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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know they claim they try to balance out each team within an age group but I clearly saw some advanced groups vs others.  Is there an unwritten understanding of the color coding team rankings?   Similar to other club's Red, Black, white, etc.[/quote]

They have competition teams.  Those will be ability based for leagues and tournaments.

Training groups and the teams for internal competitions will be mixed ability.  Advanced will get branched out or play up if necessary for the challenge certain training nights.

There is no stigma. They are looking at kids individually and what is right for that player at any given time point.  They have a huge amount of info on every player in the Academy.  Notes nightly.  Watch how many different coaches and TDs are watching and workign with the kids any given night (clipboards out taking notes).  I had a kid in three different groups (even age) last year.  And two different teams.  The motivation is there because they know if they work hard they will actually reap the benefits---and not have to wait a year or more like the travel system to get any movement.  [/quote]

Oh, and an email went out saying that until September 1st, they are doing evaluations for initial groups.  So the next few weeks kids prob will be moved around.  There are new kids that haven't been thoroughly evaluated.[/quote]

Still the same...you are still grouping them, regardless of "name".  Top players will play together when it counts.

You all know that what you explained is team ranking even if you don't call it like that.  Grouping players for "competition" will basically result in a A, B, C team etc.  I think the idea of moving kids up and down is the difference that other clubs preach, but do not practice.  [/quote]

Barca is just not as blatant about the team rankings by name. But, in all fairness kids from all the "teams" may be blended for tournament play. If a kid on the "C squad" has a great month of practice then the kid will be rewarded and invited to a extra tournament. This often plays out in some of the tourney results. There is not a true sense of A and B team until U14 and older.  [/quote]

How are they blatant about team ranking by name?  They deemphasize the team rankings.   Last year, they assigned random Barca player names to teams (Barjuan, Bakero, Semedo, Larson, Ter Stegen, Migueli, etc).   Would the parents be able to simply look at the team name and say, OK, this team is definitely an A team, but that team is a B team?   This year, the team names are color coded (similar to other clubs), but the top teams in each age group do not have the same color (unlike other clubs).  Team Blue could be an A team in one age group, but a B team in another age group.  So a team with particular color in its name would not be necessarily the top team in each age group.   [/quote][/quote]

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