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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have said this hundreds of times -- Don't waste your time and resources on travel soccer pre u-12. You will have a negative return on investment. Check the u14 and older teams at Arlington to see how many kids started at u-10.[/quote]

How would we be able to see who at arlington was where four years ago? Do they and others keep archived rosters online?
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No, you aren't going to be able to find archived U10 rosters online.

Parents with kids in a certain age group can sometimes be a good source of information about the playing history of other kids in that age group at the same level, just by recognizing them and remembering them from another team,  talking to other parents,  etc...

As for Arlington U14s, on the DA teams it's true most were not Arlington at U10.  It is not true to say that they were not playing travel soccer at that age.  Also,  there are other players who were at Arlington at U10 who are now playing at other DAs.  The same goes for Arlington's Red teams.   They have a higher portion of players who've always been at Arlington, but still a good number from other clubs,  just as some of their former players have moved on to play at other clubs.

The idea that u9-U12 doesn't matter is simply not true.   It is extremely rare to find a high level player at U14+ who was not playing travel soccer at u10.  Probably less than 1%, if that. 
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Most of the larger clubs are like that. The thing is many of the u10 kids will not be playing by u14. Also most top teams have a turnover of 20-30% each year. [/quote]

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