Quote Originally Posted by Take it easy View Post
I just find it laughable that we still have people belting the development angle and it doesn’t matter about winning or results.

Let’s face it clubs put KPIs on TDs to get results, once you’re in NPL land especially 14-16s results matter to the Kids, coaches and the Club.

If we’re not trying to win matches and develop winning mentality as part of a kids development are we just trying to develop our O35s competition because that’s the only time you hear people stop talking about development being the aim.

The top kids by 16s have been IDd and moved on into the relevant pathways. The rest are aiming for NPL locally
I can’t believe people still miss the point about what development is. Of course every team goes out with the intention of winning the game. The difference is coaches who are solely focused on the result versus coaches who are trying to improve the skill level of the kids they are coaching. Both are trying to win. No kid has ever been IDd because their team won a game.