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Soccer said:
No 06 age group next year. 06’s can play up with 05’s.

No splitting of 02/03 age groups, next year.

No change in sub rules.

Atlantic division and Frontier division will piolet 06 age group. They will also piolet U16 and U17 split.
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I was wrong on one. Only Frontier Division will pilot U16 and U17 split. Not Atlantic. Both will Pilot 06 Age Group. Frontier has it now.
 
Mullet said:
I think outside of Atlantic and Frontier the 05 U14 age group will allow 06 play-ups? This isn't really new as play-ups have always been encouraged.
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Ummm, every age group allows kids to play up. For example, we have 2 05’s and playing at ‘04 and an ‘05 playing ‘03 at our club and I know an ‘06 playing ‘04 at another.

So why show the new ‘05 Age Group as split?
 
Kicker4Life said:
Ummm, every age group allows kids to play up. For example, we have 2 05’s and playing at ‘04 and an ‘05 playing ‘03 at our club and I know an ‘06 playing ‘04 at another.

So why show the new ‘05 Age Group as split?
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Exactly. I'm just trying to make sense of the post as you are. :)
 
Soccer said:
No 06 age group next year. 06’s can play up with 05’s.
No splitting of 02/03 age groups, next year.
No change in sub rules.
Atlantic division and Frontier division will piolet 06 age group. They will also piolet U16 and U17 split.
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Please do post the webinar link or info about this.

Does not sound like ANYTHING that most of SoCal big dog DA clubs were expecting. In particular, for the '02 and '03 age groups. We continue to dilute player talent by having DA and ECNL compete for players. If anything, I figured USSF was going to put the nail in ECNL by going age pure and be top dog once and for all. Not sure the logic here.
 
CopaMundial said:
Please do post the webinar link or info about this.

Does not sound like ANYTHING that most of SoCal big dog DA clubs were expecting. In particular, for the '02 and '03 age groups. We continue to dilute player talent by having DA and ECNL compete for players. If anything, I figured USSF was going to put the nail in ECNL by going age pure and be top dog once and for all. Not sure the logic here.
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This will hit the largest age group in the country the hardest, the 03 group. Approximately half of all the 03 DA group will be cut and most likely be moving to ECNL, which also means half of the ECNL group might be affected. The 02 group already plays dual age so won't be affected as much. Way to go US soccer. Is this their way of forcing a cut to the very talented 03 group after going single age group for this year? Are they giving the very large Frontier division an advantage by keeping the 03 group in DA thus providing more training and exposure to college coaches in the very important soph. year of high school. Also, is having the second showcase back east an attempt to get more west coast girls to attend schools back east? There is a ton of talent out west, many ECNL girls could easily compete against some of the DA girls in other parts of the country. Just like there aren't too many Olympic Alpine skiers in So. Calif., Arizona and Nevada, location will always play a part in how many athletes select a specific sport. There is always a hidden agenda beneath there public decisions.
 
Lambchop said:
This will hit the largest age group in the country the hardest, the 03 group. Approximately half of all the 03 DA group will be cut and most likely be moving to ECNL, which also means half of the ECNL group might be affected. The 02 group already plays dual age so won't be affected as much. Way to go US soccer. Is this their way of forcing a cut to the very talented 03 group after going single age group for this year? Are they giving the very large Frontier division an advantage by keeping the 03 group in DA thus providing more training and exposure to college coaches in the very important soph. year of high school. Also, is having the second showcase back east an attempt to get more west coast girls to attend schools back east? There is a ton of talent out west, many ECNL girls could easily compete against some of the DA girls in other parts of the country. Just like there aren't too many Olympic Alpine skiers in So. Calif., Arizona and Nevada, location will always play a part in how many athletes select a specific sport. There is always a hidden agenda beneath there public decisions.
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You really don't think that US Soccer cares about the product (players) do you? One of my players teammates was pressured to turn pro at 19. Tell me that is all about the player's best interest. US Soccer cares about one thing and it isn't soccer...
 
I am totally confused you mean MP wasn't excited about the chance of a lifetime to play for the world class Spirit rather than attend A top rated institution and have a social life with her fun peers? Shocking!
 
Currently the 01/02 split age group has 74% 01s, 25% 02s, and 1% 03s. This would give some insight on the breakdown of what the 02/03 combine age group would look like next year. The only factors that could swing this to 60/40 split instead of a 75/25 split in favor of the 02s would be if a large portion of the 02s currently playing with the 01s go up to the 00/01 age group next year. Either way a good portion of the 03s playing DA this year will move to ECNL or DA II squads depending on their club next year.
 
MakeAPlay said:
You really don't think that US Soccer cares about the product (players) do you? One of my players teammates was pressured to turn pro at 19. Tell me that is all about the player's best interest. US Soccer cares about one thing and it isn't soccer...
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Pressured how? With money?

Shameful --- NOT!!
 
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