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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just moved back to the area (Northern Va) and looking for a home club for my DS, who will be a u11 this fall.   The 4 that geographically make the most sense would be Arlington, Alexandria, McLean and SYC.   Any big differences in playing/coaching style? I've reached out to each but I guess most haven't started practices yet so he hasn't been able to come out to play.  [/quote]

You asked about coaching style, so it's appropriate to mention that the youth coaches I've seen from SYC are the worst with non-stop, abusive (in my opinion) yelling and screaming at their players during games.

I don't know what's been going on at McLean but I have heard from parents of pretty talented young players who left McLean in the last year ot two because they weren't happy with the way things were going. Someone with first hand knowledge could probably comment with more info.

Both Arlington and Alexandria are solid clubs and we've had kids in our family play for each of these clubs at various times. There is a big rivalry between them, however, so having kids playing at these clubs always makes for interesting dinner conversations lol. [/quote]

So SYC teams are very good but having had a DS play against their top teams, i can verify what the PP said about the yelling.  A parent  friend whose kid tried out for SYC thought this was ok if their kid was up for it. They decided their kid was not. There are other top teams at big clubs who are yelly. Prob not as extreme as SYC but they all have them. So if it’s possible, ask to guest play to see what the coaching is like during games.

Our kid has always had quiet coaches during games and for him, this is important, to be able to make mistakes as well as trust his instincts. The coach gives feedbacks at half time.  I don’t know how kids can develop being constantly yelled at from the sidelines. [/quote]

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