The Brighton Soccer league uses a franchise system for player placement for all players in divisions A through D.
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Division
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Ages
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School Grade(s)
(as of 5/2010)
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Eligible Birthdates
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A
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17 & Under
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9th, 10th and 11th
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B
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14 & Under
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7th and 8th
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C
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12 & Under
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5th and 6th
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D
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10 & Under
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3rd and 4th
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E
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8 & Under
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1st and 2nd
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F
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6 year olds
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Kindergarten
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Peewee
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5 year olds
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PreSchool
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The typical franchises in the league are:
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Brighton
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Britannica
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Dynamo
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Pinnacle
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Red Star
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Rochester
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Roma
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Tottenham
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A 12-year-old player in the Boys C division might play on the Dynamo Express (the team would be the Express, the franchise would be Dynamo). The next year, the player turns 13 and moves up to the Boys B division, if the player elects to stay in the same franchise, he would be placed on the Dynamo Barons (the Barons team within the Dynamo franchise).
The league typically fields six or more franchises in the youngest division (the D division). We often have fewer players, and therefore, fewer teams, in the older divisions. This means that some franchises are disbanded at older age groups.
This is the 2009 composition of franchises for Boys and Girls:
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Boys
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Division D
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Division C
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Division B
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Division A
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Brighton
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Brighton
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Brighton
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Brighton
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Britannica
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Britannica
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Britannica
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Britannica
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Tottenham
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Tottenham
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Tottenham
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Tottenham
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Dynamo
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Dynamo
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Dynamo
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Roma
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Rochester
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Girls
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Division D
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Division C
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Division B
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Division A
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Brighton
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Brighton
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Brighton
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Brighton
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Dynamo
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Dynamo
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Dynamo
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Dynamo
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Pinnacle
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Pinnacle
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Pinnacle
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Pinnacle
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Red Star
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Red Star
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Rochester
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Tottenham
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As illustrated above, some franchises do not field teams in the A, B and C divisions. There might not be enough players to field a Dynamo franchise in the Boys A division every year. In that case, the Dynamo franchise in Boys A is disbanded.
How does this impact player’s placement on a team?
During registration each player must make a choice:
A) Stay in the same franchise. If the player elects to stay in the same franchise (the vast majority of our players) he/she will be placed in the same franchise that they played in last year, assuming that franchise is not disbanded. If the player’s last year’s franchise is disbanded, he/she will be assigned to another franchise. The league will try to keep the core of the disbanded franchise team together whenever possible.
B) Be placed on a different franchise. If the player elects placement on a different franchise he/she will NOT be placed in the same franchise as they played in last year. The player may request to be placed with a friend or a specific coach, but the league’s first priority will be to place the player on a different franchise, if possible we will place the player will those listed on the placement request.
