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[quote=Heloise][quote=RedCard][quote=Heloise]I think it’s completely unrealistic to expect ASA to stop accepting non-Arlington residents into its travel program.  We get so many out of county residents because it’s a strong program, but it’s somewhat circular - ASA is a strong program in part because it draws talent from a wide geographic area, and it draws from that wide area because of the strength of its program.  But ASA is a private club, not part of the county government, so it has zero obligation to prioritize county residents over the strength of its program.

That said, the lack of field space is a real problem on many levels.  It would be great to expand ADP, just like it would be great if travel teams didn’t have to practice on, let alone play games on, the hellscape of Kenmore’s field.  Unfortunately I don’t see field availability increasing anytime soon, and ASA certainly isn’t going to shrink the club, so we are stuck with it unless we want to go out-of-county. [/quote]

If the pro coaches are indeed worth the money, surely they don't need to grab talent that has been developed outside of Arlington?

How about ASA travel figures out how to better develop the talents of its resident population, as opposed to kicking its own residents aside in favor of kids from elsewhere?

ASA is a private company, but it doesn't own Arlington's fields -- it rents them. The fields are owned by the government. Surely that gives the government some leverage? 
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Are there any other clubs in the region that limit themselves to only residents of a particular locality?

I doubt the county government would be interested in battling this with ASA, for a whole host of reasons.  The optics of trying to force a local private business to prioritize (largely more affluent) county residents over non-residents who simply cannot afford to live in Arlington would be pretty bad on its own. 
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