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[quote=Anonymous]At professional levels, I agree that the competition needs to be opened up. I also agree that there should be more MLSnext clubs and that local clubs be allowed to continue through although I would prob start U16 and above.

I think U14 and below should be focused on development. It’s very easy to win games against young teams who are just learning to be confident in their ball mastery and playing possession under pressure.

Let’s not kid ourselves that all clubs are teaching technique and possession. We left a winning club bc we knew our DS was not going to develop much more there.  We had many games against better teams but we won anyway although they had possession most of the time, bc we capitalized on their mistakes. No matter that our team could barely string more than a few passes when they had the ball.

FWIW, even if DS former team could not play possession, the kids themselves were solid players and most would have made it in on an MLSNext/ECNL team based on athleticism and ability to play creatively. 
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