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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am just glad ECNL does not have this kind of biobanding shit. My kid wants to play HS soccer, so MLS is never our option. And even in HS soccer, seniors will not play down in the JV team, and juniors or sophomores will not play down in the freshman team. If they can not make the team for their grade, they will not "bioband" to play in the school team for a younger grade.[/quote]

Can you take some of these MLS Next parents with you over to ECNL?  MLS Next was not created to develop the "next" JV and Varsity high school talents.  It was created to develop the next professional players.  Whether they are successful is a different question but you are exactly in the right place and it seems like you should bring some people with you.

I am curious for the rest.  When a kid shows up to practice or in a game, do parents ask for birth certifications or a bio-banding confirmation?  How do you know who is bio-banding because I have never once questioned a kids age?  My kids plays against kids that look like they can literally eat him but that is just the nature of development.

When my son first got roughed up by bigger and stronger kids, I did not ask for birth certificates or bio-banding documentation.  We went to the Veo.  I showed him how much space was available if used his advantages which are soccer IQ, scanning and a great first touch.  It took a couple of months but he got it and plays with anticipation.  He learned how to create leverage and shield a player once he beats him.  He won't be winning any headers for a while still.

Some of you should take this conversation to the Extra Comfortable National League where parent experience and successful events are touted by the CEO.  They will make sure you are well taken care of, everything is fair and you have an extra comfortable experience for parent and child.[/quote]

Can you at least admit that your rationale for being ok with clubs cheating with the bio-banding rule is exactly opposite the rationale for having the rule?  [/quote]

I am not okay with them abusing the rule any more that I challenged my own coach for putting us in a tournament that he knew we could win and did not challenge the boys.  There are some things I can control and some things I can't.  I think the parents control the bio-banding more than the clubs.  The clubs cater to the parents.

Read Cody Gakpo's post in the Player's Tribune.  He references overcoming preferential treatment from the club to kids whose parents showered coaches with lavish gifts.  The Netherlands are 6-7 hours away and Gakpo had to deal with the same BS we have to deal with.  You can either complain about the system and the inherent inequities that will always be there as long as the robots don't overtake humans or you accept it and develop your kid in spite of the inequities.  Personally, I don't complain.  I responded to the marketplace whether it is youth soccer, business, etc.[/quote]

So rather than complain about the abuse of a rule designed to encourage development, you'd rather complain about people complaining?[/quote]

[b]You're 100% right. [/b] THANK YOU for the wake up call!  My energy is best used towards a segment of the marketplace that actually has the capacity to be great.  Lesson learned.  I will exit the chat.  You are free to continue complaining.[/quote]

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