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I just don't get what these people are trying to do with their kids. My son is an Oct birthday, and he is playing with his grade. I would never hold him back just to make him one of the older kids instead of the younger ones. He is one of the better kids in his grade, and he would be a beast in the grade below. But he wouldn't get anywhere, and when he goes to play the older kids in HS, he would be lost. I have seen it happen many times where kids get held back and are studs, and then don't even start in HS.

So the question is if your son is born after the cutoff, but is playing 2021, would you want him to go?

9D1 MD has a player from Texas.

91 MD will not go or if they do it will not be the same team. Kids are too old. 91 LI and the other LI teams will go and have their whole team there. They can even bring some of their 2021 kids that qualify. Igloo is doing that.

I see people coming on here excited about their 22/23 team. Li will be bringing a 22/21 team. I would like to see another region win but unfortunately, it is not going to happen. LI will keep winning but I hope I am wrong.

91 MD will not go or if they do it will not be the same team. Kids are too old. 91 LI and the other LI teams will go and have their whole team there. They can even bring some of their 2021 kids that qualify. Igloo is doing that.

I see people coming on here excited about their 22/23 team. Li will be bringing a 22/21 team. I would like to see another region win but unfortunately, it is not going to happen. LI will keep winning but I hope I am wrong.

9d1 goalie is not from Long Island???

My son's MD 2022 team will be there becuase 90% of the team qualifies.

Eligibility Rules - United States Teams
All players must be born on or after 9/1/2003. Each player will be required to submit a copy of their birth certificate.
***All players must compete with their team or program on a regular basis. Minimum requirements are that players must compete with their team/program for at least two tournaments (outside of a WSYL event), or in a seasonal league. These events do not need to precede the qualifier but must precede the Championship event. WSYL reserves the right to require proof of participation in these tournaments or leagues.
*Key word is OR*

Players cannot be added only to participate in the World Series.
All players must reside within 100 miles of the home field of their program. Players will be required to submit a report card, school identification card, or comparable proof of residency.
No player may compete, or be rostered, on more than one team during the tournament.
All teams must carry between 18-23 field players and a minimum of 2 goalies at all times. Both goalies do not have to physically participate in the Regional Qualifier, but both need to regularly play within your club or organization and will be held to the same roster eligibility standards as other players. Total roster size can not exceed 25 players.
The only permitted roster modification after submission of the final roster will be the replacement of an injured goalie with another goalie pending a written request and WSYL approval.
Copies of birth certificates, proof of residency (report card from '16/'17 academic year & valid parent Driver's License), verification of health insurance accepted in the United States, and waiver forms, are all due:
West/Central Regional Qualifier: January 13, 2017
North/East/South Regional Qualifier: March 3, 2017
Any team in violation of the above roster rules will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player has participated, forfeit any opportunity to advance to the playoffs and forfeit any accolades or titles received by the team.
Any team that forfeits a game during the tournament will be ineligible to advance to the playoffs.

While I agree with making it age based at a reasonable date that aligns with schools. The players born between May 1 2003 and Aug 31 2003 got screwed. They would have been the youngest kids last year and are out this year. Oh well..at sometime the grade based garbage had to stop. They just happen to be the sacrificial lambs!

The only sacrifice is the $ people will put out for this B level tournament.

True, a lot of hype for a nothing special event that features generally weak competition. Don't get it? May as well go to laxfest

WSYL is a fun, very competitive fair tournament. Should they rotate cities? Absolutely.

BUT...Never do laxfest again with those crooks.

Watched Dukes Nationals 23 team play at NXT in the fall and either the Dicks TOC is a complete joke or they added 10 new kids. Not saying there were a bad team but I think Brotherly Love shut them out and they might have scorwd 3-4 goals against a not so great Looneys team. They go to Fl and are now scoring 10-15 goals a game? There 22 team at NXT looked strong yet they have lost 3 or 4 games down there...maybe something fishy going on?

Nothing fishy. The Dukes team is very open that they will use players from other clubs that want to pay to be on the Dukes team for different tournaments.

If the kid does not have a conflict with his real club, he will play for the Dukes.

Every tournament will have a different line up depending on the conflicts.

Watched Dukes Nationals 23 team play at NXT in the fall and either the Dicks TOC is a complete joke or they added 10 new kids. Not saying there were a bad team but I think Brotherly Love shut them out and they might have scorwd 3-4 goals against a not so great Looneys team. They go to Fl and are now scoring 10-15 goals a game? There 22 team at NXT looked strong yet they have lost 3 or 4 games down there...maybe something fishy going on?

Is it me or does have 2022 kids playing u11 seem ridiculous? U11 is for 4th and 5th graders not 7th...

Is it me or does have 2022 kids playing u11 seem ridiculous? U11 is for 4th and 5th graders not 7th...

Are you talking about a particular team here?

Somewhere I read the 2 best Dukes kids were 22's..including the fogo that won at a 75% clip.
A U11 cut off date that could include any 7th grader isn't really a i11 event.

Somewhere I read the 2 best Dukes kids were 22's..including the fogo that won at a 75% clip.
A U11 cut off date that could include any 7th grader isn't really a i11 event.

So, Bandit dad Coach must of been freaking out about that! He thinks his kid is great,
surprise!

Bandits are 2023 and as much as we all like to fire away on 90+1 that kid is best faceoff on that grade level by far Dukes had all legal 2022 players play on U11 which was 15 players so some 2022 played u11 and some U13

Bandits are 2023 and as much as we all like to fire away on 90+1 that kid is best faceoff on that grade level by far Dukes had all legal 2022 players play on U11 which was 15 players so some 2022 played u11 and some U13

Is it me or does have 2022 kids playing u11 seem ridiculous? U11 is for 4th and 5th graders not 7th...

Was the Dukes kid the same kid 9/1 used at NXT Cup in the finals or is he a '22?

It's aged based. U11 rules were a player had to be born after 6/1/2004. Those are the rules. All of teams were required to submit birth certificates including the Duke's before the tournament. Everyone that competed in the division was born after 6/1/2004 and the Duke's played within the rules.

So it was sorta a U11 age based tournament.
6/1 is not U11 according to USL.
9/1 is U11 according to USL.
So this was a tournament that allowed kids held back to play and anyone else that met the 6/1 date no matter what grade. Better than the grade base tournaments only that allows kids that are heldback to get this advantage and play down while everyone else exact same age takes a hike.

All youth based tournaments should be according to age. It is a true equalizer.

All youth based tournaments should be based on height and weight. It is a true equalizer.