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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When is USA soccer going to change back to their old cutoff dates?[/quote]

They won't.  The best that could be hoped for is a change back for certain levels of play below U12 or so.[/quote]

Disagree. I think in 1-2 years, they'll reverse this decision.[/quote]

I'd like it if they did, as this was a solution in search of a tiny problem limited to the very tip of the player pyramid.  But it would throw things into the same disarray again . . . [/quote]

I can't imagine they'd change the whole system back, but I could see them allowing younger age groups more flexibility, just as they (sort of) plan for rec leagues.[/quote]

Why would they allow younger age groups more flexibility? [/quote]

They might not. But it would be more likely than changing the entire system back to Aug-July years.

At older ages, the argument for birth-year groups is sounder. That's where you start having some truly elite play, maybe even in tournaments with foreign teams.

At younger ages, you're still introducing the game and trying to make it a good environment. Playing with classmates can help.

If they really wanted to be smart, they'd come up with some system that prevents the eighth-grade "trap."[/quote]

The problem is they are trying to "standardize" the relative age affect with international cutoffs. There is just no feasible way to have two cutoffs simultaneously.

As far as the 8th grade trap there are far easier solutions than having two age cutoffs.[/quote]

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