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[quote=Anonymous]My DS has been playing Rec League soccer from K-4th grade in Falls Church, which is part of Arlington Soccer.  We are in Falls Church in Fairfax County though, and many of his classmates play on McLean Soccer travel or rec teams.

DS is a decent athlete, great runner, but his current rec team is not really the most challenging, and is all volunteer coaches.  I love the vibe of the team (friendly, etc.) but I'm afraid DS isn't getting the skills he needs to grow as a player, if he ever did want to continue playing soccer in MS and HS.

To compound the problem, DS is a Nov 2005 birthday, so he will be U12 in 2016-2017 in some leagues, but he is only a rising 5th grade and is only 10 years old right now--playing with 9-10 year olds.

I'm so confused by everything I'm reading online. If I want to move him to MYS, which scares me because I've heard it's intense, how would we do that?  I can't believe at age 10 that it already feels like he is shut out of some good soccer opportunities.  Is the Mclean Developmental league even an option?  I know we don't want to do Travel soccer but want something a little stronger in developing skills from what he is currently getting in AYS rec league. [/quote]

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