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[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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Pro players are paid to sit the bench.  Moreover, even pro teams know how to make good use of their reserves until those players are ready.  Many switch clubs or choose pro clubs based on playing time or the lack there of.

College rosters are so massive because they are an extension of how high school soccer is run.  And who would accuse college soccer of a great developmental environment?  College soccer and pro soccer shouldn't even be juxtaposed, since everything about how they are run and designed is to meet far different ends.

Youth clubs are about preparing youth for something, not treating them as if they are already there.  [/quote]

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