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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no need for additional MLS Next teams in the area. Not everyone is an elite player. West Virginia should have never been let in. Achilles and Alexandria need to be shown the door. [/quote]

Honest question.  What is your interest in having the league pared down?  Do you have a kid at another club and think the schedule is too easy?  Is it a general opinion on the state of youth soccer in the area?  Alexandria went 3-3 across all age groups against Baltimore Armour this weekend, with their most successful age group having a surprising loss.  Does that change the opinion?

It doesn't seem like they're completely outclassed.    [/quote]

Since I posted the part you are responding to, I'll try to answer succinctly but not easy.  First, I'd warn you against taking a weekend - particularly one during or at the end of spring break when kids with Baltimore Armour may have been out. Second, the coaching at Alexandria is a shit show. They hire completely unprofessional people and then assign them to two MLS Next teams, which is against the guidelines of MLS Next. Their 2011 team is an outlier of success, but they didn't play any of the academies in the fall and weren't steamrolling anyone. Not taking away from their success - just stating facts. 
More broadly, MLS Next should be careful not to be diluted to the point of ECNL. There are some kids in that league and definitely in West Virginia, Achilles, and Alexandria who have zero chance of playing in college at a respectable level. Elite is elite...there's no need for a kid of average talent or skills to travel all up and down the east coast and beyond to get quality competition. Travel within 90 minutes and have a happier childhood. [/quote]

Also, and I'm not going to look at all the teams' coaching slate, but I looked at one.  Baltimore Armour has two coaches that have two teams each.  This year and next year.   [/quote]

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