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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a lot of Latino clubs in the area that are much more affordable than other clubs and serve this purpose. A lot of those kids end up in MLSNext/ECNL clubs come U13.[/quote]

Is this actually accurate? That hasn't been what I have seen, but if so, I'd be interested in hearing which clubs?[/quote]

You don't hear about them often.  They're very small tight knit but they have talented players.  I've seen them a lot at the indoor facilities and I feel like they're geared towards kids younger than U13 like the PP mentioned.  Go check out the youth leagues over at Dulles Sportsplex, they have a few teams that play there.

Beyond that, there are Hispanic leagues in the area that field mainly adults and sometimes there's some kids participating if they're strong enough.[/quote]

Oh for sure, it’s accurate. They are somewhat inaccessible to non-Latino folks bc it’s often word of mouth, cash based, communication is awful and last minute especially if u don’t speak Spanish. A few of them run in house leagues which often run late or clubs fielding teams with no regard for age groups.  They’re also territorial with their players and there is history and drama between clubs too.

If you can deal with that, it’s a great environment for aspiring ballers. Kids are passionate and just want to play with most of their parents somewhat oblivious to aiming for college scholarships. I think a lot of the really good ones hope to be scouted by leagues from their country of origin. [/quote]

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