For youngers to develop, find the best possible team that gives you the big minutes on the field. As if you are not on the field in a big minutes, it does not matter what league/team you play on, you wouldn’t get developed and recruited.

There would be no rule for Aug players, but choices based on the situations. This is actually very good for Aug boys if he is a good player. The topmost choice is to stay in MLSN HG team with calendar year team. For late developers, go to Younger SY ECNL team first for big minutes and try to go back to your correct grade team after U16. For physically bigger players, stay with the SY team with your grade.

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Clearly you want this and are pushing for it.

No, I was pointing out your major flaw. Leagues switching showcases to GY means they want showcases to be GY. And yet you said nobody want this. Basic stuff.

And who wants grad year showcases?College coaches.

The reason ECNL pushed so hard to go back to SY was because college coaches like that model better.

What is ECNL selling high level competition which attracts the college Coaches.

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

Won’t happen girl and parents want to be in the top league. Which as of now is ECNL and unless GA can pull clubs away from ECNL the only players running to GA are the ones losing their spots.

Same reason MLSN can add bio banding with kids having two play 2 years up in the same age group why?
because parents want their kids in the best league.

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

Wish I could, unfortunately not my business type.

But I do understand Calanders, Math, and Finances. There's ways to address all the issues with SY. GY showcases are not the answer.

Until you follow through, you don't get a vote and only arrogance would lead you to believe that you should be taken seriously compared to those in leagues that do this for a living and have earned their stripes.

Yea, I agree. Stupid people tend to do stupid things.

No way you're such a disrespectful arrogant narcissist that you're saying people who run soccer leagues are stupid meatheads

That doesn't follow what was said. The stupid people line was saying the stupid people are the couch critics that have no experience, do nothing but complain and think they know better because they want to helicopter in to get their kids prime playing time. Saying stupid is pretty rude, Dunning–Kruger effect of a selfish person trying to manipulate the rules for their situation fits better.

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

Wish I could, unfortunately not my business type.

But I do understand Calanders, Math, and Finances. There's ways to address all the issues with SY. GY showcases are not the answer.

Until you follow through, you don't get a vote and only arrogance would lead you to believe that you should be taken seriously compared to those in leagues that do this for a living and have earned their stripes.

Yea, I agree. Stupid people tend to do stupid things.

No way you're such a disrespectful arrogant narcissist that you're saying people who run soccer leagues are stupid meatheads

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

Wish I could, unfortunately not my business type.

But I do understand Calanders, Math, and Finances. There's ways to address all the issues with SY. GY showcases are not the answer.

Until you follow through, you don't get a vote and only arrogance would lead you to believe that you should be taken seriously compared to those in leagues that do this for a living and have earned their stripes.

Yea, I agree. Stupid people tend to do stupid things.

Are you responding to the wrong comment?

Nope

Your comment is unrelated to PP which pointed out that random commenters on a random forum are not part of any rule making process.

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

Wish I could, unfortunately not my business type.

But I do understand Calanders, Math, and Finances. There's ways to address all the issues with SY. GY showcases are not the answer.

Until you follow through, you don't get a vote and only arrogance would lead you to believe that you should be taken seriously compared to those in leagues that do this for a living and have earned their stripes.

Yea, I agree. Stupid people tend to do stupid things.

Are you responding to the wrong comment?

Nope

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

Wish I could, unfortunately not my business type.

But I do understand Calanders, Math, and Finances. There's ways to address all the issues with SY. GY showcases are not the answer.

Until you follow through, you don't get a vote and only arrogance would lead you to believe that you should be taken seriously compared to those in leagues that do this for a living and have earned their stripes.

Yea, I agree. Stupid people tend to do stupid things.

Are you responding to the wrong comment?

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

Wish I could, unfortunately not my business type.

But I do understand Calanders, Math, and Finances. There's ways to address all the issues with SY. GY showcases are not the answer.

Until you follow through, you don't get a vote and only arrogance would lead you to believe that you should be taken seriously compared to those in leagues that do this for a living and have earned their stripes.

Yea, I agree. Stupid people tend to do stupid things.

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

Wish I could, unfortunately not my business type.

But I do understand Calanders, Math, and Finances. There's ways to address all the issues with SY. GY showcases are not the answer.

Until you follow through, you don't get a vote and only arrogance would lead you to believe that you should be taken seriously compared to those in leagues that do this for a living and have earned their stripes.

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

Wish I could, unfortunately not my business type.

But I do understand Calanders, Math, and Finances. There's ways to address all the issues with SY. GY showcases are not the answer.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.[/quote]
Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone [b]thats paying for the event[/b] is happy.[/quote]Clearly the leagues want this.[/quote]
Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did. [/quote] Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101[/quote]
If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.[/quote]

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.[/quote]
I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.[/quote]Based on your logic, if kids can't play against players a bit older than they won't be able to handle playing in college as freshman. Your position adjusts based on your goal. Playing by grade ignores player's ages so your first 2 criteria are a contradiction.[/quote]
If parents weren't paying for everything Players playing down wouldn't be an issue.

Since they are it is.[/quote]Does not compute as parents pay for private HS where sports are grade based.

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Well, contact the leagues, I guess. I think you're overthinking it, too. That's not what they're saying.

It's hard to get things through to the powers that be. Unfortunately soccer people arent known for thinking things through. Its mostly meatheads trying to push through the things theyve been told works from other meatheads

Have you thought about starting a league and running it to show them how it is done? And then take action(s) to start said league?

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Anonymous wrote:U16/U17/19 ECNL showcases will be grad year.
So if you’re a an Aug born player but a grade ahead of schedule you will play with your graduating year class for showcases. Same with hold backs from what I was told.

League play and younger age groups will be under a different format.

Nobody wants this.

What will happen is showcases will become like talent IDs where parents of a certain team/grade pay for the Showcase but players hand chosen from 2-3 age groups get to attend.

Just have Aug birthdays play with their grade and everyone thats paying for the event is happy.

Clearly the leagues want this.

Leagues dont care. College coaches want this because it makes Club soccer like HS soccer.

The problem is parents pay for events like Showcases. What this means is you cant have players from older teams who didnt pay for the Showcase rostering or playing in place of those that did.

Leagues care otherwise they wouldn't make the change. Logic 101

If a league like ECNL stated doing GY showcases players would flock to GA assuming they kept things normal. Theres way more parents with players that pay their dues and play the correct grade than there are crazy parents looking to play down. Parents that pay the bills wont stick around if this is where things go.

I thought you were all for playing by grade for recruiting? Let's design it for the coaches. This doesn't compute.

I am all for playing by grade.

I just dont want older players playing down against players 1-2 years younger.

SY 7/1-8/31 with a rule that Aug birthdays play with their grade gives you all players at a game a certain grade but no holdbacks.

Based on your logic, if kids can't play against players a bit older than they won't be able to handle playing in college as freshman. Your position adjusts based on your goal. Playing by grade ignores player's ages so your first 2 criteria are a contradiction.

If parents weren't paying for everything Players playing down wouldn't be an issue.

Since they are it is.