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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is a function of where younger talent is choosing to go.[/quote]

This is so wrong.

You seem to think that the coaching doesn't matter.  Whichever kid is the best talent at 11 will be the best at 14 or 15?  The reason SYC wasn't as good as other clubs was because they didn't get the best talent?  Now they're going to get better talent so they will start winning?  This is so upside down.  If this were correct why would a top talent bother going anywhere other than his local club?  Since he's going to magically be the best talent three years later as well.

It really doesn't matter which kids go where at 11.  What matters is how well they develop over the next three or four years.  Sure no coach is going to take a Virginia Valor second teamer and get them to DCU.  But that's not what we're talking about - we're talking about a bunch of kids who are not that dis-similar in ability.  Sure a handful will stand out even above the rest - bit they won't all end up at one place either.  And the best coaches will end up developing the players that DCU want, because they have been developed.
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The difference in coaching is not as significant as the difference in talent that is readily visible at this age.  I am talking about U13-14 top players and top teams.  I do see significant differences in talent among players on and among top teams.  You are simply wrong.  And you are also wrong that where you are coached 8-12 doesn't matter.  Of course it does.  Go ahead and put your markers down and we will see how this plays out next year with selections.

I don't think anybody ought to be selecting clubs and teams based on league.  It is idiotic.  But I can understand why some players want to (1) join teams with other top players, because practices are where most development occurs and higher caliber teammates increase the probability of better development, and (2) want to play in leagues where they think the best players will be in their conferences (even if you don't have pro aspirations).  I also think the coach is important, but the variability is significant across top teams and clubs and is unpredictable YOY.

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