I guess the governing bodies in Soccer, Football, Baseball, Hockey and all the other sports are idiots too... You can't win the argument so you call the guy and idiot. Amazing.
I know nothing about soccer so I can't comment
Hockey and Baseball drafts are age based so it makes sense for them to be age based on the youth level
Football colleges recruit players on their high school teams not club teams so it is basically grade based
AAU basketball is grade based not age based
so at the end of the day I think it makes the most sense to figure out what pot of gold at the end of the rainbow you are going for. In lacrosse the pot of gold is a spot on a D1 lacrosse team, they recruit by grade and that is why kids need to play with their grade and not their age.
not sure who the "your an idiot" comment was for but I don't think anybody is an idiot for having an opinion
AAU basketball is done by age.
the below is off the AAU web site so it appears they go by age and have limits to how old you can be while still being allowed to play down
An athlete is eligible to play down a grade provided they meet the requirements listed in the chart below.
AGE REQUIREMENTS TO PLAY DOWN A GRADE DIVISION
Grade as of Oct. 1st, 2013 Play Down Grade Birthdate Requirements 12th Grade 11th Grade born on or after 9/1/1996 11th Grade 10th Grade born on or after 9/1/1997 10th Grade 9th Grade born on or after 9/1/1998 9th Grade 8th Grade born on or after 9/1/1999 8th Grade 7th Grade born on or after9/1/2000 7th Grade 6th Grade born on or after 9/1/2001 6th Grade 5th Grade born on or after 9/1/2002 5th Grade 4th Grade born on or after 9/1/2003 4th Grade 3rd Grade born on or after 9/1/2004 3rd Grade 2nd Grade born on or after 9/1/2005 *Proof of grade and age must be available for review, by an AAU designee at all AAU sanctioned competitions, if requested. If said information is not available the team is subject to removal from the competition.*
