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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nice discussions about coaches and soccer iq. But the original premise of this thread was that the clubs with the most consistently good teams, year after year, are those which do the best to attract good players. [/quote]

Agree and the attraction is a combo of even more development, opportunity to win, opportunity to be scouted and compete for college or pro level, family’s financial capacity and the club’s ability to meet it, whether kid will be starter or sub, commute. Every family and player will weight each of these differently but on balance the big and successful clubs will be attractive on all of these factors.[/quote]

Most players who are U9 at top clubs are not their starters at U16. But that does not mean player development is a myth. It just means some clubs are recruiting platforms and factories, and rely on others to develop the kids they import. A few clubs do pretty well in developing and improving their kids. We all know who they are. You have a lot of parents who think this is like college admission - if admitted as a first year, you will be there for graduation. Not really. Not at top clubs.[/quote]

Yeah a lot of us left for 5-6 years, developed and came back at u15/16. [/quote]

I see this a lot.  Kids that left for better youth development or that were being ignored...then come back many years later a world above those that stayed in 'name brand' club their entire youth.  I also think it is really necessary in this area to experience different styles of play, different coaches and teammates.  Things can get very stale and there is something to be said about having to prove yourself when you show up somewhere new vs gliding on your 9-year old reputation long past your skill.[/quote]

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