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Cancelled
- Nov 6, 2014
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I think most understand this. Its what comes out at the top end of that process and how that is managed to the equity of all clubs that concerns supporters.That's one bum analogy.
The other goes: Welfare is there to help people when they need it, when not everything has worked out as we'd hope, and rather than have groups just sit on the curb as the more able and highly credentialed and better connected stroll by to happiness and success in life, we give them a little giddyup to continue the fight.
Talking about social security there......if you're moaning about health care being welfare with a wah wah then you're beyond saving.
Academies were created to do the same thing.
There ISN'T money, time, coaching, ability to travel to high level training/playing opportunities, support from community and often family, and other myriad additives that help nurture the growth of athletic potential in all our outer reaches of Australia. That means, if you're unaware, that loads of kids go by in life without having the real opportunity to fulfill their inner potential. The idea of Academies is to draw more young talent into elite training and see what can blossom.
Without them, all kids just live where they are, hope some scout likes them on a visit to the area (crap for them if they have a down weekend in form..), and play out their unlikely lot.
When clubs are given this incentive to perhaps have a slight betterment of chance of bringing in one of their own fliers, they pour more money time and interest in giving the process a tonne of real investment.
If all clubs just waited until the carnival each year to mark their top 20, and only looked at the top tier under agers, it'd be a s**tty too bad so sad call to the dreams and aspirations that ALL kids should be encouraged to have.
I hope they keep all of it, improve on all of it, and not be smeared with trite politico social labels.
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