You get better competing against better players day in and day out at practice with good coaching, than being on a lower level team and getting more minutes at the three or four tourneys in the summer. But, to each his own.
You are absolutely correct but that only works in high school and college where the better players typically are upperclassmen that will eventually graduate. Leaving open spots for kids that worked their way up.
In the case of club you are playing with kids the same grade that unless they move ore reclass aren't going anywhere. If your kid isn't getting minutes for a "elite" team the likely hood of them getting recruited is tough. Unless dads are taping practice they need field time. And as far as coaching goes if a team has more than 20 players the kids aren't getting the reps in practice. But as you said to each his own.
