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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The jump from u17 to U19 solves all of the grade talk play your age group/ skill level the entire way having no u18 specific group already solved all these grade questions business as usual[/quote]
It depends on how you look at things.

Most college coaches identify the players they want to give offers to Sophmore year. This way they can provide an offer Junior year when they can speak with players. (NCAA rule)

What the play downers / GY showcase people want to do is have their Junior or Senior play in Sophomore showcases so their kid is in the group most closely looked at by college coaches. Leagues already know this is what they want which is why they don't allow playing down Sophmore year but dont care Junior or Senior year hence the u18/19 grouping.[/quote]

Would you stop making stuff up already? [/quote]
This is 100% correct and not made up.[/quote]

BS. There aren’t freshmen, sophomore, Junior, or senior showcases. Showcases are age based with a limit on how old a player can be, not how young. Biobanded players is an exception. Not sure if any leagues besides MLS have something similar.  You sound like you lack confidence in your dc’s ability to standout. Stop making excuses and blaming better players for grabbing the spotlight that they earn. [/quote]

Everyone but you understands that college coaches recruit by graduating year. This means they look at players as Freshman Sophmore Juniors and Seniors. It's because it translates into players graduating year and when they can potentially arrive on campus. This is also why college coaches want players grouped by grade at showcases. Which in SY translates into Aug birthdays potentially playing up on their grade in school team if they want to be considered by college coaches.[/quote]

I’m not the only one.  There is at least one other poster that I agree with 100%, so there’s at least 2 of us.

You’re suggesting that teams with different GY players on a roster will have to select players for showcases based on the grade year being recruited only? And the kids playing up on that same team have to sit? And if they are short on numbers? And will clubs charge less for players that can’t participate because they’re playing up?  Does all that sound feasible?

If dc wants college coaches to consider them for graduating class, dc needs to be good enough to play with graduating class.  It’s a competitive sport after all.

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Most people agree with us. Unfortunately the age guy troll posts 24/7 on this thread about how playing down has no consequences. It does. It puts Aug birthdays at a huge disadvantage when it comes to college recruiting

If you want to hold yout Aug birthday kid back so their grade and level played in club are aligned. Great, problem solved you've found the playing down loophole you so desperately desire.[/quote]

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