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[quote=Anonymous][/quote]Ok, so lets tie this back to, “ Trapped/Re-aging Families, How are you having the conversation?” [/quote]

The responses on this board really show a clear lack of understanding of anything related to this age change and college recruiting - wow, impressive to misunderstand so many things.

I'll attempt a real response because I currently have an August child who is in the correct grade (in this case, 9th) and with the age change, would fall into an age range with primarily 9th graders in the fall.  His current coach has expressed that he can stay with his school year team despite his birthday (so will play with 10th graders in the fall as he will be in 10th).  He is likely trying out at one or two other clubs - one of the requirements will be that he will only try out for clubs that would allow him to play with his grade.  It does not do him any good to play with kids in a grade lower for a variety of reasons including the physical and mental challenges and recruiting.  In addition, the whole idea of the change was so kids can play with their school grade.  I could quote at least five different references to this in the US soccer/US club soccer communications.  I acknowledge there will be clubs that disregard the goal and focus on their own selfish goals, but that does not in any way help my kid.

I do agree that playing with your school grade is definitely helpful if you attend showcases where coaches can see you play.  If you are playing with a lower grade, there's a good chance coaches will not have an opportunity to watch and they already have too many players to see.  Having said that, it's 2026 and your best bet at getting a coach to watch you is to email them and then attend their specific ID clinic.  [/quote]

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