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[QUOTE="Chuck, post: 1832309, member: 1646"]
I've turned this thread into my youth soccer dumping ground.

We are playing in a Columbus Day tournament in central NJ.  They are making the U11 and U12 9v9.  Our league in northern NJ plays 8v8.  I can't understand why you'd want to jam another player on a small side field that is already getting a bit tight for the boys.  If the idea is to promote more touches with less players and small sided fields, why go 9v9?  Someone told me that 9v9 is pretty standard at U11, but I'm not a fan.  I don't think it will be as big of a deal for my daughter's U11 team that I coach, but I still don't think it's helpful.

I also still think the age group changes were stupid.  Our league had a lot of trouble with flighting because every team wanted to move down just in case their new players weren't good.  The league went with 1 A flight and 3 B flights.  My son's team is in their usual B flight, but have had no competition in their first four games.  It's uncomfortable for both teams when the score is so lopsided.  It will be better in spring, but I still think they should stick with age groups based on the area's school calendar.
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