Delegation of football players and concentration of the best players in one team was common practice in East Germany and the Eastern Bloc. This was part of a sports system where talents and the best players were concentrated in centers of excellence or delegated to focus clubs. The upper tier of elite clubs in East Germany had privileged access to talents within designated geographical and administrative areas and were able to establish structured programs for their development in special training centers and sports schools. However, BFC Dynamo would be able to draw on talents from all parts of East Germany.