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[quote=Anonymous]hi! Here is the deal with PAC from my point of view as a mom with a kids at PAC and Arlington. As a general rule, they start with lower skilled players than Arlington and Mclean start with. I would equate the kids they get to more about the black/gold/silver depending a little on age. While they don't take "everyone" they do give more chances to kids who want to develop and learn than the other big clubs in large part b/c they can. The club also operates differently than the larger clubs in the area. If your kid is coming to practice, trying hard and developing he/she will be offered a spot for the upcoming year without the stress of two short try outs. For my one son, this has been a great fit. The stress of annual try outs and uncertainty of making a team or not would have been too much for him and he would have quit by now. PAC also take more time to teach and develop the kids.  If your child does not get it the first time, the coach will pull a few aside to make sure the kids understand what they are being taught. Our experience in Arlington has been far more coach demonstrating to 20 kids and then they are left to execute on their own. While that works great for some kids (our other child for example) it does not work well for others.

The financial racket is a very interesting comment - sure if you don't want to pay for professional training for your child then you would equate all travel soccer a financial racket. Fees are comparable if not a little cheaper at PAC than Arlington, but you are still paying for someone to train your child.

We have been very happy at PAC. My son gets good training and has developed nicely as a soccer player among a group of kids who want to develop and play soccer.  Is my kid going to develop into a DI soccer player? Ummm probably not... but that is probably more a function of the fact he does not have the natural talent than a lack of training on their part. I will also add I could say the exact same thing about my other child who plays on a top Arlington team - not going to play DI soccer. My only goal is for my kids to have fun and develop their soccer skills to their best they want. Both Arlington and PAC allow that to happen for both my very different children and I am thankful we have such different clubs in this area.
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