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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]So what happens when you have few overflow from that top team...They are still top team quality, but now you have to stick them in ODSL? You will never grow a club that way.[/quote]
Development is not that binary.  After a year and a half I've seen how Barca handles this.  Players don't develop equally, at the same pace, and it's quite individual.  How can a borderline player on a top team be challenged by putting them with a lower team?  It's counter intuitive, but Barca gives them challenging situations.  Can they become the leader?  On the top team a borderline player will be trying to keep up but probably not leading.  With the lower team, Barca may put them into a different position and challenge them to be a more vocal leader on the field.  The player may be willing to take more risks against lower competition and develop their creativity.  They may be challenged by putting them into a different position than they are used to - put a right back into center back, or put them into mid field to see what they can do and develop a different part of their game.  Barca keeps a report card on every player, identifying in which areas they need to develop, and finding situations to develop it. Also, overflow goes in both directions.  The top players on a top team also need more challenge, and will be brought into the top team at a higher age group, leaving more space for overflow.  Girls may train or play on boys teams to get more challenge. Challenging situations can also be created when teams are mismatched and playing against each other.  This happens often in internal competitions which are every week.  The better team will be required to complete X number of passes before scoring, or every player on the team must touch the ball at least once before scoring.  Barca does all these things all the time and I've seen the development in my two kids over the last year and a half.  Putting teams in ODSL is not about winning games for Barca.  It's about putting players into positions where they can best develop the skills and soccer IQ that they are teaching. [/quote]

How much are they paying you to praise their gospel?  This style of play only works if everyone on the fields knows what the hell they are doing, based on my observation after seeing a few Barca teams they have some good players but the fact that they will take anyone means your 2nd/3rd team has no business playing.  [/quote]

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