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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid at two clubs - one BIG and one Little. Very different experiences. One is on a top team at a Big club - for him it's a good fit. But I really don't see that the club has done a great job of developing players. At the top teams they really mostly try to steal kids from other top teams. The players on the second team and below rarely get a look for the top team. The little club doesn't start with the same quality and depth of kids, so they have to develop them. He has had the same coach the last couple of years and developed nicely. The team is a nice friendly feel and not cut throat and stressful like at the big club.  [/quote]

The way you are breaking it down makes it seem like: competitive players belong in big club vs mid-tier/less serious players in small club. I can kind of see what you mean. Bug clubs have a more obvious "pathways" to elite soccer as they like to say. But it hasn't been my experience that the big club is all serious and the small club is relaxed. My experience of having two kids in two clubs, one big and one little, is that the kid in big club has pretty much remained C-team level and his team is so-so. The kid in the small club started out with a mix (some very strong players and some ok) players who have all grown and improved and compete against the big club's A team. So, over all, I not only have seen more personal growth but a lot more team growth with the small club. [/quote]

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