Quote Originally Posted by Jim View Post
I know of an ex 15s tsp player that has no hope of even making the 18s squad next year. Might not be the only one but shows that development and opinions about who's the best can change a lot over time so keep on plugging away.
100%. There’s a lot to be said for work ethic and motivation as you progress. You can make up for lack of technical skills, with awareness, communication and working hard during a game.
Maybe not so important early on in SAP but into older NPL Youth and seniors, technical ability only counts for so much.

Works the other way too imo.
I entered State league/NPL from inter district comps at 15, and I hope kids from inter district competitions that maybe aren’t so familiar with the SAP and NPL youth set ups can find their way if they want to/are good enough.

Edit: sorry BS, I just realised I repeated what you said haha.