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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From time to time on this thread and others, posters imply that DA teams at clubs like Arlington are essentially the first teams of those clubs, with the implication that the U11 first team players become the U12 DA team.  Is that really true?  Don't tryouts attract a considerably broader group of players given the small number of DAs and spots?  And aren't the DA coaches motivated to select the best players regardless of where those players live?  At Arlington, for example, a cursory look at the rosters for Boys DA shows more than half the players on many of the teams from outside Arlington (though they obviously may have played for an Arlington club previously).  I suspect this will become a more pressing issue when DCU moves to Loudoun.  Any insights would be appreciated, particularly from those who have actually been through this process.[/quote]

I can only say for the boys, you are correct.   Many,  possibly the majority,  of the players on the boys DA teams would not be at Arlington if not for the DA.  Even though some joined the year before their age group became eligible for the DA, that was the only reason they went there.

From what I've heard,  when it comes to player selection there is a bit of tension between the DA coaches who just want the best players,  and some of the old school coaches like Frank Demarco, who wants to keep a core group of Arlington- based players so they'll have something to build around after players age out of the DA.  I can see both sides but that'll be less of an issue as they continue to move towards getting full DA. [/quote]

For it to be a 'true DA', they should just take the best players.  Period.  It shouldn't matter where they come from or played prior.  That's the point of DA.  The DA should be a separate entity from the Club in some ways.  Save the politics for the regular travel teams.  I think that is why MLS DA is different.[/quote]

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