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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]RAE is not that hard to understand. Let’s say you have two kids with equal skill in the same school grade. One born 12/31/2012, the other born 01/01/2013. They are identical physically, technically, etc when they go to travel tryouts for U9.

The 01/01/2013 birthdate child will be one of the oldest players in the 2013 age group. They are placed on the top team because they are skilled and average/above average size/speed/skill for that age group. The 12/31/2012 player is the youngest player in the age group and are placed on the 2012 B team, while they are skilled, they are smaller and slower than the other older players.

From there the 01/01 birthdate player get the top coach in the age group, is playing with the most skilled players in the age group, and is competing against other club top teams/players and is provided with other development activities and attention for top team players.

The 12/31 player gets a B team coach and plays with less skilled/committed players and does not get the additional attention/opportunities on the B team. They struggle physically with players up to a year older than them. Most of the players on the team are a grade above them in school, which is socially difficult.

If all other things are equal these two player experiences and development opportunities (and success) will be very different due to a 1 day difference. The 12/31 player will be more likely to quit (struggling physically, not enjoying socially) and will not get the success or extra attention the 1/1 player will. This is why when you look at a top team despite Aug-Dec being 5/12 months you typically see only a quarter (not closer to half) of the roster. [/quote]Could this explain why parents of Q1s wanted to stay BY?[/quote]

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