What's going on with FCBEscola NOVA?

[Anonymous]

RantingSoccerDad wrote:I think the z-word we're looking for here isn't "zealot." It's "zombie." This thread is unkillable.

RSD.....please let this thread die. Even Jerry Springer is out of style by now.

[Anonymous]

Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

Finally, an honest opinion that isn't predicated on a W/L but rather an observation of quality of play.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

Finally, an honest opinion that isn't predicated on a W/L but rather an observation of quality of play.

Very well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

Which team?

[Anonymous]

One other thing, since earlier in the thread travel time, distance, and cost were discussed...So, it's upwards of $3000 for the club's fees. And a DC parent told me that he pays $16 a day on the toll road going to and from practice. Add that up over a year, and it's right in the neighborhood of another $3k in tolls alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

"out in Leesburg." LOL

You do realize that Loudoun Soccer is the largest soccer club in Virginia right? And they also practice way out in Leesburg.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

"out in Leesburg." LOL

You do realize that Loudoun Soccer is the largest soccer club in Virginia right? And they also practice way out in Leesburg.

Sure, but until FCBEscola (and soon DCU, I guess), there was absolutely no reason for anyone not already in Loudoun to go out there for soccer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

"out in Leesburg." LOL

You do realize that Loudoun Soccer is the largest soccer club in Virginia right? And they also practice way out in Leesburg.

Sure, but until FCBEscola (and soon DCU, I guess), there was absolutely no reason for anyone not already in Loudoun to go out there for soccer.

The same can probably be said about wherever you are currently as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

"out in Leesburg." LOL

You do realize that Loudoun Soccer is the largest soccer club in Virginia right? And they also practice way out in Leesburg.

Sure, but until FCBEscola (and soon DCU, I guess), there was absolutely no reason for anyone not already in Loudoun to go out there for soccer.

The same can probably be said about wherever you are currently as well.

Yep! If someone was driving here from Leesburg 4x a week to play at our club, that would be ridiculous.

The FCBEscola is something different, though. Lots of clubs say something about sacrificing a winning record in order to develop players, but it appears that FCB actually does it. They didn't win a single game, but kept them close most of the time against some of the best programs in MD and VA. It's very clear that these young men have been taught to play soccer together as a team, as opposed to just being a collection of fast kids on the playground that someone recruited to wear the same shirts.

That philosophy is the selling point for FCB, and it appears that at their Virginia academy they deliver on it.

[Anonymous]

*edit for clarity*
FCB's 2005 boys top team didn't win a single game in EDP division one in the fall.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

"out in Leesburg." LOL

You do realize that Loudoun Soccer is the largest soccer club in Virginia right? And they also practice way out in Leesburg.

Sure, but until FCBEscola (and soon DCU, I guess), there was absolutely no reason for anyone not already in Loudoun to go out there for soccer.

The same can probably be said about wherever you are currently as well.

Yep! If someone was driving here from Leesburg 4x a week to play at our club, that would be ridiculous.

The FCBEscola is something different, though. Lots of clubs say something about sacrificing a winning record in order to develop players, but it appears that FCB actually does it. They didn't win a single game, but kept them close most of the time against some of the best programs in MD and VA. It's very clear that these young men have been taught to play soccer together as a team, as opposed to just being a collection of fast kids on the playground that someone recruited to wear the same shirts.

That philosophy is the selling point for FCB, and it appears that at their Virginia academy they deliver on it.

Ok Ok, let's calm it a bit. We went from a healthy dialogue to this over the top praise again. Let's pump the breaks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

"out in Leesburg." LOL

You do realize that Loudoun Soccer is the largest soccer club in Virginia right? And they also practice way out in Leesburg.

Sure, but until FCBEscola (and soon DCU, I guess), there was absolutely no reason for anyone not already in Loudoun to go out there for soccer.

The same can probably be said about wherever you are currently as well.

Yep! If someone was driving here from Leesburg 4x a week to play at our club, that would be ridiculous.

The FCBEscola is something different, though. Lots of clubs say something about sacrificing a winning record in order to develop players, but it appears that FCB actually does it. They didn't win a single game, but kept them close most of the time against some of the best programs in MD and VA. It's very clear that these young men have been taught to play soccer together as a team, as opposed to just being a collection of fast kids on the playground that someone recruited to wear the same shirts.

That philosophy is the selling point for FCB, and it appears that at their Virginia academy they deliver on it.

Ok Ok, let's calm it a bit. We went from a healthy dialogue to this over the top praise again. Let's pump the breaks.

LOL--what do you expect? Have you read the other 80+ pages of this thread? That's the whole story here. Pump city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One other thing, since earlier in the thread travel time, distance, and cost were discussed...So, it's upwards of $3000 for the club's fees. And a DC parent told me that he pays $16 a day on the toll road going to and from practice. Add that up over a year, and it's right in the neighborhood of another $3k in tolls alone.

You can get to Evergreen without taking a toll road, but you overall point is valid. The base cost of training is definitely high ($3,000+ per year), which is a shame. If they have another price hike like they did last year, parents will start taking their kids to other clubs for financial reasons. My kids did not try out with other clubs last year, but I will definitely have a back up plan this year, if their pricing continues to increase.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw an FCB Escola team scrimmage today. We beat them, but they made great decisions, were (mostly) very technically skilled, and were very well-coached and -disciplined. They didn't have as many players on their roster, so they got fatigued late.

From an unbiased observer: it looks like a great program that, unfortunately, is stuck out in Leesburg.

"out in Leesburg." LOL

You do realize that Loudoun Soccer is the largest soccer club in Virginia right? And they also practice way out in Leesburg.

Sure, but until FCBEscola (and soon DCU, I guess), there was absolutely no reason for anyone not already in Loudoun to go out there for soccer.

The same can probably be said about wherever you are currently as well.

Yep! If someone was driving here from Leesburg 4x a week to play at our club, that would be ridiculous.

The FCBEscola is something different, though. Lots of clubs say something about sacrificing a winning record in order to develop players, but it appears that FCB actually does it. They didn't win a single game, but kept them close most of the time against some of the best programs in MD and VA. It's very clear that these young men have been taught to play soccer together as a team, as opposed to just being a collection of fast kids on the playground that someone recruited to wear the same shirts.

That philosophy is the selling point for FCB, and it appears that at their Virginia academy they deliver on it.

Ok Ok, let's calm it a bit. We went from a healthy dialogue to this over the top praise again. Let's pump the breaks.

If by "over the top praise", you just mean "praise," then sure.

DP, but the poster you are responding to has made it clear he isn't in any way affiliated with FCB. He is a parent on another team, but he was impressed with what he saw.

The "FCBEscola is something different" narrative seems to be the one that really pushes some folks' buttons for some reason. Couldn't possibly be any truth to it, could there?