Le problème avec la formation des jeunes ici
Publié : 12 novembre 2004 15:32
Reposté des Voyageurs
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The obvious biggest difference is that in most countries, young players are scouted and taken into a professional club at a very young age (most between 10 and 14) and groomed by the club -and here's the MAIN factor we don't see this in any form in Canada- FREE OF CHARGE. This means the best players are taken to train with the best surroundings, no matter what their socioeconomic background.
Compare the situation with Canada, where SYL clubs and regional/provincial/national selects charge fees going from a few hundred to a few thousand and you're excluding an ENORMOUS amount of talented players who therefore drop out of highly competitive soccer around the end of high school. How many times has someone who played in the youth leagues aknowledged that the provincial/national players are good, but were missing some of the best players. You think a poor family will put down 1,000$ for their kid to play soccer? Asking the question is answering it.
A simple example: I played youth soccer and the graduates from my age group were diTullio and Wyn Belotte. While Wyn dominated, diTullio was nothing more than a role player. Not taking anything away from what he's become, but he clearly wasn't anywhere near the most talented or best player in the league. Smart man-managing and access to the necessary funds brought him where he is today. My brother played highest-level youth soccer for years and the only player from his age to graduate to the nationals is Carlo Schiavoni, which he confirms was ways away from being the best player in the league. My bro played a couple of seasons with some absolutely amazing players from poorer backgrounds (most of them North African) who didn't go on to any select teams because of a lack of funds.
The Impact should start considering this and set up an LSEQ youth club to keep the best young players in the game for free, with an eventual access to professional ball for the absolute best. The remaining ones would be interesting prospects for NCAA schools and LSEQ senior teams (who have a professional timeline goal of 2008). They could recoup their investment in part through transfer fees and it would fit-in with the government-subsidized non-profit mandate.
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The obvious biggest difference is that in most countries, young players are scouted and taken into a professional club at a very young age (most between 10 and 14) and groomed by the club -and here's the MAIN factor we don't see this in any form in Canada- FREE OF CHARGE. This means the best players are taken to train with the best surroundings, no matter what their socioeconomic background.
Compare the situation with Canada, where SYL clubs and regional/provincial/national selects charge fees going from a few hundred to a few thousand and you're excluding an ENORMOUS amount of talented players who therefore drop out of highly competitive soccer around the end of high school. How many times has someone who played in the youth leagues aknowledged that the provincial/national players are good, but were missing some of the best players. You think a poor family will put down 1,000$ for their kid to play soccer? Asking the question is answering it.
A simple example: I played youth soccer and the graduates from my age group were diTullio and Wyn Belotte. While Wyn dominated, diTullio was nothing more than a role player. Not taking anything away from what he's become, but he clearly wasn't anywhere near the most talented or best player in the league. Smart man-managing and access to the necessary funds brought him where he is today. My brother played highest-level youth soccer for years and the only player from his age to graduate to the nationals is Carlo Schiavoni, which he confirms was ways away from being the best player in the league. My bro played a couple of seasons with some absolutely amazing players from poorer backgrounds (most of them North African) who didn't go on to any select teams because of a lack of funds.
The Impact should start considering this and set up an LSEQ youth club to keep the best young players in the game for free, with an eventual access to professional ball for the absolute best. The remaining ones would be interesting prospects for NCAA schools and LSEQ senior teams (who have a professional timeline goal of 2008). They could recoup their investment in part through transfer fees and it would fit-in with the government-subsidized non-profit mandate.