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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]Girl soccer - U15 ECNL

As a result of 8/1 to 7/31 change my daughter will have a second U15 year.

Have any of the clubs shared how they will handle players that move down in 2026-27 (play with the younger group) but their graduation year is more in align with the higher age group?

Our concern is while she will get an extra U15 year her graduation year has not changed. U15 teams usually go to less showcases than U16 - so she will miss out on exposure to college coaches that attend U16 games. Regardless of her birthday communication with college coaches will start next summer for her. How are clubs helping kids like mine still get recruited? Are they allowing those in the appropriate grad. Year play up for showcases? How does that work with team chemistry?[/quote]
This is exactly why Aug birthdays playing on a grade down team doesnt work.[/quote]Told you, the troll toll tanks a discussion again.[/quote]

The grade concern in this example is real. It'll be up to the clubs and college coaches to address it. Doom and gloom Aug guy thinks there's only one solution. Others say recruiting is more sophisticated, especially if the player is already on a school's radar via highlights, talent IDs and a player reaching out.

I think perhaps a reason why we haven't seen specific answers on this is because these are case-by-case situations. Every club and player is different. In some cases, the player will play up. In others, they'll play on age. We're wrong to say we know what one way is best.[/quote]
Thats the issue. You're going to work twice as hard to get noticed by college coaches just to play on a grade down team. I you play on the correct grade in school team everything works and is easy.[/quote]Good luck getting noticed playing up vs playing on age. Tough to get noticed constantly moving around the pitch as a fill in or sub or bench warmer when you you can be central to a club on age.[/quote]
If you cant handle playing against players in your grade how would you expect to get noticed by college coaches? It just doesnt make sense.[/quote]

It makes perfect sense if you are a striker at a top flight club where both possible teams you could play on are playing in the ECNL playoffs. Say Player A is a striker on the newly formed 10-11 team and is the better player and is an Oct birthday. The kid's backup who is definitely still amazing is an Aug. misaligned kid, who would be the starter on the 11-12 team. Both teams go to showcases and the playoffs. I'm pretty sure the club coaches and college scouts will be able to figure it out with the backup playing as started by playing on age.[/quote]
So now you're floating that Aug birthdays will play on 2 teams at once. Again exactly what nobody wants. This is the kind of nonsense playing down invites.[/quote]

No, I'm talking about what's happening and likely to happen now. You said there's no scenario where it would make sense for a top club. Here's one where it would make perfect sense to all, where a current backup on a highlevel team at a highlevel club plays on age, even if misaligned to start. Other positions, even more so, like CB or goal keeper. Think about it.[/quote]
I know exactly what you're suggesting. Its one of the issues with SY. [/quote]

It's not really an issue, though. It's an opportunity for those players to start and given the visibility of these clubs which typically send multiple age groups to playoffs, likely NOT a recruiting problem. Maybe it's even a better chance for coaches to see them perform. And maybe these clubs have no choice, especially if they've got Aug-Dec kids from above joining the younger group. [/quote]

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