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Originally Posted by Cocktooth
Damnit Beebs, what do you have for a feeder program? You need to get these 5 year old little shits on the pitch and teach them. Make NR a powerhouse.
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Actually the feeder program is pretty good; Middlebury Magic does a good job of getting kids ready; the core of my team has played together for a few years.
Ultimately I view myself as the final feeder into the High School program; my job is to get them ready for that. I plan on playing the same general system, which right now is a 3-5-2 formation (more accurately a 3-2-3-2 or 3-4-1-2) with the same notation, etc.
The highest example of a system bringing young players to the highest level is Barcelona, which has won 2 of the last 3 Champion's Leagues (3 of last 6) and 3 Spanish championships in a row.
The current team has 8 of 11 starters who came through the youth system, which is unheard of for a team this good.