Should are kids be playing up in Juniors, what clubs dont?

[charlieadelaide]

What clubs out there don't play there kids up, seem a bit unfair sometimes on the kids in the team, where there spot is taken on game day by a performing underage player, if all the kids played in the same age group wouldn't it be the best Vs the best every week......understand if a team is short then players can go back and forth, I know of under 15s teams where at least 6 players are eligible to play under 14s and a couple that are younger than that.

agree if you are good enough at 15s or 16s to play 18s then fair play, but all other ages should be restricted.

In Germany they do this but is spread out to Under 19,17,15,13.11,9 and under 7s,,,,,,,,,,if you are eligible to play under 15s you cannot play under 17s and so on.

Thoughts?

[ikon]

Case by case scenario I feel and all clubs are strong in different age groups.

Clubs are starting to have focus age groups ..eg their own SAP/STIC/skilaroos/NTC programs and following the framework set by FFSA plus doing extra ...there isn't enough places in the ffsa program's so I'm glad some clubs are creating their own ...from what I saw this year there is very little difference between the kids that made It or just missed out on STIC/skilaroos .

Good clubs create pathways for all levels of players to stay in the game ...the kids level of commitment , discipline and hours spent improving determine where they get to ..not parents, clubs or coaches.