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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, enough of this.  Club-based travel soccer sux, we all get this.  There is no need to travel around for meaningless state cup, league games, or wahetver sinks your boat.

But where is this excellent training that focuses on the player???  It ain't anywhere in NoVa from what I've seen.  DC maybe?[/quote]

Not too hard to figure this out I think.

The poster describes a place her son joined last summer, with "people that know soccer and value soccer IQ."  She implies that these are non-American coaches.  There are multiple trainers who rotate between groups of players.  All of the age groups are at the same fields and the TD attends every single session and rotates through the training groups.    They are not participating in travel leagues.  The focus is on individual development rather than team building or wins.  Each "individual is moved through a developmental system according to their individual needs ... "  Players are moved around between levels and age groups during training and games as it best suits their development.  "The coaches are teaching spatial concepts, movements, 1st touch, etc. which are essential to team play, yet the are taking a hard look at each kid individually."  This is individually focused development which heavily emphasizes the team concept and values like humbleness.  They use positional play, keep the ball on the ground, and frequently switch the point of attack.

This has to be the FCB Escola.

Going out on a limb here, ... I think this may be the parent of a player who used to be with Arlington (bad fit at U10) and Alexandria (too team orientated, not enough focus on individual development).  The player I am thinking of has good footskills, good touch, high soccer IQ, is not fast or big but not skinny either, and does a lot of extra training on the side both on his own and with supplemental trainers from around the area.   Seems like a really nice kid too, and very much loves the game.

If you are who I think you are, it sounds like you've found a great fit and I'm really happy for you.  Best of luck and thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences on this forum.  
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We were not with Arlington or Alexandria--that would be a pretty long haul.  I was talking about FCB though.  We really like it.[/quote]

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