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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure, and this thread has really evolved to where it's about more than just Arlington. It's all the CCL clubs (Arlington, Braddock Road, Annandale, Stoddert, McLean, SYA, Loudoun, Potomac, a couple more) and a few others.

And part of the issue is that CCL is built on a basic lie. They say it's about building from within rather than recruiting. That's obviously NOT true.

And part of it is the question I've put in bold. Unless, you're a really exceptional player, why is that the first priority? Why not just play for your local club and see how it does? And if you're a college or pro prospect, maybe supplement with ODP or a Super-Y team in the summer?[/quote]

Accepting players from other clubs is not limited to CCL clubs.  Every club will accept a player that’s good enough for their top team.  For example, earlier in this thread, VYS was held up as a community-first team but VYS policy is that if a player is good enough for the A team then the player gets an offer, even if that means a long-time VYS player gets pushed down to a lower team or even house.

As for recruiting, some clubs recruit more than others and how successful they are depends on what they have to sell. Many clubs don’t have much to offer. And some clubs are shameless about recruiting individual players and whole teams (cough*Annandale and FC Virginia*cough).

As for why players move, most of the time it’s not because the player was recruited.  Often players move because they want more competition, better training or  their parents’ ego needed a boost, and they don’t need someone whispering in their ear to make that decision. As for where top players try out, it’s pretty clear which clubs in the DC area have the highest aspirations and all of those clubs are either in ECNL/Development Academy, [b]CCL or the new VPL[/b]. So top teams don’t have to actively recruit because top players want to play for the best teams.  In my experience, it’s often the next tier of teams and clubs that recruit because otherwise no one would not consider them as an option.
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Are CCL and VPL really a draw (and is VPL actually up and running yet)?  I know that clubs trumpet the fact that they belong to CCL, but I'm guessing that families haven't flocked to Potomac and FC Frederick (for example) so they can say their kids play CCL.  I'm guessing most probably don't even know there is a difference between CCL and NCSL/WAGS.[/quote]

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