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And I'd bet if you looked at all the ages of the 2000 or so athletes on IO 5/6 teams, you'd find at least half still fall within the age range of a senior team.I agree.
If Wiki is close to being correct, there were 74 IO 5/6 teams in the US and Canada last year. If that's true, these rules only affect around 2,000 athletes in the US and Canada. In reality, they truly don't stand to lose that much money in what they are hoping to gain. If this is about safety, so be it, nothing would deter me from a new sport like some good ol' catastrophic injuries. I know I wouldn't want to be thrown around or have someone flying at me without exceptional training at that level. Great coaches don't appear out of nowhere, I like the idea of a Res IO 5/6.