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Post 02/18/2026 09:06     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.

is this the part that you see or are you just lieing again?

https://www.matchfitsurf.com/age-change-faqs

As we move toward the 2026–2027 season and beyond, our goal is for teams to be fully aligned with a player’s school grade whenever possible. This provides greater social continuity, roster stability, and a clearer long-term development pathway.
When trying to win the battle of an irrelevant club to the DMV 3-4 states away, you lost the war. 8/1 it is here.


It's an ECNL club, so more relevant than most. The real headline is their FAQ basically shows they won't really go by grade for the national teams because they know it would hurt them competitively.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 09:06     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me that the grade guy checkmated age guy by calling out his lies with proof written by the club that Matchfit intends to group by grade.

It also seems like age guy is spamming responses on DCUM and posting on talking soccer. But thats a seperate issue.

A message for age guy. You might think that you're winning and arguement by responding over and over. You're not, you just look desperate when your responses have no proof or merit.


Is age guy the league?
Because the league sets the rules and the teams go by age, not grade

Unless U16 is a grade in school
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 09:03     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me that the grade guy checkmated age guy by calling out his lies with proof written by the club that Matchfit intends to group by grade.

It also seems like age guy is spamming responses on DCUM and posting on talking soccer. But thats a seperate issue.

A message for age guy. You might think that you're winning and arguement by responding over and over. You're not, you just look desperate when your responses have no proof or merit.


Yes, and MF says it'll be more likely with their less competitive state-only teams. Tell the whole truth, dude. If anything, this argument is just as sound as when Aug guy says trust me bro all the teams will go grade-first this even though their FAQs say otherwise.

The reality is this is case-by-case, even when either side says they favor one or the other.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 08:58     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Seems to me that the grade guy checkmated age guy by calling out his lies with proof written by the club that Matchfit intends to group by grade.

It also seems like age guy is spamming responses on DCUM and posting on talking soccer. But thats a seperate issue.

A message for age guy. You might think that you're winning and arguement by responding over and over. You're not, you just look desperate when your responses have no proof or merit.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 08:47     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.

is this the part that you see or are you just lieing again?

https://www.matchfitsurf.com/age-change-faqs

As we move toward the 2026–2027 season and beyond, our goal is for teams to be fully aligned with a player’s school grade whenever possible. This provides greater social continuity, roster stability, and a clearer long-term development pathway.
When trying to win the battle of an irrelevant club to the DMV 3-4 states away, you lost the war. 8/1 it is here.


Why are people still responding to the school grade idiot
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 08:41     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.

is this the part that you see or are you just lieing again?

https://www.matchfitsurf.com/age-change-faqs

As we move toward the 2026–2027 season and beyond, our goal is for teams to be fully aligned with a player’s school grade whenever possible. This provides greater social continuity, roster stability, and a clearer long-term development pathway.
When trying to win the battle of an irrelevant club to the DMV 3-4 states away, you lost the war. 8/1 it is here.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 08:39     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.

is this the part that you see or are you just lieing again?

https://www.matchfitsurf.com/age-change-faqs

As we move toward the 2026–2027 season and beyond, our goal is for teams to be fully aligned with a player’s school grade whenever possible. This provides greater social continuity, roster stability, and a clearer long-term development pathway.

You forgot something....

Responding to yourself, adding nothing new and putting in a meme because you can't make a cogent point. Rinse and repeat.

Soccer went 8/1, clubs following rules will win, those punishing players by forcing them up won't be as good. Oldest eats the cheese.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 08:37     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.

is this the part that you see or are you just lieing again?

https://www.matchfitsurf.com/age-change-faqs

As we move toward the 2026–2027 season and beyond, our goal is for teams to be fully aligned with a player’s school grade whenever possible. This provides greater social continuity, roster stability, and a clearer long-term development pathway.

You forgot something....

Responding to yourself, adding nothing new and putting in a meme because you can't make a cogent point. Rinse and repeat.

Soccer went 8/1, clubs following rules will win, those punishing players by forcing them up won't be as good. Oldest eats the cheese.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 08:18     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Yes, so when NJ posters on the other board say MF isn't allowing it, that could be true especially at their national team level because no one meets their strict criteria. It just wasn't possible.

So, what we have here is a club landing more on the side of grade BUT ultimately giving themselves a loophole to do whatever they want. It's pretty much the same case-by-case flexibility that Arlington gave itself.
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Post 02/18/2026 08:08     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.

is this the part that you see or are you just lieing again?

https://www.matchfitsurf.com/age-change-faqs

As we move toward the 2026–2027 season and beyond, our goal is for teams to be fully aligned with a player’s school grade whenever possible. This provides greater social continuity, roster stability, and a clearer long-term development pathway.


You need to keep reading. That's the point. It's so great they say "whenever possible" and then go on about how it'll be rare for national teams and involve lots of discussions. So, they give themselves a big out.

"Play-up opportunities on our national level teams will be minimized to safeguard long term player development, competitive integrity, and roster balance. State teams will have greater flexibility.

Any consideration for team placement because of age/grade anomalies will be made collaboratively by the Directors and Coaching Staff. When considering a player to play up, the following criteria will guide the decision – Impact on player development, competition level and recruitment opportunities as well as team needs and roster balance. Guiding Principle – All decisions will prioritize what is best for the player and the overall team environment."
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 00:35     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.

is this the part that you see or are you just lieing again?

https://www.matchfitsurf.com/age-change-faqs

As we move toward the 2026–2027 season and beyond, our goal is for teams to be fully aligned with a player’s school grade whenever possible. This provides greater social continuity, roster stability, and a clearer long-term development pathway.

You forgot something....

Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 00:08     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.

is this the part that you see or are you just lieing again?

https://www.matchfitsurf.com/age-change-faqs

As we move toward the 2026–2027 season and beyond, our goal is for teams to be fully aligned with a player’s school grade whenever possible. This provides greater social continuity, roster stability, and a clearer long-term development pathway.
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Post 02/17/2026 21:36     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:
And to be fair:

"The same guy is posting like crazy on DCUM trying to convince parents to play Aug birthday players on grade down teams.

Nobody is buying it. If you want to get recruited and play in college you need to play on your grade in school (graduating year) team."


Nice try. We know there is only one guy posting that August players have to play in grade. You’ve said the same exact thing with the same typos and copy and paste I don’t even know how many times. You keep trying to play it off as “one guy” saying clubs will roster by the new age groups, not grade, but we all know it is multiple people correcting you.
This thread only starts back up when that one and only August hater crap posts about nothing new. Then a handful of people set the record straight.

Soccer picked 8/1. Clubs and August kids aren't going to play up just to appease one crazy poster trying to make his Sept kid the oldest and avoid competing with an August girl. Forcing playing up choosing to play up when not ready would be like paying a volunteer tax, nobody does it because it's not in their best interest.

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Post 02/17/2026 21:19     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

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Anonymous wrote:We have october and November kids on my sons team who will be in the higher grade than the age bracket.... Tuff spot as they wont make the new fist team with their grade. Seems like an unfair burden.


Why will they be with the higher grade? Is the school cut off date that late, or are they pretty advanced in school?


As you like to say, it's called reality. There is no perfect system with one grade unless you make it full GY.

Completely untrue...

SY with Aug birthdays playing up with their grade is almost like GY. The only players that arent allowed to roster are the very few school districts that start in July and the kids parents hold back in school so they're the biggest on sports teams. These kids cant play on the correct grade in school team. Everyone else can.


You're in denial. It's probably because the NJ posters are also challenging you, including people saying how those clubs who will "try" to align by grade really aren't.

Wow, what are you talking about?


There's a new thread over on Talking Soccer NJ ... Aug guy/or someone with strikingly similar views is getting similar pushback there. At one point, he/she even references our lengthy thread here and how there's a whole grand cabal trying to convince Aug parents that playing on age is OK.

I just looked at New Jersey TS and what you're describing is not true. In fact there appears to be several people saying your posts are ridiculous. Which makes sense considering cutoff dates are late Sept and even into Nov in the NE. Meaning the amount of "August" players they have to deal with would be 2x or even 3x more than around here. It would be impossible to try and manage them all one by one you'd have to relay a single statement that everyone would abide by.


Yeah, and what they're saying it's all going to be by age, with limited exceptions. When Aug guy starts rattling off the clubs who say they'll try to align by grade, poster at one club said they're not really doing it. It's more like all talk. For example:

"Reality is whatever makes the best teams is what the clubs will do.

Match Fit in one breath says they will align or try to align by grade but a little further down the page and around the corner it says it will be discussed by coach and directors."

Directly from NJ TS...

"Literally MF, PSA, PF, Copa all indicated either on website or publicly on video that they plan to group August September birthdays on their grade in school team."


And it's directly challenged by someone who says they are at one of those clubs, but OK (more back and forth on that earlier in the thread in fact).

Theres no "challenge" its all you commenting and trying to keep your delusion from falling appart.


And it's not me. Never commented there once. Just like here you think it's 1 person when it's multiple people. Oh well.

You lie constantly nobody believes you.


Just you -- which is unfortunate because I'm telling the truth that I've not posted there. Everyone else doesn't care or wishes we'd both go away.
Youve been caught in a handful of whoopers where you couldn't back up what you were ranting about to bulldoze for your DD.


Well, all I see is people saying MF or PDA aren't making grade a huge thing despite their PR literature saying it's possible and Aug guy arguing with them.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 21:16     Subject: ECNL moving to school year part 2

Anonymous wrote:
And to be fair:

"The same guy is posting like crazy on DCUM trying to convince parents to play Aug birthday players on grade down teams.

Nobody is buying it. If you want to get recruited and play in college you need to play on your grade in school (graduating year) team."


Nice try. We know there is only one guy posting that August players have to play in grade. You’ve said the same exact thing with the same typos and copy and paste I don’t even know how many times. You keep trying to play it off as “one guy” saying clubs will roster by the new age groups, not grade, but we all know it is multiple people correcting you.