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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington, McLean, Springfield and Bethesda - none of these clubs develop players. They all recruit natural talent. If someone better comes along you get bumped.

PPs are correct, focus is usually on the top teams. You are wasting your money for second team down at most clubs.* If your kid is placed on a second team, have them start training on their own and look for first team placement at a different club next season. I have very very rarely seen a second team player move to first team within the same club.

*Anything under second team should be playing rec. Why people pay thousands of dollars for 3rd and 4th teams is unexplainable. [/quote]

Thanks for all the responses.  We are moving into the area.  Two girls U9 and U11.  Both played travel soccer in NY.  We'll be on the border of McLean and Arlington.  We prefer a club that helps kids develop.  Practices for us were three days a week which was over four hours a week not including weekends.  I know some clubs just toss kids out there without really developing them from fall to spring.  My spouse also doesn't want to deal with coaches who don't know what they are doing (for kids this age) or clubs who aren't organized.  Both girls played for the second level team.[/quote]

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