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[quote=Anonymous]WADR, You folks are part of the pay-to-play lobby. All I have done is say that travel is not the end-all, be-all. There are other alternatives to paying $3,000+ and traveling to Richmond or Baltimore for meaningless u9, u10, or u11 games when you can join a strong select or classic team and get a similar or better experience if you do your homework. There is zero data but just my own experience and those of other parents, some of who coached their kids in classic/select. Again, we are comparing the C and D team experience. I had a neighbor

If you are at Bethesda, McLean or FCV and the technical director or boy/girls director is coaching the u9 D team then go for it. I would. That $3,000+ might be worth it but if you have multiple kids and limited time and don't have $3,000+ to throw around for a sub par experience because the best coaches are never coaching those younger teams, there are other options.

Regarding the ease at making an ECNL/DA team, I don't know what world you folks live in. Granted, not all ECNL/DA teams are created equal and ECNL/DA teams are not always the elite teams in a state, or tournament. The point is that you can go from the D team to a clubs elite team but there are cheaper and less stressful ways to do so.

Also, read the link. Nothing wrong with doing travel if you have the funds and time but if you don't, there are often other options. https://slate.com/culture/2018/11/youth-sports-income-inequality-child-investment.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_ru  [/quote]

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