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Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

They're saying have any Aug birthdays that didnt make the A team get an offer for a correct grade in school (playing up) B team? This is the test that says if a club internally has a no playing down on A teams rule. Which is in the clubs best interest.

This was the question:
Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?


Not about an August birthday. It could be about a December birthday. And it’s about playing on a higher team in the lower age group (ex. Current B team December bday getting A team offer for next year in the lower age group), not playing up. Is this somehow against club interest? I can’t understand how it would be, but things have been weird….

If August and September players play up on the correct grade in school team clubs can avoid the 8th grade season where 9th grade August September birthdays playing down choose to play HS soccer for 4 months of the season.

This is the leadership opportunity that my kid can really use. Playing HS while club team is full of middle schoolers. So much better than trapped where you didn't have a team for half a year. My kid will miss practices but get a bunch more games.

Anonymous wrote:I want my younger kid to play on the top team in the correct new age group - they can be the leader on that team and sometimes play up when needed. I view this as a good thing, not detrimental

Too bad clubs wont allow this. At least not on top teams where theres significant competition for roater spots.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

They're saying have any Aug birthdays that didnt make the A team get an offer for a correct grade in school (playing up) B team? This is the test that says if a club internally has a no playing down on A teams rule. Which is in the clubs best interest.

This was the question:
Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?


Not about an August birthday. It could be about a December birthday. And it’s about playing on a higher team in the lower age group (ex. Current B team December bday getting A team offer for next year in the lower age group), not playing up. Is this somehow against club interest? I can’t understand how it would be, but things have been weird….

If August and September players play up on the correct grade in school team clubs can avoid the 8th grade season where 9th grade August September birthdays playing down choose to play HS soccer for 4 months of the season.

Anonymous wrote:ECNL and then everyone else for girls and MLSN and then everyone else for boys

So top is tied to labels

Not the coaching, individual growth and potential plus performance

Anonymous wrote:I want my younger kid to play on the top team in the correct new age group - they can be the leader on that team and sometimes play up when needed. I view this as a good thing, not detrimental

Agreed. We are doing the same. My child is slower developing physically so this is going to allow her to play with girls closer to the same size as her. Everyone has a different developmental timeline.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

Clubs don't like to promote within their club because it doesn't make them more money and blocks top slots that they can use to offer outsiders, meaning more money for the club.

Urban legend. Our current A team has 4 people from last years B team, 2 kids that came up from B team the previous year. One of the kids has risen from the 4th team to the 1st in 2 years. That is about 40% of the roster promoted from within. Find a new club if you really are dealing with that urban legend.

Ha, I wish (for the good of all the kids) that this was typical mobility. But I've watched across two clubs (ECNL) that this urban legend is actually 100% true. If a kid is better than ~50% of the team above, there is no movement. If a kid is better than ~80% of the team above, they will move up. That's a tall order while getting lower caliber experience. Now, if you are better than 50%, you can leave the club for another team, then return a year or two later and be on the team above. Coaches think lower team kids are there for a reason, and a kid needs to go above and beyond to overcome that stigma. They don't seem to realize that some of them are just working their way up from being behind during placement when they were 8-9 years old.

ECNL and then everyone else for girls and MLSN and then everyone else for boys

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

Clubs don't like to promote within their club because it doesn't make them more money and blocks top slots that they can use to offer outsiders, meaning more money for the club.

Urban legend. Our current A team has 4 people from last years B team, 2 kids that came up from B team the previous year. One of the kids has risen from the 4th team to the 1st in 2 years. That is about 40% of the roster promoted from within. Find a new club if you really are dealing with that urban legend.

Referring to top clubs not promoting not mid clubs backfilling when starters bounce to greener pastures.

Who are the top clubs and what makes them top?
They are top of what?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

Clubs don't like to promote within their club because it doesn't make them more money and blocks top slots that they can use to offer outsiders, meaning more money for the club.

Urban legend. Our current A team has 4 people from last years B team, 2 kids that came up from B team the previous year. One of the kids has risen from the 4th team to the 1st in 2 years. That is about 40% of the roster promoted from within. Find a new club if you really are dealing with that urban legend.

Referring to top clubs not promoting not mid clubs backfilling when starters bounce to greener pastures.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

Clubs don't like to promote within their club because it doesn't make them more money and blocks top slots that they can use to offer outsiders, meaning more money for the club.

Urban legend. Our current A team has 4 people from last years B team, 2 kids that came up from B team the previous year. One of the kids has risen from the 4th team to the 1st in 2 years. That is about 40% of the roster promoted from within. Find a new club if you really are dealing with that urban legend.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

They're saying have any Aug birthdays that didnt make the A team get an offer for a correct grade in school (playing up) B team? This is the test that says if a club internally has a no playing down on A teams rule. Which is in the clubs best interest.

Which league has a correct grade in school groupings system?

Are the groups just called 6th grade, 9th grade etc without any reference to age, calendar, months, years?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

Clubs don't like to promote within their club because it doesn't make them more money and blocks top slots that they can use to offer outsiders, meaning more money for the club.

I want my younger kid to play on the top team in the correct new age group - they can be the leader on that team and sometimes play up when needed. I view this as a good thing, not detrimental

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

They're saying have any Aug birthdays that didnt make the A team get an offer for a correct grade in school (playing up) B team? This is the test that says if a club internally has a no playing down on A teams rule. Which is in the clubs best interest.

This was the question:
Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?


Not about an August birthday. It could be about a December birthday. And it’s about playing on a higher team in the lower age group (ex. Current B team December bday getting A team offer for next year in the lower age group), not playing up. Is this somehow against club interest? I can’t understand how it would be, but things have been weird….

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?

bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.

They're saying have any Aug birthdays that didnt make the A team get an offer for a correct grade in school (playing up) B team? This is the test that says if a club internally has a no playing down on A teams rule. Which is in the clubs best interest.