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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now that the season has started, the big question is how clubs will manage the transition.

My kid is late December 2010 and plays on an RL team on one of the top ECNL programs in the country.  Both the 2010 and 2011 ECNL teams are among the top teams in the country (on par with the top MLS club academies in MLS Next in the state).

We had a tournament last weekend and were able to watch the 2011 RL team.  My son is superior to every player on that 2011 RL team technically, physically, and tactically.  It would be a significant step down for him to move to that team.

I understand that the 2010 and 2011 NL teams have had 80%+ of their rosters in place for several years now, meaning very little turnover and not many opportunities for new players to move up or in.

The inertia people naturally gravitate towards could cause a mismatch in terms of placement.  It will be interesting to see how they manage this transition in the early part of 2026.[/quote]

So my kid is younger, and U-little, so our club went early, kid is already playing on a 15/14 team that is all fall 14s and 15s playing in the U12 division this year, and then they will play U12 again next year.  My observation so far has been basically that like my kid wasn't the only young one to drop down age groups and that brought the level of play of what I observed previously from the younger age group up a lot.  So it wasn't anywhere near as significant a step down as I thought it might be so it's been fun, and since they are still playing against other top level teams in U12, but now playing at an age disadvantage, its been good competition so far.  So I guess we'll see how it goes?  It'll be an adventure for sure.

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