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[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]

Agree that Alexandria can be an interesting matchup for MLS teams because while they are not at the same level athletically or technically, they may have an advantage tactically (at least compared to DC).  [b]Problem for a club like SYC who tends to rely on athleticism [/b](and a few skilled individuals) is that the DC players on the whole are both more athletic and more skilled.

I don't think this has anything to do with competitiveness though.  MLS teams will still schedule friendlies against the best local teams in their areas regardless of league affiliation.   This is all about a recruiting base.  The non-MLS clubs invited into this league are agreeing to be feeder clubs.  [/quote]

How you manage to see athleticism on a sport as a "problem" is beyond ridiculous in any sport or any club for that matter...

How's your kid doing??? top level player I bet...

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