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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the disconnect here is that those who say the fall birthday kids lost a year are judging based on the stage their child is right now, where the other camp is looking at the entire possible course of a kid's travel soccer playing career prior to college.  A Fall birthday kid who started at U9 and "missed" U10 due to the birth year change will play 10 years of travel soccer if he sticks with it:  U9, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, U18 and U19.  His January birthday classmate who started at U9 with him but didn't skip U10 will also play 10 years of travel soccer if he sticks with it:  U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18.

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Correct, but overall number of playing years was not the discussion.  The discussion was the CURRENT disadvantage to kids playing with other kids that ALREADY have that extra year of training.

Retention rates are low and in your example, while correct, the benefit of being able to play as a U19 is not as much of a factor as the disadvantage of a late birthday kid playing with his contemporaries, but who may have had an additional training year.[/quote]

My son played U13 twice with the switch to Academy.  Being 13 for two years has really helped him.  He grew 4 inches the first year he was 13, and then 4 inches again the second year he was 13.  I feel bad for anyone that missed a year on their growth - they'll be permanently shorter.[/quote]

AT U19 nobody is playing Club anymore.  Only the October-December birthdays are left in town while everyone else goes off to college.[/quote]

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