academies consider tournaments the devil., and an active threat to player health and wellbeing.- i.e overuse injury. Iirc one local college operates a modified Phys ed program for academy players - on a monday if they have played the days prior, they get recovery sessions instead of full p.e.
I think this is where the real conflict of needs stems from. Academies believe in the 10000 hours approach but it must be purposeful, and if they can't manage player loading and well-being, they are not looking out for their players. School's fallback on the they last "just want to play with their mates" line, when they are seeking to win tournaments, gain prestige - something in itself not being an academy goal, which is technical player/skill development.
Players need to decide for themselves I suppose which mindset works for them.