youllneverwalkalone Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Ooh ok my mistake, glad he's choosing the pro route. Still, surprised Huitema is taking that route from what I've read he might be in a position to win a contract soon. Apparently he's a 4.0 student and really wants to go to Stanford for academics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Apparently he's a 4.0 student and really wants to go to Stanford for academics. *his parents really want him to go to Stanford for academics you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlowT Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Actually I took a student guided tour of Stanford when I was in SF during the spring. It really is an impressive school, it made me want to go back to school :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCF08 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Yes. No sports organization in any pro team sport can win by fielding a squad of all 18-22 year olds. And, ultimately it would be counter productive as far as their progress and development. I have to disagree with this, massively! You need to play quality young players as often as you can, on the highest level possible. You can easily determine after a few games who can handle the pressure, who needs to be brought in slowly and who is not capable enough (yet). Giving kids a chance will do wonders for their morale, the morale within the academy and younger kids and will hopefully switch the club structure and attention even more so to developing their own players. I know this board likes their facts so I have one that will blow your mind. The average squad age of the top 5 teams in the Eredivisie. Please not that this is the complete first team squad (including 3rd and sometimes 4rd goalkeepers who are getting on in age etc.) Average age Ajax: 22,36 years old 27 players in total <18: 0x (0%) 18-21: 12x (44,44%) 21-24: 9x (33,33%) 24-28: 5x (18,52%) 28-31: 0x (0%) >31: 1x (3,70%) Average age AZ: 22.62 years old 30 players in total <18: 1x (3,33%) 18-21: 11x (36,67%) 21-24: 8x (26,67%) 24-28: 8x (26,67%) 28-31: 1x (3,33%) >31: 1x (3,33%) Average age Feyenoord: 22.90 years old 28 players in total <18: 1x (3,57%) 18-21: 9x (32,14%) 21-24: 10x (35,71%) 24-28: 5x (17,86%) 28-31: 1x (3,57%) >31: 2x (7,14%) Average age PSV: 24.69 years old 26 players in total <18: 0x (0%) 18-21: 5x (19,23%) 21-24: 6x (23,08%) 24-28: 10x (38,46%) 28-31: 2x (7,69%) >31: 3x (11,54%) Average age FC Twente: 25,20 years old 30 players in total <18: 1x (3,33%) 18-21: 5x (16,67%) 21-24: 8x (26,67%) 24-28: 10x (33,33%) 28-31: 1x (3,33%) >31: 5x (16,67%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 ^^^Good point....and everybody here, whether they admit or not, wants to imitate the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oranje Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Can you blame 'em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Actually I took a student guided tour of Stanford when I was in SF during the spring. It really is an impressive school, it made me want to go back to school :-) Everest College has openings ...in TO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msilverstein47 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?4086-How-much-does-BMO-Field-rake-in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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