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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many clubs, if given a choice between two fairly equal players, one already with the club and another coming from outside, will take the player from outside of the club for their top team. Work ethic has nothing to do with it.[/quote]

Well let’s remember they(travel soccer) are looking for the best player at each age group. By u16 they are not looking to develop any players because what does it matter. The players use to the club is done at u17. This is the age where soccer IQ really starts to play a big part but the club is petty much done with you at that age. The selection process is governed by which players will give me wins this year in this age group. If a kid is not picked for the top team by a club that kid is labeled as a 2nd team kid at that club.

If you are on a second team or riding the bench on the first team you are going to stay there unless you switch clubs. This is why is good to have more “elite” leagues vs less. [/quote]

That is correct. Which player will give me the most wins this year. Not everyone agrees that should be the standard, which tends to correspond with physical development and not necessarily technical skill or soccer IQ. And if that thinking is appropriate, it would be fine if meaningful attention is given to developing the players on a club's second team. But that is not usually the case. There is no commitment to develop players, just a desire to win now.

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