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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you go to a Talent ID session and you aren't selected, does that mean you don't have talent or that your talent wasn't identified? [/quote]

Is this a philosophical question?

I have taken the FA Scouting course and I will say a kid's talent was not identified during the session.  Most players that were selected to attend the ID Sessions, were, in part, due to how their club's felt about them.  Their clubs had a much longer period of time to see their talent and they stood out as the Bigger Fish in a Small Pond.  Now, that all those big fish are placed together, it is harder to stand out in such a short amount of time.  While each player most likely possessed and showcased a talent that got them there, those talents weren't much better then the other talented kids or they did not showcase those same talents when confronted by the other big fish.  Numerically speaking, out of the 40 or so kids that attend the ID Sessions, only about 10 will be selected for the next Mini-Camps in February.

Considering that steep cut, they really have to display their talent, with full confidence for the whole session.  But the selection does not come down to talent alone. They have to also be more mature than the other players, they have to be passionate and enthusiastic & they have to be well liked.   [/quote]

May be one of the best comments ever written on dcum[/quote]

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