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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is much discussion here about which clubs do the best job developing players. Better teams must have better development and coaches and that's why they win more games?  I don't believe it. In the end the only thing that matters is how well the club can attract and retain their players. By and large, the large clubs have top teams because they have a larger player pool. Some smaller clubs have good teams but it's mostly a result of their ability to attract good players. What can attract good players? Marketing, college recruitment success, prestige of participation in certain leagues, name recognition, whatever. It's why clubs form alliances to provide pathway to something so there is more to market. It's all about attracting more players. Given a good set of players, coaches are mostly all decent enough to win. There are plenty of smaller clubs with good coaches, good methodology, blah blah, but it doesn't really matter if they cannot convince good players to join. [/quote]

“In the end, the only thing that matters ...” matters to whom?  The club?  Are you talking about winning games and making money or are you talking about developing players?  Two different things. Yes, the business model is to attract top players in order to win, get a good rep, and get in top leagues. But, isn’t this supposed to be non profit?  So who cares if you make money and grow?  Gotta break even, sure. But get bigger every year? Not necessarily. Is this about ego or about teaching kids a great sport?

What can attract good players?  Good leagues, good teammates, good exposure. So if you’re kid is not playing ECNL or GA on the girls side at the older ages then you’re not going to get the top players. Same with the MLS leagues on the boys side. That’s all true, but so what? The goal for 90% of the players is to have fun, get better, and play good soccer. If the other kids are bigger, faster, and stronger ... well ok, then good for them. Let them spend their youth being unpaid employees for club coaches and making a college coach a salary while they have less time to study and have a social life. Is that what “its all about?”[/quote]

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