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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone was asking about McLean's U12 boys DA....Apparently, the Board agreed to terminate the program for next year based on the consensus of the technical staff.[/quote]

Well this is very frustrating to be honest. MY DS will be trying out for U9 this spring with mclean being (was?) the preferred club. He is a good player but have no way if he will be a DA player. It just sucks that option wont be available. How many more times will mclean go for DA. Was hoping for a nice transition from mclean juniors to travel to DA by U12

Now will have to seriously consider Arlington...[/quote]

At U9 you don’t need to worry about 4 years from now.  Wrong focus. I wouldn’t even do pre-DA U12-14.

Look for the best coach/training in a conducive training environment without crazies.[/quote]

Would you mind telling us why not to do DA u12-14. The PP has a legitimate concern for planning purposes. How harder would it be for a newcomer to go to a new club come DA u12 as opposed to being with the same club and having the coaches know the players skill set come tryouts for DA.  I believe that the best training in travel is offered by DA coaches anyways. That’s the point right?[/quote]

No, DA is just as much a career ladder as others believe it is for their children.  The aim is to get these players scouted for college, if they stumble upon a good player, their hope is the player is such a high potential player that they are taken by a European club, or the player has strong dreams of playing pro and will be willing to delay/skip college and play for a MLS pro team.  If strong club's A team were to practice 4 days a week, I'm pretty sure they could compete with a DA team.[/quote]

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