Anonymous wrote:Correction just looked it up 1974 to 1980

Cruyff and Sonny Askew.

Correction just looked it up 1974 to 1980

The diplomats were in the '80s and early 90s maybe so you're talking 30 years ago. Pre MLS

There's also Achilles and DCYFC in DC. I think Achilles plays at/near St. Johns, DCYFC usually in the Stoddert/St. Albans area of the world.

This made me think...what ever happen to Washington Diplomats? I remember trained with a kid who said he played for them. This was maybe 3 years ago.

Takoma Soccer has a fall season and a spring season-- 2nd grade and up have one practice and one game a week. The teams are parent coached. Travel teams in or near NE include PPA (well, NW), DC Fray, Brookland FC (new this year, I'm not sure they are fielding more than 1 or 2 age levels of teams), Dematha Soccer Academy, and Washington Capital United. These are "travel" programs, and in general, are coached by licensed coaches. Little kids usually have 2-3 practices a week, a fall and spring soccer season, and sometimes a winter futsal season. The "travel" programs usually require a year long commitment, and try outs for those programs are happening now.

Many schools in NE have teams that play in Stoddert rec as well. Those teams from what I can tell are also parent coached with one game and one or two practices a week. Stoddert rec teams play against other stoddert rec teams. You can commit to one season at a time.

We live in NE DC. My 7yo recently started playing soccer in Takoma Park but I am trying to figure out what our options are for fall. Right now she has practice once a week and one game a week. Is this the most typically offered at this age? What are other places we should check out?