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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of an August misaligned player, I hear the concerns about playing on age and how it could affect recruiting.

But I also wonder, what are the college recruiting chances when playing up with your grade if you are now the youngest competing with players 12 months older.[/quote]The youngest in an age group is at a severe disadvantage to play in college or become pro or even make national teams, even as adults. They spend their whole lives as afterthoughts in secondary positions and often on secondary teams or fillers for the bench on top teams.

Playing up to try to play with kids in the same grade is for social reasons, not competitive reasons. Clubs are having flexibility on less competitive teams to allow playing up when the play doesn't necessarily warrant it. That is nice of them and fits in with trying to increase participation.

Think for college recruiting you have to do the leg work and find the right program much more than them finding you. Remember, kids with serious injuries that are recovering or can't play go on to play in college. And you are competing with unhappy kids at other colleges and international adults looking for the college experience.[/quote]

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