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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If my DC had been a trapped ECNL player I would have viewed the situation as an opportunity.  Trapped players get the clear advantage of being seen and targeted a year earlier by college coaches.  No different than playing up a year.  It’s like jumping in front of the line.  [/quote]

haha what?? You could always have elected to have your DC play a year up. [/quote]. I don’t see where you disagree with the argument that trapped players receive a potential advantage.[/quote]

Potential advantage?  It's a definite disadvantage when you don't have a team to play for in 8th grade.  It's a definite disadvantage when you’re in 2nd grade and deemed a 2nd team player but if you were playing with 2nd graders instead of 3rd would be on the first team.  That gets you to quit after a year or 2 when you decide you are "better" at another sport when you are with your grade level.  You never make it to the potential advantage that is made up by you.  The potential advantage forced on you, when others have the ability to choose.  [/quote]
This thread is about ECNL and the primary associated issue of college recruiting.  Don’t know too many 2nd graders in ECNL and the 8th grade issue does not apply either.  You’re conflating relative age effect (RAE) into the mix here.[/quote]

Dp- the 8th grade absolutely applies. I’ve got a region 2010 who is going into 8th grade with no team to play on or practice with until November. We are in the northeast and our school cutoff is Sept 1. So she and 4 other teammates have to wait while their HS teammates play through their school season. [/quote]

The 5 of them can find Private Training together that will be better for their development than the HS poor quality crap[/quote]

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