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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was surprised that only one 2017 team was  in the top bracket. The way the Club has described the new system is that the 2015s will be the last of the youth teams designated as A1 and that going forward all the birth years will have two teams that are supposed to be relatively even. Again, watch what they do, not what they say.[/quote]

Is this for Boys or Girls (or both)? As I can definitely say that both 2016 and 2017 girls have an A1 team and then everyone else.  [/quote]

This is on the Boys Youth side (U7-U11). The club had said that they're no longer going to rank teams Academy 1, Academy 2, Academy 3, colors, etc. after the 2015 team which is still tiered. I was told that for 2016 and younger they will use names of national team players and that the "top" team will be split evenly into two groups. The justification was that they lose too many A2 players who develop later on. On the surface it makes sense but it feels like a fig leaf to manage the tricky situation with the 2016s.[/quote]

This makes sense, my kid is on the 2nd team and I am seriously considering moving them to another club. The kid can absolutely play on A1 and would likely be somewhere in the top 5 (not the best, but definitely better than half the team). Unfortunately, the chance of actually moving up to A1 without club hopping is minimal. [/quote]

I think most of us are guilty of over assessing the skills of our own kids. My perception is that BSC is pretty fair/accurate about team placement. I have seen many A2 player move up, all were deserving, but not all actually could compete regularly against A1 kids. Some move up and then move back down. The speed, physicality, and intensity is typically much higher. What do your coaches say? I also know a kid who was on a second team for five seasons before moving up to the top team and is thriving in MLS Next. Puberty will be a big factor.[/quote]

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