Quote: Our CESA premier team actually did better when we had just upstate players playing together, and that's not to say the players from the other parts of the state were not equal or better. When we started adding players from the coast and midlands we didn't win state for 3 years in a row. I would go to the practices and there would be maybe 8 premier players from our team practicing. The out of town players from our team would practice in their hometown with a group of different aged CESA players. There's not alot of continuity when the full team only practices 1 day a week together. How many athletic teams that you know do this? Do you think CESA looked at player development on this one or do you think there more interested in expansion of their club.
I think the answer to your question is perfectly obvious. It is 100% geared towards winning.
But here's an intersting thought....from the clubs perspective the out of town player is picked to help the team win championships.
But why does an out of town player choose CESA?
I know lots of kids who bypass an Academy team to travel to Greenville to play for CESA. Obviously......they see value. What logical person consciously chooses a harder route unless they see benefit?
