Anonymous wrote:This plan has been around forever ! Even when my DD played years ago. No club (ECNL, GA, WAGS) uses it - Ever.

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Anonymous wrote:Bio-banding is a method by which players are grouped together based on their maturity and biological age rather than their birth year.

My understanding is that MLSN clubs use it? Which clubs? Do ECNL clubs use it as well?
What age does that start?
If you could please share any experience.
I’m sure some December birthday kids would benefit from that.
Thanks

I got this from another post:
MLS Next rules allow for 3 over-age players per team. It is called the "late developers" rule in MLS Next but is also referred to as bio-banding. The idea is to allow smaller kids who are late to puberty to play a year down until they catch up. At these years, there is a huge variability in height and weight and the rule is designed to encourage late developers to stick with the game. But, Bethesda abuses the rule for a competitive advantage by playing larger faster kids down.

Bethesda is misusing the bioband rule in the 2010 age group but using it correctly in the 2011 group. There was one, now two kids who technically skilled but very small. Not sure if the different usages are coincidence, difference in coaching, or what. But it's a shame to see them basically cheat in the 2010 age group.

If you're one of the Bethesda 2009 /10 parents, your kid is not physically delayed. They are being used to gain a competitive advantage. Look at the 2010/11 kid who bio-banded on Bethesda. Or, the one kid bio-banding with DCU. Both tiny and extremely skilled. That's the type of kids the program was designed for....not a 5'6" tall 15 year old who would be average sized in his own age group.

This is not at all on the girls side. I doubt it would be in the future.

When NWSL Next is implemented bio banding very much will come to the women's game. There's early and late developers in the Women's game but it's not as noticeable because at puberty girls don't get the rush of testosterone that boys do.

However what biobanding does do is keep parents from focusing on age groups and wins/losses. Because players can be switched out/in at will who can directly affect the outcome results don't matter. It all becomes about player development which ideally lands you on the pro team.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bio-banding is a method by which players are grouped together based on their maturity and biological age rather than their birth year.

My understanding is that MLSN clubs use it? Which clubs? Do ECNL clubs use it as well?
What age does that start?
If you could please share any experience.
I’m sure some December birthday kids would benefit from that.
Thanks

I got this from another post:
MLS Next rules allow for 3 over-age players per team. It is called the "late developers" rule in MLS Next but is also referred to as bio-banding. The idea is to allow smaller kids who are late to puberty to play a year down until they catch up. At these years, there is a huge variability in height and weight and the rule is designed to encourage late developers to stick with the game. But, Bethesda abuses the rule for a competitive advantage by playing larger faster kids down.

Bethesda is misusing the bioband rule in the 2010 age group but using it correctly in the 2011 group. There was one, now two kids who technically skilled but very small. Not sure if the different usages are coincidence, difference in coaching, or what. But it's a shame to see them basically cheat in the 2010 age group.

If you're one of the Bethesda 2009 /10 parents, your kid is not physically delayed. They are being used to gain a competitive advantage. Look at the 2010/11 kid who bio-banded on Bethesda. Or, the one kid bio-banding with DCU. Both tiny and extremely skilled. That's the type of kids the program was designed for....not a 5'6" tall 15 year old who would be average sized in his own age group.

This is not at all on the girls side. I doubt it would be in the future.

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Anonymous wrote:It's actually a very good idea.

The problem with bio-banding is that it doesn't work with parents who are conditioned to think the results of a youth soccer game somehow change the world.

What bio-banding does is provide a mechanism for the opposite of a player that is so good that they play up.

The theory is that kids mature at different rates. Some mature early and some mature late. If you're playing for wins at an early age the players that mature first will have an advantage. Because of this the players that mature later get discouraged and quit. If this is allowed to play out you end up with teams made up of kids that are 5'1" at 18 years old. If you let some of the late maturing players play down they won't get discouraged and at 18 you'll have a team of players with mixed sizes.

Found the parent with the runt.

Anonymous wrote:It's actually a very good idea.

The problem with bio-banding is that it doesn't work with parents who are conditioned to think the results of a youth soccer game somehow change the world.

What bio-banding does is provide a mechanism for the opposite of a player that is so good that they play up.

The theory is that kids mature at different rates. Some mature early and some mature late. If you're playing for wins at an early age the players that mature first will have an advantage. Because of this the players that mature later get discouraged and quit. If this is allowed to play out you end up with teams made up of kids that are 5'1" at 18 years old. If you let some of the late maturing players play down they won't get discouraged and at 18 you'll have a team of players with mixed sizes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bio-banding is a method by which players are grouped together based on their maturity and biological age rather than their birth year.

My understanding is that MLSN clubs use it? Which clubs? Do ECNL clubs use it as well?
What age does that start?
If you could please share any experience.
I’m sure some December birthday kids would benefit from that.
Thanks

I got this from another post:
MLS Next rules allow for 3 over-age players per team. It is called the "late developers" rule in MLS Next but is also referred to as bio-banding. The idea is to allow smaller kids who are late to puberty to play a year down until they catch up. At these years, there is a huge variability in height and weight and the rule is designed to encourage late developers to stick with the game. But, Bethesda abuses the rule for a competitive advantage by playing larger faster kids down.

Bethesda is misusing the bioband rule in the 2010 age group but using it correctly in the 2011 group. There was one, now two kids who technically skilled but very small. Not sure if the different usages are coincidence, difference in coaching, or what. But it's a shame to see them basically cheat in the 2010 age group.

If you're one of the Bethesda 2009 /10 parents, your kid is not physically delayed. They are being used to gain a competitive advantage. Look at the 2010/11 kid who bio-banded on Bethesda. Or, the one kid bio-banding with DCU. Both tiny and extremely skilled. That's the type of kids the program was designed for....not a 5'6" tall 15 year old who would be average sized in his own age group.

Anonymous wrote:Bio-banding is a method by which players are grouped together based on their maturity and biological age rather than their birth year.

My understanding is that MLSN clubs use it? Which clubs? Do ECNL clubs use it as well?
What age does that start?
If you could please share any experience.
I’m sure some December birthday kids would benefit from that.
Thanks