US Soccer Birth Year Initiatives

Discussion PointsBirth Year Initiatives•Why are these changes being made?•How/Who does it affect at MFJ?•Who is required to follow the initiatives?

Birth Year Registration•Why is birth year registration going into effect?•Can my son/daughter play up?•Is my son/daughter still going to be able to play with his/her classmates•Breaking up of existing teams?

Small Sided Standards•Impacting 16/17 season

MFJ Moving Forward•Birth year matrix•Directors Academy •Who does it affect

Closing•What can I do to support initiatives

Q & A

Discussion Points

Birth Year Initiatives

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Birth Year Initiatives • Why are the changes being made?- Current landscape is inconsistent when it comes to player development- US Soccer aims to develop players with more individual skills, intelligence and confidence

• How/Who does it affect at MFJ?- Teams with split birth years- Coaching staff assignments - All MFJ Family

• Who is required to follow the initiatives?- All of US Soccer membership is required by August 2017- Michigan will adopt initiatives in August 2016

Birth Year Registration

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Birth Year Registration

• Why is birth year registration going into effect- Having players train and play according to their age and development level supports objectives

of Small Sided Standards.

• Can my son/daughter play up?- Yes, but this will be a decision in which is made by Boys/Girls DOC, TD, ED

• Is my son/daughter still going to be able to play with his/her classmates?- Depends on variety of factors, majorly how the club is making teams- Playing on a team with friends cannot always be a reality, same as having friends in different

classes at school- We at MFJ want to strive for the best possible placements and environments for all players

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• Breaking up of existing teams?- US Soccer recognizes these changes can impact teams- Both Small Sided Standards and Birth Year Registration support the individual player

Birth Year Registration

Small Sided Standards

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Small Sided Standards

MFJ Moving Forward

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MFJ Moving Forward

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Directors Academy• MSYSA Changes to Directors Academy

- Will cover three Birth Years: 06, 05, 04- 06 9V9- 05 9V9- 04 11V11 (Compete for MRL spot in State Cup)

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- Alternative 1, U15 (birth year ’02) players that are in 8th grade, while some of their teammates are in high school, may train with a younger team during this 3-4 month period.

- Alternative 2, U15 (birth year ’02) players that are freshmen in high school may choose not to play high school soccer during this season in order to stay with their club teams.

- Alternative 3, U15 (birth year ’02) players that are in 8th grade, while some of their teammates are in high school, may play in a U15 (birth year ’02) non-competitive season of play (Boys in the fall and Girls in the spring) where clubs can ‘club-pass-card’ players from the age groups below to complete game day rosters (MSPSP 10 Game Season)

MFJ Moving Forward

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• Who does it affect?

- All MFJ Teams will move to Birth Year at 2016 Tryouts for 2016/2017 Season (players can play up based on decision by(SLT)

- Trapped Age Groups (3 Alternatives)

MFJ Moving Forward

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• What can I do to support the initiatives?

- Have patience

- Stick to the facts

- Communicate with MFJ Staff

- Do your best

Closing

Q & A