Rumors of US Soccer going back to "school year" instead of "calendar year" in 2020...
https://cincysc.com/us-soccer-mulli...sU7xW_5fGrJKH0dT7FL5Fk_7j5k5OEunFtq32K7UlMWW8
Would be another major shakeup.
For what it's worth, I think everyone admits that the initial change to calendar year was a mistake. Soccer in the US is losing players at the grassroots level, and I think not being able to band together with classmates is a big reason for the dip in the number of players sticking with soccer. Going to calendar year in order to benefit the .01% who compete internationally hasn't really impacted much as those girls were all playing up a year anyway. But is going back to the way it was worth the impact it's going to have on teams that have spent the past couple years getting settled after the initial change?
https://cincysc.com/us-soccer-mulli...sU7xW_5fGrJKH0dT7FL5Fk_7j5k5OEunFtq32K7UlMWW8
Would be another major shakeup.
For what it's worth, I think everyone admits that the initial change to calendar year was a mistake. Soccer in the US is losing players at the grassroots level, and I think not being able to band together with classmates is a big reason for the dip in the number of players sticking with soccer. Going to calendar year in order to benefit the .01% who compete internationally hasn't really impacted much as those girls were all playing up a year anyway. But is going back to the way it was worth the impact it's going to have on teams that have spent the past couple years getting settled after the initial change?