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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Six month age groups

There is not a single negative to a six month age group. [/quote]

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Beyond Elementary school there isn't enough advantage to maintain the complexity. [/quote]

Its not complex. Its very very simple.

Annnndddd...there absolutely are reasons to do this beyond elementary considering puberty isn't done until the middle part of HS.

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When you start combining teams, first to expand for 9v9 and then to 11v11 it is unnecessary. Dual age groups is excellent early on to make sure kids are learning the fundamentals in a more developmentally focused environment. But by middle school, frankly it is silly. Kids need to be placed based more on skill than age. We have gone round and round on this and the numbers just don't support dual age groups. The predictable size variance BASED on birth month can be thrown out the window. Genetics NOT birth month plays a greater role in size variance.

If you honestly think you could walk into a middle school and predict kids birth months with any accuracy based on size I have a bridge to sell you. You might not even be able to predict their birth year accurately in many cases.

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You didn't make a reasonable argument. Most of it is nonsense. 
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