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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole thing for lack of a better word is completely retarded.

They are making kids skip an entire developmental year.

U-10s skip up to U-12.  This is the 50% of them born in 2005.  You have 2004 U-11 skipping up to U-13.[/quote]

agreed.
My just turned nine year old will be playing u11 next fall. 
9 v 9 which is sort of crazy considering that she just started playing 7 v 7 and her rec team (Stoddert) still plays 5 v 5 in third grade.

At least 9 v 9 means that they'll have a 2 player cushion when they're determining rosters so hopefully they can take all returning u9 (fall birthday) and u10 (spring birthday) kids.  
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The crazy thing is she will be 10 (even 9) for the entire Fall and Spring seasons as a U-11. 
If they take away the U-designations and just say birth year--I think a lot of the shock will go away.
2006s is better. [/quote]

Her one advantage will be that Fresmen year in HS she will have been playing up an age group and competing against freshman girls that were playing travel an age group lower. Trying to look in bright side because my kid is in same boat.[/quote]

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