This is a confusing and somewhat arrogant statement by USSF. They aligned DAP age groups with US club soccer and the rest of the world but were too arrogant to say so. It will have absolutely no impact on players already playing DAP u12 and older, regardless of what they call the age groups. They did NOT add a new u15 age group, that already exists as u14, they just changed the name. They actually added yet another year of DAP at the youngest age. So instead of the new a 2005s being u12 they will enter DAP as u13, and 2006 will be u12.
At the start of the 2017-2018 Boys Development Academy season:
U-18/19: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 1999 or later
U-16/17: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2001 or later
U-15: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2003 or later
U-14: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2004 or later
U-13: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2005 or later
U-12: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2006 or later
http://www.ussoccerda.com/20170110-n...2017-18-season
At the start of the 2017-2018 Boys Development Academy season:
U-18/19: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 1999 or later
U-16/17: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2001 or later
U-15: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2003 or later
U-14: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2004 or later
U-13: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2005 or later
U-12: eligible for players born Jan. 1, 2006 or later
http://www.ussoccerda.com/20170110-n...2017-18-season
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