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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Different Valor points out college coaches don't care about your age group.

https://www.valorsoccer.com/copy-of-tryouts-faq

"Will this impact college recruiting?
This change will not negatively impact college recruiting. College coaches evaluate players based on their performance, development, and potential, not the exact age grouping of their club team. "

They will also give kids the option to play up with friends and other play up on case by case.[/quote]
Again you're mixing two seperate things.

Valor is saying that changing from BY to SY is better for college recruiting. This is because all players on the field during games will be the same grade in school.

Valor is not saying anything about Aug and Sept birthdays playing on a grade down team. If you asked them about this they would probabaly say that its a bad idea if the player wants to get recruited and play in college.[/quote]Pretty clear age groups don't matter for recruiting because college coaches evaluate players not what age group they are in.

Not Aug/Sept birthdays playing on a geade down team.[/quote]Crystal clear, college coaches evaluate players not their age groups. "College coaches evaluate players based on their performance, development, and potential, not the exact age grouping of their club team"[/quote]
Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior classes.
Will this hurt my child’s college recruiting process? No. In fact, it is expected to help. [b]College coaches recruit by graduating class (e.g., "Class of 2028"). Aligning club soccer age groups with school grades makes it easier for scouts to evaluate players against their direct academic peers[/b], streamlining the recruiting pathway[/quote]

Did you seriously say college recruiters are evaluating against academic peers?

You said that out loud [/quote]
Yes, Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club said exactly that[/quote]

One fool makes many I guess

Ask yourself, what the heck academic peers have to do with what soccer scouts look for in an individual to evaluate their skills and potential?[/quote]
You're working double time on behalf of all the fools. In case you haven't seen it recently.

Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior classes.
Will this hurt my child’s college recruiting process? No. In fact, it is expected to help. [b]College coaches recruit by graduating class (e.g., "Class of 2028"). Aligning club soccer age groups with school grades makes it easier for scouts to evaluate players against their direct academic peers[/b], streamlining the recruiting pathway[/quote]What is easiest for college coaches and what is in the best interests of every individual player will not align. With college coaches evaluating the player and not what age group they are in, there are multiple paths for players to go.[/quote]
But college coaches are the ones recruiting for their teams. You can choose whatever path you want but if you're not in front of and available for college coaches in the way they want you to be seen what does it matter?[/quote] College recruiting is almost all push not pull. Virtually no college coach can just pick and choose who the want (some kids want to stay close to home, some want to move far away, etc.), that's why you have to let them know you are interested.[/quote]
Its push for you because your making it harder on Aug birthdays by encouraging them to play down a grade. Which makes college coaches instantly pass on the player.

For everyone else on a correct grade team, on a top team, at a top club its a matter of choosing which offer to accept.[/quote]Don't fool yourself, it's a push for everyone. College coaches see around maybe 30 players in any one game, they have no idea who is spoken for or even wants to play in college.[/quote]

And even with all the streamlining, there's still be misaligned players, even IF Aug/Sept played up on grade[/quote]

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