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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If not happpy with Arlington / McLean / VYS, this is right in Falls Church and VERY easy to make:

http://premierac.org/News.asp?org=PREMIERAC.ORG#481921

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We have been very happy with Premier AC. It is easier to make but the coaching is excellent and it is all around a positive environment. Our child made a bigger club but would have been in the middle talent-wise and we chose PAC instead. Very good team, nice kids, great experience[/quote]

Thanks for this -- it seems as though this club flies under the radar for those who aren't that familiar with the whole NoVa travel scene. May I ask: does the training ever seem like too much? I'm referring to the twice/week plus weekend futsal schedule and the training throughout the summer, when, I believe, most clubs take a break. Or is it acceptable for players to miss some of these trainings now and then? Thanks for any additional information. WE're seriously considering this club but DC has mandatory rehearsals as well as performances that are hard to predict. Again, thanks[/quote]

It's laid-back. Summer practices rarely have more than three-quarters of each team. Winter practices are often canceled. One way to think of it -- they always have the field, and if the weather's good and you're not on vacation, there you go.

In-season, of course, you'll want to make it to practice unless you have a serious conflict. The Saturday footskills sessions are good, but they're actually kind of rare (only in-season when your team has no game on Saturday), and again, it's not the end of the world if you miss it.

So, no, we haven't burned out.

At the early ages, the games can be frustrating because (A) they take a lot of players who wouldn't make travel teams at big clubs and (B) they take "development over winning" to occasionally ludicrous extremes. But players improve rapidly, and it's a great environment.

There are pros and cons of a small club. They're not as well-organized as big clubs. They can get pushed off their main practice field (Luther Jackson) by Thomas Jefferson's lacrosse team (seriously, finish your dadgum field redevelopment) and pushed over to Shrevewood Elementary which has grass but is bumpier than a teenager's face. But the coaches are terrific, the parents are (as others mentioned) relatively sane, and the players all love the game. You'd think the latter would be a given, but so many big clubs have a bunch of athletic kids who play soccer because it's what they think they're supposed to do, and they get the instant gratification of dominating at U7 and U8. Those players wash out by U12, while PAC players are still enjoying the game and improving.[/quote]

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