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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son is on one of the Stoddert travel teams at a competitive level.  We have always been with Stoddert and don't know about other teams and clubs. For a kid who dreams about playing in college or beyond, how does one go about assessing area clubs and rankings?  We have tried to search for a post that compared the various travel teams but no luck yet.

Any tips or comparisons would be appreciated.

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If your son truly wants to play "in college [i]or beyond[/i]," they will need to end up at a top club, probably a DA (yes, D2, D3 and some D1 players come out of non-DA programs, but they're at a disadvantage). The DAs that area reachable from inside the District are probably Bethesda and (maybe) Arlington. DC United is a wildcard, because they are/maybe/it's unclear moving to Loudoun County. They also don't start until U14. So set them aside for now.

You can move to these clubs later, but it is much easier to make their DA teams, starting in U13, if you are already on the club for U12 or earlier. They'll see your player over a long period of time, you'll meet the coaches, you'll talk to other parents, etc. I'd suggest looking at one of those two, so you have the most options available as you go forward. (Note that Arlington DA currently only goes to U15 for boys, though they are trying to add U17 and U19 DA teams for next season.)[/quote]

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