Originally Posted by
qccfc
I'm in 2 minds when it comes to the academies that Cardiff City run for these age groups. Firstly they run one up by me and they seem very expensive per term. I then know of parents who go to the trials and the re-selection days and see it as a real achievement to get asked back. At 7 I don't really know if i approve of this type of pressured selection process for sport. I worry that at that age it should be about enjoyment. I also worry about the issue of a 7 year old specialising in football becoming a jaded teenager. There are lots of reports coming out in coaching that a multi sports approach is better for creating a well rounded sporting adult.
That being said the positive is the fact that we are not seeing lots of Junior academies sprouting up through the region where a better quality of coaching is being offered than the norm, and that is a good thing.