Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:42 pm Post subject: Soccer America: Baltimore Casa Mia Bays nation's top club
Soccer America names its Top 30 boys and girls soccer clubs in the United States. A few local clubs in the mix. Do you agree? Disagree? Which club is missing? Which club should NOT be in the group?
Boys clubs
1. Baltimore Casa Mia Bays*, Maryland
2. Dallas Texans*, North Texas
3. Andromeda*, North Texas
4. Arsenal FC*, California South
5. Chicago Magic, Illinois
6. Real So Cal*, California South
7. FC Delco, Eastern Pennsylvania
8. Solar FC*, North Texas
9. Michigan Wolves*, Michigan
10. Schulz Soccer Academy, Florida
11. CASL, North Carolina
12. LAFC, California South
13. Players Development Academy, New Jersey
14. Concorde Elite, Georgia
15. Chicago Fire, Illinois
16. FC Milwaukee, Wisconsin
17. Javanon SC*, Kentucky
18. Real Colorado*, Colorado
19. Carmel United, Indiana
20. West Coast FC, California South
21. Sockers FC, Illinois
22. NJSA 04*, New Jersey
23. Columbus Crew, Ohio
24. Vardar SC, Michigan
25. St. Louis Scott Gallagher, Missouri
26. Blau Weiss Gottschee, New York
27. Bethesda SC, Maryland
28. Colorado Rush, Colorado
29. D.C. United, Virginia
30. Kansas City Wizards, Kansas
Girls clubs
1. Dallas Texans*, North Texas
2. Eclipse Select*, Illinois
3. So Cal Blues*, California South
4. Slammers FC*, California South
5. Sting SC*, North Texas
6. Players Development Academy, New Jersey
7. McLean Premier Soccer*, Virginia
8. Colorado Rush*, Colorado
9. Force FC*, Michigan
10. San Juan SC*, California North
11. Albertson SC, Eastern New York
12. San Diego Surf, California South
13. Carmel United*, Indiana
14. Scorpions SC, Massachusetts
15. Real Colorado*, Colorado
16. Michigan Hawks, Michigan
17. Eagles SC*, California South
18. FC Pennsylvania Strikers, Eastern Pennsylvania
Where's Potomac on the boys side? Does the list use only US Youth State/Regional/National results?
McLean is a perennial top club on this list, but they've got some big gaps of quality in some age groups, and I remember a couple of their best performing teams were transfers in to the club right? How many of the teams that put them at #7 were mostly developed in-house? Conversely, any teams leave the club that were developed there? It must be tough to be a club smack dab in the geographic middle of this crazy soccer region! I don't envy McLean coaches who have to compete with Maryland clubs in addition to Virginia due to their proximity to the beltway. Their field development work should help establish some stability there.
Interesting too that Bethesda is in on the boys side - especially after so much crap they got on these boards about not choosing to apply to the DA. Kudos to them for sure, especially being one of very few clubs on BOTH lists. I hope they join the DA soon.
Full Volley, I'm not a subscriber to SA, can you detail here the formula they used to get this list?
Here's the criteria from Soccer America (they have a free 3-month membership, BTW...)
Criteria
Soccer America selects the top 30 clubs based on success of their teams in national youth championships over the last three years and national recognition for players from these clubs in 2008.
FC Greater Boston Bolts beat Bays U18 4-1 in this past weekend's Development Academy game. That was a huge win for the Bolts. Anyone have any insight into the game?
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