Hi,

What are your thoughts on youths moving up in age groups when they clearly have the skills to compete at the higher lever, e.g., U7 to U8?

Tom

Hi Tom,

Often it's best for everyone, especially if you are easily beating the other teams in your age group. One of my teams "played up". If your kids can compete in the older group, and would learn more AND have more fun, you should move up. Beating teams in your age group easily and by large scores isn't good for your team or the others.

David SoccerHelp

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