I think there are HS teams with 11+ club players who didn't win region, much less state. Club training certainly gives a HS coach more to work with, but how well you manage the talent you have available certainly makes a big difference as well. Individual talent is great, but it is teamwork that wins or loses soccer matches; the coach who can put players together so that they use their abilities to the greatest effect and make the whole greater than the sum of the parts will go a lot farther than one who just tosses great players on the field and says, "you're good--go win a game."
