You are wrong in your interpretation. Player development is the number one thing I've always advocated on these posts.
I enjoy when people talk of "dominance" and "championships." The only way you can achieve that is not by just wanting it real bad, everyone wants to win real bad, but by developing players enough to achieve the results that obtain "dominance" and "championships."
The most important thing needed for player development is for good players to have good players to train and play against as much as possible. In addition, are good trainers and coaches to go with that.
The Bridge FA has a very good staff and a large amount of the top players in the area. But, yes, they need the small percent of players they don't have to compete consistently with a club like CESA who's doing a better job of attracting a larger talent pool with its quality coaching staff.
And, the small percent of players not at the Bridge FA aren't not coming because of lack of "services." It's the tough decision of club loyalty and leaving friends behind that's the reason. Here, again, is where an honest DOC or coach should convince them what's best for their future is to join the top situation for them personally, which in every age and every gender, is Bridge FA.
Only TWO "services" truly matter to develop top players: 1) other top players and 2) top coaches. All other "services" like college programs, sponsoring all-star, high school and ODP events/games, etc, etc are secondary bells, whistles and, for that matter, excuses for other people from clubs outside Charleston to keep Bridge FA at odds with their Lowcountry counterparts.
