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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD and I have struggled with team and club selection. We live in NW and can make BSC, MYS, AS, and WS VA 45 minutes. DD is going into HS next year and currently plays for a competitive club in the area (non-ECNL/DA). I have been at this for a few years and have yet to fund a club that actually develops players. Most of the stand-out performance I have seen are players that develop on their own. The top coaches that I have seen are great at tactics but I don't see much player development, i.e. technical skills. It seem that the focus at all the top clubs is winning. There are a few that have a reputation for developing players but most are focused on winning. If that is the case. are we just paying fees to win. It seems like it makes more sense to hire a personal coach than to spend $3,000-10,000 on elite travel.

I recognize that players need competition and good training to fully develop but it seems the philosophy of the local coaches is to focus more on competition and winning. My view is supported byt the fact that few of the top teams were formed at u10 and then moved up to their current status. Most players join these teams after being developed elsewhere. Any thoughts.

I would also love to hear from DA parents. Have your DCs improved their technical skills.

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Make sure you put your DD with strong, talented players.  That can vary from club to club based on age group.  If she trains with better, it will help her become better.  If she is with a low talent pool, even if it's a good coach, that will drag her level down.  Ask the clubs for her to attend the practices of the teams for age group and see the quality of the practice, the size of the field space and also how many are on the roster so you can see if she's going to get appropriate game time, or find herself not rostered for games.  Part of development is being able to play.  Also, watch a club game if you can, as that will show you the level of play, the style of play and also how substitutions work.  It will also give you a sense of coaching.  [/quote]

My daughter played in the DC area since rec play in kindergarten.  She is now out of college and gainfully employed.  She was highly recruited and played for D1 university which was from time to time ranked in the top 5 in the NCAA when she was in college.  She played for some of the best tactical coaches in the area, and many are still coaching in the area.  Those guys are beyond working specifically technical skills, except to the extent they want to see a lot of touches in training and at as fast a pace as possible--repetition.  When she played, a player played WAGS, US Club and then--when it was founded--ECNL.  Mostly she played with the same set of girls--some rotation in and out.  She did some stuff outside of her club with trainers from time to time.  Others in her age group did a lot more than she did.  There were a few trainers around--who were great foot skill guys (they were all guys at the time), but they had lousy teams or teams on the boys side--and she worked with them during down time from her club activities.  It is easier to do that they younger the player is.  Getting into high school it gets really tough to carve out the extra time, and it is late in the scheme of things to develop the skill set.  But, can be done.  Figure out who the technical gurus are now, and talk with a few about what they can offer.[/quote]

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