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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It has been our experience that a high level MSI Classic Team (Division 1 - top 2 teams) has a better level of play than  a NCSL Division 2 team (Boys) . However, the fields played on are turf and much nicer than any field we played on in MSI classic. Think High School football fields. Price is more for NCSL but not much. Furtherest we have traveled is an hour away for a games. The refs have been better in NCSL, and so far there has been less aggressive behavior on the field - it was getting out of hand in MSI and the refs never called dangerous plays on the players. Right now I think the level of play was higher in MSI Classic, but I like the schedule, fields and coaches better in NCSL. [/quote]

What age group? In our experience MSI Classic play (top division) has not been much better than MSI Rec level of play with kids barely playing positions and no sense of how to pass the ball. No experience with NCSL but I can't imagine it's like that!

OP, there are a huge number of "travel" or select teams in between MSI Classic and higher level travel teams. As some PPs mentioned you could easily find a decent team that has all local games with local being up to an hour away. Also, in our area there's no way you can make a HS team playing in lower level travel. It's that competitive.[/quote]

And the harsh reality of lower-level travel by the time you reach U14 is that a lot of rec players are actually better. [/quote]

A lot? No. There might be a few players on an average rec team that are better than some players on lower level travel teams, but its still a tick up in the level and speed of play. [/quote]

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