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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Excellent responses to the post I made about pay to play not being the only issue.  Yes, we do have kids in the US who can afford to play, that play on their own, love the sport, are passionate, have the culture in their blood, have been outside the US, have parents that played all their lives, etc etc etc.  We probably have a million of these kids.  Yet we can't seem to get them together.  I still think we need to find ways to make "elite" soccer more inclusive but the real problem is what the kids are learning and who the coaches are selecting.  We need to start there.  The question is...how does that change?[/quote]

It's funny.  The soccer landscape is huge in the DMV.  I have a U-10 and a U-13.  I have worked hard to find training and places that do things the right way.  What is incredible, is I'll show up to a training session or camp (not well broadcast) and it will be the same 10 or so families everywhere I go.  I always feel confident my instincts were correct when I see these people who I've seen since my kids were age 7 at the same places, clubs, camps, etc.

I will add, we are from all over the area---Maryland, VA, etc---but end up the same places with the same gripes about travel clubs.  And, yes, either the mom or dad played at a very high level themselves and are disappointed in the choices/options available.  How to get a bigger group?  I'm not even sure.

I have tired to wrangle my older child's friends into some of the stuff we are doing---but they are so caught up in team color and winning tournaments, etc.  One now has a 14-year old child and is trying to back track and catch up on all the things my kids have been doing since a young age.  If the parents weren't heavily involved in the soccer scene as children/teens--it's really hard to get them to understand that what they are being told and sold is crap.  So--millions keep paying for it and if their kid moves up a single team they think it's a huge success (not noting any technical skill development, btw---just 'we made the A team!".[/quote]

What places have you ended up at? We do a lot of extra soccer training - Super Y, winter clinics, summer soccer day camps, in addition to the regular team. We moved to a club that isn't as well regarded on this board but is teaching our U14 possession and skills rather than just kicking and aggression. [/quote]

I'd definitely cut out Super Y.[/quote]

The question was "what places have you ended up at?"  NOT "what should we cut".   I'd love to know what programs you consider better than others?[/quote]

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