Here's How I'm Thinking About Picking the Right Youth Soccer Club

About this episode

Neil Crawford discusses how to choose the right youth soccer club amidst common claims of quality and affordability.

Every club in my area says the same thing — high quality, low cost, player-centered. So how do you actually choose? In this episode, I share how I'm thinking through it, what my non-negotiables are, and the one thing I look for that at least points me in the right direction.

People in this episode

Host: Neil Crawford

Topics covered

• youth soccer
• club selection
• player development
• cost considerations
• quality assessment

Keywords

• youth soccer
• soccer club
• player-centered
• high quality
• low cost

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