Quote: wrencat1873 "As with all "junior" sides, clubs are lucky to find one player in each year that will make the SL grade, although not all players develop at the same rate. Academies are necessary but, they're probably not as important as getting numbers in at the bottom and above all, decent coaching.'"
Exactly hence SL clubs have development foundations to encourage this in schools and community clubs.........
Puts that one to bed. We need quality in the academy system not quantity......