feeder club
Player development affiliate
A feeder club is a smaller sports team that develops players for a larger, more prestigious club.
The arrangement allows the parent club to loan young players for experience while maintaining oversight of their development.
Common in European football: The Premier League club has feeder clubs in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The smaller club benefits from access to talent and resources it couldn't otherwise attract.
- academyInstitution of learning
- reserveSupply kept back
- affiliateConnected member organization
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- loan dealTerms for borrowed money
youth · prospect · development · satellite · nursery · pipeline · promotion · relegation · transfer · scouting · talent · rising star · pathway · contract · signing · lower division · partnership · ladder
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- sports leaguesNFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA
- Minor Leaguesminor leagues, minor league baseball, farm teams, farm team, minor league
- Youth Academyprospects, scouts, scouting, coaches, coaching