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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s purely Economics....Supply and Demand.

Parents strongly believe that winning is development. Hence, they look for high ranked teams with lots of wins.

Clubs/Coaches are supplying this demand by getting big, fast and athletic players to provide immediate wins and utilize kick & run tactics. Developing players takes a lot more effort and time which lots of parents comprehend so they leave.

Also, seasoned parents know that coaches don’t develop individual technical skills. Players have to learn and practice on their owner via private coaches. Team coaches works on team tactics, soccer IQ and passing.

Until parents all understand this, some coaches have not other choice then to supply immediate wins. [/quote]

1.  This may vary depending on the level of knowledge of parents.  I agree that a great many are not able to distinguish what is good development and what isn't.  In my experience this is truer at lower levels of travel and more on the girls' side than the boys.  At higher levels on the boys' side parents are generally more knowledgeable and are better judges.

2.  Good coaching and development do take time and often result in early losses.  But the process does not take forever.  A good coach, by focusing on development, should be able to produce wins within months not years.  I agree that many parents (especially ones who cannot see the improvement) will be unhappy during the period of development while the team is losing.  And it helps for the coach to have enough experience to know that his system will produce a winning team in the end so he has the confidence to stick to his plan.

3.  It's also worth noting that there is, after the initial period, a high correlation between development and winning.  There is a much better chance that a good team has benefited from good development than that a losing team has.  This does not mean that all winning teams have been developed well, but it does mean that most teams who are consistently losing after a whole year are not getting good development.
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