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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Final note - Does anyone know how many players are in Arlington's player pool in every age group (2007-2011?) Is it 300? 400?

Factor in the county population plus kids that play in Arlington's program from the areas around the county.

When you have that many players to choose from, selecting the athletically dominant kids that have at least decent skills and putting them on the same team together gives that team a huge leg up on the competition... unless the competition has done the same process.

Baltimore Union, Pipeline SC, are also notorious for selecting players at the younger ages based on size, which is why they win almost every tournament they play in at the younger ages. Loudon, McLean, FCV, and Braddock Road are no different. There is always a mega size difference between the "top tier" team and the second team.[/quote]

I just have not seen a pervasive use of "size" as a selection criteria.  I am aware in some of the clubs you mention that players move up and down among teams in the age group based on skill and commitment.  It is true that a coach might want a rangy center back or a giant target forward in the mix, but no real club is picking all the big kids--many can't get around the pitch as well as the little workhorse who buzzes around all match.  The beautiful thing about soccer is that there is no prototype body for success in the game.[/quote]

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