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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does it matter? 08 or 07? Congrats to whichever player either way; it just sounds like some hair splitting.[/quote]

It's interesting from the standpoint of how WS runs its program - i.e. Is 1 girl playing up multiple age groups just a one off or something they'll do to bring in top talent. If your DD is the top player on a CCL team at U10, are you better off staying with your club for U11 or seeing if a DA will take her?[/quote]

This is a pilot program, and therefore I think we can be forgiving. But, that is a small roster that WS had a hard time filling. It's also yet to be remotely competitive. Not a big deal, but that also matters when we see play ups. Are they there by sheer skill or was there also an issue filling out the team?

Not saying any of those girls aren't good for their age, but just to give it all some perspective.[/quote]

Not exactly. There are 15 pilot U13 team in the DA across two divisions. The Atlantic Division and the Frontier. The Frontier Division had the U13 Pilot age group last year and the current roster size breakdown is the following:
18
18
15
16
15
19
16

The Atlantic roster size is the following
16 Spirit VA
16 FCV
16 Arlington
17 Cedar Stars
16 Spirit MD
17 PA Classics
17 Penn Fusion
16 SJEB

In general, comparatively the Atlantic division did not draw in as many players likely due to two reasons:
1. Two new DA's being added
2. Many people likely didn't know there even was a U13 age group to even tryout for. This affected all the DA's  in the Atlantic Division in comparison to the Frontier who had already had the age group for a year and could market for recruitment with certainty.

Also, U13 rosters are rarely maxed out. 16 is about the target size for that age group and the average roster sizes across the pilot program comes in about 16.4. The reason rosters at U13 are smaller is for the simple fact that transitioning to 11v11 requires more adjustments and that players should get the maximum playing time possible. DA allowing for re-entry at this age group is also a beneficial move made by US Soccer.

So, for kids playing up with a bench of just 5 can be viewed as a pretty good development opportunity. At the very least, a 16 player roster for a U13 team is not necessarily a sign of not attracting players when that size for that age group is actually the norm. [/quote]

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