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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My oldest is only  U17, so I may not qualify but we are approaching the first end of this thing, but i would add, go with best technical training at the youngest age. Do not stress about team name, clout or rank, find a coach who makes your 8-9 year old badly juggle for the first 15 minutes of training.

Turn off any soccer instagram requests for you, suggested follows, or follows for any kid U13.  All it does is heighten the FOMO.

This.  I would add….

Technical skill before 15.  Otherwise the gym (weights) after 15 to boost their ‘look’. Club soccer is all ‘pre’ moneyball (literally had club coach tell my son in a zoom session he had 93 percent pass rate, (VEO AI is amazing), it was highest in the entire club, and failed to promote him.

If MLS Next is your child’s wish,  know that there are kids on top teams whose parents pay separate fees to the coach to play. currently I’m told by old coach it’s a car payment.  Sometimes it’s flat out new car.

Some parents have private jets for games (Dallas Cup, MLS Next in Cali) and their kid most definitely makes top team.  Sucks but college coaches only recruit from club.  Corruption rules but that’s the reality.

This is crucial to know - highly unlikely even gifted child (boy) will make MLS Next 1 after U13 if not on U13 MLS Next 1 Team by U13.  American club coaches don’t know the game.

Club values physical ‘profile’ and speed.  There are no Messi’s in American club.  MLS Next kids will have both most of time.  Any small player on top teams has bucks.

The real kicker of club soccer is that after all fees paid the current trend is recruiting only kids who have failed out of European club academies!  With full rides!

Good luck!  We have one more year of paying (club fees), never paid a coach separately- except for private lessons and all of us can’t wait for this to be done with.

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Not cynical at all [/quote]

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