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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ If you are unable to develop the significant majority of your younger players and then say the few that make it had a greater NATURAL affinity for the game regardless of the same development, your club is NOT good at development. Your club is good at standing by and watching.

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No the club will develop a lot of good players but not many of the top team quality. At u9/u10 most clubs select for athleticism, speed and size. After u12 the coaches will select from this pool players who have speed of play, technical ability and soccer IQ. So the fast player who has a touch like Doberman Pincher playing with a beach ball will be replaced by a fast player with a better technical skill.

Being on a top team at a top club at u9/u10 does not guarantee a spot on a DA roster at u16. Most will not be on the top team after u13. [/quote]

A good club will recognize the inherent weakness of the athletic player and will [b]encourage outside training or develop a plan to improve the players [/b]weaknesses. While time in practice can't always be dedicated to improving every players weaknesses good coaches will find ways to address these issues and work with the parents and players on a plan to improve. If the player does not follow through on their end so be it, but the club should provide the overall guidance and proper feedback throughout the season both short term and long term.

THAT is what a club dedicated to development does. Just saying, "all well, not every athlete pans out" is a cop out and lazy. [/quote]

LOL yep outside training ...maybe an additional 3-4 hours a week? The kids are already at practice 3-4 days a week and 1 to 4 games on the weekend. This is when you get burn out. The kids do other things beside soccer 24 hrs a day...like school.[/quote]

If the kid has the touch of a doberman pincher then yes, outside work is necessary. The top end for U9-U12 travel teams is 3 practices a week. Finding an extra day a couple of times a month or 15 minutes a day of juggling or other footwork on their own over time will make a difference. A club not providing a plan for extra homework, again, chalking it up to "not all athletes work out" is lazy.

If you honestly believe that the best players on any club that make the highest level do it simply as naturals and club training alone and not through extra work then you are naive. [/quote]

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