Couldn’t everyone who falls under this new rule just “play up” ?
I was just joking around. Also everyone shouldn’t be on board parents will always look out for their kids and clubs will always look out for their bottom line. This change will shake up things in a big way for many parents and clubs.
This change will be very different than last time. Clubs do not have to move players or accept new players. However after the dust settles and a parent realizes they can get substantially more playing time going down to their school grade they will make that change. Some clubs/teams will stay together but they would be like a sinking ship. Eventually kids will leave and they will start replacing those kids with older kids.
Theoretically they could, but would they be competitive and what would the club do if there are multiple Aug-Dec kids in the club from the year above who are just better players and who want to play on the team? I would expect clubs will comply and teams will break up and nobody will care in a year or two.
Why are they using July 31st and not Sept 1st which is when most school cutoffs are?
The details aren't defined yet.
So who is voting on this then? And when is the vote?
It's basically all the sanctioning bodies and US Soccer that discuss and theoretically vote on the results.
Wait? I thought that there were only a handful of Trapped Players. How can a few players create a cascade event that effects every team?
Of course they are competitive. Haven't you read all about how the Trapped Players are not at a disadvantage playing with their current teams. The same teams they would be "playing up" on under the proposed rule change.
for example the Aug-Dec older kids could currently be on a 2nd team but are better than the younger Jan-Jul players, unlikely all but likely some or a lot - we’ll see if it pans out.
Probably different as they get older, but I’m already seeing the impact on youngers. Aug-Dec U11 players who will probably play U11 next year and displace some of the younger U10’s that normally would play U11 next year. They already have a year of 9v9 experience and could be close to 18 months older than the youngest players. They are still really young so in the grand scheme of things it’s probably not a huge deal, but will definitely have families looking for other options that will break up some existing teams.
US Soccer Board has their next meeting on 11/22/2024. They’ll be voting on this topic during the meeting.
Can we all agree that the “vote” is just a formality at this point? The decision has been made.
I don’t think anything is set in stone. The soccer community is running away with news of this only hearing from ECNL. Although I think most of us can rationalize and justify why this change makes sense that it would happen.
There's now people starting rumors that US Soccer voted internally on BY vs SY and chose to stay BY.
So in the current Birthyear scenario, are the Jan-Sep older players better than the Oct-Dec younger players?
The trapped players, are already playing on those teams. Why would a date change suddenly change those players skill level. They are not choosing to play on a different team, they would be choosing to continue play on their current team, which would now be considered playing up for that player.
One thing I've learned about rumors on this forum, is that they are usually correct, unless it is some one off poster with a troll account making their first post. After all the chatter about it on the sidelines, and this forum, it would be a very safe bet.
