As someone who’s had the joys of navigating the Academy system a couple of things for me. Firstly your son or daughter has got to want to go into it and to enjoy it. Secondly you can go into an Academy too young but also too old. Very few of the later arrivals get Pro Contracts cos they’ve missed out on the training and hours an Academy provides. Finally once in Academy I think players will find their level. Yes there’s luck in terms of injuries and changes in managers etc but broadly you end up playing at your level irrespective of whether you move to a higher category Academy or not.