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Message: [QUOTE="DarthGrumpy, post: 1839628, member: 2141"] I bet a lot has to do with geography. Getting around North Jersey at rush hour is a nightmare and weekday practices are usually around 6 or 7 PM when parents get home. RYSA and the Torpedoes are the two big 'entry' level clubs around my town, which I know as they keep trying to recruit my oldest son (we allowed him to pick 1 travel program and he went with baseball). From those two, the kids move through several clubs, with RBA at the top of the local pecking order. While there is only kid I know of on RBA, I know they are big in Morris, Essex, and Union counties, which are a lot closer. As I am on the western side of Bergen, World Class is known; but, not that popular as they are adjacent to the northeast corner of the county. That said, the alliance with NYCFC may get them more attention. One of my Rec kids (U11) just switched to the Heat last fall. His Dad actually had me run over last fall to unlock one of the fields for them and ref the game as it was a last minute change of schedule. Good coaches. Tactically sound team. They tore apart some team from Westchester County. Completely agree on the Crush, which is of no surprises as they pull from HS teams like Northern Highlands (currently #2 in the USA), Ramapo, Ramsey, River Dell, and Mahwah, all of which have won state titles in recent years. [/QUOTE]