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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the only players who play for DA are those that are ready to pay extra to the coaches, should not DA be concerned?
Btw, it is not a problem specific to DA. Many travel coaches propose, for a fee, "advanced training" and the parents feel obliged to pay, lest their DC will lose his position.   [/quote]

The argument of the extra work is what makes the difference, not the paying for extra work. If a kid has been doing HP once or twice a week for a couple of years since U8 on top of club it would stand to reason that the player is likely more technically sound. The touches simply add up. There are also many other factors that a coach like Quan might get to see over time that have influence far above the money spent, but the time spent. Is the kid coach-able, how much or how little has the kid improved over time, what is the kids attitude, how are the parents? etc...

Throwing money at training and having a kid not improve or have a lousy attitude could also work against the kid. Observing over bearing parents can be red flag as well. And kids go to HP from all over and not all of them are remotely close or interested in playing for PWSI or VDA. This is really a non-issue outside of current PWSI parents. [/quote]

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