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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it common for a club to have two teams per age group? For example, two teams in U10 girls? Can anyone speak to the dynamics about this?[/quote]

Also, if the club only has 1 or 2 teams per age group, this is considered a small club…. And growth a development might be limited if are serious about soccer.  We are stuck in a small club now, our eyes are open to how bigger vs small clubs operate.  We are crushed by the bigger clubs regularly.  We are run over at all tournaments also.  With more kids, it allows the club to pay for better coaching staff and run better clinics and eventually develop higher level teams in higher leagues that the small clubs won’t even compete in.  (There may be exceptions.)  I’m starting to develop the opinion that small clubs are like glorified Rec programs.  [/quote]

Your reasoning and analysis is off somewhat.
Several of the small clubs in the DMV have exceptional coaches who rather have developmental impact in quality versus quantity.

The bigger clubs are selecting their top team, top two teams, from a much bigger pool of players. Then have 3 or 4 weak teams in said age group.
Give almost any U10, U11 or U12 coach 13 early bloomers for 7v7 and 9v9 and they're going to 'win' games. Doesn't mean the coaching is good.

People spend so much time and effort focused on the aesthetics of name-brand clubs and leagues early on, they always miss the fact that youth soccer is about individual development. 
Your kid being on a big name fancy club may float parents ego, but no scout or coach of a true high level team cares.

MLS Next teams in the DMV are filled with kids developed at 'small clubs', then the big clubs reap the benefits.
So saying small clubs are glorified Rec makes you look like a fool.

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