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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]So talking with a friend of mine at the ECNL showcase this weekend. Also I’ll say he told me last summer at surf cup about the age change that was coming and has some very reliable people that he knows. Here is the info I got. It sounds like the Aug hater might get their way and kids will play within their grade within the new 12 month window. 
Well sort of…

According to him ECNL is most likely breaking into 3 different groups. Youngers U10-12 and U13-15 and older recruiting ages U16,17,19.
U10-15 will no longer play showcases but will have various cups throughout the year with divisions and tournament champions. Strong RL teams will be invited to these as well.

U10-15 will be based only off the Aug to July 12 month window. However U16/17 will be based off players grades between that 12 month window. So some kids will be pushed up for showcases so they will play against kids within their same grade. League play is still tbd. He didn’t know for sure.
U19 will be for any player who is a senior in high school, age will not matter as long as they are under 19 at the start their club season.

He also has more questions than answers at this point but this is what’s being discussed by ECNL/US Club admin team.

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This is already happening? The ECNL showcase this weekend is up to U15 which are the non recruited age groups.
I like the idea of getting away from showcases and adding cups with strong RL teams is smart because that will attract more players to RL.

This won’t be a big change and aligning kids within their same grade U16 and up  for showcases to me isn’t a big deal as showcases are meant for recruiting.

I don’t think clubs should or will force players up for league play as they want to be competitive and show how strong their teams are. Kids can always play up if they are capable and willing.[/quote]

As long as results from showcases don’t matter I completely agree.[/quote]
They do in ECNL not sure about GA[/quote]

They do this year. It should be obvious but that would have to change if they were going to use GY for showcases sophomore year and up next year.

Nothing would change for league play, it would still be 8/1-7/31.

I find it hard to believe people would care a ton about exhibition showcases but my kids are aligned so I don't care much either way. [/quote]
I highly doubt this would work.

Currently theres 3 levels at showcases. Mixing everyone together on the same teams would be 1/3 the amount of games. Assuming they stuck with the one game per day rule.[/quote]
On top of that Sophmores would get screwed out of their recruitment opportunity when they're the players colleges coaches want to see the most.[/quote]

Sophomores would play together, juniors would play together, seniors would play together. That’s what GY sophomore year (when recruiting really starts) and up is.

I’m not advocating this, just explaining the rumor that someone posted earlier today. [/quote]
If you add a rule to SY 8/1-7/31 that younger players must play on a team that's their grade in school. ALL games end up with players that are all one grade. It doesn't have to only be showcases where everyone on the field is the same grade and its easy to implement. This is important because recruiters dont just look at players at showcases. It might be a league game, or a tournamant, etc.[/quote]

Living in Southern California with top teams playing each other on girls side all the time. I’ve never seen college coaches at the sideline in all the years my oldest played and with my current kid. Not saying a college coaches never goto league games I’m just saying I’ve never seen it or heard from other parents the a coach from college X was at a league game.

Tournament maybe but if they are ran by us club then they would probably follow the same rules as ECNL? [/quote]

In my experience at league games, scouts may show up after behind the scene talk between scouts and coaches and usually no one knows who they are or why they are there until maybe after the fact.[/quote]

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