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[quote=Anonymous]Our son has played at both, BSC and Achilles and note that two of the coaches coached at BSC previously. The primary difference between the two (and many of the other clubs) is that it isn’t a one coach, one team approach. The boys train as a club with mixed ages but will also be broken up into their own age groups depending on the station drills being run. Usually the four coaches are all participating as well. This imparts and reinforces the playing philosophy across the club. The intensity of the training and the level of attention on the development of critical technical elements is what differentiates AFC from others in my opinion.

The best age entry point into the club is as young as possible (7-8).If a player enters in at 12 and is not technically sound (very good ball control, 1-2 touch play) they won’t make it. If your player has always been the most athletic, that doesn’t really matter at AFC and your player will have a tough time acclimating. Winning is desirable of course but not when it sacrifices the way the club requires the teams to play. I don’t see where BSC grooms players more so than it recruits players based upon brand recognition.

NP here, and Achilles parent - I agree with all of this and would add that the top level teams will not be training with the lower level teams unlike at BSC. They also, as a previous poster noted, get additional training time that the lower teams don’t. Also, Sal barely gives the time of day to the lower level teams and is not involved with their training except sometimes at summer camp. The other 3 coaches who are all excellent though (go on the website, it describes their experience) so as another poster said, it doesn’t matter, except to the extent that it may make some kids feel like they are just not good enough in Sal’s opinion. And this might actually be the case, but as another poster noted, how can those kids ever expect to move up if they get less training and never train with kids that are better than they are?  Is this any different from the scenario at Bethesda? Not really. Things to consider if your son is thinking about trying out. [/quote]

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