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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bio-banding really has little to do with the month a kid is born - at least in its application in the U.S. Currently, only MLS Next utilizes the bio-banding waiver process for boys. Not aware of it being used for girls. It is designed to make sure late bloomers do not get squeezed out of the game because of their small stature compared to same aged peers. People disagree on the degree to which preference for size is a problem with development in US youth soccer, but most agree that it's a problem that often leads to the promotion of athletes and early bloomers over skilled soccer players. Bio-banding is an effort to guard against the system's fixation on size and its detriment to smaller players. Unfortunately, there are few rules for how it is applied in the U.S., and the birth year system is engrained in everyone's mind. So the concept is hard for many to grasp or properly apply. [/quote]

I like the idea of this having a small and late to mature DD, 13… there is a point where it looks kind of dangerous to be playing against much stronger competitors in these transition years. But on another thread it sounded like biobanding was being used to stack younger teams more than assure developmental comparability. [/quote]

You mean that some teams are taking a perfectly good idea and taking advantage of it? 
Shocking![/quote]

MLS Next has strict requirements to permit players to bioband, and they enforce them.  And most players at that age are highly reluctant to play down an age.  Though it may be physically less challenging, the speed of play is slower, and when they go back to normal age group, they know they will be at a disadvantage for some time until readjusting.  Don't get carried away unless you know how this actually works and applies.[/quote]

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