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Risingsun wrote:Does anyone have experience with this?
Is your son joining DCU this season or just asking in general?
dcu13 wrote:NosyParker wrote:For 2010 age group, Laurel soccer club just won MD State Cup.
I looked into Laurel Lions and as far as a I can tell, despite their name, they are based in Potomac - https://www.thelionssoccer.com/.
NosyParker wrote:If you are not looking for division 1 teams and looking for a team where you son gets a lot of playing time, you should check our Coach Sona Walla's Takoma Park GraspYouth 2010 team. They practice in MD/DC border around 16th street area, might be a 15-20 minutes drive from College Park, MD.
Thanks. I actually contacted Takoma Park Friends United and they said they don't have a 2010 team. Is Takoma Park Grasp a different club than Takoma Park Friends United?
Yes, Lauren Lions trains primarily in Rockville area.
I think another poster mentioned, Takoma Park Friends and GraspYouth are different. You can get the coach's phone # and email here. http://www.ncsl-soccer.com/_element_display/#%2F80738%2Fteams%2F109711683%2F100409891-109711784%2FTEAM.html%3Frnd%3D1687978758398
Coach Sona is really good and an amazing teacher. I wished we were closer to DC. We couldn't make the commute work but we have nothing but positive things to say about his coaching style.
For 2010 age group, Laurel soccer club just won MD State Cup. If you are not looking for division 1 teams and looking for a team where you son gets a lot of playing time, you should check our Coach Sona Walla's Takoma Park GraspYouth 2010 team. They practice in MD/DC border around 16th street area, might be a 15-20 minutes drive from College Park, MD.
You should look into Graspyouth soccer with Coach Sona. They train at Shepherd Park in DC.
As the PP indicated, it depends on what your child needs are. If it is individual technical skills (ball control, dribbling, etc.), a lot of coaches do private lessons on the side. Pricing aligns with PP -- generally around 50-80/hour. if your child needs to work on defending or other skills where you will need a few more individuals/team, you can check with your coach to see if your child can train with another team within the club to get more training time. If your child needs to work on speed and agility, there are coaches in the area that works specifically on that as well.
Somewhere_in_Maryland wrote:Do you have experience with these clubs for U10 boys? Any opinions on coaches, facilities, teams? Or do you recommend other clubs in the Baltimore area?
My son's team has played against Coppermine kids and they are very strong! The stronger younger kids play up! For example, the 2012 kids play against 2011 kids and top of their league.
I saw this post on Instagram and figure I would share this here if any boys in the Montgomery County/Rockville area is looking for tryouts.
https://imgur.com/a/XD8Blb7
https://imgur.com/a/XD8Blb7
Anyone would like to share their tryout experience? Which club, age group, overall feedback of the club/team, will your child accept/reject offer?
realdmv wrote:NosyParker wrote:Tryout seems to have started for various clubs. Since I am in Maryland, I'll start a listing for clubs that are holding tryouts. Please free to add to the list. For the ones I have looked at, it seems only Bethesda Soccer is charging for tryouts.
Club Name Date(s) Location Tryout fee Website
Maryland Rush Various May dates depending on age group Annapolis, MD $0 https://www.marylandrush.com/maryland-rush-tryouts
Potomac Soccer Association Various May dates depending on age group Silver Spring, MD $0 https://potomacsoccer.org/travel-soccer/boys/
The Lions Soccer Various May dates depending on age group Rockville, MD $0 https://www.thelionssoccer.com/tryouts
Xeneizes MD Soccer Academy /
Liverpool International Academy May 4 and May 11 Rockville, MD $0 http://www.lfcinternationalacademymd.com/tryoutsdcmetro
Bethesda Soccer Club Various April &May dates depending on age group Bethesda, MD,
Rockville, MD $25 https://www.bethesdasoccer.org/tryouts/
Big news coming for one of those clubs.
Why don't you share the news now with us here?
Tryout seems to have started for various clubs. Since I am in Maryland, I'll start a listing of clubs that are holding tryouts. Please feel free to add to the list. For the ones I have looked at, it seems only Bethesda Soccer is charging for tryouts.
Club Name Date(s) Location Tryout fee Website
Maryland Rush Various May dates depending on age group Annapolis, MD $0 https://www.marylandrush.com/maryland-rush-tryouts
Potomac Soccer Association Various May dates depending on age group Silver Spring, MD $0 https://potomacsoccer.org/travel-soccer/boys/
The Lions Soccer Various May dates depending on age group Rockville, MD $0 https://www.thelionssoccer.com/tryouts
Xeneizes MD Soccer Academy /
Liverpool International Academy May 4 and May 11 Rockville, MD $0 http://www.lfcinternationalacademymd.com/tryoutsdcmetro
Bethesda Soccer Club Various April &May dates depending on age group Bethesda, MD,
Rockville, MD $25 https://www.bethesdasoccer.org/tryouts/
Club Name Date(s) Location Tryout fee Website
Maryland Rush Various May dates depending on age group Annapolis, MD $0 https://www.marylandrush.com/maryland-rush-tryouts
Potomac Soccer Association Various May dates depending on age group Silver Spring, MD $0 https://potomacsoccer.org/travel-soccer/boys/
The Lions Soccer Various May dates depending on age group Rockville, MD $0 https://www.thelionssoccer.com/tryouts
Xeneizes MD Soccer Academy /
Liverpool International Academy May 4 and May 11 Rockville, MD $0 http://www.lfcinternationalacademymd.com/tryoutsdcmetro
Bethesda Soccer Club Various April &May dates depending on age group Bethesda, MD,
Rockville, MD $25 https://www.bethesdasoccer.org/tryouts/
DMVMama86 wrote:Mannschaft wrote:Is he a 2015? I assume so. It sounds like you want him to play travel soccer. Tryouts will be late spring for the fall season. He could play ref for the spring, or you could reach out to clubs about having him okay up with the 2014s for the spring.
Yes he is 2015 (late bday). Do you know of names of local teams to look into? Or where can I find that info
You should also check out Graspyouth with Coach Sona Walla in the Takoma Park area. Coach Sona specializes in younger kids. His email is in the link below.
https://www.graspsoccer.com/graspyouthsoccer/
Has anyone been successful recruited by DC United via their Talent Center ID / Tryout events? Attended the event last weekend and received an email that say "... we are planning to come out and see you play this spring.". Do they say that to all participants and what are the odds DC United actually come out to watch a game?