Quote Originally Posted by sapdad View Post
I was talking about the reputations of clubs,not kids.I spelt out that kids can leave for a variety of reasons thats why I dont support banning transfers.The main example I assume people are referring to was a Div 1 club that got relegated so a few players from one of their age groups left and joined a team that were staying up.The club they went to has had a reputation of being aggressive recruiters since year 1 of JDL.It has brought them success so good for them.
problem is that parents dont care about reputation because 99% of parents are easily sold by a coach or TD telling them their kid is the next Messi, because 99% of parents in newy genuinely believe that


criteria for choosing a club for your kid should be as follows:
- no bloated seniors budget
- good coaches that arent just parents or relatives of players
- club that focuses on coach education as well as player education (environment where everyone learns so mistakes can be made)
- facilities (dont spend your inflated rego on having to do cross training in some gym because your clubs pitch is closed all week so that overpaid seniors can trot around on it)
- is your kid going to enjoy playing there? (because if theyre 14+ and playing in newy youth setups, it doesnt really matter where they play as its not going to be their full time career, so they may as well enjoy the game so they can continue to be part of it)