I would encourage you to attend a practice and talk to the parents on the 14u Defenders team. Several have been involved with multiple teams in this area and can tell you why they think the team they are with is the best for their sons.
In addition, AJ does a phenomenal job with those kids. Has no kids in the program but donates his time for the love of the game. 3 out of the 4 kids in this area who signed D1 scholarships last year (class of 2014) played for AJ (Laquarious Paige, Colton Weisbrod, and Mike Zeno). All 3 would give you very strong recommendations about him as well.