<p>@Ashlesh and gaffertpe...before pointing out only to NE teams...just have a look at other juniors team as well. All look buddha than they are. </p><p> </p>
this is like regional discrimination eg ac milan fans chanting napoli
<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">I've sat through "age verification " checks done at the regional level for this tournament...</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">you will be shocked at what you see :</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Under 14 test:</div><div><ul><li><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Check for stubble/facial hair !?</font></li><li><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Pull your shirt up , and they check for arm-pit hair !</font></li><li><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Pull your shorts forward & they check for pubic hair !! </font></li></ul></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Under 17 test :</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Open your mouth and show your wisdom teeth.... any wisdom teeth and you are over age</span></li></ul><div>Now, this rudimentary check is apart from being highly inappropriate is highly inaccurate for the Indian population</div><div><br></div><div>As such a diverse nation , its pretty obvious from youth tournaments that Punjabi guys develop facial hair a lot quicker than a Mizo player.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not criticizing the NE coaches, as Mizoram is one of the most progressive and reliable Federations.... however the Assam FA & Meghalaya FA blatantly cheat , year after year ....</div><div><br></div><div>The best example of this is Shillong Lajong FC.... the boys who won the MUPC tournament in 2010 at U-15, should be U-18 now, and thus have an excellent U-19 team... yet with the exception of 1 player , none have made it to the senior team now ??</div><div><br></div><div>No use boasting about youth success by winning at any cost , as in the long run we end up with 25 yr old retirees like Sushil Kumar Singh !!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
For Under 17, do they look at their 10th class Board certificate for date of birth. I guess by 16 most people clear their 10th standard in school. <br>
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