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[quote=Anonymous]I think your son is at a good age to explore travel soccer if he is serious about it. The main reason to do it now is to make sure he learns the skills necessary to get to whatever level he decides he wants as he gets older.  It's almost impossible to do that in MSI rec unless you have both an extremely dedicated, knowledgeable coach and a very committed team.   At his age, most clubs require significant (though not necessarily equal) playing time for kids, so it's very unlikely that he'd be sitting on the bench as a U9 wherever he ends up.  Most teams at this age also do not cut a lot of players, though big clubs may move kids up or down at the end of the season to put them on a team that matches their skill level.

With respect to the specific clubs you've mentioned, I'm not sure what you mean by "Academy."  Do you mean MSC, the travel component of MSI?  If so, I'd say that there is no way to generalize about that program or Rush overall, because neither is organized with a real "club" structure.  There are good teams and coaches and bad in both MSC and Rush, and I think the teams tend to be independent of each other.  I believe the Lions program was started by the Mbouh brothers, and they are both very focused on teaching good technique.  Emile Mbouh has an extremely strong reputation as a skills based coach, and is a local soccer legend.  He was the captain of a World Cup team from Cameroon that defeated Argentina in the 90s--a huge deal for African soccer.  If they are convenient to your house, they would likely be a solid option though I don't think they have many competitive teams.  This doesn't matter so much when kids are younger.

Potomac is fine, and capable of teaching kids the basics.  I think it generally has the reputation of being a weaker version of Bethesda though.  If Bethesda soccer club has practices that are convenient to you, that's where I'd start.  For all these clubs, you can just ask to have your son attend a practice or two to check it out over the next couple of months.  They should be happy to oblige.  [/quote]

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