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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really doesn’t have to be one versus the other, but business drives the coach and club (and most parents) towards winning, even at the early ages. However, if the coach is teaching properly from a developmental perspective the team will, more often than not, win. Maybe not right away, but eventually they will. [/quote]

This is exactly what I was thinking as well when I started this thread. There are some coaches that claim “development” because their team(s) always have loosing records year after year. [/quote]

No you really can not say that. The way the system is set up a good u10 or u15 coach can have a losing record and still develop players. Different ages require different develop strategies and techniques. You seem to think middle school or high school is the highest level. It is not. You can game the age groups and win a lot. I think one of the many failures of the US system is the pressure put on the under 12 players to win. It stifles unstructured play. This is where kid experiment and goof around while playing. It’s important. [/quote]

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