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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You dont create solutions that address 90% of the issue. Ignoring the other 10%. Same thing with Aug birthdays you cant just let them choose if they want to play with their grade or play down a grade. This is the issue.

What will happen over time is more school districs will start earlier. Which will expand the 10% youre ignoring to 15% or even higher. Also  because Aug is the oldest player possible for an age group there will be more of them over time. If theres more Aug birthdays there will be more Aug birthdays choosing to play down a grade.

By choosing to ignore these issues youve created a ticking time bomb that will only get worse over time. The squeaky wheels will get louder and louder. Once it hits a certain threshold soccer will address the issue in the dumbest way possible. Most likely with a league approved individual waiver program. Which club docs and coaches will exploit selling to the highest bidder. (This happened with DA and HS soccer waivers)

People that have been around youth soccer for a while know exactly what will happen next. People that understand math and trajectories over time also know exactly what will happen next.

Address the issues now with something like SY+30 or even SY+60 and all future issues go away.[/quote]No, of course entities go with a solution that solves 90 percent of the problem all of the time.[/quote]
Why not address 100% of the issues day 1 after switching from BY to SY?[/quote]

That has been outlined for you multiple times.

I am genuinely curious as to your end game with this?  is it just entertainment for you?  Do you actually think posting here 300 times will actually impact change? Do you have a kid that is impacted by this and it is somehow cathartic to think you are doing something/anything to help him/her?  Do you think you will actually change anyones mind to your side at this point (maybe you did 3 months ago but hasn't everyone been exposed to all sides by now)?

It seems like a tremendous amount of time and effort that could be used in more productive ways. The fact that you respond very quickly to antagonists would suggest you are on here multiple times a day for extended periods of time.

Maybe use the time kicking a ball with your child instead of arguing with strangers on the internet?[/quote]
What value do you add?  You never answer the question posed.  [/quote]

OK, I'll play.

A) Multiple organizations have to actually agree that SY+30 is warranted. Will need several meetings with long periods of time between meetings most likely. I give that part of the process a minimum of 6 months and probably much longer than that. If there is not consensus it creates other issues such as open tournaments where some teams will be straight school year and some will be the hybrid school year +30. This is the same reason that GA will go with 8-1 vs staying BY

B) Agreement on structure of grade verification. Multiple governing bodies will need to address this as well. That means meeting after meeting after meeting. Sometimes with long periods of time in between before final vote.

Not saying it SHOULD take that long, saying it will. We are over 6 months out from three governing bodies saying they would go with SY and still not a peep from GA or ECNL (Maybe the US Club covers this but I would like to see ECNL specific announcement).

C) Once you have agreement from 4-5 governing bodies about IF they do want to do SY+30 AND how they should do it then you have the more time consuming part.  Each governing body will have to send an edict for the change to their 10,000 various clubs. Then they will inform them how to go about this process. Some clubs it will be easy. Some clubs it will be harder. Some systems are running on Cobal and some are running Python. All will need to be changed to one degree or another OR they will have to set up a new system specifically built for this.

D). Then you have the actual parent involvement part. If you have ever had to chase a parent for $17 from the Applebys team dinner you know that parents will require hand holding and there will be multiple calls and emails and text messages about all of this which takes time away from coaching or administrating other items.

I am not saying it couldn't be done, it clearly could. I just fail to see the Cost Benefit Analysis coming out on the side of the change.

But I, for one, am done discussing. Waste of time. I wish there was a way to bet the outcomes of this happening or GA not moving to 8/1. Then I wouldn't worry about my club fees going up again for 25/26😂[/quote]
To summarize, it's hard therefore it's not worth discussing.   [/quote]
Its not even hard. Its just something this person doesn't want.[/quote]

They didn't do this before with school year and they aren't doing it now.  If you don't like it, your dc isn't good enough.[/quote]

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