Quote: I am sure that by now noone would field a team in the highest league if you did not feel you could win.
As I said in another thread, I have a different opinion on this issue. I coach a U14 girls team that is the second team in our club for this age group. After researching both the Challenge and Classic divisions we decided to play Challenge because we felt the competition at that level would lead to better development for our players, not because we felt we could win. We still have not won a match in league play. With the exception of one loss, we have been competitive even though we have not won. Only one loss was by more than 2 goals. I believe we have achieved a higher degree of development as individual players and as a team than we would have if we had played Classic and won all of our games.
