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Are there any new trends in player development that could change the way soccer is played in the future?

A trend in player development that could change the way soccer is played in the future is called "by banding". This involves grouping players by their maturity level and growth instead of chronological age, which allows them to move between age groups.
 
Transcript: "Are there any new trends in Player Development that could change the way soccer is played in the future? I don't necessarily think it's a new trend. I don't even think it's a trend there. So I think it's something that is definitely a lot of clubs are investing in and that's by all banded. So, when players are coming through an academy system, a lot of times they are grouped in a team. Depending on their age, their chronological chronological age. And by your band in is actually changing that approach where Where players are being grouped by their maturity levels their growth. So it means they're moving between age groups and I know a lot of clubs in the UK are using it of certainly, there's a fair few clubs that are beginning to use it as told them it's being held by abandoned ornaments so that could potentially be something that will impact in the future."
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Ben Cartwright

Founder + Director of Football Fitness Federation
Are there any new trends in Player Development that could change the way soccer is played in the future? I don't necessarily think it's a new trend. I don't even think it's a trend there. So I think it's something that is definitely a lot of clubs are investing in and that's by all banded. So, when players are coming through an academy system, a lot of times they are grouped in a team. Depending on their age, their chronological chronological age. And by your band in is actually changing that approach where Where players are being grouped by their maturity levels their growth. So it means they're moving between age groups and I know a lot of clubs in the UK are using it of certainly, there's a fair few clubs that are beginning to use it as told them it's being held by abandoned ornaments so that could potentially be something that will impact in the future.