Well according to Wegner it likely depends if you are in a good technical coaching environment between ages 7-14. Then yes ages 14-17 is a physical emphasis.
"If you have no technical skill at 14, forget it, you will never be a football player"
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=929060357684468
But hey what would Arsene know.
Remembering that the longer in years a player is at the Nix Academy, the higher the potential valuable solidarity payments for the Nix down the track. That's if that ex Weenix alumni is one of the small number of grads eventually sold onto an overseas club.
Auckland FC have a wider Upper North Island catchment of close to 3 million people, within a 3 hour drive of the 09. That's a big potential talent base. They can just employ football development officers in the BOP, Waikato, Auckland and Northland. Hold regular training & scouting camps. Pick some rep type teams. Give them some nice free AFC merch. Identify the most talented age 13-16 kids for some quality coaching, tailored training and later bring the best to the Auckland Reserves setup from about age 17 onwards.
The Nix don't have that luxury, recruiting from basically the whole country. It's hard to keep tabs on a kid in Dunedin, and ensuring he/she is getting access to top coaching etc etc, without bringing them into the Academy.
"If you have no technical skill at 14, forget it, you will never be a football player"
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=929060357684468
But hey what would Arsene know.
Remembering that the longer in years a player is at the Nix Academy, the higher the potential valuable solidarity payments for the Nix down the track. That's if that ex Weenix alumni is one of the small number of grads eventually sold onto an overseas club.
Auckland FC have a wider Upper North Island catchment of close to 3 million people, within a 3 hour drive of the 09. That's a big potential talent base. They can just employ football development officers in the BOP, Waikato, Auckland and Northland. Hold regular training & scouting camps. Pick some rep type teams. Give them some nice free AFC merch. Identify the most talented age 13-16 kids for some quality coaching, tailored training and later bring the best to the Auckland Reserves setup from about age 17 onwards.
The Nix don't have that luxury, recruiting from basically the whole country. It's hard to keep tabs on a kid in Dunedin, and ensuring he/she is getting access to top coaching etc etc, without bringing them into the Academy.