Alexandria 2012s are currently a strong squad and will be coached next year in MLS Next by Will Hanna. He's well respected and has gotten great results with this year's U13 (2011) MLS Next team.

What the best option for your kid is going to depend very much on his soccer goals and technical skills and athleticism.

The best you can do right now is practice with those clubs and figure out whether your DS is up to par (get feedback on potential placement) and if the coaching and practices meet your standards.

2012B are moving to the large field and will be 11v11. Most ECNL and MLS next teams will be new rosters, new coaches and merged teams. So too early to tell would be the right answer.

Piggybacking off the post for 2012 girls, what is the landscape like for 2012 boys? What ECNL/MLSN teams are the best options? Too early to tell? I don't know jack and trying to figure it out?