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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You got a few things right and a few things wrong. 
* There are two reasons not to try out for Paramount: (1) your DD will probably not make any of their U15 teams, (2) Paramount is  Virginia club and you don't want to drive all the way to Manassas for practice.
* You are correct about MVSA: likely no chance to make a U15 team with no club experience. 
* Trying out for MOCO is an exercise in futility. A tall, athletic player may have remote chances to make it, but it is unlikely at U15 level. Focus instead on clubs where you have more chances.
* MEVC would be a better option than MOCO, but don't get your hopes too high either. 
* Platform (which you didn't mention) would be your best bet. They have a relatively strong top team (better than MEVC), but beginners make up most of their bottom teams. Aim for the top team, but you will likely be offered a spot on their bottom teams. 
* Academy is one of the weaker clubs in the area, so this would be your best bet to make a top club team (especially for a tall athletic player). I think they only have one team per age group, so you should have a backup plan in case you don't make it (see Platform above).

Understand that most clubs will bring back lots of returning players - very few spots are open every year for each team. The more successful the club, the higher the return rate. Top players in mediocre clubs try to move up to better clubs and some do succeed. Focus on clubs that you have a realistic chance of making a team. Strategize your summer and fall by attending clinics at those clubs. Many of the decisions are made during these clinics, even though nobody cannot tell you anything officially until after tryouts. Coaches could watch you for a few minutes and tell you whether you have a chance in their club. But don't expect that courtesy - all coaches will invite you to the tryouts even if they know you have no chance of making any of their teams. They are trying to boost their tryout numbers, which brings bragging rights. [/quote]

Not quite true about Academy. Coach Amy is building out her teams. There were 2 13's teams this year and one was quite good. I expect to see more competitive teams from Academy as the years go on. [/quote]
I don't think that's a fair statement about the 13s teams performance for Academy last year.  13-1s team was not very competitive at all, especially compared to the clubs listed above.  The 13-2s team was literally the very bottom ranked team in the region.[/quote]

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