Aces start the season with a big home win!!!
10:29 Goal- Ian McGrath
20:34 Goal- Caleb Williams
37:27 Goal- Adam Snow
41:06 Goal- Zach Blades
41:28 Goal- Adam Snow
44:49 Goal- Adam Snow
70:23 Goal- Luis Rojas
72:25 Goal- Sam Bonano
73:29 Goal- Ben Weber
I believe you are correct. I am not sure if he was eligible to play on their U19 squad but it is possible that he benefited more from playing PDL rather than club.
The Ohio dead period is done a little differently than what is done in KY. I believe the only “No Contact Period” (Dead Period) for soccer is 28 days after the last contest.
I think you misinterpreted what @Goal15 is saying.... since there are rules in place for football and soccer... the scenario being discussed is what does not apply to soccer.
I am not OK with a Middle School kid playing for a HS that they do not plan on attending the following year, this just doesn't not seem right to me.
Maybe the academia world actually has it figured out...
- Many schools offer HS level classes to 7th and 8th graders.
- Most schools allow HS students to take college level classes.
- There is also the possibility of skipping MS all together.
In my opinion, this is a perfect example of why a younger player should not have to wait his turn. He definitely performed well enough as an 8th grader to warrant a spot on the Varsity team. I would also argue that being able to play Varsity for 5 seasons helped his overall development much more than if he would have been made to play on a middle school team as an 8th grader.
If this is true, I received some bad info about where he played his 8th grade year.
I take it that you feel he should have been playing on the 8th grade team at Villa that year, possibly the Freshman team if they needed middle school kids to make a team.
When I saw Cooper at BG games, they moved the ball around pretty well and were consistently playing out of the back. I felt they struggled to get into the final third and gave up the ball to easily when they tried to push forward.
I always find it interesting that the Freshman you could see playing against Seniors this year in a Varsity match are those same players that could not compete against each other last season, as 8th graders and Juniors, in a JV match.
I just skimmed through the thread so I am not sure if anyone has mentioned this....
The rule does not allow for any Juniors (for either team) to be on the field when there are middle school players participating.