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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if I want college or maybe just have fun stay busy in high school, then that’s a reason to go with Bethesda?[/quote]
No.  If that's what you want, then the DCU rules don't matter.  The DCU rules are there to prevent your kid playing for a different MLS youth academy (e.g. Philadelphia Union, or New York Red Bulls).  If your kid plans to go to college, none of this matters - it really only matters for kids who want to, and have a chance to, turn pro.

[quote]And then DCUnited can’t force him, but if he wants DCUnited he can still try out?[/quote]
Yes.  And plenty of kids make it from Bethesda to DCU. It's probably slightly easier to get recognized through the P2P program* - but may well not be worth driving to Pipeline to practise if you live in Bethesda.

*It's worth noting that I don't actually know what the P2P program looks like this year.  2 years ago and prior it consisted of a once a month session where a few of the top kids from each of the clubs practised with some of the DCU kids and all the DCU coaches.  This meant the top kids would get seen by the coaches in a training environment a few times over the course of the year.  They would make offers to a handful of those kids at the end of the year.

Last year, covid regs put an end to that and P2P consisted of a much smaller number of kids practising once a week with the DCU team.

I'm not sure what is planned for this year.

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