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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CAN everyone agree now that this was all a nothing burger?![/quote]

Yes, if OP wasn't a travel soccer novice he/she never would have posted the OP.[/quote]

It amazes me that so many people seem perfectly OK with this. 
I guess "winning is everything" trumps sportsmanship and development for most of the parents are around here. [/quote]

It amazes me that people want to insulate their kids from competition -- even when the kids at issue are all the same age.

So what are you going to do in HS when your kid is a freshman or sophomore and is trying out for the team against juniors and seniors?  Are you going to complain that it isn't fair to have older kids playing against younger kids?[/quote]

If everyone played in the same bracket, no one would have an issue with this.  However, some teams are put into a low bracket because they have weaker players.  "A team" players shouldn't play in low brackets.  Down one team might be ok, but it should be one of the weaker kids on the higher team, not the best.  Or put the best player an age group down on the team.

In HS, they have the exact situation you are talking about;[b] it's called JV[/b]

Where does the term nothingburger come from?  Just a plain hamburger with no ketchup, mustard, etc?  [/quote]

Yes you are correct OP for those like you with ambitions no higher than JV for your kids you won't have to worry so much about older or better players.
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