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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The coach is not important at all.  Development does not take place at these clubs unless its an MLS Academy.  These coaches have multiple teams and about 20 kids on each team...stop looking for clubs for development!  It is on you as a parent to expose your player to all kinds of environments and experiences.  Futsal, training, guest playing, pickup, street ball...whatever.  Relying on  some inexperienced coach to make your kid good 3 times a week is laughable.

The players your player will compete against at practice every week is more important than a coach...unless your kid is that coach's pet project...then you are good.  [/quote]

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If you are able, take a look at almost any player who was just named to the USYNT U14 Regional Training Camp roster.  We know a few local players and it is clear 70% to 80% of their significant development took place outside of team practice.  The kids that have been noticed for their 'advanced development, relative to their peer group,' primarily accomplished this through tons of extra work and training.  Futsal, skill groups, private training, indoor, street ball, training at home, [b]trips abroad, being on selective tournament-only teams and access to elite coaches [/b]is where development hits the launching pad and takes off.

But, I do think you need to surround your player with other like-minded and dedicated families who are committed and flush with resources to pursue all the extras.

Otherwise, if your player only does the team level training, their development will pale in comparison to the family that seeks development outside of the team training environment.      But still, if you really are interested in development over the experience, you need to get on a high team level, join a group of players who participates in all the extra trainings and join that group too.

If you can't do that or don't want to commit to that level, thats fine too.  Just know that by U14, the development from team training alone starts to plateau.  [/quote]

We know players invited to regional camps and this is not necessary.

Yes, touches and extra work is essential outside of team practices. But for the love of God, no one needs to be going abroad or going on tournament teams or going to the most elite coach. That sounds like FOMO. The best player on DS team we know takes one day off soccer but hasn’t played abroad and rarely does tournament teams. And hasn’t had any trouble being scouted.

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Agreed. Every player has their own path. Half the local girls selected haven’t done a fraction of the outside work that some of the other girls have done. They are at the top end of the athleticism pyramid and don’t need to spend every waking second on the ball. Not that it hurts, but some kids need to do it more than others.  [/quote]

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