Virtually Forbidding???? Kids leave GC program all the time for club and end up playing for GCHS. I would think GC is no different then any club (91/Express) in that they want to keep their best players. My take is that GC is good enough to field a solid club team and give kids significant rolls where it is less mercenary and a win at all cost attitude. That said, playing for clubs teams does help some kids get exposure to playing with top notch players but in club a lot of really solid players end up sitting on the bench and or getting their playing time in non meaningful games - less so in GC IMO
I have to agree. If a child can develop and progress at a rate that is close enough to a top club program and do this in a town environment like GC for example, and do it at a fraction of the cost compared to an over priced, high pressure club environment, then why not?
