If your child is on the fourth team (and some clubs shamelessly have 5th, 6th and more), your child is on what is called a revenue team. All you are doing is wasting your money, giving it to a club that won't help your child develop. Find somewhere else, somewhere that will invest the time and resources developing your child. Don't fall for the 5th team on a fancy name brand club

OBGC Travel is definitely worth considering. We’re happy with their focus on skills development in an encouraging yet solidly competitive environment. They have experienced coaches and the program has produced solid high school, college, and pro players over the years.

Define college.

Any college with high-quality education. Could be D3 or something else.

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Anonymous wrote:

MLSNext is their 1st team, Blue is the second and Green is the third.

Do kids from blue or green tend to go on to play mens' soccer in college?

Define college.

I think he means D1

Anonymous wrote:

MLSNext is their 1st team, Blue is the second and Green is the third.

Do kids from blue or green tend to go on to play mens' soccer in college?

Define college.

MLSNext is their 1st team, Blue is the second and Green is the third.

Do kids from blue or green tend to go on to play mens' soccer in college?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MSI expanded their travel teams this year and are holding tryouts for Spring - why not start there (and maybe bring a friend from his Classic team)? It'll cost a lot less and will be more competitive

+1
The old director of MSI was a horrible person and let some coaches abuse players and take advantage of families which resulted in terrible travel teams. There were some good individual coaches. The new director seems great and is really revamping the travel program. I would check that out.

MSI is like a “new” and “different” club now with the new CEO/Technical Director. Their focus now is developing their travel program with MSI-employed coaches.

They have a lot of the old MRM (Maryland Rush Montgomery) staff who came over from Arrington. It really depends on your goals. If you just want to "play travel" MSI is fine, but they're not a proven commodity at this point. When already in HS, Potomac or Bethesda may be a better fit to goals, if you can get on a team.

Anonymous wrote:What are the differences between Bethesda MLS Next and Bethesda Blue and Bethesda Green for 2007 boys?

MLSNext is their 1st team, Blue is the second and Green is the third.

What are the differences between Bethesda MLS Next and Bethesda Blue and Bethesda Green for 2007 boys?

Anonymous wrote:Thank you! I appreciate the info. Would welcome anyone’s direct experience with any of the teams.

My DS has been with Potomac for many years and has a good experience. I believe that most of the top teams are already full though.

We we on PPA and do not like it. Expensive, very disorganized and not much instruction.

+1 ... and it seems to have gotten worse this year.

Thank you! I appreciate the info. Would welcome anyone’s direct experience with any of the teams.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MSI expanded their travel teams this year and are holding tryouts for Spring - why not start there (and maybe bring a friend from his Classic team)? It'll cost a lot less and will be more competitive

Yeah but to say this route would work to play even D3 is to give our anonymous friend a false sense of the landscape. If you want to play in college - ECNL is the answer. The only ECNL team in Moco is Potomac. Good luck but I think the real issue with your son may be speed of play at this level. It is fast and furious.

^This if your son wants to play in college (D3) or even on top teams in this region while in HS, he's going to need speed and quickness on the ball.

Why is ECNL "the answer"? (on the boys side)

Which college coaches are looking past MLS Next teams to ECNL teams?

Agree, MLS Next teams are easy for college coaches to know they are getting a high-caliber player. The filtering of players and talent has already happened. Everyone else is an unknown.