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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if you use actual birthdays, kids who have a birthday between divisional and all stars are just SOL in the years that they move from 25s to 50s? Do those kids not compete in relay carnivals or will they just forfeit if they make all stars? The current system works fine, kids advantaged by it are disadvantaged in other sports and vice versa. There are enough sports with enough different cut offs that you should be able to find one that works for your kid if you care that much. [/quote]

Read back a few pages, someone brought this exact point up and several folks on here said that the kid who aged up between the relay carnival and all stars should absolutely give up their spot on the relay team to a kid that was the "correct age." If the leagues wants to change the date, go for it.  But it should not occur during the summer swim season itself, its confusing and would be a nightmare for all the parent reps volunteers.[/quote]

If they wanted EQUITY - if a kids birthday falls between June 1 and All Stars they start the season at that age.  That would have made a lot more sense.  Then you don't have a 19 year D1 swimmer swimming or a 13 year old swimming in that 11-12s.

THAT is what the rule should be and makes far more sense and something to lobby for.[/quote]

Sorry that you don’t like the rule. But it’s been the rule for a long time and you just need to move on. [b]They changed it for a few years over a decade ago, but changed it back because it sucked[/b].  [/quote]

This statement is not true for NVSL[/quote]

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