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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where exactly have you been hearing this?  I cannot imagine US Soccer would put everyone through a change again so soon, esp given that the rest of the world uses the current system.

Until I see it from the source, this just a rumor.[/quote]

While I tend to agree it is probably a rumor, I have heard it from a number of different places in the last month or two. I am not sure where there is smoke there may not be a bit of fire. A decision may not be made, but I definitely believe it is being spoken about.[/quote]

Birth year grouping creates "trapped players" in 8th grade and again in junior year of high school for players that are born Sept-Dec.  My daughter plays at a big ECNL club (not in the DC area) and a coach recently alluded to a possible change to grad year.  I would not be surprised to see this happen, and it might be driven by ECNL.  Dealing with trapped players and creating composite teams for juniors and seniors is something that I'm sure they'd love to do away with.  Additionally, it makes college recruiting much easier--coaches at showcases can watch a game where every kid has the same grad year.

DA/GDA kids don't play high school (except those on waivers), so they don't deal with the trapped player issue.  However, if college coaches preferred showcases where players are grouped by grad year, that would certainly be something to think about.

As for the fact that the rest of the world follows birth year--the rest of the world isn't a crazy pay to play system and for academies in other countries, college placement is not a priority like it is for clubs here.[/quote]

This is a good point about showcase games in their junior year in HS. What can an October birthday kid do in this scenario?  [/quote]

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