Grassroots Football

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Not sure why we have decided to go back focusing just on SAP when that is the entire issue. Though not surprised when the response to my last post willfully ignored what was typed and went on a tangent

This article sums it up well; More players playing for longer (no point having a small pool of players), bottom-up approach (which we don't have and is that we need more kids doing it to increase the available pool of talent)

https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/matt...o1cg27zo87vq4f

we are not just going back to SAP all the time.
What we are doing is getting the points of view of parents who are in the middle of the development system putting down on paper the ins and outs of the current program for people to understand. we also have the president of a club offering up a unique perspective on what its like trying to answer the questions you are asking.

now I read that article, and it pretty much states exactly what youve said. and look, i dont think theres anyone on here that disagrees wiht the premise that more kids + more football = better long term results.

but.

the article doesnt offer any solutions. its just states the obvious. all ive ever asked is how do we realistically go about implementing what that article brings up.

if we need more ground availability, ok. who pays for the 12 month access (and who fights cricket to kick them off)?
we need more/better coaches, ok, do they work for free, who pays them?

the article looked at the Japanese approach. now personally i love the Japanese approach to their football program, and their 100 year plan initiative.
but from reading, it looks like Spain and Germany start junior development a little later. whos approach is better? do we have any injury/burnout data on kids starting so early and on artificial pitches like they do in Japan?

plenty of questions dude, feel free to help answer them. i appreciate anyone on here to give their perspective.



(oh and if you hate people going on tangents, steer clear of the tennis thread and the politics thread).