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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP. would you say it is a club to start with and then move on to more competitive teams after a few years or can players on A & B teams from nearby big clubs come to PAC and still develop?[/quote]

Both. More the former. Plenty of B team players from Arlington or McLean or Vienna might play top team at pac and get better training. [/quote]

Why do you assume that PAC offers better training than B teams from Arlington, McLean or Vienna?  I know that B teams from the first two clubs usually beat PAC's top teams.  Not sure about Vienna's B team, but as a club they do pretty good job, particularly on the girls side.  [/quote]

You really don’t understand development.  It is about how much you improve over a few years, not whether one team is better than the other at any given point in time. My kid was at pac and plays at a different club that beats the top teams other areas clubs, so yes, I have seen how these clubs are doing with the same kids over a period of time. [/quote]

small clubs have problems with development, especially if they either have B teams or are no cut. Players on a B team on a small club will be playing and training with kids who are just shy of A to players who may be new to the game. This is even worse if there is just an A team with no cuts because you may have so very good players and some marginal players. It's hard to have drills that are appropriate and helpful to all of the players. Meanwhile Arlington can group players across 4 or 5 levels so that kids are playing with and training with like skilled players. [/quote]

I use to think this. And you can also make the case that it is more enjoyable to play on teams where kids are all a similar level. But in my experience, my kid improved a lot more at PAC than at McLean.

I don't think this is an every day practice, but PAC coaches will pull out kids from different teams and age groups to go up or even down in training. There are ways around the issue.[/quote]

was your kid one of the better players? The rest are being pushed by playing with the better players, but what about the better players? My kid is at another small club but is on a team where everyone is at around the same level, so you can see them getting better [/quote]

As a parent considering PAC this is exactly what I am asking as well. Coming from bigger club that was a strong team will my DC be left out of the development if the focus is catching the other players up to speed[/quote]

Absolutely not. But be honest if your child coming from a bigger stronger club doesn't mean as an individual player they are that much ahead of most any other player. If they were a dominant player on the bigger club maybe you should be looking to move even bigger platform. I will be honest if the Pac coaches see your player would be better suited for a higher level they will recommend it and help you find a team and placement if you ask.[/quote]

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