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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^Im assuming a team that is a member of FIFA.  Not any MLS team—but International professional teams and USMNT (which there would be more than 1 player but the group represents about 0.0001% of US kids currently playing soccer).

The point is the switch to relative age was kind of stupid for a Nation like ours that is completely different.  The switch has ultimately led to more American kids dropping the sport.  It’s created a trap and loss of teams for 8th and 12th grade kids w/ fall bdays.

“When it comes to all the professional soccer leagues in Europe, their seasons mostly run from mid-August until the end of May. Here in the states, Major League Soccer will start in March and conclude their season in either November or December. For European teams, their goal doesn’t stop at being champion of their league. Probably the most major difference between the MLS and European leagues is the fact that the MLS doesn’t relegate teams. Soccer teams in Europe that perform badly during the season are sent down, or relegated to a lower division. While the top teams from a lower division are promoted to a higher league. The MLS doesn’t follow that structure. Instead, teams that perform poorly are rewarded higher picks in the league's player draft.”

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Kids with July birthdays quit the sport under the old cutoff too the difference is you didn’t care then. [/quote]

Kids with July birthdays can play soccer on their high school teams in 8th grade; September through December born players cannot. In addition, July born kids under the old system were playing with other players in the same grade.  Not every team is DA/ECNL level.  Why is that so hard to understand?[/quote]

They should play with kids their own age, not grade.[/quote]

For the love of God....it is still a 1-year age band.  Nobody could play with kids more than 1 year younger them in travel [i]before or after[/i] the birth year change.  It moved from July 31-Aug 1st to Jan 1-Dec 31st.

AND THE SEPT - DEC KIDS cannot play with kids their own age BECAUSE OF A LEGALLY MANDATED SCHOOL CUT-OFF. ....so they have to miss a spring season when their age peers (not grade peers) are playing HS...which they are not allowed to do the spring of 8th grade.

Are you really this slow or just trying to be a major PIA?  You are a dumb parent of a kid in elementary school most likely since you cant' seem to grasp the older years.[/quote]

Why does a soccer federation need to adjust their age bands to accommodate schools?[/quote]

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