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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Younger doesn't mean smaller  Why is this so hard?  This is common sense. Six month age groups [/quote]

You haven't read the thread. Size, both large and small has been referred to in bio banding. Significantly larger kids play up and significantly smaller kids play down.

Six month age groups work fine for elementary age kids but not really beyond but bio banding can help out bridge the gap for many players.[/quote]

Absurd. I'm the who brought up six months age groups. Bio banding is ridiculous. Yet another ill conceived thought by US Soccer. Everyone wants to ot smart each other. Its very very simple.

Six Month age groups. [/quote]

Exactly what is ridiculous about placing a kid who falls into the 10-15% on either end of their growth spectrum in a age that suits their physical size? Why should an entire age group be affected to suit the needs of so few players? [/quote]

Another ridiculous assertion. Follow me.

No bio-banding. 
Six month age groups

No further accommodations.

If the 10-15 percentile kid cant hang,  he should be placed in the lower team until proven otherwise

BUT....there will be A LOT less of that scenario if we move to six month age groups. [/quote]

Follow me. Beyond elementary school the variance in kid sizes is not great enough to warrant two age groups through high school. You either won the genetic lottery or not. Having two age groups  within a birth year is an accommodation and one that unnecessarily affects every player needlessly. There simply is no precedent for it in any sport because there is no need for it at older ages.[/quote]

No disrespect, but you're showing your lack of understanding for development. You also lack vision for the bigger picture. Its not an accommodation.

I will say again, if you want to create a funnel that separates kids, do so at 16 or 17 years old. Not at 9 or 10. [/quote]

Sorry, but even with boys the variance does tighten. As they get older it is still far easier to deal with the extreme outliers than an entire age cohort. Because you obviously have a smaller player you might be missing the bigger picture yourself.

There are more kids NOT like your kid than there are kids LIKE your kid. It is an accommodation that frankly cuts right through the middle of kids who actually ARE or closer to average. Your plan breaks down with simple distribution and then the complexity of fielding teams properly. You also assume that soccer coaches care if they lose "small" kids. You're ultimately competing with their bias against smaller players. They might care in elementary school but through middle school they are selecting from technical, tactical and yes, genetic lottery winners. There has always been room for talented smaller kids but there is a real world clock for those who wish to play in college.

And regardless of size a coach can tell if a player can play. I'm with you up until middle school, girl or boy. I also recognize the problem but the solution should be geared towards those more extreme cases and to institute a arbitrary size cutoff through sophomore year is unnecessary. It really won't help in the way that you believe it would because again, the variance tightens more and more in the middle where MOST kids really are whether they are boys or girls.[/quote]

Actually, it isn't so much size as simply development, physical and mental. I've watched kids of all sizes born later in the year drop out of soccer.  [/quote]

But how does this really help in development? You've created more hierarchy than is necessary at older ages. And then add in separate coaches per cutoff. That won't get expensive in a sport that is already pricing itself out of households. And of course one coach will be perceived as better and kids will want to be on that team.

This is a fine idea in elementary school but completely unworkable beyond that.[/quote]

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