Re: 2023/2024 Season
Post by Andrew Wainwright » Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:41 am
MartinCarpenter wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:50 pmStephen Westmoreland wrote: ↑The alternative option is letting the juniors keep doing their own thingMon Nov 20, 2023 2:57 pmThe pace they develop is remarkable and I am sure you will be backfilled soon. The York E board one is someone to watch out for, beating 1700s already and new to competitive play. You have the kids on a conveyor belt!Given a good junior system I think you'd expect them to eventually reach a state where they can sustain themselves in the Woodhouse. We shall see!
Plenty of juniors outside York too, so hopefully the IMB will be a chunk stronger and healthier in ten years.
I think the IM Browne and the Silver Rook are already healthier than they have been for some time due to two main reasons (i) new clubs entering the league in the last 2-3 yrs such as Settle, Meltham, Saltaire and Ilkley, and (ii) the resurgence of our junior structure in the county. If we can raise another 2-3 teams this summer then I fully expect that we will be up to 4 standard play divisions next season, and who knows how many junior teams in the u18s league.
Our junior circuit is absolutely booming at the minute with events selling out weeks in advance, a range of individual and team based competitions and juniors filtering into both the county teams and YCA standard play league teams on a regular basis.
Our u18s team league (now up to 2 divisions and 20 teams from across the county) is a prime example of what can be achieved with some basic level of co-operation and communication. We have a great set of junior coaches across the county, and a growing number of players and clubs. The quality is improving year on year and I am really excited to see where we might be in just a couple more years!
If they want it enough with the right coaching might be fine ;)
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