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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not seeing much on DC academy? We’re in DuPont Circle with a 14 year old beginner. Because she’s in 9th she’s aged out of MoCo. What fall training programs can she join? She’s not super athletic, but 5’10 and willing to work hard [/quote]
Does she know which clubs she wants to try out for this fall? She should attend the fall clinics offered by those clubs so the coaches can see her before tryouts.

Metro Central for example has 2 Sunday clinics in Maryland:
https://www.metrovbc.com/academyclinics[/quote]

Metro clinic says it’s open to experienced to advanced middle schoolers. She is in 9th and is a beginner.

We’ve found a clinic that works for us, DC Academy, but she isn’t experienced enough for their 14U team.

Would love to hear about a low level club she can try out for. Bonus points if they have a clinic we can participate in[/quote]

All clubs have clinics, they would not miss a chance to make money now that the tryout craziness is coming. You are absolutely correct to avoid intermediate / advanced clinics (especially Metro): your DD does not belong there. You need beginner clinics in a club where she has a chance to make it (get the coaches to know her and show that she is really interested). While it is good to learn skills from different coaches / different clubs (and you may want to do this after one year of club), there is very little time for that before the tryouts. Before now and the tryouts you should laser-focus on clubs where your DD can make a team as a beginner. The list is not very long and it is good that you are aware of your situation.

I am not aware of DC Academy: are you talking about Coach Amy's Academy? That's likely to be among your few chances to make a top team in a club, but think about it as a dream club. Our strategy was to try out for clubs that have multiple teams per age group - that gave us a range of options (you pay for a tryout and you have three chances). You may want to look for a club with high turnover. You can look at turnover as players being unhappy with the club and not wanting to return. Alternatively, the club may develop the players to the point where they are good enough to make it into better clubs. Even though retention is good for a club, in your case it is an enemy - there's fewer spots available for new players. [/quote]

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