2024-2025 Girls ECNL Coaching Projections

[Anonymous]

mclean just doesn't have a monopoly on talent like it used to

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:as those age groups get older, stronger players from outside the club will join anyway. by U15-16, Loudon is really a talent magnet. at U13 and U14 mostly their own original players.

This fits with what he’s really best at which is bringing in outside girls.

Man this board is a cesspool sometimes. DB is an excellent coach. Any program would be lucky to have him. Loudoun is better off with DB on staff. It’s a bummer for mclean to lose a talented coach who actually cares about the kids. And he learned from the best in CW.

It’s also true that McLean will carry on with a strong tradition of playing and teaching beautiful soccer. DB didn’t coach ECNL (though he could have), so mclean ECNL program will remain exceptional. As always. And good players will continue seeking out mclean for the coaching, college pathway, etc.

Is McLean still exceptional? Is it 2018?

McLean / Union is a fallen giant. Used to be exceptional, failed to keep up with the times. The future doesn't look great.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:as those age groups get older, stronger players from outside the club will join anyway. by U15-16, Loudon is really a talent magnet. at U13 and U14 mostly their own original players.

This fits with what he’s really best at which is bringing in outside girls.

Man this board is a cesspool sometimes. DB is an excellent coach. Any program would be lucky to have him. Loudoun is better off with DB on staff. It’s a bummer for mclean to lose a talented coach who actually cares about the kids. And he learned from the best in CW.

It’s also true that McLean will carry on with a strong tradition of playing and teaching beautiful soccer. DB didn’t coach ECNL (though he could have), so mclean ECNL program will remain exceptional. As always. And good players will continue seeking out mclean for the coaching, college pathway, etc.

Is McLean still exceptional? Is it 2018?

McLean / Union is a fallen giant. Used to be exceptional, failed to keep up with the times. The future doesn't look great.

And still living in the past! Their 2007s are their last strong group with the only hope that their 2010s can keep the whole club recognized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:as those age groups get older, stronger players from outside the club will join anyway. by U15-16, Loudon is really a talent magnet. at U13 and U14 mostly their own original players.

This fits with what he’s really best at which is bringing in outside girls.

Man this board is a cesspool sometimes. DB is an excellent coach. Any program would be lucky to have him. Loudoun is better off with DB on staff. It’s a bummer for mclean to lose a talented coach who actually cares about the kids. And he learned from the best in CW.

It’s also true that McLean will carry on with a strong tradition of playing and teaching beautiful soccer. DB didn’t coach ECNL (though he could have), so mclean ECNL program will remain exceptional. As always. And good players will continue seeking out mclean for the coaching, college pathway, etc.

Is McLean still exceptional? Is it 2018?

McLean / Union is a fallen giant. Used to be exceptional, failed to keep up with the times. The future doesn't look great.

And still living in the past! Their 2007s are their last strong group with the only hope that their 2010s can keep the whole club recognized.

Even the 2007s have fallen off pretty distinctly from poor coaching.

[Anonymous]

The 2007s have already committed to colleges...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 2007s have already committed to colleges...

So player development stops when kids commit to college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 2007s have already committed to colleges...

Also, missing out on top 5 would be pretty inexcusable for a team with players committing at that caliber.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The 2007s have already committed to colleges...

So player development stops when kids commit to college?

Of course not but there's nothing left to prove in league games once you've committed. They could still be developing and you wouldn't know.

[Anonymous]

The McLean brand is still very strong and the club has connections for recruiting, CW especially. The talent is a mixed bag, but the brand is still stronger than other teams in the area, except maybe Bethesda (but there you have a real problem with abusive coaching). But naturally they wouldn’t continue to exclusively own the top as other competitive opportunities have entered the market. The board would be smarty to take some of that $$ going into the board and admin and invest it in developing a younger generation of good coaches.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:as those age groups get older, stronger players from outside the club will join anyway. by U15-16, Loudon is really a talent magnet. at U13 and U14 mostly their own original players.

This fits with what he’s really best at which is bringing in outside girls.

Man this board is a cesspool sometimes. DB is an excellent coach. Any program would be lucky to have him. Loudoun is better off with DB on staff. It’s a bummer for mclean to lose a talented coach who actually cares about the kids. And he learned from the best in CW.

It’s also true that McLean will carry on with a strong tradition of playing and teaching beautiful soccer. DB didn’t coach ECNL (though he could have), so mclean ECNL program will remain exceptional. As always. And good players will continue seeking out mclean for the coaching, college pathway, etc.

Is McLean still exceptional? Is it 2018?

McLean / Union is a fallen giant. Used to be exceptional, failed to keep up with the times. The future doesn't look great.

And still living in the past! Their 2007s are their last strong group with the only hope that their 2010s can keep the whole club recognized.

Union 2010 will be the only team to finish top 5 for exception Union. The whole team is SYC + LMVSC though. Really strong team but doesn’t have any McLean players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The 2007s have already committed to colleges...

So player development stops when kids commit to college?

Of course not but there's nothing left to prove in league games once you've committed. They could still be developing and you wouldn't know.

Once again, just poor coaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:as those age groups get older, stronger players from outside the club will join anyway. by U15-16, Loudon is really a talent magnet. at U13 and U14 mostly their own original players.

This fits with what he’s really best at which is bringing in outside girls.

Man this board is a cesspool sometimes. DB is an excellent coach. Any program would be lucky to have him. Loudoun is better off with DB on staff. It’s a bummer for mclean to lose a talented coach who actually cares about the kids. And he learned from the best in CW.

It’s also true that McLean will carry on with a strong tradition of playing and teaching beautiful soccer. DB didn’t coach ECNL (though he could have), so mclean ECNL program will remain exceptional. As always. And good players will continue seeking out mclean for the coaching, college pathway, etc.

Is McLean still exceptional? Is it 2018?

McLean / Union is a fallen giant. Used to be exceptional, failed to keep up with the times. The future doesn't look great.

And still living in the past! Their 2007s are their last strong group with the only hope that their 2010s can keep the whole club recognized.

Union 2010 will be the only team to finish top 5 for exception Union. The whole team is SYC + LMVSC though. Really strong team but doesn’t have any McLean players.

And many of those SYC girls now have a viable alternative closer to home in SYC GA, trouble is brewing at Lewinsville

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:as those age groups get older, stronger players from outside the club will join anyway. by U15-16, Loudon is really a talent magnet. at U13 and U14 mostly their own original players.

This fits with what he’s really best at which is bringing in outside girls.

Man this board is a cesspool sometimes. DB is an excellent coach. Any program would be lucky to have him. Loudoun is better off with DB on staff. It’s a bummer for mclean to lose a talented coach who actually cares about the kids. And he learned from the best in CW.

It’s also true that McLean will carry on with a strong tradition of playing and teaching beautiful soccer. DB didn’t coach ECNL (though he could have), so mclean ECNL program will remain exceptional. As always. And good players will continue seeking out mclean for the coaching, college pathway, etc.

Is McLean still exceptional? Is it 2018?

McLean / Union is a fallen giant. Used to be exceptional, failed to keep up with the times. The future doesn't look great.

And still living in the past! Their 2007s are their last strong group with the only hope that their 2010s can keep the whole club recognized.

Union 2010 will be the only team to finish top 5 for exception Union. The whole team is SYC + LMVSC though. Really strong team but doesn’t have any McLean players.

And many of those SYC girls now have a viable alternative closer to home in SYC GA, trouble is brewing at Lewinsville

If those 2010’s are smart, they’ll make their way back to SYC. Why play for Great Falls coaches?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The 2007s have already committed to colleges...

So player development stops when kids commit to college?

No but intensity goes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The 2007s have already committed to colleges...

So player development stops when kids commit to college?

No but intensity goes.

So it's down to poor coaching by BL... why would a decent coach allow that to happen?