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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC United - RFK, Loundon (soon)
Arlington - Arington
Virginia Development Academy - Woodbridge area I think.
Bethesda - Bethesda / Rockville / Gaithersburg
Baltimore Armor - Columbia
Richmond United - Richmond
and a couple in Pennsylvania.

At the moment, U13 is the first year of Development Academies nationwide, though there are heavy rumors U13 programs will be dropped (U12 was dropped last year). DC United does not start until U14. Arlington, for the moment, ends at U15.

You need to google when these clubs have identification sessions. Arlington had one last week and will again this weekend. DCU had one last month. The ID sessions followed by tryouts are ongoing in the next few months.

Please note a DA player cannot play for his high school or any other team. Boys will practice 4 days a week, a game on the weekend (with some travel frequently) along with a showcase tournament in another state probably twice a year. They may also have a voluntary fitness session once a week. It is a considerable time commitment. [/quote]

This was a good summary. Couple additions from a parent with two kids in DA... U13 is NOT getting dropped for next year (tho DC United still won't have it); most of them have a U12 team that is classified as "pre-academy" but functions substantially the same as a DA team; and Arlington is trying to expand to U19, but not known yet if they will. Here's a link to the US Soccer DA site that shows all the clubs (tho the map mis-locates Armour; they train/play in Ellicott City); You can also read more about the program and some of the annual events: http://www.ussoccerda.com/all-clubs (note that it shows both Girls and Boys DAs, by default)

The questions for the OP are: 
-Where do you live? (No one lives in reasonable rush hour driving range of more than 2 DAs, probably)
-How old is your son now? (i.e. what birth year)
-Where do they play now, and on what team? (and in what league does that team play, if it's not obvious)

Based on those, you can figure out next steps. But the answers make a big difference in the advice. Feel free to post back and I'll try to give a more customized response.[/quote]

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