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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current youngers in ECNL are approximately 25% according to the public data.

With the change, I highly doubt there will be more than 5-10% of grade below playing on any older team. Slightly different in Sept+ and August states but not by much since there weren’t that many kids in those months to begin with.

So grade is going to be a fair proxy if 95% of kids are corresponding to the same grade in school vs 75% as is.

Yes there will be edge cases with hold backs or exceptional players or random school start dates but lets stop governing by minor exception vs the rule. [/quote]

25 states have an enrollment date of 8/31 or 9/1.  6 states have an enrollment date of 7/31 or 8/1.  So if half of the country starts enrollment in September, why does youth soccer use a cutoff that aligns with only 6 states?  If anything choosing 8/1 as the SY cutoff is letting the minority dictate things.[/quote]

You already know the answer to that……….and if you dont understand it it is because you dont want to understand it. It has been explained on here ad nauseam [/quote]

I don't know the answer which is why I asked the question.  My son isn't affected by it so I don't really care, I'm just wondering why (and I don't feel like scrolling through 260 pages of posts).[/quote]
Its so theres almost no "Force Ups" or players that because of their birthday must play on the team thats all grade older players. This is because you cant play down.

On the other side of the eligibility window there are Aug and Sept birthdays that technically can play on a grade down team. But this is easily addressed by clubs playing Aug Sept birthdays up on the team thats their grade in school. This is because playing up is allowed.

See how it works?

The only issue are idiots like the Age guy thats trying to convince Aug birthdays to play on a team thats a grade down.[/quote]

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