Re: USSF DA U12 Announcement

by allen04 1/14/2016, 10:15 am

I was told Andro was applying to get DA "for the younger ages", so I'll assume that means U12-U14.

by Speedy Gonzales 1/14/2016, 3:36 pm

I guess I'm not sure how an Alliance team made up of kids from multiple clubs could do the Academy since Academy prohibits playing on a Classic League team. Academy is supposed to be your only team. Unless they make some internal rule changes . . .

by Number13 1/14/2016, 3:54 pm

Speedy Gonzales wrote:I guess I'm not sure how an Alliance team made up of kids from multiple clubs could do the Academy since Academy prohibits playing on a Classic League team. Academy is supposed to be your only team. Unless they make some internal rule changes . . .

I don't see any chance of it happening, but basically the little clubs would have to form an Alliance club...and that DA team for that Alliance club would be the only team for those kids.

by Rancho4C 1/14/2016, 9:54 pm

Sprint wrote:http://www.ussoccerda.com/151016_academy-announces-u12-program-launch-fall-2016?sf14226666=1&sf14229130=1

US Soccer made the formal announcement of the DA moving to U12 ( 04 age group) for Fall 2016. They also announced they will split into a stand alone U13 and U14 age groups.

The U12 ( 04) group has the following:
1. 9v9 games (one referee per game)
2. Each club will have two teams with a total pool of players of 26. Assuming 13 on each game roster.
3. 30 minute halves. Can sub as much as you want.
4. Must practice three days a week, coach has to be at least a B license

The U13 (03) group.
1. 11v11 with 35 minute halves.
2. 20 player roster max but only 18 player max on game day.
3. Only 7 subs during a game with NO RE-ENTRY. Once you are subbed out, your day is over.
4. Practice 3 to 4 times per week.
5. All coaches must have a B license.

The link has a lot more information for anyone interested.

Maybe I'm confused or reading this chart wrong but woundn't the 05AP group be U12 for Fall 2016?

http://cdn-us-ec.yottaa.net/5682eca30b53443880001538/www.ussoccer.com/v~11.b/~/media/files/coaches/2015/soc_1511047-birthyearchart-577x291.png?la=en&yocs=4_&yoloc=us

by rick 1/15/2016, 9:09 am

I'm confused as well.
In the Fall of 2016, 02 birth year players, without playing up, play U15 CCSAI or they could qualify for the U14 DA. From what i can find, the US Soccer and US Youth Soccer age charts do not line up.

by earbucket 1/15/2016, 9:54 am

Check out Preston P's responses in this thread.
http://www.txsoccer.info/t15630p50-ap-consequences

by tpitty 1/15/2016, 12:44 pm

rick wrote:I'm confused as well.
In the Fall of 2016, 02 birth year players, without playing up, play U15 CCSAI or they could qualify for the U14 DA. From what i can find, the US Soccer and US Youth Soccer age charts do not line up.

This is what I always believed, but who knows.

I. E.

So USSF assumes the competition year is calendar. So the Birth year minus last season played is 2016-2002 = U14

CCSAI goes by latest year in season. next years season is Fall2016-Spring2017. Latest year 2017 -Birth year 2002= U15

by eredivisie 2/2/2016, 10:16 am

Well, US Soccer announced the new U12 DA clubs yesterday.
http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/02/02/00/58/160201-academy-adds-56-clubs-at-under-12-division-for-2016-17-season

56 new clubs, none in the DFW region. I thought Andromeda and LFC were applying. Anyone know anything more?

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