I was born July 21st as well and I hated being the youngest kid on the team, mainly because most of my friends were playing the age group behind me. My little league was big enough that there weren't many combined age groups up until 7th and 8th grade. Once 8th grade and High School came around I felt I was better than I would have been because I was always playing against older kids my whole life. Same goes for soccer, I think the cut off date is the same. Either way, I'm surprised the older kids are more likely to be better.