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[quote=Anonymous]Clubs matter less than teams in most (not all) cases. Regardless, here is a suggested decision tree:

1) pick a team/club that is close to home. Within 20 minutes drive to typical practice site. Not only will the drive be shorter, but your kid will likely end up playing with school friends and/or other friends that could be visited outside of soccer.

2) within this area, pick coaches that are interested in mentoring and developing good players. Not one that only talks about winning, losing, and recruiting the best players. This is not big time pro or college athletics. This is soccer and life school, so pick a good teacher. Btw, by finding a good teacher you’ll also likely find good students that are fun to play with.

3) Then finally within those coaches, look at the club. Do they have good field access, are they well organized, do they offer camps and specialized training, do they talk about how they train and raise their coaching quality, are their fees transparent and reasonable relative to other options?

So location, then coach, then club. As your kid gets older and if they show the aptitude and interest in trying to play at a higher level post HS years, then move them to a high profile and visible team that may require longer practice driving times to increase exposure, if the current coach / club is not well connected. If not interested / talented enough then stick with current team and relax. [/quote]

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