I agree 6u are novice no matter how you look at it. At that age they have no idea (or the coach) what they are going to do or react. At that age mat time is mat time, whats the big deal if you face them on Sat or Sun. At the end of the yr 16 make it to state and there are 6u that make it to state, and their are some 1st yr's that make it.