Well I stand corrected! I also wondered why they had a free rec program 😂😂 |
Still boggles the mind that folks don't understand Loudoun/NVA are two separate brands operated by the same people/organization. There is zero daylight between the too. Just look at your registration receipts. |
Loudoun is becoming more like a feeder club to NVA and customers are catching on. and NVA can't financially operate on its own so brought Riverbend as another feeder club but more as extra revenue. Nothing more than that. |
how is riverbend feeding NVA when they have nothing to feed them? |
It’s kind of comical how confidently people post on here without actually understanding the structure. Loudoun and NVA are already operated under the same ownership umbrella and share a lot of the same resources. But because both clubs compete in GA, there can’t just be free roster movement between them during the season. Riverbend is different. It’s being positioned as an Aspire pathway club, which does allow in-season player movement with NVA. It also gives NVA a stronger footprint in a different county and creates a more direct pathway for Fairfax-area players into the system. This isn’t some overnight “2027 season” play. They’re clearly building a long-term player development pipeline and regional structure that will probably take a few years to fully develop. |
If it is a pipeline, then it's a pipeline without any oil. |
You lost me at "aspire pathway" |
They are clearly still building it, it will take time to build the right way. Patience. |
That’s fine, but that’s literally how the structure works. GA clubs in the same league can’t freely move players back and forth in-season, which is why the Aspire designation matters here. Riverbend gives them a development and movement pathway that Loudoun can’t provide under current GA rules. You don’t have to like the strategy, but there’s a difference between disagreeing with it and pretending it doesn’t exist. |
they aren't building anything, they're crumbling. they're already letting people go. |
Again I ask, how is Riverbend giving them anything when they have no players? |
The Riverbend Aspire setup actually creates something that a lot of clubs in the area currently don’t have: a real internal pathway for girls who develop later or want to push to a higher level. Right now at GFR, the highest level on the girls side is ECNL-RL, which depending on the team is probably comparable to Aspire anyway. But if a player there outgrows that environment and wants GA-level opportunities, the only real option is usually leaving the club and trying out somewhere else. With Riverbend being connected into the NVA structure through Aspire, their top players will likely have opportunities to train with, guest play, and potentially move into the NVA GA environment over time. That’s a very different model than just being capped at one level inside your own club. People keep acting like this is only about branding or league labels, but from a player development standpoint, the pathway piece is the real story. And it will take a few seasons to build I think, but who knows. |
Thank you for your AI generated response. |
We will see how this works out, the fact that this thread is 88 pages in such a short time tells you what you need to know about the clubs potential. |
it tells me that there is a lot of drama and upset parents, it proves nothing about long term viability. they have no fields and no players. that is a fact. coaches and the ed have already left. |