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[quote=Anonymous]2+ years ago, I moved my son from a "good" known NoVA team to PG county teams to prepare to play at higher levels of competition. Coaching is far better in DC/PG, training is more intense (lots of running), players practice more on their own with parents or hired trainers, and many teams play 9+ months of the year (with some stopping for fall football).

Gym space is often more difficult to get, at a higher cost than Fairfax county, but more trainers available in PG.

Also, most of the grassroots younger team coaches are volunteers, usually parents, but some community volunteers giving back.

Finally, all but one of the teams my son has participated on in PG/DC follow a cost-sharing model, splitting gym and tournament fees among parents, plus a minimal fee to the non-profit org sponsoring the team. Pretty sure I spend about half of what our friends spend for their kids' NoVA AAU team fees, and my son's team usually participates in 3 tournaments per month or bumps.[/quote]

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