Quote Originally Posted by Yaa Yaa View Post
Funny you mention that.. I’ve noticed certain clubs have one strong side and one very weak side that gets touched up... they say it’s not about winning and developing then why wouldn’t you balance the sides out if that the case??
the basic answer is that its about giving their best kids the best chance to play with the best kids. it was done to prevent their very best kids from getting poached by 'bigger clubs'.
If theres 3 great kids in a team not doing so well would they be tempted to leave for greener pastures if a better club came calling? Or do you put the 7 best together and let them train and play together to make them all better?

Agreed it doesnt make the B team better from a game/results point of view but this program is designed to get the best kids ready for higher levels. The kids in the B team know where they need to get to, but attitudes from parents and kids, esp after not getting 'results' has seen the situation not work out the way it was intended.
in fact id say its put a bit of a divide between the teams and its a different environment to last year when teams were 'even'.