Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Who really cares man, everyone just do what is best for your kid.

Well in the example presented choosing to play down likely doubled the time and cost of getting recruited if you factor in everything involved in attending college player ids. So theres that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Who really cares man, everyone just do what is best for your kid.

Well in the example presented choosing to play down likely doubled the time and cost of getting recruited if you factor in everything involved in attending college player ids. So theres that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?

In girls’ soccer especially, physical development does not move in a straight line. A December birthday kid entering 9th grade is often almost a full year younger than many classmates. At 14, a year is enormous. It’s the difference between a body mid-construction and one that just finished installing the beams.

Here’s what matters at high levels and in college recruiting: skill, decision-making speed, resilience, coach-ability, and long-term development. College coaches are not drafting based on who was tallest at 13. They’re projecting who will help them win at 20.

Look at the pipeline through leagues like ECNL and Girls Academy. Coaches evaluate technical quality, tactical intelligence, and growth trajectory. A player dominating early because she matured first could plateau. A player slightly behind physically but sharp technically often surges once the body catches up.

Playing with 8th graders this fall doesn’t “set back” a 9th grader. It can actually be an advantage if it matches physical development. Confidence grows when a player can execute ideas instead of just surviving size mismatches. Development thrives at the edge of challenge, not in the deep end with ankle weights.

Each child is a different equation. Some thrive playing up because they’re physically ready. Some benefit from playing with peers who are similar in size and strength while their body catches up. The right environment is the one that stretches skill without eroding joy.

My daughter is the youngest in her grade, but academically she is the top of her class which means cognitive maturity and discipline are already there. When the physical growth arrives, and history says it will, the ceiling will be very high.

Graduation year is an administrative category. Development is a biological and psychological process. College coaches recruit players, not birthdays.

And the long game wins.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has any parent received an explanation from their club on how they determined whether they were going to keep their kid playing up an age group or play with their new age group? I'm asking about kids on top team going from one top team to another. I know several from our club in different age groups and no one has been approached by the club They only know they are going to be on the top team of one of the 2 age groups. It appears the goal of our club is to get as many kids from outside the club and then make a decision on our kids after they have all the new kids sorted out.

Unfortunately discussing grades here is just being used to feed a troll and not for useful discussion.

More like someone is trying their best to convince people that grade doesnt apply to club soccer when everyone with a brain knows that it does.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Who really cares man, everyone just do what is best for your kid.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

These 2 losers ruining the whole thread STFU

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

These 2 losers ruining the whole thread STFU

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Anonymous wrote:That's a bunch of nonsense written to convince patents to play their Aug birthday down so they're misaligned.

Then boom, surprise!

Recruiting is 100x harder for your kid than everyone else mostly because college coaches ignore the play downs. But dont worry you can atrend college ids and pay college coaches to look at your kid. Once its all through you get to wonder why you're kid played club when all you needed to do was attend college id camps. Not realizing the reason that you had to atrend college id camps is because your kid was playing down and misaligned in club.

Anonymous wrote:You can do whatever you want but this thread got crazy when the question

"Do all the players on your team have the same graduating year? was asked.

Why is that such a bad question to ask?