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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son played for a travel soccer club last year that is fairly new but definitely made some waves in the soccer world.  They are currently EDP looking to become MLSnext.  My sons old team recently recruited him to come back and play on their MLSnext team.  We've been told by many that it would be foolish to pass it up since they only pick about 18 to 20 kids per age pool.  Our dilemma is the old club is more concerned about recruiting the best players instead of developing the players they have. They will move players down to take the next best kid.  The new club is pretty loyal to their players and focuses on developing the kids.  Who would you go with? Trying to make the best decision for our sons future.
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[quote=Anonymous]It is a very tough decision.  I can say it's not Achilles as they are already MLSnext.  I think we will stay with who has loyalty to our kid and cares about developing more than just weeding out players. I mean is being on MlSnext really that important at this point?!?!? [/quote]

You need the best development environment for your kid.  That is a combination of things:

1.  How good are the ooaches at developing players?  This is not about whether the coaches stick with the current players and attempt to develop them vs replacing them with better players.  It's about how good are the coaches at teaching soccer to the players on the roster - wherever they came from.  Obviously if the coaches replace every single player each year then that probably indicates that they didn't do a good job of developing them - but merely cutting some and replacing them with stronger ones is not proof that they didn't develop kids well.

2.  Is the talent level on the team high enough to adequately support your son's development?  No matter your son's ability level, he will always develop better when surrounded by more talented players, provided that he continues to see the field.

3.  Is the talent level of the opposing teams good enough to force your son's team to play their best?

4.  The final thing worth considering is exposure to DC United - if that is a reasonable ambition for your kid.

And keep in mind that the best path might be a different club altogether - neither your current team nor your old one.[/quote]

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