Quote Originally Posted by Retired01 View Post
Seems 9/10 people here have children in the 12s. I was always told that SAP was all about development. It appears the only Clubs NOT running A and B teams is magic and olympic and I get the whole idea that that they have the best kids (not taking away from the coaches as ive watched them too for my own interest)but why is my club and every other splitting teams to keep up because If they arent split the comp is even.

You can forget all the chat about parents winning and poor coaching as it is being promoted and managed by the clubs. Prove me wrong?
Talking to some parents at one club who have one team that has performed better than the other the answer can sometimes be fairly simple.
They had one team of kids that have been together since year 1 and 2. They are comfortable, play well and have developed really well. The other team is made up of mostly new kids and has yet to gel.The parents are hopeful that once they gel as a team they will become just as good as the other team.I can understand not wanting to break up kids that have come this far together.There is probably different situations at other clubs but thats at least one reason why there is a gap in performance at the moment.