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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never post anything on this website, but this is right in my wheelhouse!

The most important thing is to know clearly why you want to make the move. You said wanting to "move up to a higher level." Is that because your kid is clearly better than the other guys on his team? He's not getting challenged enough? Or is it because the relatively low level and crazy play in most of MSI Classic isn't his thing? Or is the appeal of being able to say he is "playing travel" for a "big club" part of the factor?

Once you know that, you need to keep in mind that you are looking for a new *team* specifically not a new club. The team he would make in any club will have a huge difference in his experience at this age level. For example look at Juventus. Their top U11 team plays in the top division of EDP. They play nice soccer (but their parents were the subject of another discussion here that you might want to check out). But their lower U12 team are struggling in SAM Select division 2. And they have a U11 team in the middle of MSI Classic, so you might have played them this season. So your kid's experience of playing there is going to depend on which team he makes within any club, more than the name of the club itself. And realistically, it's very unlikely that he makes the first team anywhere, at least until rosters expand for 11v11 at U13.

In terms of quality of play at that age, the top division of EDP is very good. People will gripe about clubs for various reasons, but the top U11 teams in EDP 1 (and the teams playing up a year) are legitimately high level. Once you get into EDP divisions 3 and below, that's mostly about the same as MSI Classic or SAM Select. Top teams in SAM Select are better than MSI Classic teams in general, but there are good teams and coaches everywhere.

Also, keep in mind that MSI Classic is a school-year league, while EDP and SAM are calendar-year. (SAM has a lot of cheating though! lol...) So if your guy is born in late 2013, he is an old MSI Classic U11 player, but is now a young U12 travel player.

I'd recommend going to a few tournaments this fall and watching teams. You can scout a lot of teams in a short amount of time that way and get a sense for what your kids' actual experience is like. 
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