You are absolutely correct in your post, the point of clubs and BC Soccer (football) should be to develop players, develop game and improve overall quality of the programs, measured in results, like how many players BC develops , how many go to Collage scholarship, how many get to professional...
because non profit clubs run by BC Soccer, that are part of association or district (to enter one you need current district members to vote to approve" Good luck"), get preferential treatment on the fields and have discounted rate. I know few people, Like Rob Friend tried to look at academy set...
One of the best examples on how to do academy is Blaise Academy, produces one hell of players, and program. And simply registered team with Men's division to give kids chance to play and compete after they are ready, so 15 - 16 and up. Bypassed BC of BC soccer in one move.
BC Soccer as well every non profit club that set up in the lower main land, become profit center for families that run it historically, RE : President of the club, his friends on the board, and a lot of time poorly qualified TD with good pay check. They get preference from districts on fields...
Interesting how it will work, as there would be more teams in the division, and if each team has home and away game, how will it fit with the same end of season in February, plus guaranteed missed games because of winter conditions, few times, like last year, no make up games as well. Would be...
May be sent Soccer Canada executives to Iceland for 2-3 month, to learn how simple it is to build good national program if you have clear strategy and support of the government. It is population of of about Burnaby, that made to quarterfinals in Europe, by simply making sport priority, and...