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[quote=Anonymous]I was hoping people on this forum could help me out.  I saw some of the comments on the Baltimore Armour post that turned into a bashing/defending of Pipeline.  I'm honestly just looking for some real and objective feedback and not rumors/stories you have heard or want to spread, but that seems challenging.  I won't get into too many personal details, but we have a younger son and daughter and have been considering Pipeline for next year.  Both are in the younger ages, like U12 and below.  I've heard the girls teams are a bit of a mess in the older years and that makes me weary except I also hear it's much better in the younger ages.  The boys teams seem to be a great spot to play and we know a family on the boys side that love it there.

I know this forum is geared more towards DC, but any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.  My bigger concern is that you hear some stories and when you dig in a little you realize the stories are inaccurate, exaggerated, or just lies.  For example, the rumor was they hacked into Coppermine's systems to get player information and had to settle for "millions".  That's obviously not true or anywhere close to the real story based on people I know and just looking up the case results online.  Then there is the new story of Pipeline removing a family with 4 kids on their teams out of nowhere and stealing their money.  The real story seems to be that a known problem parent caused a scene at a tournament after being warned many times that the family would be removed if he continued his behavior.

I'm not looking for that kind of information.  I'm looking to see if it is a good place to develop a couple kids that have shown a real passion for getting better and a love for the game.  Based on what I have seen they appear to really care about developing teams.  Do they do the same BS as most higher level clubs trying to recruit kids/teams and win tournaments by playing a kid "down" who was playing up a year?  I'm sure and don't have a problem with that at this time.  If my kids are on the bubble of a team in a few years and better kids come along it kind of is what it is at that point and I wouldn't be upset.  The new kid is just better.

I know no place is perfect, but I would really appreciate trying to have a somewhat civil discussion so I can do what is best for my kids.

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