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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think reality is finally starting to sink into age guys head. He's starting to realize that playing down isnt a golden ticket to an A team.[/quote]There is no age person because people can't pick and choose their kids age categories like ordering a pizza. People aren't giving people advice. They are saying what is happening. Leagues said 8/1 - 7/31 except MLSN1. Clubs said only best play up. College coaches said they don't care about your age group, just be good and have good grades. No advice, just facts.[/quote]
Heres a fact. If August birthdays choose to play on a grade down club team they will be ignored by college coaches.[/quote]You have to explain your motivation for insisting to make club soccer go to grades otherwise your opinion will be considered just self serving.[/quote]
No motivation. It's called reality. [/quote] Seriously, why devote I would guess about 400-500 hours to something that doesn't directly benefit you? If you had an August kid, you just have them do what you think is best. Getting September kids to be the oldest clearly is your motivation, just no other reason to make up stuff without backing where the evidence actual disagrees with you.[/quote]
Because you are wrong trying to sell Aug birthdays on playing down. Parents that do this are trading short term wins when their kid is young for long term development and college recruitment when their kid is older.

Also it pisses off parents on the grade down team. Because they all know you'll need to play with your grade when older and you're taking up a roster spot from some other kid that would be playing on the correct grade team.[/quote]

I'm not an Aug parent and I'd welcome that kid on my kid's team.[/quote]
How would you feel if a grade older kid benched your kid? Or booted them from the team? How would you feel about losing almost every game your kids 8th grade year because 9th graders are playing HS soccer. Oh btw 8th grade is when US Socccer is looking at teams / players to invite to Talent ID camps for national teams.

Still happy that a grade older player is on your kids team?[/quote]

US Soccer picks their teams by BY. Interesting you bring this up. In my experience, kids I've seen selected to go to Talent ID had less to do with team, age, grade and more just their individual talent. Team only mattered that we had enough visibility to get seen.[/quote]
Does even a shade of reality ever hit your brain?

Top teams will get more opportunities than bottom of the barrel teams. Its just how things work in life. Complain about it all you want. Reread the rulebook a thousand times. It wont matter.[/quote]

I'm not complaining at all. I'm just saying the club's access to a higher-level league helped and the competition likely helped the players improve and develop. It's funny. How US Soccer picks Talent ID. They look for talent that fits the 12-month BY window, regardless, just like college coaches.[/quote]

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