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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a child or children then you should understand that Bio-Banding is great for size but who is taking the mental aspect into play. We assume a child is big that they must be more mature. Children are in the grade level they are in not only for size but mental abilities as well. Why should kids play to a certain age at grade level and switch only to switch back at college?[/quote]

The point really isn't to give anyone an advantage. It is to even out the advantage given to larger kids. Bio banding also isn't about large versus small, but physical development (where you are currently versus where you are going to end up).

The best players with the best soccer IQ, regardless of size, should be on better teams.

Based on my experience with a young, small player who has now graduated, the issue of maturity and soccer IQ is critical in developing players. What tends to happen is that the bigger, stronger, or more quickly developing players are picked for the higher teams, while smaller players are dropped down. Unfortunately, getting off that second team isn't a matter of working harder. if you are a skilled, small, and smart player playing with second or third team players, it is hard to be effective. The conditions you are used to on a better team, including players making runs and using the width of the field, won't exist on the lower teams. Vision and movement off the ball don't matter when everyone is kicking the ball and running straight ahead, or when your teammates are stealing the ball from you. That's why smaller, more skilled players wind up quitting.

Bio banding could help this by allowing later developing players to play on higher level but younger teams. [/quote]

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