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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There were not as many issues as with BY to SY. Although many parents still hated the change.

Before Aug 1 to Dec 31 birthdays were forced to play up. Coaches could add them to rosters and just not play them in games. Eventually they'd either get better or filter out.

This time is different because potentially better players who have been playing up can join teams a year younger.

A bench player that never sees the field doesn't affect anyone. A year older player that bumps a starter will cause parents to throw fits.[/quote]

It's all in the phrasing. There has to be a cut off, school year makes more sense in a country where high school sports are a big deal than birth year (parent of an 8th grade 2010 wondering what their team will look like in the spring) [/quote]
I don't agree with you and believe what you stated is opinion not fact.

You wanted to know how things went last time and I told you. It was much easier.

BY to SY will cause all kinds of tensions on teams. However 6 months after the change nobody will care.[/quote]

Easier for who? You? You must not have a trapped player. It was disruptive as hell. Teams were broken up. Change is hard--always is, always will be. But I agree it will settle down in about 6 months and then all will move forward. [/quote]
I said it was easier because it's less disruptive to move players up an age group because nobody potentially gets cut. You might have bigger than normal rosters and the players moved up might not play but nobody is booted from the team.

Technically moving players down an age group doesn't nessasary mean cuts either but if a new player is way better than the current starter the current starter will get benched and be disgruntled. Their parents will complain and generally be salty.[/quote]

Plenty of trapped players got cut when they had to ‘move up’ an age group and compete for a spot on a new team against players who had been playing one extra year in club soccer….many wound up quitting or going to another sport…[/quote]

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