Why Jan. 1st Cut off date?

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Aug 31, 2016
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Western Burbs, IL.
Hi All, first post.
I am wondering if there is a reason for the ASA Jan. 1st birth date rule? I am not complaining, but in 5 years of travel ball no parent or coach knows of the reason.
My daughters birth date is 12-21-2001. She is now on a 16U team, all girls are first year 16U. All but my daughter and 1 other girl are Sophomores, mines a Freshman. Her old 14U team is half Freshman, half 8th graders (which is bad for the 8th graders if too many freshman play HS ball).
Why wouldn't it just be each states school cut off dates? They only very a couple months apart and it would only affect kids who were held back for one reason or another.
I am very happy with her new team, well coached and competitive.
Just wondering though.
 
May 24, 2013
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So Cal
Hi All, first post.
I am wondering if there is a reason for the ASA Jan. 1st birth date rule? I am not complaining, but in 5 years of travel ball no parent or coach knows of the reason.
My daughters birth date is 12-21-2001. She is now on a 16U team, all girls are first year 16U. All but my daughter and 1 other girl are Sophomores, mines a Freshman. Her old 14U team is half Freshman, half 8th graders (which is bad for the 8th graders if too many freshman play HS ball).
Why wouldn't it just be each states school cut off dates? They only very a couple months apart and it would only affect kids who were held back for one reason or another.
I am very happy with her new team, well coached and competitive.
Just wondering though.

How do you handle playing against a team from another state that has a different cut-off date?
 
Aug 31, 2016
12
0
Western Burbs, IL.
How do you handle playing against a team from another state that has a different cut-off date?

Thats true Eric, I just wanted to know if the ASA had a reason to pick that date. For travel ball, Fall would seem to make more sense, like September 1st around when most schools start. Little League was May 1st and I heard they changed it to August 31st, that makes more sense. Im not asking because I want my kid to still be in 14u, she needs to be in 16u.
 
Oct 30, 2014
292
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Seattle
The logical place to put the cut off would be September 1 - as it would be right after most national tournaments (the end of the season) and in line with many/most state's school cut off dates.
 

Ken Krause

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May 7, 2008
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Mundelein, IL
Actually, as I recall the original ASA cutoff date was September 1. Then they changed it to Jan. 1, probably back in the late 90s or early 2000s. Not sure why they felt the need. Maybe it just made things nice and neat, or coincided with their fiscal year.
 
May 28, 2013
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If the sanctioning body has a date, regardless of what it is, Every team must follow the rule. I am not sure why you thought just because a team was from out of state the rules were different. (why do I have a feeling I responded to this exact same question, the exact same way, last year?)
 

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