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[quote=Anonymous]I know some parents with young boys that drive a ridiculous commute since U9 (2008/2009) solely because they wanted their kids in the pipeline for DA, all the whole knowing nothing about the actual training or developmental path for ages U9-U12.

I now find the seismic shift in soccer away from these big clubs, DA and CCL amusing.  It was time.  Soccer in the DMV has always been cyclical.  It’s the reason VISTA was formed in the 70s/80s, people fed up with the controlling manner of those few and realizing big names aren’t coming out of this environment and really knowledgeable (better) coaches we’re shut out.

The Clubs dominating then are not the same Clubs that are the big mammoth ones now.  The Loudoun, Arlingtons did not exist.  Look at the boy commits from some of these places- not impressive at all and many only came over at the very end of their travel time.

Lesson: it’s always about the individual training and Coach until HS.  The “status” all these seekers look to find for their prepubescent kids is ridiculous when it’s coupled with the fact they know nothing about the sport and what little their kids are actually learning/developing.  Name bumper sticker chasers that are now in a flux to learn there will be no DA and the pre-DA is worse than where they would have been.  [/quote]

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