i disagree with the statement/philosophy (or whatever you want to call it) that cufc is the only club developing local talent. i have to believe that every club in the state develops the talent that is available to them, wherever that talent is from. if a club just happens to have enough talent locally to form a successful team, wonderful. but, i doubt very seriously that cufc is going to turn away talented players just because they are from out of town.
if i recall correctly, that cufc u17 boys team has been together, and successful, for quite some time now. if this is true, cufc is not doing anything different, i.e., developing local talent – it just so happens the majority of that team has been together for years.
so, i don’t think cesa is specifically NOT developing local talent – i think they are doing what every other club in the state is doing – they hold tryouts, and the best players make the team – period – whichever city you are from. i’m sure they would love to say “hey, look at us, we have a team that just came in first place in R3, and guess what else – everybody on the team is from the greenville area!” it just doesn’t work out that way.
