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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Large rosters aren't anti-development.  They're a realistic approximation of college and pro rosters.  Spirit's pro team has 23 players. UNC has 29 players.  What you mean to say is that you're pissed not all kids on a roster are able to earn playing minutes, and that as a result of not playing games they aren't developing.  That's crap.  That challenge will come with any good team.  You've got to earn a spot on the team and then earn a spot on the field.  Most development doesn't happen during games anyway, it comes from practicing against other good kids on your own team, with the benefit of good coaching.
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Not trying to be argumentative, but one frequently hears pundits talk about young professional players and how they need to be on a team where they will get regular, first-team minutes [u][b]in games[/b][/u] in order to properly develop.  Think about all the ink spilled on players like Pulisic, McKennie, Adams, Sargent and others, and whether they made the correct decision to go overseas vs. picking a different option in the US.  Or all of the ink spilled about the failure of MLS teams to play young players, and how that is hurting their development.

Are these statements incorrect about young pro players needing playing time in order to develop?  Or is a high school kid somehow different, and they don't need to play games in order to develop?

It just seems like a contradiction for playing time to be important for 18-21 year olds, but not important for 14-17 year olds. [/quote]

Are you suggesting that Spirit has generational talent on their rosters that they are sitting? [/quote]

Not at all.  I was simply suggesting that the prior poster's statement (suggesting that playing games is not important to developing players) was not correct, and that playing games is an important part of any player's development.  
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