As a bit of background - My son is a talented little soccer player. He...

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     Firstly it’s a game if it’s not fun then we have already lost, those...

The problem is that parents pay for their children to pay. They feel...

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     Thanks replies. We need to cater for both masses and elite. But if we...

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             My confused thoughts at the moment are if you have an academy with an...

                 Npl clubs aren't academies

                     Apparently all NPL clubs in Queensland must have an academy with both...

                         Hi Krones. What we are saying is the npl system is supposed to be...

                             Yes up here until yesterday there was no choice but there is now.

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                     Gareth edds GESA has a partnership with roar so now players and...

Whats the point? Peddling a dream that just isn’t there....

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Stamap and Zoltan. Great posts.

All the best with your son Zoltan. Sounds like a talented boy Thanks...

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Agree mate. Problem is clubs know countless players turn up for...

Hi LFC Thanks reply - yep i can see what you have described playing...

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     Agree. Have you heard of clubs dropping long term players who deserve...

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     Thanks for that. Guess not all academy teams are equal. Bare in mind...

IMO I wouldn't focus to much on the politics. They will always be...

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Very good points JDB03....that saying the cream rise's to the top has...

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Hume City seem to understand the issues and have opened a performance...

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     So jdb03 are you still sure the cream always rises to the top and that...

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                 That’s cool. Just whenever someone gives administrators some real...

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I was at Hakoah for a bit last year. The head coach Mark Robertson had...

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     Overseas is not the answer

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             Yep but I don’t think overseas is not the answer. As I recall his kid...

                 Why can’t going overseas be an adventure if done properly? Why would...

                     Like I said up to you

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Looks like Hume City have set a high level for their Youth Development...

I don't think there is a right or wrong answer when considering a move...

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     Too many npl clubs is part of the problem in terms of watering down...

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                 I see on the ffv website they are reviewing the entire junior system...

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from wikipedia a reminder of why NPL is here qte in October 2010,...

Being this thread is on Youth can I ask a question from a relo asking...

@LFC it is not easy to chose and I am speaking from my experience in...

Thanks very much for your input AJF. Pretty much sums up my train of...

@LFC. I understand, couple of years ago the coach of my kids team...

Thats it, make the move sooner rather than later, time is of essence....

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Really difficult to ignore politics because friends and family have a...

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@Gurk00 And others. A bit of an update on my kid before I reply. The...

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Hello Zoltan, First of all, I really want to congratulate you on the...

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crossroads imo is when they get their licences's/P's and outer mate...

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It's been a good read looking over this older thread. What a struggle...

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Thanks for the update on Noah. Yes Germany does sound like its a much...

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     ”In football large countries like Germany, players aren’t “developed”,...

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I think if you want to work in football, whether coaching, playing or...

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These stories are just one of the many issues wrong in this country...

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As a parent with a technically capable kid now at NPL2 U13, always...

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