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If you are choosing among these clubs, do your research, go to the pre-tryout clinics, and meet the actual coaches that are assigned to the specific teams.  Keep in mind there are other considerations besides skill level of the club and cost that may make one club a better fit than others.[/quote]

That's good advice for all age groups and all clubs.  Most clubs will let parents watch pre-tryout sessions.  Watch the other players in the gym, see how the coaches interact with the players.

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I don't think there is any doubt that MOCO1 dominates the 14s in the average club category. Last year they earned a bid to the USAV Nationals, but they lost some players to better teams (including Metro). This year they went to the AAU Nationals, where they ranked 33 in the Aspire division: https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwNDAzMTA90/divisions/188464/standings . PVC1 (50), MOCO2 (83), and MEVC1 (83) happened to be in the same division: https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwNDAzMTA90/divisions/190676/standings . Assuming that the teams stay together, you will likely see MOCO1 >> PVC1 > MOCO2 ~ MEVC1 for the next season's 15s. But few teams stay together - some reshuffling will happen with the best players moving up to better clubs. [/quote]

Our DD plays U14 for a club generally considered to be very good on these forums.  I'm not sure I would call the top MOCO U14 team the best of the "average clubs". The MOCO1s were legitimately top 10 in the region this year, even after losing their U13s MB and Libero to Metro Travel.

U14 has a really wide range of abilities and a lot of teams in the region.  The midpoint team in CHRVA was ranked ~4000 in the nation.  Using that metric, PVC 1s, both MEVC teams and all 3 MOCO teams were above that ranking.  DMV was just below 4000. Honestly, that feels about right both for the performance of those teams both inside and outside the region.  So if this year is any guide for next years 15s, you should see MOCO1, a big gap, then PVC1 > MOCO2 > MEVC1 > MOCO3 > MEVC2 > DMV > PVC2 > PVC3.  Just keep in mind that U15 brings in a lot of new HS players so there is a lot of movement every year depending where the talent goes.

Also, sometimes you have to be careful looking at AAU or any nationals results. It all depends on which players go to nationals, and often teams are missing some players as sometimes families prioritize vacations, especially at the younger ages. That said, reviewing the AES links above it looks like MOCO2 played MEVC1 at AAUs and won, so the rankings looked like they were roughly correct.  But a better comparison is usually the head-to-head results during the regular season, the level of play (open, club, etc.) and the team finishes in tournaments.

At U14 level, the top 10 is a bit subjective but based on rankings + us watching/playing the teams I think: BAVA 1s, Blue Ridge 1s, LEVBC 1s, MDJRs Elite 1s, Metro Travel, MOCO 1s, MVSA 1s, Paramount 1s, VA Juniors were the best teams.

Any team in the top 10 is arguably very good.  What's new now is that the distance between the teams in the top 10 was much smaller than we've seen in previous years.  Paramount beat MDJrs late in the season, but lost to Metro Travel. MD Jrs split 2 matches with Metro Travel and beat MVSA 3x. Blue Ridge tied MVSA, beat BAVA and VA Juniors. MOCO beat VA Juniors. VA Juniors beat BAVA, lost to Metro in 3 at bids. MVSA was an outlier this year, I don't think they had a win against any of the other teams in the top 10 but they had a very close match against Metro at bids and were very good in NEQs and ECC.

What's great about the U14 age group is that the recent efforts of some clubs to start early development of players (U10+) is starting to show up now. That means the next group of teams and clubs will also be more competitive, which is what we need in the region. PVC and MEVC are both benefiting from that trend, plus their own efforts in younger player development.  If you are looking for a mid-tier (but above "average") team both of those clubs are worth considering, along with the 2s and/or 3s team at some of the clubs that also have very good 1s teams.[/quote]

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