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[quote=soccerVA1][quote=RedCard][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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I'm not sure if there are residency requirements for other travel leagues, but keep in mind that Arlington could potentially be facing space constraints that are more severe than in neighboring counties.

While I don't have the data, it seems possible that the number of non-resident kids in Arlington's travel program might be about equal to the total number in Arlington's ADP program. This means that ADP could double in size if non-resident kids were excluded from the travel program.

At the very least, it would be useful if the ASA would share their data. Exactly how many non-resident kids are in the travel program?

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Assuming this is a zero sum game in terms of number of kids that can participate, ASA makes more money from travel players than it does from ADP players, so financially, it makes sense to allow the non-resident travel players.  ASA also charges a small surcharge to non-resident players (I think it is around $30 per season).  Also, if enough ADP players decide to play rec, the competitive level of rec would improve.[/quote]

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