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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Player development comes with a cost for the team - losses - as it takes time for players to develop.[/quote]

This is much exaggerated.  Good development results in wins that year - not several years down the line.  When the coaches are saying that development won't bear fruit for several years then one of the following is true:

1.  The kids are not developing.
2.  The kids are playing in a league or division which is not appropriate for them, probably because the club is an ECNL/CCL/GA/MLS Next club which plays every team in the same league irrespective of whether it is best for that particular team.

If your kid's team is still losing every game badly by the end of the year, you should move if your kid's goal is to improve.

[quote] These top teams in the areas don't want that as it impacts their marketability. Much easier to just recruit rather than develop. [/quote]
The most successful teams in the area generally do both.

[quote]FCV as noted before is great at marketing and recruiting. Player development...not so much. [/quote]
I cannot comment specifically on FCV.

[quote]Every player is different and if you find a situation where your DC is developing, getting playing time and enjoys the team dynamics and teammates. That's all that's important. No coach can singlehandedly provide this.[/quote]
Agreed.  Although a good coach can go a very long way to providing it under a broad range of circumstances.

[quote] Within clubs, every age group is different.[/quote]
I agree that no club can guarantee that every coach and age group is perfect.  Nevertheless some clubs are much more committed to a sound philosophy than others, and you are much likelier to have a good experience at such a club.[/quote]

Winning is most important guy is here. Goodn’t to see you. [/quote]

No - I'm not that guy.  I don't think that winning is important for its own sake - it's important only because it tends to correlate with how well the kids are developing.  BUT I hate the "we're losing because development requires losing for years" folks.  They're just bad coaches trying to excuse the fact that their teams consistently lose by telling you it's for a good reason.   Yes development does sometimes involve losing a game which you might have been able to win.  However it also implies that the players improve and become good enough to win games they previously would have lost - and it should not take more than 2-3 months for this to start happening.[/quote]

My two cents. Clubs that prioritize development generally spread out playing time across their top, middle and lower range players. This would arguably lead to more losses for the team than if the playing time was skewed towards the top players. Also you have to take into account the baseline level of talent, as there may be a lot of player development at a team but if the players started at a very low level, the team will still lose games. I think that's fine for U15 and younger. After that, a club should prioritize performance. [/quote]

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