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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your player develops outside the game.  Watch the video in the first post. The games are part of what hurts development, according to the podcast.[/quote]

Every top academy in Europe uses match play as a significant portion of the daily and weekly development. Both in practice and in competition. Soccer is learning in completion, not against cones.

What the podcast / YouTube was critiquing is that in the US we make the games mean more for the individual player than they should. We fail to make matches and games a development environment opposed to a permanent “tryout” environment. In short, we suck the joy out of a sport and replace it with added pressure.[/quote]

You are smoking crack if you actually think the European academies aren't a permanent tryout environment.  These places are cutthroat.  They are trying to be the best and like 1% will ever make it to the first team. These kids are in competition with each other. The difference is the coaching staff knows what to look for--understands child/player development. But, make no mistake, it's cutthroat.  There are 1,000s upon 1,000s of kids that want your spot in that academy.  [/quote]

Not all European academies know what they are doing believe it or not. [/quote]

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