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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't get caught up in the travel soccer insanity. BSC is not the right club until your kid is ready for the elite level. The best coaches are at the higher, most competitive levels at BSC. [b]If your kid is not at that level, you are just driving all over the place and paying a huge sum for a lame soccer experience and average training.[/b] Having done this with three kids, I have seen it all.

At that age, find a really good MSI classic team. I would [b]target Toca or Fusion. Those guys love the game and can teach your kid to play. In all fairness, they are better than any of the non-DA coaches at BSC. I don't care what license you have, no American can teach you more than anyone who played competitively in Argentina. [/b]

The guy at Achilles is pretty solid but I would hold off until your kid is older. At this age, you want to avoid burn out. I was speaking to the parent of one of DS's former teammates and we were blown away at how many kids we entered travel with at U9/u10 who no-longer play soccer. Less than half are and the remaining are stil on BSC's B and C team. Only a few are on the top team. Most of the players on all of BSC's top teams at the older ages came over after u13 and u14, which tells me that BSC and most big clubs to a sub-par job at training.  
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This is outstanding advice, especially the bolded.[/quote]

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