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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Club did not begin developing players in that system until more recently, and all of the teams on the boys side that developed with that system have major state or regional trophies and the 08 boys are well on their way to both. In any event it is laughable to look at team rankings at U17 and U18 to infer how well the club develops young players. Most players at clubs at those ages developed elsewhere and transferred after formative development elsewhere. I think MLS and DCU probably have a different view on how well the club develops players. Take your nonsense elsewhere. [/quote]

BS. They’ve been bantering about possession since 2012. The vast majority of the players on those 4 red teams have all grown up in the possession system. What is laughable is to look at pre-pubescent boys and think that their performance is at all indicative of future outcomes. Anybody who knows about development, soccer and kids, knows that puberty makes the world flip. I assume you have a youngster on the 08 team ( in part because you have no knowledge of the facts about the club), be prepared for your world to turn. It matters very little where you train at u12 and below, u13 and u14 are the transition years to competition and also matter little, u15+ is the competition range, and u17+ is college/pro recruiting. So the real testament to a club’s development approach is how are their u17 and up teams performing. As far as ‘formative development years’ go, you are confused. Kids physical and mental development is pretty well understood. At younger ages, working on foot skills makes sense whereas strength training and pattern play is a waste of time. When they get into the transitions years 13&14 it makes sense to introduce more spatial awareness drills and some physical movement concepts. At 15 and up they should be developing all player traits. I know clubs like to think that they develop all these kids and than they leave. Maybe, the kids leave because they aren’t getting developed. As far as DCU and MLS are concerned, they are happy to take your league fee and let you sort out the players. Professionals realize that it matters very little where the kids are playing prior to U15. However, they will cherry pick talent at u15 because that is the beginning of the formative development years. Now go back to your Kool-aid.[/quote]

"[i]At younger ages, working on foot skills makes sense whereas strength training and pattern play is a waste of time. When they get into the transitions years 13&14 it makes sense to introduce more spatial awareness drills and some physical movement concepts. At 15 and up they should be developing all player traits.[/i]"

Yes sir! You are a true visionary! This mantra has worked so well for US soccer and the rest of the world should take notes![/quote]

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