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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which has the best club:
Vienna
Alexandria
Loudoun
McLean[/quote]

From that group - Alexandria.  I would take Arlington ahead of any of them though.[/quote]

I would not.  Some of Alexandria teams consistently beat Arlington's higher teams.  Ranked #1 in the US.  Physical size matters a lot more at Arlington.  As the kids age up, non-Arlington kids displace the majority of the squad.

Develop and then move at a later date.[/quote]

I'm referring specifically to Arlington's academy teams and that coaching staff - so U13 and up.  They most definitely do not select for physical size.  I would have no problem with a suggestion to play for Alexandria at younger ages.[/quote]

I love how an anonymous poster states definitively that physical size matters more at Arlington. Seriously, you have no clue. The original discussion was about playing styles, maybe stay with that. For example, Alexandria loudly boasts how they are a possession club and how that is the most effective way to play the game. Interestingly, when you look at the clubs older teams (u17-u18/juniors and seniors), both the boys and girls teams ranks fall between 16-42 in VA. For the size of that club, this is a significant underperformance. For players fully developed inside the club under a possession system, we have been told they will be stronger players. Either: 1) possession system training at young ages does not lead to better results ( in fact it may be detrimental); 2) Alexandria is not effectively teaching possession; or 3) something else. Clearly the narrative about possession style training, at least at Alexandria, results in the negative outcomes.[/quote]

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