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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.esyda.org/teams/elite/u16

Have been consistently winning SAM select for a few seasons now. Could be a good fit for someone who doesn't want the $ and commitment of travel but wants to play with talented players. [/quote]

I’d bear in mind that winning SAM Select doesn’t necessarily mean the players are talented in terms of technical skill and possession-based play. Many teams at the younger ages play the direct kick and run method which wins games but doesn’t work out too well when the kids get older.  These are teams where the coaches mainly just want to win partially to appease the parents. You may want to observe a game or two and/or a practice before committing. [/quote]

Familiar with this club. You're right about the technical skill, but the kids are good enough that they've dominated at older ages anyway. Lots of talent, athleticism, technically very rough around the edges. If it weren't for pay-to-play, these players would be snapped up by the big name clubs, but I suppose this is where the pay-to-play model fails: I've seen the coach bring extra cleats to games for kids to share, they trade off when a kid gets subbed out...! 
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