No one club I have seen has the total package to develop a player properly.....my DD's have developed greatly playing for different clubs and coaches in both team and guest atmosphere....I don't want any club claiming her development....ONLY themselves for keeping an open mind and learning from all their surroundings and all the hard work they put in for themselves.
This is the correct answer. Great players tend to be great players no matter where they start. Eventually, players want to play with others of the same or better talent, and those players tend to meet up at clubs like Surf or Blues in SoCal. It just is what it is. The idea that these clubs are somehow less than what they claim because they don't develop players is nonsense.