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[quote=Anonymous]"A different question, though, is whether a C, D, E player from a mega club is better off at an A team in a small club. I asked that question a bunch of years ago and everyone advised us to go with the small club. It has definitely worked out well for us. "

This gets to a point that I have made about classic/select. There are alternatives to playing on the C, D or E teams on large clubs and one of those is playing for a smaller clubs or playing for a competitive classic/select team. Here are a few thoughts and experiences.

1. Maybe people don't understand the difference between rec and classic/select but my kids have played in both and done travel and classic/select is between rec and travel.

2. Families with more than two kids will have a very difficult time managing a travel schedule and the cost is an issue for many people? If you have three kids doing travel, you are paying $9,000 before considering travel and related expenses.

3. When we first moved to DC 5+ years ago, I took DC to several tryouts for travel and classic. At one classic tryout, the coach also coached at a major club and is still on the staff of that club. He was the one who opened my eyes. He was coaching his son on classic and said that with him coaching his son in classic, he was ensuring that his son was getting the better development than he would get at the large club. I remember him saying referencing the A team at his club and the level of competitiveness and coach was so much more superior that his kid would develop better in classic. His classic teams played up a year and did tournaments.

4. Competitive classic/select teams will play 8+ games a season plus tournaments. They will practice 2x a week and have a trainer come in for a skills training 1x a week.

5. It is possible to to use your savings from travel to do extra one-on-one training or clinics.

6. Classic/Select players will not have the same speed of play or skill level of players on McLean or Bethesda's U13 ECNL teams but if they are stars on a competitive classic/select teams they will have the ability to play on the B teams if they were on a classic team that played on tournaments and the player did extra training. I have seen it with my own eyes and if you ask travel coaches they will tell you that it happens.      Again, I am not saying that it happens in every case but based on my experience, we will consider classic/select if the option is C or D team travel. 
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