Everyone develops and becomes better in different ways.
Sometimes that?s a single method. Sometimes that changes. Sometimes multiple methods are needed.

A player may find a particular coach helps develop their game and wishes to stick and follow them around.
Some players game may not resonate with a coach, and that?s okay. Reality is most coaches can?t develop and resonate with every player in their team. Come
Coaches have a great tactical mind, some coaches may focus on skills development and ?plays?, some may aim to introduce elements of professionalism.

Sometimes a player learns and develops better around better footballers. Sometimes this may be detrimental. Sometimes they may learn more if they drop to an easier tier or play in a team where they are a playmaker and not a benchwarmer or have some more time to make their decisions before mixing it with the ?top? again.

The best thing a player can have is determination and resilience. Determination to be better and improve whether that?s playing at a top club, playing up an age group or ?dropping? to another club to get more time, whatever it is, aim to improve.

Reality of football in this region is it?s who you know, and reputations of coaches and clubs with those affiliations goes a long way. Not all the way?.but a long way.
15+ years ago I turned up to Newcastle United trials and players already had shorts and socks, same with Macquarie etc, the ?trial? was an illusion. And it?s still happening today, and will continue to happen. I had been overlooked because I played community at some clubs, they didn?t even want a bar of me. Got a gig with another club and the club that didn?t offer me a trial asked me to join them the year after?.you can imagine my response.