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[quote=soccermum79][quote=ProRel][quote=soccermum79][quote=Lasso_FC_Girls][quote=L0ud0unParent][quote=Lasso_FC_Girls]4 year old? Which ever club beats ball skills to death until they go to 9v9. I honestly don’t know what club that is though. Probably not the clubs that care about winning at early ages. Definitely not Loudoun though. [/quote]

Why not Loudoun? Just curious.[/quote]

At that young of an age, a smaller atmosphere is usually better so the coach/trainer interact more with the player. My DD is now 13, plays in ECNL and is excelling. She started in our area's town club at ages 4 to 9. Was trained in ball skills only till age 7 and then the coach added in some IQ work through age 9. Game results were ignored. While that can be painful for a parent, it was certainly the best approach looking back now. I should also say the only reason to move your player to a larger and more competitive is if they are excelling so much that they are not being challenged by those around them.

Worry less about the club at early ages and more about the coach/trainer. Most will be parents at the young ages anyway. If you think Loudoun will train heavily on skills at a young age, than Loudoun is fine, however, Loudoun is not known for a technical style of play at later ages. At U9 though U13, it's more like put our fastest and strongest players up top, kick it long and hope the forwards get there. [/quote]

THIS is 1000% true! The parent volunteer coaches are fine for U-Little. U8 Academy is excellent, U9 depends on the coach and what skills they reinforce, after that its a draw depending on your coach. Would not recommend Loudoun for any technical or skilled player, ECNL or not. There are much better clubs around, even smaller ones, who have excellent conditioning and training programs for U9 and older.

Good luck![/quote]

OP: obviously you should shop around to find the best fit for your child, but the narrative here that Loudoun does not produce "technical or skilled players" is curious, at best. There is a reason that Loudoun has ECNL and that their 3rd or 4th teams compete against the top teams from "much better clubs." [/quote]

Do they though? Loudoun's best teams won't scrimmage FCV or "much better clubs" unless it's in a tourney. There are a handful of good ECNL clubs on both boys and girls side, but check the records on some of those teams. They can't compete. [/quote]

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