Quote Originally Posted by Yato View Post
As a community coach and JDL parent, I’ve seen plenty of kids out of that 800 that are also arguably better than quite a number of kids in the 300.
It's hard to make the comparison without considering the age group and individual teams.

In 9's, the majority of kids are pretty raw and I think outside of the bigger NPL club teams you are probably right.
In the 11's and 12's though then you have to look at individual clubs.
A high achiever in 12's community is going to struggle to get a look in at the top clubs but will probably have a chance at other clubs depending on how well they can trial.

Based on my viewing of a 12A's game a little while ago that ended up 10-0, I didn't see any individuals that stood out head and shoulders above the rest or any that looked like they'd fit right in within a strong SAP team.