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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

What’s the other team? Looking to move my U14 DD from a club not listed on this thread to another club and want to make sure we are looking at the right places

Multiple posters have already said it, Husel.

And Washington Wolves

I disagree. And so do multiple other people on this thread.

If you get the opportunity to see first hand, go watch the Washington Wolves u16/u19 teams play at this years Sunshine Showcase in January and make your judgment. She will take 18-20 players (max roster is 20!). Watch the games and her coaching. You will see 11-12 players get all the playing time. Rest will get 0-8 min per game of that and mostly not in their primary position so many look out of place because they are. Players are conditioned by her to treat them as sub par players and avoid passing to them so they basically might as well not be on the field. She will provide little coaching direction even during breaks/half time. Again this is not the case for the younger teams as much because those coaches are more inclusive. This aspect can’t speak directly but others have stated (FH is a small world) she is known for the same lack of coaching, limited communication, preferential treatment and several players get 0 playing time pitting player against player on and off the field at her high school team and it has caused consternation with parents for several years. High school team wins because of speed and grit of lacrosse players and a few strong FH players/goalie. Go watch her at these major tournaments with the older age group to see for yourself. Nexus, clinics all a show for the DMV to get more business or get her in crowd players into top nexus ranking for selection.

I have watched her coach at u16/19. Multiple tournaments and never saw what you are talking about. I was not at Sunshine Showcase last year, but did watch her at other similar level tournaments. She was constantly coaching. She has a voice that carries so it is easy to hear her.

Also, a player should be able to fill in for a variety of positions. It makes the player better and helps the team when they need someone to step outside their comfort zone and step up for their team.

Sorry it wasn’t a fit for your child, but many other people have talked about their positive experience. I know multiple families who play for her and they are happy. As others have pointed out, players stick around and come back to coach with her.

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

What’s the other team? Looking to move my U14 DD from a club not listed on this thread to another club and want to make sure we are looking at the right places

Multiple posters have already said it, Husel.

And Washington Wolves

I disagree. And so do multiple other people on this thread.

If you get the opportunity to see first hand, go watch the Washington Wolves u16/u19 teams play at this years Sunshine Showcase in January and make your judgment. She will take 18-20 players (max roster is 20!). Watch the games and her coaching. You will see 11-12 players get all the playing time. Rest will get 0-8 min per game of that and mostly not in their primary position so many look out of place because they are. Players are conditioned by her to treat them as sub par players and avoid passing to them so they basically might as well not be on the field. She will provide little coaching direction even during breaks/half time. Again this is not the case for the younger teams as much because those coaches are more inclusive. This aspect can’t speak directly but others have stated (FH is a small world) she is known for the same lack of coaching, limited communication, preferential treatment and several players get 0 playing time pitting player against player on and off the field at her high school team and it has caused consternation with parents for several years. High school team wins because of speed and grit of lacrosse players and a few strong FH players/goalie. Go watch her at these major tournaments with the older age group to see for yourself. Nexus, clinics all a show for the DMV to get more business or get her in crowd players into top nexus ranking for selection.

If you want to talk about preferring players please take a look at next level. I’ve heard from several current players on the “lower” teams complain about how the club owner is always coaching her top teams. Even people how who’ve been with next level since the days of the Bethesda indoor facility have left because next level prefers players from other clubs. They took in so many Metro club girls and prior to that they took in all the SouthEast Storm players since that club disintegrated. A good friend of mine had a daughter who played for Next level since the club started and moved to KOA because of the favoritism.

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

What’s the other team? Looking to move my U14 DD from a club not listed on this thread to another club and want to make sure we are looking at the right places

Multiple posters have already said it, Husel.

And Washington Wolves

I disagree. And so do multiple other people on this thread.

If you get the opportunity to see first hand, go watch the Washington Wolves u16/u19 teams play at this years Sunshine Showcase in January and make your judgment. She will take 18-20 players (max roster is 20!). Watch the games and her coaching. You will see 11-12 players get all the playing time. Rest will get 0-8 min per game of that and mostly not in their primary position so many look out of place because they are. Players are conditioned by her to treat them as sub par players and avoid passing to them so they basically might as well not be on the field. She will provide little coaching direction even during breaks/half time. Again this is not the case for the younger teams as much because those coaches are more inclusive. This aspect can’t speak directly but others have stated (FH is a small world) she is known for the same lack of coaching, limited communication, preferential treatment and several players get 0 playing time pitting player against player on and off the field at her high school team and it has caused consternation with parents for several years. High school team wins because of speed and grit of lacrosse players and a few strong FH players/goalie. Go watch her at these major tournaments with the older age group to see for yourself. Nexus, clinics all a show for the DMV to get more business or get her in crowd players into top nexus ranking for selection.

Gloria has been at Stone Ridge for 8 years and has BUILT that program to what it is today: among Top 10 Washington Post rankings (with teams like Archbishop Spalding and Crofton), undefeated ISL regular season champs, and 2 time ISL tournament champions. Those accomplishments don’t just come from having a “few good FH players or fast lacrosse athletes.” It requires a lot of dedication, passion, and love for coaching and that is exactly what Gloria has.

As someone who has only been involved in the field hockey world, I can say for a fact that learning how to play another sport that is not your dominant sport requires good coaching and a lot of attention. Her lacrosse players have learned so much under Gloria and when they play top teams like Spalding (with girls committed to UMD or play for USA national team) they are able to handle themselves well. She has taken time to build skill in her athletes and if you actually got to watch the ISL championship game you could see how they turned that game from a 1-0 deficit to a 2-1 win (that’s not luck…that’s a lot of time and effort to get your team back in the game by changing formation or moving players around).
she is always the first to run to her players when they are hurt in the ground.

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

What’s the other team? Looking to move my U14 DD from a club not listed on this thread to another club and want to make sure we are looking at the right places

Multiple posters have already said it, Husel.

And Washington Wolves

I disagree. And so do multiple other people on this thread.

If you get the opportunity to see first hand, go watch the Washington Wolves u16/u19 teams play at this years Sunshine Showcase in January and make your judgment. She will take 18-20 players (max roster is 20!). Watch the games and her coaching. You will see 11-12 players get all the playing time. Rest will get 0-8 min per game of that and mostly not in their primary position so many look out of place because they are. Players are conditioned by her to treat them as sub par players and avoid passing to them so they basically might as well not be on the field. She will provide little coaching direction even during breaks/half time. Again this is not the case for the younger teams as much because those coaches are more inclusive. This aspect can’t speak directly but others have stated (FH is a small world) she is known for the same lack of coaching, limited communication, preferential treatment and several players get 0 playing time pitting player against player on and off the field at her high school team and it has caused consternation with parents for several years. High school team wins because of speed and grit of lacrosse players and a few strong FH players/goalie. Go watch her at these major tournaments with the older age group to see for yourself. Nexus, clinics all a show for the DMV to get more business or get her in crowd players into top nexus ranking for selection.

If you want to talk about preferring players please take a look at next level. I’ve heard from several current players on the “lower” teams complain about how the club owner is always coaching her top teams. Even people how who’ve been with next level since the days of the Bethesda indoor facility have left because next level prefers players from other clubs. They took in so many Metro club girls and prior to that they took in all the SouthEast Storm players since that club disintegrated. A good friend of mine had a daughter who played for Next level since the club started and moved to KOA because of the favoritism.

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

What’s the other team? Looking to move my U14 DD from a club not listed on this thread to another club and want to make sure we are looking at the right places

Multiple posters have already said it, Husel.

And Washington Wolves

I disagree. And so do multiple other people on this thread.

If you get the opportunity to see first hand, go watch the Washington Wolves u16/u19 teams play at this years Sunshine Showcase in January and make your judgment. She will take 18-20 players (max roster is 20!). Watch the games and her coaching. You will see 11-12 players get all the playing time. Rest will get 0-8 min per game of that and mostly not in their primary position so many look out of place because they are. Players are conditioned by her to treat them as sub par players and avoid passing to them so they basically might as well not be on the field. She will provide little coaching direction even during breaks/half time. Again this is not the case for the younger teams as much because those coaches are more inclusive. This aspect can’t speak directly but others have stated (FH is a small world) she is known for the same lack of coaching, limited communication, preferential treatment and several players get 0 playing time pitting player against player on and off the field at her high school team and it has caused consternation with parents for several years. High school team wins because of speed and grit of lacrosse players and a few strong FH players/goalie. Go watch her at these major tournaments with the older age group to see for yourself. Nexus, clinics all a show for the DMV to get more business or get her in crowd players into top nexus ranking for selection.

If you want to talk about preferring players please take a look at next level. I’ve heard from several current players on the “lower” teams complain about how the club owner is always coaching her top teams. Even people how who’ve been with next level since the days of the Bethesda indoor facility have left because next level prefers players from other clubs. They took in so many Metro club girls and prior to that they took in all the SouthEast Storm players since that club disintegrated. A good friend of mine had a daughter who played for Next level since the club started and moved to KOA because of the favoritism.

Unfortunately, I have heard the same. I think this goes back to there not being enough quality coaches in the area. Just because Welma is good doesn’t mean all her coaches are. I know a family with NL and while they are mostly happy they are not without complaints, and their kids are on the top team.

They larger a club is the more difficult it is to provide the same level of coaching/training to all the teams.

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Anonymous wrote:She will take 18-20 players (max roster is 20!)

You seem fixated on the roster size.
The game is 11 v 11. 10 field players, 1 goalie.
Most teams have 2 goalies and at the 16 or 19 level you want at least 5 or 6 subs. So that is a team size that is minimum 18 players. Taking a max roster is normal for most clubs.

Anonymous wrote:You will see 11-12 players get all the playing time. Rest will get 0-8 min per game of that and mostly not in their primary position so many look out of place because they are. Players are conditioned by her to treat them as sub par players and avoid passing to them so they basically might as well not be on the field.

All of this is nonsense. Primary position? Goalies and defenders are primary player positions. Maybe a single high forward or two. Occasionally, you will see a defender moved around to a midfield position or a coach will change the number of backs to counter a specific attack, but defenders rarely sub at most levels of the sport. Mids and forwards are subbed in frequently given the nature of their positions and I have never seen any of the players "avoid passing" that is complete nonsense.

Anonymous wrote:She will provide little coaching direction even during breaks/half time. Again this is not the case for the younger teams as much because those coaches are more inclusive. This aspect can’t speak directly but others have stated (FH is a small world) she is known for the same lack of coaching, limited communication, preferential treatment and several players get 0 playing time pitting player against player on and off the field at her high school team and it has caused consternation with parents for several years. High school team wins because of speed and grit of lacrosse players and a few strong FH players/goalie. Go watch her at these major tournaments with the older age group to see for yourself. Nexus, clinics all a show for the DMV to get more business or get her in crowd players into top nexus ranking for selection.

As others have said, I'm sorry your kid had a bad experience. But your experience is an outlier.
I will note that it is interesting that you throw all sorts of shade about Gloria supposedly watching games (she does, but not for the evil reasons you think she does) but clearly, you are fixated on her and the club and are watching these games yourself. Talk about living rent-free in your head!

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

Why?

A large group of good players left a year ago because of the coach. At NIT last year the coach sat/stood court side for games that some of his former players were in. Not sure why a coach would do this other than to intimidate those former players.

We had always heard the rumors about the coach’s behavior but until we experienced it first had we didn’t know the truth.

Maybe if the large group of players were with Metro for a long time the coach wanted to see how they had progressed. This just doesn’t seem that weird to me.

There is a difference between discretely watching a game and staring at the players. I have seen him do this. Heard from another parent that the Washington Wolves coach also does this. Just appalling.

You want to talk about watching players just know Next Level has done the exact thing. I remember one tournament at the WC Eagles training facility where I was sitting near Welma watching the Wolves play and taking notes. I don’t get why any coach would take notes but that was a clear memory I had at that time.

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

Why?

A large group of good players left a year ago because of the coach. At NIT last year the coach sat/stood court side for games that some of his former players were in. Not sure why a coach would do this other than to intimidate those former players.

We had always heard the rumors about the coach’s behavior but until we experienced it first had we didn’t know the truth.

Maybe if the large group of players were with Metro for a long time the coach wanted to see how they had progressed. This just doesn’t seem that weird to me.

There is a difference between discretely watching a game and staring at the players. I have seen him do this. Heard from another parent that the Washington Wolves coach also does this. Just appalling.

You want to talk about watching players just know Next Level has done the exact thing. I remember one tournament at the WC Eagles training facility where I was sitting near Welma watching the Wolves play and taking notes. I don’t get why any coach would take notes but that was a clear memory I had at that time.

Don’t all coaches do this to some extent to check out the competition?

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

Why?

A large group of good players left a year ago because of the coach. At NIT last year the coach sat/stood court side for games that some of his former players were in. Not sure why a coach would do this other than to intimidate those former players.

We had always heard the rumors about the coach’s behavior but until we experienced it first had we didn’t know the truth.

Maybe if the large group of players were with Metro for a long time the coach wanted to see how they had progressed. This just doesn’t seem that weird to me.

There is a difference between discretely watching a game and staring at the players. I have seen him do this. Heard from another parent that the Washington Wolves coach also does this. Just appalling.

You want to talk about watching players just know Next Level has done the exact thing. I remember one tournament at the WC Eagles training facility where I was sitting near Welma watching the Wolves play and taking notes. I don’t get why any coach would take notes but that was a clear memory I had at that time.

Don’t all coaches do this to some extent to check out the competition?

I was responding to a comment that mentioned being discreet and in that moment she was not discreet at all.

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

Why?

A large group of good players left a year ago because of the coach. At NIT last year the coach sat/stood court side for games that some of his former players were in. Not sure why a coach would do this other than to intimidate those former players.

We had always heard the rumors about the coach’s behavior but until we experienced it first had we didn’t know the truth.

Maybe if the large group of players were with Metro for a long time the coach wanted to see how they had progressed. This just doesn’t seem that weird to me.

There is a difference between discretely watching a game and staring at the players. I have seen him do this. Heard from another parent that the Washington Wolves coach also does this. Just appalling.

You want to talk about watching players just know Next Level has done the exact thing. I remember one tournament at the WC Eagles training facility where I was sitting near Welma watching the Wolves play and taking notes. I don’t get why any coach would take notes but that was a clear memory I had at that time.

Don’t all coaches do this to some extent to check out the competition?

I was responding to a comment that mentioned being discreet and in that moment she was not discreet at all.

Yea I probably wouldn’t sit next to all the parents with a notebook and pen. Scouting is great but away from the fans of course.

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

Why?

A large group of good players left a year ago because of the coach. At NIT last year the coach sat/stood court side for games that some of his former players were in. Not sure why a coach would do this other than to intimidate those former players.

We had always heard the rumors about the coach’s behavior but until we experienced it first had we didn’t know the truth.

Maybe if the large group of players were with Metro for a long time the coach wanted to see how they had progressed. This just doesn’t seem that weird to me.

There is a difference between discretely watching a game and staring at the players. I have seen him do this. Heard from another parent that the Washington Wolves coach also does this. Just appalling.

You want to talk about watching players just know Next Level has done the exact thing. I remember one tournament at the WC Eagles training facility where I was sitting near Welma watching the Wolves play and taking notes. I don’t get why any coach would take notes but that was a clear memory I had at that time.

Don’t all coaches do this to some extent to check out the competition?

I was responding to a comment that mentioned being discreet and in that moment she was not discreet at all.

Yea I probably wouldn’t sit next to all the parents with a notebook and pen. Scouting is great but away from the fans of course.

We had a Hammers coach watch one of our games with her team and critique it. This was while sitting in the same set of bleachers as our team parents.

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Anonymous wrote:As a new club FH parent, it would be great if you all named names so that I could figure out if DDs team has a problematic reputation . This discussion has been eye opening….

What team?

Metro

There are two teams in the DMV I would never recommend. This is one of them.

Why?

A large group of good players left a year ago because of the coach. At NIT last year the coach sat/stood court side for games that some of his former players were in. Not sure why a coach would do this other than to intimidate those former players.

We had always heard the rumors about the coach’s behavior but until we experienced it first had we didn’t know the truth.

Maybe if the large group of players were with Metro for a long time the coach wanted to see how they had progressed. This just doesn’t seem that weird to me.

There is a difference between discretely watching a game and staring at the players. I have seen him do this. Heard from another parent that the Washington Wolves coach also does this. Just appalling.

You want to talk about watching players just know Next Level has done the exact thing. I remember one tournament at the WC Eagles training facility where I was sitting near Welma watching the Wolves play and taking notes. I don’t get why any coach would take notes but that was a clear memory I had at that time.

Don’t all coaches do this to some extent to check out the competition?

I was responding to a comment that mentioned being discreet and in that moment she was not discreet at all.

Yea I probably wouldn’t sit next to all the parents with a notebook and pen. Scouting is great but away from the fans of course.

We had a Hammers coach watch one of our games with her team and critique it. This was while sitting in the same set of bleachers as our team parents.

Pretty unprofessional if you ask me.

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Anonymous wrote:She will take 18-20 players (max roster is 20!)

You seem fixated on the roster size.
The game is 11 v 11. 10 field players, 1 goalie.
Most teams have 2 goalies and at the 16 or 19 level you want at least 5 or 6 subs. So that is a team size that is minimum 18 players. Taking a max roster is normal for most clubs.

Anonymous wrote:You will see 11-12 players get all the playing time. Rest will get 0-8 min per game of that and mostly not in their primary position so many look out of place because they are. Players are conditioned by her to treat them as sub par players and avoid passing to them so they basically might as well not be on the field.

All of this is nonsense. Primary position? Goalies and defenders are primary player positions. Maybe a single high forward or two. Occasionally, you will see a defender moved around to a midfield position or a coach will change the number of backs to counter a specific attack, but defenders rarely sub at most levels of the sport. Mids and forwards are subbed in frequently given the nature of their positions and I have never seen any of the players "avoid passing" that is complete nonsense.

Anonymous wrote:She will provide little coaching direction even during breaks/half time. Again this is not the case for the younger teams as much because those coaches are more inclusive. This aspect can’t speak directly but others have stated (FH is a small world) she is known for the same lack of coaching, limited communication, preferential treatment and several players get 0 playing time pitting player against player on and off the field at her high school team and it has caused consternation with parents for several years. High school team wins because of speed and grit of lacrosse players and a few strong FH players/goalie. Go watch her at these major tournaments with the older age group to see for yourself. Nexus, clinics all a show for the DMV to get more business or get her in crowd players into top nexus ranking for selection.

As others have said, I'm sorry your kid had a bad experience. But your experience is an outlier.
I will note that it is interesting that you throw all sorts of shade about Gloria supposedly watching games (she does, but not for the evil reasons you think she does) but clearly, you are fixated on her and the club and are watching these games yourself. Talk about living rent-free in your head!

NP here. I know 2 parents with DDs who played for Wolves. One is current player who is unhappy but spend many years with Wolves and made friends with other players and is in the middle of recruiting so does not want to leave. Other player left for club mentioned frequently on this thread. Both girls unhappy with Wolves coaches, specifically bias from coaches for playing time on the field and how they were treated.

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Anonymous wrote:She will take 18-20 players (max roster is 20!)

You seem fixated on the roster size.
The game is 11 v 11. 10 field players, 1 goalie.
Most teams have 2 goalies and at the 16 or 19 level you want at least 5 or 6 subs. So that is a team size that is minimum 18 players. Taking a max roster is normal for most clubs.

Anonymous wrote:You will see 11-12 players get all the playing time. Rest will get 0-8 min per game of that and mostly not in their primary position so many look out of place because they are. Players are conditioned by her to treat them as sub par players and avoid passing to them so they basically might as well not be on the field.

All of this is nonsense. Primary position? Goalies and defenders are primary player positions. Maybe a single high forward or two. Occasionally, you will see a defender moved around to a midfield position or a coach will change the number of backs to counter a specific attack, but defenders rarely sub at most levels of the sport. Mids and forwards are subbed in frequently given the nature of their positions and I have never seen any of the players "avoid passing" that is complete nonsense.

Anonymous wrote:She will provide little coaching direction even during breaks/half time. Again this is not the case for the younger teams as much because those coaches are more inclusive. This aspect can’t speak directly but others have stated (FH is a small world) she is known for the same lack of coaching, limited communication, preferential treatment and several players get 0 playing time pitting player against player on and off the field at her high school team and it has caused consternation with parents for several years. High school team wins because of speed and grit of lacrosse players and a few strong FH players/goalie. Go watch her at these major tournaments with the older age group to see for yourself. Nexus, clinics all a show for the DMV to get more business or get her in crowd players into top nexus ranking for selection.

As others have said, I'm sorry your kid had a bad experience. But your experience is an outlier.
I will note that it is interesting that you throw all sorts of shade about Gloria supposedly watching games (she does, but not for the evil reasons you think she does) but clearly, you are fixated on her and the club and are watching these games yourself. Talk about living rent-free in your head!

NP here. I know 2 parents with DDs who played for Wolves. One is current player who is unhappy but spend many years with Wolves and made friends with other players and is in the middle of recruiting so does not want to leave. Other player left for club mentioned frequently on this thread. Both girls unhappy with Wolves coaches, specifically bias from coaches for playing time on the field and how they were treated.

This is our position, but we are with another maligned club on this thread. We're sticking it out b/c we are afraid of the affects on recruiting at this point (and my kid has friends on the team). But I am counting the days to be done due to the reasons cited here, but even worse.

It sucks so bad.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that most of Gloria’s coaches are former Wolves players says a lot about the club team. Those former wolves graduated from their respective colleges as field hockey athletes and came back to help Gloria build and strengthen her club team. I have seen her former players now Wolves coaches pour so much love and effort into coaching. Also, the Wolves clinics that occur on Saturday’s are filled with amazing current Wolves players who truly are teaching this younger generation the most about field hockey. I can feel the genuine encouragement and passion these kids have when coaching the younger generation in field hockey. It definitely stems from the coaching they receive while being on the Wolves.

If you are a very high level, favored player you will have a completely different experience playing at any of these clubs. If you are outside the inner circle you wear the uniform and practice with the favored players but you won’t get much playing time. It’s all about winning and branding. Every parent should know this going in but the clubs do a great job of marketing. They are businesses after all. Rosters should be smaller but it isn’t financially viable and there aren’t enough coaches, fields or indoor facilities.