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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't necessarily disagree, but that is what most clubs can/should be using second teams for...develop kids for the top teams.

If you are on a top team in a top club and there are two kids who aren't keeping up do you wait for them to hopefully develop more over time or do you bring in a kid who is better from tryouts or supplementals? Should the other kids on the team suffer because player X can't play at that level, but is a nice kid with a nice family who has been with the club for years? I know that's crappy and shouldn't be like that, but there are always other teams and clubs if it is too competitive. If we are talking U11 that is a tougher call because player X is still developing and who the hell knows, but at u15 and above it's a no brainer for most. Once again, the bubble kid can always work/develop and get back up to the top team. Actually, it's probably better for their development to get put on the second team as they will get way more minutes than being a bubble player on the top team. [/quote]

I agree, although I would probably go with U16 or about as the cutoff. But under U15 for sure many early developers stagnate as others get stronger.  The problem though, is that most clubs don't use their B teams this way, even though they say they do. B teams are an afterthought.

That was always my issue as a parent of a bubble kid. If my kid was closer to the 4th best player on down on the A team than the second best player on the B team was to him, the B team wasn't the greatest fit. The other problem is that it is ridiculous to keep switching clubs mid-season as new kids come along. I firmly believe that every club should commit to every kid selected for a team, with the understanding that there can be movement between teams in certain situations. But honestly, even if an A kid gets dropped to B, if the B team is hapless, give the dropped kid a chance to at least practice with the A team. Developing players should be more of a priority than winning when they are young, but it isn't.

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