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Originally Posted by RKBUmp
ASA does not allow players to drop skill levels once they have played in qualifiers. An 18 gold player can not drop to 18's, and a 16 player that has played up in 18's can not drop back to 16's. I would tend to argue that a lot of college programs are a level above gold. Are they all? Not even close, but where do you draw the line?
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Not true. Teams are classified, not players (in JO). A 16yo can always play in that age bracket regardless of the level played the previous season.
IOW, a JO player whose team participated in this years 18U Gold can play on a 16U team next year if still age eligible. Likely? Depends on the player, parents and maybe even available resources, but completely legal.
Apparently this really SIMPLE system is beyond the grasp of many people. The player's ability to join the roster of any particular team is based solely on the player's birth date.