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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it common for a club to have two teams per age group? For example, two teams in U10 girls? Can anyone speak to the dynamics about this?[/quote]

Also, if the club only has 1 or 2 teams per age group, this is considered a small club…. And growth a development might be limited if are serious about soccer.  We are stuck in a small club now, our eyes are open to how bigger vs small clubs operate.  We are crushed by the bigger clubs regularly.  We are run over at all tournaments also.  With more kids, it allows the club to pay for better coaching staff and run better clinics and eventually develop higher level teams in higher leagues that the small clubs won’t even compete in.  (There may be exceptions.)  I’m starting to develop the opinion that small clubs are like glorified Rec programs.  [/quote]

It's not uncommon to see some really dominant teams at small clubs, especially at the young ages.  What usually happens though is at U13 all the really talented players leave those teams and join ECNL/MLS Next teams so they can eventually get recruited for college.  I think it's pretty obvious that at least 75% of success in youth soccer is natural talent and/or early physical development, not coaching or club resources.  My kids have played against top teams and played against a clubs 4th team at a big club and the difference in level is massive, despite both teams having paid coaches and following the same development approach that the club is emphasizing.  If the the way the club operates mattered that much all of the teams would perform at a decent level, but that's far from the case.[/quote]

That statement about Natural Talent and Physical Development being the key over Coaching is Utter Madness and you will not find a top academy or youth club anywhere in the world that would agree with such a statement. 
It's All about Coaching, Environment, Discipline and Consistency in quality training. 
How does Natural Talent and Physicality give you top level Technical Skills, Soccer IQ and Decision Making skills?[/quote]

Those with natural talent will learn these things faster and reach a higher ceiling provided they have  adequate exposure to training and competitive matches.  Quality coaching and training are the finer details that separate really good players from great players.  The results speak for themselves in that the depth of talent at each big club in each age group is pretty weak because player recruitment matters more than coaching.[/quote]

Quality teams indeed begins with talent resources. 
However, there is a Big Difference between recruiting kids who have received proper high level youth development before you and just Managing them.
Versus getting raw talent and having to Develop/Teach/Coach them.

Many big clubs are bragging about their U13's, U14's and U15's made up of kids Developed elsewhere till recently. 
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