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It's nice when other people put your thoughts down on paper for you.  This is from Big Soccer's Thread on Illinios State Cup Favorites but this section is dealing with what to do when your club/ state has a truly elite player.  The post is by Region II Futbolr

us#1..This is very easy for you to say!! You told Menace to tryout with the likes of PDA, Eclipse or SoCal...Same can be said for you, Im sure you can find any club any where that mirrors Iowa. However it isnt that easy for all. Say you have a 'Elite' player. Im not saying a really good player, but a Natl or Regional level player. Is that player going to get better by playing and training with players who do not take the sport or the passion as serius as the Elite player?? That right there is the biggest problem Iowa has. They do a very good job with the good player, boys and girls..but when they have Elite players (and they do) there is nothing they do for them. So who suffers?? Not the club or the state, they have a ringer..So the question I ask is, is it about player development for ALL Levels, or is it more for the win win win per club?? Just like Menace said, we have our state cup teams over here, but once they go to Regionals, they are just a notch above the likes of the Dakota's, KY, KS and NE. All the other states in Region II have somewhat power houses because they are from bigger metro areas.
MN is Bangu, MO its mostly StLouis teams (StLSC), IL is Eclipse, MI is Hawks, IN is Carmel, OH is Ohio Elite, OP and Internationals. But let me stress thou, there are great elite players in every state. Its just to bad that they cant train together to make the enviorment more healthy for all involved.
Its not about the win win win...its about the training, the development..You do that right, and you have a few elite players, then the winning will follow.
I think Menace said it all, The talent naturally seeks its own level. And for the Elite finding that, why should they be criticized?