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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I've heard, Arl U12 DA is a mix of Arl and non-Arl.  I heard they were having a hard time filling the spots.  It seems weird to me, as I thought these were coveted spots, but maybe it was diluted since McLean got a U12 DA this year?

I don't know for sure, I'm only going on rumors I heard  - but I heard they had to have extra tryouts after the DA tryouts and even then they couldn't find people, and they started re-scouting at practices from their top teams and during the regular travel tryouts.  So there were kids in the club that didn't try out for DA that are on DA now because there were still spots available.  I don't know if that's because they were being highly selective or because there wasn't interest or what the reason was.  I have heard, though, that the pool isn't as strong as you would think/expect when people talk about DA.[/quote]

All of this dilution of talent is ridiculous.  I have not heard great things about the Club pre-DA (U12-14).  The number of different leagues and kids split all over the place does not afford for talent to be all in one place like the good 'ol days.

This is the only place in the world that runs youth soccer in such a shitty way.  [/quote]

Frankly the talent today even at B and C team levels would likely run circles around your travel kids in the "good 'ol days". The number of kids playing today is greater, the amount and breadth of quality training opportunities is better. The fields are better. Kids have Futsal, extra training companies, camps, huge rec programs and more. Is much of it a money grab? Yes, but there are more kids playing now than ever before and the system is growing to include as many players as possible. [/quote]

Many that didn't play college/pro level back then like to tell themselves that all of this specialized paid training in the younger years is creating better US soccer players.  Many of the good 'ol day players are still considered the best ever (or were prodigy of the good 'ol day players).

My kids watched a replay of the Wake Forest v Stanford college cup and were appalled at what shitty, ugly soccer was on display.

The more structure and $ and dilution of talent does not result in better.  We have more kids playing, yes.  That is great.  Sheer numbers and kids that no longer are allowed to play American football are in the player pool.  Kids do have more basic technical ability in the younger years.  I am not seeing what is born and bred in the US (not trained in Europe in the teens) any better on the National teams of late.[/quote]

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