idea of casting a wide net at the younger ages, and forming a pyramid as you go up.  I don't understand why this all has to be a secret unless there is still ongoing discussion at USSDA about it. USSDA seems to play their cards close to the vest.  Why would you not want to be open and transparent?

Several DA clubs have pre-DA for the 06's (this year). They just play whatever other league in their area, but these girls are more or less pre-scouted for the coming year.  Creating a U13DA next year will only push this sort of thing down to younger girls.  One of the arguments for this may be the wide disparity between girls DA teams in the younger (04, 03) age groups.  Trying to identify high performing girls younger might help this, but its not clear to me that the coaching depth of these clubs can leverage this properly. It seems to me there just aren't enough quality coaches at this level.

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