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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Top clubs are created by the quality of players, coaches, directors and the reputation of the club to help players to be recruited by college coaches. So, I would like to know if VYS has the same quality, especially in regards coaches and directors, as the top clubs in the area (Mclean, Arlington, Alexandria, Loudoun, Braddock, SYC, VDA, and SYA)?  [/quote]

For super-talented kids at U13 up, this can be a relevant question, and of course those clubs have more resources than others, including VYS.  For kids younger than that, this is an irrelevant question for many reasons.  First, it is totally irrelevant for all but the most talented kids.  Second, the most talented kids at younger ages often are not as the most talented as they get older.  Third, many of the most talented move clubs for a variety of reasons (and frankly, it is healthy for a kid so long as it is not a frequent phenomenon).  Fourth, being on the top teams at the clubs above at younger ages makes little or no difference in determining whether your kid will remain on the top team at that club by the time recruiting arrives.  (This is the classic error that many parents make in assuming that getting on to a top team on a top club is like getting into Sidwell Friends when you are first eligible.  It is nothing like that at all.  Once in, you are not in forever, and in many clubs, you are not likely there in two or three years.)

So, if your kid is younger than U13, I recommend looking for a great combination of good club culture, good coach for that specific age group, competitiveness within team and across leagues, and convenience.  I think that's what most VYS parents do.  And then top players often go to the clubs on your list above as they age out (you can add Bethesda to that list on the boys side). The top clubs are more meritocratic than comments on these boards suggest.  The coaches themselves are really competitive and want to win.[/quote]

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