Quote Originally Posted by Goatscheese View Post
This is insulting to the number of people at Toronto who did a lot of hard work to develop Toronto JDL and Youth which started (and had to start) before their 1st grade started going well. If those people hadn't done the work then Toronto Youth and JDL would be in a worse spot then it is. It's much more than just having a good 1st grade side and shows an ignorance of the amount of work and time (spanning years) to rebuilt and develop a youth and JDL program.
While I dont think the original post was deliberately insulting you are 100% right that its been way more than just a good 1st grade run that has reignited Stags youth.Their JDL program has been talked about for a while and the results and on field quality now are coming through in their 13s and 14s.The production line will keep improving and hopefully its means long term success.A lot of people out there have done a great job and should be commended and copied.Of course a good 1st grade instils a lot of pride in the kids and something to aspire to but theres plenty of examples where youth programs have gone backwards regardless of 1st grades position.Stags are on a great path forward and its good to see.