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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a general FYI, one of the reasons given for changing to calendar year age groups was that it would make it easier for coaches to identify late birthdays and to ensure that those born in the later part of the year would not be overlooked. That absolutely didn't happen, but that was supposed to be one of the reasons for change. 
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No it wasn't to identify them, it was simply to be on the same page internationally with RAE. [/quote]

It was both - easier to keep track of and the same as international.  You know, the same as international for the 1% of players who play internationally.

[url] https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/65292/us-soccer-mandates-major-changes-altering-birth.html[/url]
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The combating RAE was always lip service and it was just to make the effect more obvious, thus increasing awareness. But clubs didn't and don't care about it as much as the bottom line that is driven by wins.

But US soccer was trying to scout for Youth National team players in a age cutoff that had us at a year and a half disadvantage player pool wise. It was hard to tell in a relative sense which players could hang or not.[/quote]

Lol. No....it wasn't a year and a half . The world is using the Jan-Dec grouping for international play.  Our club system was using Sept - Aug.

The kids who were benefiting and getting identified were the Sept - Dec kids because they were the oldest. This didn't translate to international play because we were putting Sept-Dec kids up against Jan-March kids during international play.

To combat this, they changed the age group to align with international competetion standards. Now they are identifying Jan-Mar kids to compete with Jan to Mar kids.

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