Quote Originally Posted by sapdad View Post
ok now do the percentage of people on here who are posting that their kid is going to be the new Messi.then do the percentage of people that are just interested in their kids having fun playing football.then do the percentage of people on here who have nothing to do with SAP but just want to bitch and moan about something that doesnt matter to them.
Ill take a slightly different angle on fun

Fun? yeah it starts off for a while but not what ive seen at SAP and NPL unless they are winning most weeks. Even then it can be intense pressure. Its a never ending success seeking misery.

Youd be surprised how many parents want their child to be one of the best especially at the younger age even when clearly underdone. Pride and privilege is an evil thing. So then it progresses to getting them into the "best" teams with best coaching so they can be that star. Guess who our boy plays for....

As the years go by unrealistic goals and expectation drop to reality. By the time we get to 15s the spread is pretty set albeit couple of late developers. however some will realise NBN as their top grade.

The Jets kids are a bit different and have a slight chance of "greatness" - more recently BK, Kanta, hoffman all made a living ? Good enough?

My point - to try and make it more fun - stay at the local club and combine fun, improvement with DECENT results, make the club competitive in most grades. Clubs need good coaches and some encouraging results to keep their juniors. Fun at a good level.

Or do what many do after a NPL career... AAge/Zone league and beers