It's the start of the Fall 2016/Spring 2017 season. Use this thread for your posts regarding this age group

Anyone care to rank the top area club teams for 2018?

Madlax, VLC then BW?

Well if your son is not on any of these 3 he should be attending all threes tryouts now. Or in BW case you should be emailing them begging for a spot. No reason to say who is better, Tryout for all three and go with the one your son can start or play a lot with. You are late to the game if you are not already on one of these 3 teams. Hope this helps.

Is it true that Next Level is trying to field a 2018 team?

Not even close--Madlax won 2 summer tournaments, beating such teams as Crabs, Laxachettes, LI Express etc....

Yes if we where to rank them Madlax would be one. But my point was at the 2018 age they are really not looking at the team record at all. You need to be on the D1 radar and talking to the coaches. Heck you should be talking to the D2 and D3 coaches by this age this timeline. They will be coming to see you play so if you win or lose the game it does not matter.

Madlax has the most number of studs, but all three 2018s are very good.

Who is the best 2018 club team in the country?

Crabs

Madlax

Madlax 2018 college commits looks strong. VLC not so much at this time. Who knows about BW, but the fact that they aren't advertising numbers problably says all you need to know.

Are you that photographer guy or something? I counted 12 guys for Madlax. I think VLC has something like 8 and BW probably has 10 or more.

All three are good options. No need to diss other people to make yourself feel good.

Can anyone guess how many times any of these BW kids played in a real game wearing the BW uniform. I would say 9 times is the highest number and most around 6. How can any org take credit for a player who plays in a real game for the team 9 times ever?

VLC 2018 does not have 8 commits.

Madlax has 12 commits. VLC has half as much right now. Numbers may jump in November, but it's pretty clear that by this metric, Madlax wins hands down.