tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post8339334008385691071..comments2024-03-16T09:26:42.761+11:00Comments on South of the Border - a South Melbourne Hellas blog: Our youth system is not workingPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844708719537648292noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-7537306116821696922012-02-07T11:03:19.638+11:002012-02-07T11:03:19.638+11:00When I say that it is not working, I mean that
a...When I say that it is not working, I mean that <br /><br />a) we don't seem to produce any talent that we can use<br />b) the aims of the youth and senior components seem to be on different wavelengths<br /><br />Why have a competitive under 21s squad when it's a rubbish competition/standard? Why are players and their associates - parents, coaches etc - still believing that their players have a shot at senior football at South? And why is South sending them mixed messages?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-53794984638355301202012-02-06T22:07:41.281+11:002012-02-06T22:07:41.281+11:00No club has successfully produced more talent in i...No club has successfully produced more talent in its youth system than South Melbourne. However, little if any of them ever play senior football at South. Plenty of them move onto other VPL clubs and play senior football however limited, and then go on to disappear off the radar. Is this Souths problem ? No.<br />Every coach has a different view on how his team is to look, and how he sets up the team for game day. Alot of the youth players in the VPL U-21's are substandard State 2 seniors at the most, with the worst being State 3 reserves quality. Very few are VPL senior material at the age of 21. NB. Senior material is defined as a player who can successfully hold a position amongst other more experienced players for more than 5 rounds. Not many can do this. I have watched plenty of U21, state league and VPL Senior matches over the past 5yrs. I am qualified to have a view on players, and never sit on the fence. A good young player can be spotted in the first 5-10 minutes. This 5-10 minutes must be during a senior appearance, and not during a match which contains kids playing because of the parents persistent nagging of the coach. There is a lot of good young talent out there, but none of them good enough to play at a South Melbourne constantly under pressure.<br /><br />No ex-youth player has come back to haunt us, so for me, the argument that our youth system is not working, is just a falacy.KODnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-28262530358012152582012-02-06T17:04:35.324+11:002012-02-06T17:04:35.324+11:00Yes Paul maybe thats true but with the players tha...Yes Paul maybe thats true but with the players that south had last season they should won the title trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-63468843444235742202012-02-06T15:13:21.474+11:002012-02-06T15:13:21.474+11:00Probably because like a lot of clubs, they don'...Probably because like a lot of clubs, they don't want to take that risk when there are established players available, even if those 'name' players are more expensive. Certain people like to point to results like last season's 5-0 loss against Northcote, when a lot of the younger players were played out of necessity, as proof that young players aren't good enough. If these players aren't good enough to make the step up to VPL level after 2-3 seasons in the under 21s, then either we're not producing the talent we should be (or like to think we are), or the whole under VPL under 21s comp is a waste of time.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-44842788941386573492012-02-06T15:07:13.386+11:002012-02-06T15:07:13.386+11:00why dont south give youth a go?why dont south give youth a go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-41782801397291597432012-02-06T13:57:56.060+11:002012-02-06T13:57:56.060+11:00It may be part of their plan to set up South affil...It may be part of their plan to set up South affiliated branches in different parts of Melbourne.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-89783912793193174432012-02-06T13:44:02.622+11:002012-02-06T13:44:02.622+11:00What happened to the one club policy? Why sharing...What happened to the one club policy? Why sharing facilities, coaches etc with the piranhas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-60958740310497170242012-02-05T14:26:49.226+11:002012-02-05T14:26:49.226+11:00Is a Football sub-commitee really warranted at thi...Is a Football sub-commitee really warranted at this level especially when headed by Laki and Koukoula?? LOLHellas59noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-9043624885065404882012-02-05T14:07:09.116+11:002012-02-05T14:07:09.116+11:00absolutely true great artivleabsolutely true great artivleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com