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[quote=Anonymous]We joined last year. We came from a big club which was happy to take our money.  They didn't develop the kids at ALL and didn't seem to have any interest in making them grow as players.  On top of a hefty travel fee with the other team we had to supplement training just to keep the kid on par with foot work for their age group. Our coaches also were always pushing one on one training with them so your kid can get better. The kids that paid the extra money for 1 on 1 training seemed to get more playing time.

We saw Villarreal at a tournament and loved the way the coaches interacted with the players. We ended up seeing them again in the winter and made contact with the coach for our kids age group. We have now been here for a year. Best decision we made. I feel like them being small is a huge bonus. Their coaching philosophy is outstanding and centers around increasing soccer IQ. We didn't really know the difference between american soccer vs spanish style but our kid has been doing great with them. Practices are run like a well oiled machine and the priority of practice is to get as many touches on the ball vs just scrimmaging the entire time like with our old team. Many 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 drills. Kids are constantly in motion at practice. We also have an assistant coach which will pull out players for additional small group instruction. My kids soccer iq with this past year has grown so much. But overall we love it here. It is a small club. That isn't for everyone. We have had no issued with how things are run. It is just different. Our last club had full time soccer coaches who didn't seem interested in soccer. Our new coach has a day job and is very passionate about soccer and it shows. Regular soccer watch parties, video reviews, team building get togethers.....  Now there are some things we aren't a fan of. The time of the practices is too late in my opinion. But finding field space in arlington is hard. Our team specifically did not do  travel away tournaments which is something my kid enjoyed with their other team. Maybe they will do more later but this whole year we have only done local tournaments. Winter programing seems intense. Little to no time for other sports. We would always pick up another sport in winter but this year we couldn't make it happen.

BTW we came from a top team to another top team. [/quote]

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