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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^not at all.  I am talking about younger ages.  Travel starts at 7 years of age.  True DA starts at 15.

I am saying you can only allow the cream to rise to the top in younger years by giving all players in th group a fair shot.  Kids change in as little as two months in the younger years.  All Clubs I know pick their top 8 AT 7 YEARS OLD.  They are locked in for a full year and often for as long as they continue at the Club. That’s developmentally impossible for that percentage and flies in the face of player development. Kids change drastically in ability. These kids get much more resources, attention while the rest get much less attention, development time, extras. I don’t even think some coaches/club officials realize how much they deny the majority opportunity or similar resources/investment.

Read the entire John O’Sullivan article linked Above—not just the intro only by someone else.  Read it in its entirety and you will understand.[/quote]

agreed. This is why the academy setup is so valuable, ideally with at least two teams drawn from it, according to the talent level at the time. Note that the DA, while called an academy, isn't really an academy program at all, because they block their full time players from playing anywhere else. Even at U16, a true academy setup has advantages.
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