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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an Oct birthday U9 girl on a team that is 60/40 fall/spring birthdays.  
I'm just hoping that the U10 team she'll be combined with has a similar mix of kids. 
The problem will be if this isn't the case and talented kids don't get a spot because there is a glut of kids at the older level they're combining with.  [/quote]

Someone has to be the youngest. At any tryout, there will always be kids who are almost a full older than the other kids, and they tend to have an advantage in both size and experience level. Nothing you can do about it. Mine has a summer birthday and is the youngest on a U10 team, so next year he will end up being in the middle of the age range. His friend on the team was born on Dec 31 so will go from being in the older group on the team (which is, unsurprisingly, the bulk of the team) to the absolute youngest on his new team with the new age spreads. Again, nothing you can do.[/quote]

I'm fine with her being among the youngest, I just hope she gets a spot.

Let's say her current u9 team is composed of 6 out of 10 Fall birthdays but the current U10 team is composed of 6 out of 10 spring birthdays. 
That gives 12 kids for 10 spots in the new u11 team that will be formed.

That's what I worry about.

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At least she's not a late December kid like my U10 (U12 next year) boy![/quote]

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