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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bio-banding has nothing to do with birthdates. In fact, the concept of bio-banding underscores how ridiculous the birth year groupings can be. Just as you can plant three trees at the same time and expect them all to grow at different rates, so is the case for children. The problem is that our parents and coaches are not rational enough to be trusted with grouping in a fair way without standards such as birth years. So, that has become the norm. What has resulted is a greed...trying to find the early bloomers so you can hoist trophies, post them on Instagram, and wake up six years from now (hopefully) realizing how useless that was. In Europe it is common to have kids two or three years apart playing together. When they are ready to be moved up to the next age group, it happens - and most parents shut up about it. It's a shame that cannot happen here. [/quote]

Not sure you grasp the Relative Age Effect and Bio-banding concept. 
Also, you don't seem to have facts straight on the European system. [/quote]

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