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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some weirdo is abusing the anonymity to answer their own questions no doubt. And then accuse others of “astroturfing”…we see you[/quote]
Whats interesting is the militant SY poster is a boys ECNL parent. Or maybe a boys ECNL coach. You dont run into these types very often. Boys teams are more fluid than girls teams. This is why MLSN works so well. It just recruits talent from all the different leagues around them. Because of this you dont usually see boys parents emotionally tied to a specific club or league. Add in that puberty can completely change what boys are like on the field.

Since we know your kid is a boy playing in boys ECNL. What do you think you'll gain with SY? MLSN already has biobanding  and for what its worth most top players are playing up 1-2 years. These are the ones that will play professionally or get college scholarship offers first. Your kid playing down because of ECNL switching from BY to SY wont become a superstar. [/quote]

If the top players are already playing 1-2 years up then why is there a forum of parents concerned over an age change to SY why would anyone care? If your kid is ECNL or MLSN changing really wouldn’t matter because their kids are elite?

The answer to the question is it definitely matters because even amongst ECNL or MLSN the majority of player are not at the level to play up and be as effective. Especially when all players are talented and the skill difference is usually very small.

So now you change the age groups and introduce 6 months of older, bigger, stronger players on average which makes it even more challenging to get on the field.

Which is why some parents are hoping GA/MLSN stay BY because they don’t want their kids playing against even older players because that makes games more difficult and competitive in a soccer landscape that’s already ultra competitive.[/quote]

Actually parents with Q1 birthdays welcome playing up against older kids -- it'll help them get better. If anything, they don't like the uncertainty or disrurption of existing teams, which is reasonable. Strategically, it may even favor GA to delay a couple of seasons to give ECNL top players a possible landing spot if they don't like how things shake out. But long-term it makes sense for all, except the MLS academies to switch, frankly.[/quote]
"Actually parents with Q1 birthdays welcome playing up against older kids "  if this was even remotely true you all would be currently playing up.   You are not so your imagined scenario is a lie you tell yourself.  [/quote]

My kid is on a top team and does play up as a guest player and often trains against the older kids. Sometimes my kid would rather train against against those older/bigger kids all the time than the smaller kids on the current team -- which isn't ultimately an issue because we have one of the best coaches at the club. Speaking of which, it's a highly competitive club that's won national titles. Also interesting our Aug-Dec. players would rather stay on the current team vs. playing with the younger kids, so this desire to play against older kids IS a thing, especially at higher levels. That's our reality. What's yours? [/quote]

You are full of sh*t. If he can already play up in a national title team, he has already signed up with the MLS academy. I am in a national title team with four players going to the MLS academy this coming season. None of them can play up. So when the SY comes, it will be very hard to for Q3/Q4 to stay in the same NL team.
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