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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After lurking on all the threads on this topic, it seems like the misaligned August/September players are in a dawned if you do, dawned if you don't situation.

Either they "play on grade" where since  they'll be the youngest they should be happy with the B team.

Or they "play in their new age bracket" against players a full grade behind them but they'll never amount to much playing against younger players and won't be recruited.

Seems like what most people really want to for August/September kids to go find a different sport to play.

I can tell you that it is not as simple a choice for most misaligned players in that birth range as people on these threads make it seem.  Trying to navigate to the best situation coaching wise, development wise, recruiting wise and socially is like trying to solve a rubik's cube that's had the squares switched.[/quote]

I agree it's a challenging decision. But perhaps we're lucky we have options.[/quote]

Is it really that challenging compared to right now? Teams are full of mis-aligned players, we have tons of players 'trapped' and I never see/saw 100s of pages of discussion screaming and yelling about what certain birth months should do under the BY system. And, after the switch to SY, you still have MLSN1 with BY teams that are (and will continue to be) full of mis-aligned players. Seriously, this is not hard. The age brackets were 1/1 - 12/31. For 26/27 they will be 8/1 - 7/31. How hard is that? Every parent/player should look after their own best interest (whatever that may be) do what they think is in the best interest of their player and within the rules. Simple. [/quote]

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