Ok, let me back up a half step. To take a kid who has only played at a rec level, yes...a good MS or JV coach can improve that player.
But if you are in a conference with some really good teams, taking a rec player and making him/her incrementally better isn't going to get it done.
Its all about perspective. If you are truly only doing it to make kids better, irrespective of results....cool. Develop away.
If the intent is to win.....and I think in school sports the intent is to win.....then good luck dealing with a bushel basket of rec players.
My idea of development within this context......is, can a MS coach or a JV coach take a non Club player and "develop" them into being able to successfully compete with a Northwestern or Fort Mill or Wando or Irmo or Mauldin or Dorman....and the answer is no. Never in heck.
That will only happen with talent and with getting kids playing soccer with experienced, capable, probably professional coaching......read Club......at 8-9-10 years old.
