Features: Club vs Province
Posted on Sunday, August 08 @ 12:09:34 EDT by rhi |
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Article Courtesy of: World Football Pages
NUKE Note: World Football Pages is a soccer monthly published in Vancouver, British Columbia. The following WFP articles are available in PDF format and require Adobe Reader to view. Download here.
“When I call players up to play for Ireland, I don’t coach them. The clubs do that. I just borrow them, use them for a while, and then give them back to the clubs”. - Jackie Charlton, former Ireland coach.
Unquestionable Silence of Being
WFP has cracked the code of silence that seethes in the underbelly of BC soccer. The whole bloody Canadian soccer industry is so ripe with protectionism, self-gratification,
inadequacy, mediocrity and conspiracy that it’s a blue moon indeed when someone actually has the nads to say what they think, for better or worse (hopefully better), on the record.
So You Want To Play For Canada? The Road To Manhood
"The best way to develop young players — is not through BC Soccer. It is through a well organized club system." — Michael Findlay, BCSA coach
Why The Y?
An unfortunate rivalry exists with the BC Provincial program, that has resulted in some
players having to make difficult choices between their Y–League club and provincial
aspirations.There are some sticky political issues to resolve between Y–League
and BCSA administrators, including the fact that provincial and Y–League schedules conflict, making it next to impossible for top youth players to participate in both. The big question then is: if player development in BC is the common goal of both the BCSA and local Y–League clubs, then what is the best option for players?
Provincial Body Not The Tool For
Developing Youth.
Virtually everyone you speak to seems to be in favour of a “club system” in BC. After
all, the advantages of such a system far outweigh the disadvantages. How can anyone in his right mind possibly oppose such a system? It should not be the responsibility of the governing body to develop players. The governing body is elected to govern, not to develop. It should encourage a club system that emphasizes player development. It should discourage soccer schools, American soccer scholarships, district select teams, idiotic boundary rules, and concentrate entirely on developing a true club system.
BCSA’s Doctrine Of Development
When it comes to player development in British Columbia, there are as many
opinions, values, methods, and recipes as there are coaches. And, that, according to BCSA directors and coaches, is a problem which makes player development in BC a source of misunderstanding, miscommunication, and occasional conflict.
Abbotsford Seeks Better Way
Abby’s top brass sound alarm bells over what they deem an unworkable BCSA Player Development Pyramid that fosters a destructive tug-of-war. The biggest point of contention revolves around the roles of the soccer club and provincial staff in developing elite players for Provincial and National teams. Who should coach and develop players, when, and for how long?
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