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[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 your 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]

What a bunch of garbage. These are the excuses parents make when their kid isn't as good as they want them to be. I know a mom who says this all the time when in reality her kid just isn't very good. It's a cope.

If your kid is playing with their own birth year, then they are within a year of the age of the other kids on their team. Period. Kids don't magically improve at a sport by completing the academic curriculum associated with a particular grade in school. Players who are actually good can hang with kids a few months older. If a kid can only stand out by being the oldest on their team, then they are not as good as they think.[/quote]

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