Let's put it in words. If these clubs were about really developing players they would start up teams in 4th or 5th grade by holding a tryout and then keep that team together till 12th with no cuts. You would need to fill holes due to loss of players, loss of interest etc.This would be about player development.
Interesting concept but it does not work, kids develop at different rates and you want your kid to play on a team that gives him the greatest chance to succeed. Staying with kids that might have been great in 4th grade but not in 7th will not help your kid develop or help the team stay competitive. The Raiders tried what you are recommending and they were never "about the money" and they failed to stay together because everybody was welcome back, the better kids left. I think the 2013 Raiders team that broke up around 8th grade had about 15 kids that are now committed D1 and you can see a bunch of those names on Expresses web site, when they were the Raiders they didn't have tryouts and didn't cut kids and eventually folded and it is a shame because they were great. the 2016 and 2018 Raiders hooked up with 91 so they could get stronger and stay competitive knowing that they could not stay competitive as independents.
I was just using that format as an example if it were about player development not a business. We all know its a business for those who run the clubs. It will never be about loyalty or the kids.
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