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[quote=Anonymous]^^Don't know much about the VDA vs. DCU dynamic, especially once DC United moves to Loudoun County.  Are the practice fields close together?

With respect to Bethesda and DCU, most years they are about equally competitive.  Baltimore Armour has been better than both the last couple of years if you go by who makes the playoffs in the older ages, though one of Bethesda's teams made it to the quarter finals two years ago.  I don't think either of DCUs older teams have made the playoffs the last two years, though they definitely have plenty of talented players.  The conference teams from our area play in is more competitive than many others.

From what I've seen, kids tend to move among the established DAs primarily based on whether they are getting playing time or have some other grievance with their original club, plus where they live.  That could change down the road if DCU gets more organized, becomes free, or if the rumoured two-tier DA system comes into place in the future.  Even then, Bethesda will still probably continue to draw good players so long as they still have good college commitments and some kids in the YNT pools.  They keep their costs low for the older academy age groups, which helps a lot, and their location is good relative to Leesburg.  It will be interesting to see how much the USL training opportunities change things.[/quote]

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