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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Sam Select has changed a lot in a few years. Lots of really good teams that are certainly much better than NCSL teams. Check the tournament results. Achilles and PPA do really well against the big clubs. It's a good match up. Achilles team 1 against McLean's top 1-2 teams. Achilles 2 against McLeans 2-3 teams. I know a number of players, mostly Spanish speaking players, who are opting for Sam Select teams when they have offers from "higher" level travel teams.[/quote]

Achilles is a small club. Only 2 teams in each age group. The top teams get almost all of the focus, especially by Sal. More practices, tournaments, better practice times. They play in EDP. 2nd teams play SAM, but will probably switch to EDP lower div in the fall. The competition in SAM is very good. But not for a second do I think it matters what league the lower teams play in because it seems they will always be less respected. It is far more likely for Achilles to recruit new A team players from outside the club than to promote from within. But what can you expect when the B team kids are not being developed as promised? Even the smaller clubs have money grab issues since winning is clearly tied to management’s ego and it’s far easier to focus on one or two (currently) winning teams than to think long term about developing every player to his/her potential. [/quote]

This reminds me of Barca Academy.  I have kids on both A and B teams and the difference in the amount of attention, quality of coaches and number of tournaments is quite pronounced. [/quote]

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