Marcos: This is generally the youngest age when a player's talent starts emerging and coaches can clearly begin to see future potential. This is also when most of the world starts to work with their best players. In fact, top clubs in the world such as Holland's Ajax begin training their best players as early as six years of age. We have to get on the same page as the rest of the world or we will fall farther behind. Let me emphasize that it is not our goal to turn 14-year-old kids into professionals. We just want to professionalize the system and process whereby these players can ultimately reach their full potential.

Weibe: Children at this age start maturing as players. The U14 age group is where competition should become a focus. Players have developed their basic skills by the age of 14. At this age, they should turn their focus to tactics. Although we feel it is important to keep players in below the age of 14 in their local settings for now. Sometime in the future this could change.