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Mclean's teams that play in CCL are B teams. BRYC has had its A team in CCL. No comparison between those two.

Where do McLean boys A teams play? I know girls are ECNL.

Their best boys team i(u17) plays in the National league. Don't know about others.

CCL. They had their Boys full DA taken away and haven't been able to get it back.

Looks like several of the A teams from McLean, Bryc, Arl and Loudoun will play in the Region 1 league this spring:

https://www.gotsport.com/asp/directors/tournament/vieweventteamscleanb.asp?eventid=54942

So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?

The boys side works like a pyramid. Nation Wide there roughly 136 clubs representing U12-U14. That drops down to 94 or so from U15-U16 and then down to 74 for the remaining years.

Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that. So in the case of Loudoun U12-U14s if they wish to remain in DA they must be selected to move on to the next club with the DA. A couple kids will and the rest of the team will not and they will then likely revert to playing for the clubs A team.

Agree that many or most kids will try out for for DA clubs that have teams in older age groups. Ordinarily the MLS Academy DA would be the ultimate destination for kids who can make it, but that's not necessarily true with DC United given that it's not free (unlike most MLS DAs) and has significant challenges with organization and coach retention. The other two local academics are as good or better than DC in several age groups record-wise.

A lot of kids who don't make DA teams in the older age groups look to move to teams that play in National league or have high visibility for other reasons, which certainly could include Loudoun or Arlington teams in some age groups. No one obviously knows how ENPL will play into this.

I'm not disputing that but that wasn't what was asked. What was asked was "So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?"

Irrespective of league it is likely that most of the non DA selected players will revert to what is the clubs A team.

Answering "how it works" is the explanation of the filtering process to DC United. Whether DC United is free or not is irrelevant. Certainly there will be players who turn down continuing down the DA path at that point but that decision doesn't change the process.

I may not have been clear, but my only issue with what you stated is this bit:

"Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that."

Your comment about DC United is accurate if you look at the way the pyramid and the various affiliations are structured on paper. In reality, the kids who stay in DA may choose to go to Bethesda, Baltimore Armour, or the yet to be named full DA allegedly coming to NoVa instead of DC United. It would be more accurate to say that all the local DAs feed into the full DA programs. It's different in some other markets where the MLS-affiliated DA actually is where most ambitious players strive to end up.

That has zero to do with where the kids who do not continue moving up through DA end up playing, especially with the partial DA clubs like Loudoun with the younger ages. Where those kids end up is what was asked.

Do kids at non full DA clubs that do not move on with DA matriculate back to the clubs current A team? The answer to that is yes, in most instances. Why are you making this hard?

And that has a domino effect pushing most kids down a team. A to B, B to C, etc.

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Mclean's teams that play in CCL are B teams. BRYC has had its A team in CCL. No comparison between those two.

Where do McLean boys A teams play? I know girls are ECNL.

Their best boys team i(u17) plays in the National league. Don't know about others.

CCL. They had their Boys full DA taken away and haven't been able to get it back.

Looks like several of the A teams from McLean, Bryc, Arl and Loudoun will play in the Region 1 league this spring:

https://www.gotsport.com/asp/directors/tournament/vieweventteamscleanb.asp?eventid=54942

So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?

The boys side works like a pyramid. Nation Wide there roughly 136 clubs representing U12-U14. That drops down to 94 or so from U15-U16 and then down to 74 for the remaining years.

Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that. So in the case of Loudoun U12-U14s if they wish to remain in DA they must be selected to move on to the next club with the DA. A couple kids will and the rest of the team will not and they will then likely revert to playing for the clubs A team.

Agree that many or most kids will try out for for DA clubs that have teams in older age groups. Ordinarily the MLS Academy DA would be the ultimate destination for kids who can make it, but that's not necessarily true with DC United given that it's not free (unlike most MLS DAs) and has significant challenges with organization and coach retention. The other two local academics are as good or better than DC in several age groups record-wise.

A lot of kids who don't make DA teams in the older age groups look to move to teams that play in National league or have high visibility for other reasons, which certainly could include Loudoun or Arlington teams in some age groups. No one obviously knows how ENPL will play into this.

I'm not disputing that but that wasn't what was asked. What was asked was "So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?"

Irrespective of league it is likely that most of the non DA selected players will revert to what is the clubs A team.

Answering "how it works" is the explanation of the filtering process to DC United. Whether DC United is free or not is irrelevant. Certainly there will be players who turn down continuing down the DA path at that point but that decision doesn't change the process.

I may not have been clear, but my only issue with what you stated is this bit:

"Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that."

Your comment about DC United is accurate if you look at the way the pyramid and the various affiliations are structured on paper. In reality, the kids who stay in DA may choose to go to Bethesda, Baltimore Armour, or the yet to be named full DA allegedly coming to NoVa instead of DC United. It would be more accurate to say that all the local DAs feed into the full DA programs. It's different in some other markets where the MLS-affiliated DA actually is where most ambitious players strive to end up.

The only way boys in this area (DMV) currently can stay in DA and not play for DC United is to be Peter Pan and remain 14 years old.

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Mclean's teams that play in CCL are B teams. BRYC has had its A team in CCL. No comparison between those two.

Where do McLean boys A teams play? I know girls are ECNL.

Their best boys team i(u17) plays in the National league. Don't know about others.

CCL. They had their Boys full DA taken away and haven't been able to get it back.

Looks like several of the A teams from McLean, Bryc, Arl and Loudoun will play in the Region 1 league this spring:

https://www.gotsport.com/asp/directors/tournament/vieweventteamscleanb.asp?eventid=54942

So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?

The boys side works like a pyramid. Nation Wide there roughly 136 clubs representing U12-U14. That drops down to 94 or so from U15-U16 and then down to 74 for the remaining years.

Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that. So in the case of Loudoun U12-U14s if they wish to remain in DA they must be selected to move on to the next club with the DA. A couple kids will and the rest of the team will not and they will then likely revert to playing for the clubs A team.

Agree that many or most kids will try out for for DA clubs that have teams in older age groups. Ordinarily the MLS Academy DA would be the ultimate destination for kids who can make it, but that's not necessarily true with DC United given that it's not free (unlike most MLS DAs) and has significant challenges with organization and coach retention. The other two local academics are as good or better than DC in several age groups record-wise.

A lot of kids who don't make DA teams in the older age groups look to move to teams that play in National league or have high visibility for other reasons, which certainly could include Loudoun or Arlington teams in some age groups. No one obviously knows how ENPL will play into this.

I'm not disputing that but that wasn't what was asked. What was asked was "So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?"

Irrespective of league it is likely that most of the non DA selected players will revert to what is the clubs A team.

Answering "how it works" is the explanation of the filtering process to DC United. Whether DC United is free or not is irrelevant. Certainly there will be players who turn down continuing down the DA path at that point but that decision doesn't change the process.

I may not have been clear, but my only issue with what you stated is this bit:

"Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that."

Your comment about DC United is accurate if you look at the way the pyramid and the various affiliations are structured on paper. In reality, the kids who stay in DA may choose to go to Bethesda, Baltimore Armour, or the yet to be named full DA allegedly coming to NoVa instead of DC United. It would be more accurate to say that all the local DAs feed into the full DA programs. It's different in some other markets where the MLS-affiliated DA actually is where most ambitious players strive to end up.

That has zero to do with where the kids who do not continue moving up through DA end up playing, especially with the partial DA clubs like Loudoun with the younger ages. Where those kids end up is what was asked.

Do kids at non full DA clubs that do not move on with DA matriculate back to the clubs current A team? The answer to that is yes, in most instances. Why are you making this hard?

And that has a domino effect pushing most kids down a team. A to B, B to C, etc.

Not many clubs past U14 are fielding 3 to 4 teams. Likely in many instances these kids might actually be filling some holes.

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Mclean's teams that play in CCL are B teams. BRYC has had its A team in CCL. No comparison between those two.

Where do McLean boys A teams play? I know girls are ECNL.

Their best boys team i(u17) plays in the National league. Don't know about others.

CCL. They had their Boys full DA taken away and haven't been able to get it back.

Looks like several of the A teams from McLean, Bryc, Arl and Loudoun will play in the Region 1 league this spring:

https://www.gotsport.com/asp/directors/tournament/vieweventteamscleanb.asp?eventid=54942

So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?

The boys side works like a pyramid. Nation Wide there roughly 136 clubs representing U12-U14. That drops down to 94 or so from U15-U16 and then down to 74 for the remaining years.

Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that. So in the case of Loudoun U12-U14s if they wish to remain in DA they must be selected to move on to the next club with the DA. A couple kids will and the rest of the team will not and they will then likely revert to playing for the clubs A team.

Agree that many or most kids will try out for for DA clubs that have teams in older age groups. Ordinarily the MLS Academy DA would be the ultimate destination for kids who can make it, but that's not necessarily true with DC United given that it's not free (unlike most MLS DAs) and has significant challenges with organization and coach retention. The other two local academics are as good or better than DC in several age groups record-wise.

A lot of kids who don't make DA teams in the older age groups look to move to teams that play in National league or have high visibility for other reasons, which certainly could include Loudoun or Arlington teams in some age groups. No one obviously knows how ENPL will play into this.

I'm not disputing that but that wasn't what was asked. What was asked was "So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?"

Irrespective of league it is likely that most of the non DA selected players will revert to what is the clubs A team.

Answering "how it works" is the explanation of the filtering process to DC United. Whether DC United is free or not is irrelevant. Certainly there will be players who turn down continuing down the DA path at that point but that decision doesn't change the process.

I may not have been clear, but my only issue with what you stated is this bit:

"Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that."

Your comment about DC United is accurate if you look at the way the pyramid and the various affiliations are structured on paper. In reality, the kids who stay in DA may choose to go to Bethesda, Baltimore Armour, or the yet to be named full DA allegedly coming to NoVa instead of DC United. It would be more accurate to say that all the local DAs feed into the full DA programs. It's different in some other markets where the MLS-affiliated DA actually is where most ambitious players strive to end up.

The only way boys in this area (DMV) currently can stay in DA and not play for DC United is to be Peter Pan and remain 14 years old.

Why can't they stay at Bethesda or Baltimore Armour? I know results aren't the be-all / end-all here, but both of those clubs are ahead of D.C. United in the current U18 DA standings.

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Mclean's teams that play in CCL are B teams. BRYC has had its A team in CCL. No comparison between those two.

Where do McLean boys A teams play? I know girls are ECNL.

Their best boys team i(u17) plays in the National league. Don't know about others.

CCL. They had their Boys full DA taken away and haven't been able to get it back.

Looks like several of the A teams from McLean, Bryc, Arl and Loudoun will play in the Region 1 league this spring:

https://www.gotsport.com/asp/directors/tournament/vieweventteamscleanb.asp?eventid=54942

So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?

The boys side works like a pyramid. Nation Wide there roughly 136 clubs representing U12-U14. That drops down to 94 or so from U15-U16 and then down to 74 for the remaining years.

Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that. So in the case of Loudoun U12-U14s if they wish to remain in DA they must be selected to move on to the next club with the DA. A couple kids will and the rest of the team will not and they will then likely revert to playing for the clubs A team.

Agree that many or most kids will try out for for DA clubs that have teams in older age groups. Ordinarily the MLS Academy DA would be the ultimate destination for kids who can make it, but that's not necessarily true with DC United given that it's not free (unlike most MLS DAs) and has significant challenges with organization and coach retention. The other two local academics are as good or better than DC in several age groups record-wise.

A lot of kids who don't make DA teams in the older age groups look to move to teams that play in National league or have high visibility for other reasons, which certainly could include Loudoun or Arlington teams in some age groups. No one obviously knows how ENPL will play into this.

I'm not disputing that but that wasn't what was asked. What was asked was "So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?"

Irrespective of league it is likely that most of the non DA selected players will revert to what is the clubs A team.

Answering "how it works" is the explanation of the filtering process to DC United. Whether DC United is free or not is irrelevant. Certainly there will be players who turn down continuing down the DA path at that point but that decision doesn't change the process.

I may not have been clear, but my only issue with what you stated is this bit:

"Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that."

Your comment about DC United is accurate if you look at the way the pyramid and the various affiliations are structured on paper. In reality, the kids who stay in DA may choose to go to Bethesda, Baltimore Armour, or the yet to be named full DA allegedly coming to NoVa instead of DC United. It would be more accurate to say that all the local DAs feed into the full DA programs. It's different in some other markets where the MLS-affiliated DA actually is where most ambitious players strive to end up.

That has zero to do with where the kids who do not continue moving up through DA end up playing, especially with the partial DA clubs like Loudoun with the younger ages. Where those kids end up is what was asked.

Do kids at non full DA clubs that do not move on with DA matriculate back to the clubs current A team? The answer to that is yes, in most instances. Why are you making this hard?

And that has a domino effect pushing most kids down a team. A to B, B to C, etc.

Not many clubs past U14 are fielding 3 to 4 teams. Likely in many instances these kids might actually be filling some holes.

So maybe ODSL will get some teams to face Dynamite and Cougars?

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Question: as I understand this, my teenage DD based in falls church can try out this Spring not just for 1 nearby elite team, but for 3 now, i.e., Mclean, Brad. Road, and this new Fairfax, va Girls Academy? that seems to be a big jump. do we have that many truly elite girls to make 3 elite teams realistic . . . or will mere above-avergae girls girls be moving to these teams, giving girls at PAC finally a chance to play CCL in arlington (sarcastic)

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Anonymous wrote:IF CCL disallows BRYC to remain after the ECNL decision, which league will the younger ages play in?

Upon 35 more seconds of reflection I could see BRYC leaning heavily towards NPL. NPL being U.S. Club soccer would allow BRYC to utilize the club pass with their ECNL teams.

So, while I still don't think CCL would kick them out I could see BRYC willingly leaving in order to support ECNL.

I don't think McLean can move players as easily between CCL and ECNL as club with a NPL team can.

Thats a good point about club pass. Could CCL move under US Club as a sanctioned league ?

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Anonymous wrote:Question: as I understand this, my teenage DD based in falls church can try out this Spring not just for 1 nearby elite team, but for 3 now, i.e., Mclean, Brad. Road, and this new Fairfax, va Girls Academy? that seems to be a big jump. do we have that many truly elite girls to make 3 elite teams realistic . . . or will mere above-avergae girls girls be moving to these teams, giving girls at PAC finally a chance to play CCL in arlington (sarcastic)

I, for one, wouldn't leave PAC for Arlington. I'd rather, you know, ENJOY playing soccer.

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Anonymous wrote:IF CCL disallows BRYC to remain after the ECNL decision, which league will the younger ages play in?

Upon 35 more seconds of reflection I could see BRYC leaning heavily towards NPL. NPL being U.S. Club soccer would allow BRYC to utilize the club pass with their ECNL teams.

So, while I still don't think CCL would kick them out I could see BRYC willingly leaving in order to support ECNL.

I don't think McLean can move players as easily between CCL and ECNL as club with a NPL team can.

Thats a good point about club pass. Could CCL move under US Club as a sanctioned league ?

Can they merge with VPL?

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Mclean's teams that play in CCL are B teams. BRYC has had its A team in CCL. No comparison between those two.

Where do McLean boys A teams play? I know girls are ECNL.

Their best boys team i(u17) plays in the National league. Don't know about others.

CCL. They had their Boys full DA taken away and haven't been able to get it back.

Looks like several of the A teams from McLean, Bryc, Arl and Loudoun will play in the Region 1 league this spring:

https://www.gotsport.com/asp/directors/tournament/vieweventteamscleanb.asp?eventid=54942

So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?

The boys side works like a pyramid. Nation Wide there roughly 136 clubs representing U12-U14. That drops down to 94 or so from U15-U16 and then down to 74 for the remaining years.

Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that. So in the case of Loudoun U12-U14s if they wish to remain in DA they must be selected to move on to the next club with the DA. A couple kids will and the rest of the team will not and they will then likely revert to playing for the clubs A team.

Agree that many or most kids will try out for for DA clubs that have teams in older age groups. Ordinarily the MLS Academy DA would be the ultimate destination for kids who can make it, but that's not necessarily true with DC United given that it's not free (unlike most MLS DAs) and has significant challenges with organization and coach retention. The other two local academics are as good or better than DC in several age groups record-wise.

A lot of kids who don't make DA teams in the older age groups look to move to teams that play in National league or have high visibility for other reasons, which certainly could include Loudoun or Arlington teams in some age groups. No one obviously knows how ENPL will play into this.

I'm not disputing that but that wasn't what was asked. What was asked was "So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?"

Irrespective of league it is likely that most of the non DA selected players will revert to what is the clubs A team.

Answering "how it works" is the explanation of the filtering process to DC United. Whether DC United is free or not is irrelevant. Certainly there will be players who turn down continuing down the DA path at that point but that decision doesn't change the process.

I may not have been clear, but my only issue with what you stated is this bit:

"Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that."

Your comment about DC United is accurate if you look at the way the pyramid and the various affiliations are structured on paper. In reality, the kids who stay in DA may choose to go to Bethesda, Baltimore Armour, or the yet to be named full DA allegedly coming to NoVa instead of DC United. It would be more accurate to say that all the local DAs feed into the full DA programs. It's different in some other markets where the MLS-affiliated DA actually is where most ambitious players strive to end up.

The only way boys in this area (DMV) currently can stay in DA and not play for DC United is to be Peter Pan and remain 14 years old.

Why can't they stay at Bethesda or Baltimore Armour? I know results aren't the be-all / end-all here, but both of those clubs are ahead of D.C. United in the current U18 DA standings.

Because Bethesda isn't full DA and regarding Baltimore, I don't care where you drive but it is not realistic for NOVA kids.

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Mclean's teams that play in CCL are B teams. BRYC has had its A team in CCL. No comparison between those two.

Where do McLean boys A teams play? I know girls are ECNL.

Their best boys team i(u17) plays in the National league. Don't know about others.

CCL. They had their Boys full DA taken away and haven't been able to get it back.

Looks like several of the A teams from McLean, Bryc, Arl and Loudoun will play in the Region 1 league this spring:

https://www.gotsport.com/asp/directors/tournament/vieweventteamscleanb.asp?eventid=54942

So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?

The boys side works like a pyramid. Nation Wide there roughly 136 clubs representing U12-U14. That drops down to 94 or so from U15-U16 and then down to 74 for the remaining years.

Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that. So in the case of Loudoun U12-U14s if they wish to remain in DA they must be selected to move on to the next club with the DA. A couple kids will and the rest of the team will not and they will then likely revert to playing for the clubs A team.

Agree that many or most kids will try out for for DA clubs that have teams in older age groups. Ordinarily the MLS Academy DA would be the ultimate destination for kids who can make it, but that's not necessarily true with DC United given that it's not free (unlike most MLS DAs) and has significant challenges with organization and coach retention. The other two local academics are as good or better than DC in several age groups record-wise.

A lot of kids who don't make DA teams in the older age groups look to move to teams that play in National league or have high visibility for other reasons, which certainly could include Loudoun or Arlington teams in some age groups. No one obviously knows how ENPL will play into this.

I'm not disputing that but that wasn't what was asked. What was asked was "So does the Academy team at Loudoun and Arlington drop back down to the "A" team when the Academy ends at U14? Then--the A team pushes down to the B team? How does this work?"

Irrespective of league it is likely that most of the non DA selected players will revert to what is the clubs A team.

Answering "how it works" is the explanation of the filtering process to DC United. Whether DC United is free or not is irrelevant. Certainly there will be players who turn down continuing down the DA path at that point but that decision doesn't change the process.

I may not have been clear, but my only issue with what you stated is this bit:

"Locally, if the ultimate destination for the boys DA is DC United. All the local DAs feed into that."

Your comment about DC United is accurate if you look at the way the pyramid and the various affiliations are structured on paper. In reality, the kids who stay in DA may choose to go to Bethesda, Baltimore Armour, or the yet to be named full DA allegedly coming to NoVa instead of DC United. It would be more accurate to say that all the local DAs feed into the full DA programs. It's different in some other markets where the MLS-affiliated DA actually is where most ambitious players strive to end up.

The only way boys in this area (DMV) currently can stay in DA and not play for DC United is to be Peter Pan and remain 14 years old.

Why can't they stay at Bethesda or Baltimore Armour? I know results aren't the be-all / end-all here, but both of those clubs are ahead of D.C. United in the current U18 DA standings.

Because Bethesda isn't full DA and regarding Baltimore, I don't care where you drive but it is not realistic for NOVA kids.

What is the basis for your statement that Bethesda does not have a full DA program? Baltimore would be a tough slog from NoVa, but kids have travelled from farther away than that for all three of the full U16 and U18 DA teams in our area.

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Anonymous wrote:Because Bethesda isn't full DA and regarding Baltimore, I don't care where you drive but it is not realistic for NOVA kids.

Sure, Baltimore's out for NOVA kids, but maybe not for Montgomery County or Columbia kids.

In what sense is Bethesda not full DA?

http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/league/standings.php?leagueId=MTAwMw%3D%3D

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Washington spirit is starting a youth program to help pay the pro team players. For this reason alone it is going to be a disaster. Before anyone takes players to this program there should be some serious questions asked about why they are going into the youth game. The WS are already trying to take money for Super Y for next summer. I don't want my daughter going to a soccer organization where she is nothing more than a dollar sign

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Anonymous wrote:Washington spirit is starting a youth program to help pay the pro team players. For this reason alone it is going to be a disaster. Before anyone takes players to this program there should be some serious questions asked about why they are going into the youth game. The WS are already trying to take money for Super Y for next summer. I don't want my daughter going to a soccer organization where she is nothing more than a dollar sign

Christ--that rules out most big CCL clubs.

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Anonymous wrote:Washington spirit is starting a youth program to help pay the pro team players. For this reason alone it is going to be a disaster. Before anyone takes players to this program there should be some serious questions asked about why they are going into the youth game. The WS are already trying to take money for Super Y for next summer. I don't want my daughter going to a soccer organization where she is nothing more than a dollar sign

A little over the top. I am calling TROLL. Live the dream a little. Maybe it will be the opposite, like at LA Galaxy where the team gives the money to the girls in DA. Dream a little! Be optimistic! Besides, the WS girls DA has bigger problems then taking your SuperY money.