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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the coach that knows nothing about nominating players you probably don't coach at a level the YNT are looking for... [/quote]

Lol, this has to be a Big Headed DA or ECNL coach reply. You say that, but you don’t hesitate to recruit our players.  Development my ass.  [/quote]

(Assuming you're the coach who posted earlier), you're 100% right, but unfortunately so is the PP you were responding to.   Like or not, a player outside of DA/ECNL (girls) or DA (boys) has a very slim chance of being invited to any of the YNT ID centers. There are some exceptions, but extremely rare.   The fact that many players develop outside that system, then get their 1st call-ups almost immediately after joining, should send a clear message to US Soccer that their are plenty of talented players outside the DA/ECNL world and they need to broaden their scouting scope, but it hasn't.

So if you believe you have a player or two who are good enough, by all means send the email.  All the info you need is here:   https://www.ussoccer.com/talent-identification-scouting.

Maybe even offer to send video as a follow-up, and/or note a big tournament you have coming up if they want to take a look.   If that works, great.  If not though, you need to be prepared to have an honest conversation with those families about what is in their players' best interests.  If they are truly deserving of opportunities that - right or wrong - they just aren't going to get if they stay on your team, then the right thing for you to do might be to help them find a place where their talent and hard work will get the rewards it deserves.

It is unfortunate that the best environments for exposure do not always provide the best development, but that is the reality.  At U12 and below, development is the only thing that matters IMO.  By U16, being able to get exposure becomes more important, again IMO, because without the right exposure future opportunities will be closed to them.   In the years in between it is important that the player continues their development but also begins positioning themselves to get the right exposure by U16.

Good luck coach.  [/quote]

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