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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's an interesting assortment of clubs. I don't know much about Achilles, but Alexandria's and SYC's club philosophies are completely different.

It's good for developing kids for them to play against both kinds of clubs. With Alexandria they get a look at a patient team that wants to keep possession and will look to draw them out of position defensively. With SYC they don't have the same level of technical skill or tactical training, but they're big and fast and will run right at you. Challenging, because no one will get time on the ball. Really, an ideal opponent if you're looking to teach kids how to play fast, smart football. Odds are that you'll lose against big, fast teams until U15 or U16. But hopefully being the best U13 team in Virginia isn't your goal.  [/quote]

Brought to you by Alexandria Coaching Staff...[/quote]

PP here. My kids played neither at Alexandria nor SYC. Seen them both enough, though (and at LMVSC before they all moved to SYC).

I'm from Europe, where clubs have a very different focus. Clubs there want to develop future professionals, and understand that games are opportunities to develop. Winning matches is a secondary concern. A win for a club is creating a player that they can go on to a bigger club.

So yes, focusing on winning the U13 state cup can be (but isn't necessarily) harmful to the goal of best developing players, depending on the coach's outlook. [/quote]

And since the US doesn't/can't sell youth players to professional clubs, are you advocating a change?  Landscape in America is different.  Most Americans want to have fun/win, they have no intent on professional soccer.  Some, SOME, college soccer but still education-driven.  Anybody with a shot at European-level should just go to Europe (like they do in South America).[/quote]

You are not wrong. You are also not helping syc look better 🤣[/quote]

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