Originally Posted by Anonymous
So won't there always be "younger" kids versus others on the field. The book Outliers details this with Canadian hockey team-big issue in younger years as that 9 to 12 month gap is a big percentage of there life.

If a kids Bday is August 25, versus a kid Sept 5 that kid is almost an entire year younger, correct? But playing in same age group. Maybe best to look at a hybrid option ...Grad year, with a not older than requirement.

Also this is USLax doing this. Do we think that the the big tourneys will go to this knowing that college coaches recruit grad year? This actually may help players that want to play up get much better. Many clubs restrict better players from playing up even if they could compete. Should be interesting....help this girl when with LI top guns it seems....


"The coaches recruit grad year" thing is a red herring. How come every other sport that does things by age requirement is able to recruit? The reality is, coaches will get a better sense of the players ability when they play against kids their same age.