Most of the criticism of UA teams/events is that they are rigged. Well, no kidding. The evaluators are usually the same club / prep school pimps -- oops, I mean coaches -- who get to be the "objective" evaluators for the "anonymous" kids in three digit pennies. In the DMV area if you look over to the sidelines and see the usual suspect there to pimp their kids out, you already know the roster. It might not be bad to go UA league because the more power the usual suspects have over the leagues like NPYLL the more control they have over your wallets in the coming years. UA just wants you to buy their shirts.