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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our 2009 born DS is a very gifted player who has played w/ Stoddert for 4 years -- now that he's old enough for travel we're torn b/c we want to attend to his development and he's gung ho to try out, but we're wary of the all consuming time commitment of travel soccer.  Has anyone had experience with the DC Youth Futbol Club? Are there other options in DC or nearby MD where we wouldn't be sacrificing his skill development or future options for top tier play by going with a less intense travel schedule?  Thanks for any advice![/quote]

"A very gifted player" is bold. There are a lot of really talented kids around this region. But if that's what you've got and what you're looking for, I fear you might be disappointed by DCYFC. DCYFC has great kids and a cool idea for training, as does PPA in this area, but a really gifted kid might want more. I'd recommend Achilles FC/ www.salsoccer.com they have some really talented kids and are also considering a less time consuming alternative for strong players that will keep them competitive And the coaching is demanding and excellent.[/quote]

So it depends on how much training you want. DCYFC is travel lite- 2x week training and one day a week winter in NW.  Achilles is 3x a week(location? Lower or upper Montgomery Co. can be a pain if you are coming from DC). Stoddert travel I'd also an option for DC. I think is x3 a week in NW also.

So the difference between travel and rec soccer is night and day. You have paid coaches and the players on average are the better players from rec. So think back on your son's games. Over the course of all his games, you may remember one or two kids who you thought were really good. Those are the player who will make up a top travel team or club soccer. These kids will get professional coaching 3x a week and will develop fairly quickly. They also develop faster because they play against better kids at practice. The speed of play is very noticeable(i.e. You do not get much time or space to screw around with the ball).
Travel lite is in between a top travel team(big commitment, lots of training)and rec(no commitment, training questionable). 
At u9 you can play travel lite and develop. You do the same skill work just in a less demanding environment. You can always tell which players have technical skills at tryouts. If your son wants to tryout for a full travel team later(u10 or u11) he can. What you do is hire really good coach for private training the winter and spring before your travel tryout. [/quote]

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