New Zealand Men's U-17s

There is little communication between clubs at the Youth Level in the Waikato. They're competing for players, and with four clubs now playing in the Auckland Comp from u14 up, this has only grown stronger. 

Melville and Cambridge are definately the strongest currently. Wanderers and Northern United a step down.

Lots of the younger players will trial across teams at all clubs and then go from there depending what is on offer. Cambridge offers a variety of overseas tournaments and the CHCH Cup, and Northern does the Vegas Comp etc which is bringing players in. Melville and to my knowledge don't offer the above, which potentially will cost them long term as the above is a point of difference.

Whats the cost of these programmes and offerings across the regions? I feel there is definitely kids getting priced out of these academy's etc therefore not getting developed and missed altogether. CIC tournaments and the like, aren't about the best players playing. It about who can afford to play...