yea... so, I've been really out of it. Going forward, I'll be posting a lot on North Texas Soccer, and other general observations. but mostly NTXsoccer.
To begin, 3 resources:
So, I have 4 kiddos, 2 in soccer and 2 not.
My son (referred to as a BB in the boards) plays Select/Competitive for a Club. He is an 02 U11. The 02 and U11 refer to soccer year. 02 will never change and it means children born 8/1/2001 to 7/31/2002. The "11" in U11 increments each year for kids who will turn that age during that current soccer year, i.e., they will turn 11 from 8/1/12 to 7/31/13. This differs from the way the rest of the world and even ODP (olympic development program -- more on this later) work, as they go by birth year. So my BB would be an 01 in the ROW/ODP format because he was born in 2001. This Fall 2013, he will be a 02 U12.
My daughter (referred to as a DD in the boards) plays rec this season, but played Junior Academy for a Club. You cannot go Select until U11. She is a 06 U7, for all of the reasons discsussed above. This Fall 2013 she will be a 06 U8, for example.