2020 NPL Youth Thread

[KITZ]

Carl, you clearly misunderstand what I am saying.

I am trying to highlight the imbalance. At no time did I say anything about winning being the "name of the game". I am disappointed and saddened by the lop sided results and I coach in that competition.

I agree that overcoming adversity can be character building and educational, but I doubt the educational benefits from winning or losing by 10 or 12 in a game of by 5 or more week after week.

Players will develop better if the competition is close. Going out knowing you are in for a thrashing won't help development. Teams winning by 10 or losing by 10 learn little.

The main point I am trying to make (and I should have written more for clarity) is that the imbalance is hurting development. I am lamenting the fact that 4 clubs dominate and will coax away any kid of ability from a "weaker" club if they can. Watch the end of season merry go round this year as the 4 big clubs pillage their way through the ranks of the weaker ones.

That team you were talking about that loses 10 nil also beat newfm teams at the top of their ladder by double digits in trials. It’s not as simple as they dont deserve to be there.

Stop looking at the scoreboard. They lost ten nil but they have some decent kids. Those decent ones will get carried through and be allowed to play up and will probably make first grade before any of the kids in the top teams bar a select one or two.

You probably didn’t know their keeper played right up to 15s against edgy over the weekend and also did last week against Olympic both the toughest teams in the comp. He gets the most work out of the competition and the most development, he isn’t feeling demoralised, he just keeps working hard week in and week out.

Yes and the jets pillaged the 14s from Olympic until they didn’t have subs. Some kids have their football goals as playing for certain clubs. Some just want to make first grade. some want to play in the a league or go overseas, so they will move when the time is right.

If the kids parents in the top four are worried they aren’t working hard enough they can always trial in Sydney. Or go overseas. Taking the bottom of the table out means less teams to play and not more development, with your logic I think SAP should move back to the old system too. Just take out all opportunity.

And in all honesty some of those teams in the top play out so sloppy from the back they should be using the extra game time to do it right every time!! They certainly aren’t perfect in their game play either, especially in the 13s.