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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speed is the very top metric for US Soccer for its national teams.  They love big and fast.[/quote]

If you look at DCU academy rosters---almost all bdays in the first 1/2 of the year.[/quote]

Yes, and the same is true for the national teams.  In fact, they are even more first year heavy, with the bulk coming from January to April. [/quote]

There's the inconvenient fact that most of the best players at elite youth academy teams are playing up a year or two - definitely true at DCU academy and now Loudoun United.   That was probably true for a number of the national team players for both genders but please feel free to educate me to the contrary.  Though it probably did not hurt play ups at all if they were early half birthdays for their own age.[/quote]

Some did and do.  Some didn't and don't.  For example, an amazing player who has been on the YNT for years plays at age.  Playing up is a tool that can help and also hurt development.  [/quote]

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