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*undoubtedly a typo for "falls" 
SnowBall Debunked... COMPREHENSIVELY
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Stonigut
Our best that got recruited to play pro ball and those that have survived the pro cauldron in the leagues in which they are placed. In the case of football the issue of leadership, initiative, communication skills and teamwork are brought to the fore, so when we see a man like Austin get player of the year award in the top league in a Scandinavian country that means something, when we see Dane Richards and Omar Cummings excel and play well and have to be included on their pro squads Everytime we know these guys are special players, you cannot put a local player in the npl ahead of any of these guys.
Thus the structure is this roughly
1. Players in the epl, Italian, Spanish, German Top leagues that is tier one These players you go to the head of the class for national duty opportunity.
2. Scandinavian leagues, mls, championship, Mexican league these are tier two
3. Npl, ELO, elo2 TNT etc are tier three
Thus a guy who fails* in tier three league should not get a chance to play on a national team above a guy who is successfully playing in a tier one or two pro league.
Our best that got recruited to play pro ball and those that have survived the pro cauldron in the leagues in which they are placed. In the case of football the issue of leadership, initiative, communication skills and teamwork are brought to the fore, so when we see a man like Austin get player of the year award in the top league in a Scandinavian country that means something, when we see Dane Richards and Omar Cummings excel and play well and have to be included on their pro squads Everytime we know these guys are special players, you cannot put a local player in the npl ahead of any of these guys.
Thus the structure is this roughly
1. Players in the epl, Italian, Spanish, German Top leagues that is tier one These players you go to the head of the class for national duty opportunity.
2. Scandinavian leagues, mls, championship, Mexican league these are tier two
3. Npl, ELO, elo2 TNT etc are tier three
Thus a guy who fails* in tier three league should not get a chance to play on a national team above a guy who is successfully playing in a tier one or two pro league.
SnowBall Debunked... COMPREHENSIVELY
Don1
A meritocracy is based on PERFORMANCE...not one's station in life as your hierarchy or player grading according to club appears to signal.
So a player in some foreign club should not be automatically granted some exalted status by virtue of that position...
One cannot simultaneously preach merit and pre-determined hierarchy based on status...that renders your argument fundamentally flawed and conflicted.
That foreign player must compete and prove himself on an equal footing in the Jamaican environment along with all others including local players.
Also... Jamaica absolutely DOES NOT have an adequate system of player development in place as you appear to state...quite the opposite in fact.
The structure which should be built must NOT be based on a specious hierarchy based on station... it must be performance based on a level playing field.... aka Meritocracy
Where Jamaica has faltered badly is not in (foreign) player selection...but in the grass roots development of players in an organized system of high level coaching and exposure to quality play.
Out of such a system will organically spring a steadier stream of players attractive to foreigners...and ultimately a larger pool of professionals who can compete for national places with those still at home.
A meritocracy is based on PERFORMANCE...not one's station in life as your hierarchy or player grading according to club appears to signal.
So a player in some foreign club should not be automatically granted some exalted status by virtue of that position...
One cannot simultaneously preach merit and pre-determined hierarchy based on status...that renders your argument fundamentally flawed and conflicted.
That foreign player must compete and prove himself on an equal footing in the Jamaican environment along with all others including local players.
Also... Jamaica absolutely DOES NOT have an adequate system of player development in place as you appear to state...quite the opposite in fact.
The structure which should be built must NOT be based on a specious hierarchy based on station... it must be performance based on a level playing field.... aka Meritocracy
Where Jamaica has faltered badly is not in (foreign) player selection...but in the grass roots development of players in an organized system of high level coaching and exposure to quality play.
Out of such a system will organically spring a steadier stream of players attractive to foreigners...and ultimately a larger pool of professionals who can compete for national places with those still at home.
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