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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Luis said that "England is the only country that does that" in reference to a 9/1-8/31 eligibility window. Then he listed 4-5 countries that didnt do 9/1-8/31 implying that they were all BY 1/1-12/31.[/quote]

I think there is some danger in making decisions just because most of Europe, the world, whatever, does it that way. Just because they do doesn’t mean it’s best for US soccer. Clearly for MOST of US soccer, 8/1 is the better fit. We’re not Europe and it’s not an age cutoff that’s keeping us from being Europe.

The same type of thing has happened in Brazil over the last decade or two. They’ve been influenced too much by the European style of play and have gotten away from doing what they do best and what makes Brazil… Brazil.

Ideally the US Soccer Federation should be making decisions regarding what is best for soccer in the US and our unique circumstances. I guess that ship has sailed with this issue. [/quote]
You should listen to the podcast.

Luis actually agreed that when players are younger seemed to be around 8 that playing with your grade made sense.

But he said once players are older u13 and above that NLS Next is looking for the best ways to develop the best possible pro level talent. Because of this it was implied that playing with your grade in school wasnt important. Which I agree with. Top club teams roster players from all over. If you're not in the same school why does being in the same grade matter.[/quote]

I’ve listened to the podcast and this is an incredibly simplistic argument that misses the point of the current decision.

Very few kids playing at a high level are playing with classmates, that true for ecnl/GA too and not specific to mlsnext. For those living outside of a major metro area, that starts very young. Neither of my kids have ever played with a classmate. The only reason this guys daughter plays with classmates is because they live in the NY market.

The entire youth soccer system in the US is shifting to 8/1. The reasons for the switch aren’t important and don’t really apply to mlsnext. No one is arguing otherwise. What mlsnext has to decide is how they are going to function in a landscape that is entirely 8/1 and if it makes most financial sense to switch to 8/1 or if they can come up with a plan that makes it feasible to stay 1/1. [/quote]

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