Field hockey clubs feedback

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with luck of the draw only to a certain extent. Keep in mind that Bull City beat Texas Pride in the semifinals. Texas Pride is widely considered the perennial second best club in the country behind WC. That’s a massive win for Bull City. Are you saying Hammers also would have beaten Texas Pride? Highly doubtful.

No, I am not. I think BC is strong. But had they met WC earlier in the tournament, they would have lost.

[Anonymous]

Correct, BC would have lost to WC just like everyone else. WC is on a different planet talent wise than all other clubs around the country. WC is strong at every position including their subs - they have no weaknesses. BC is really really strong at the top - they have 4 superstar players who all made the national team selection camp (and one who made the national team). They’ve got 2 UNC commits and 2 Duke commits. Those 4 girls are just as good as what WC puts out. The problem is that then there is a big drop-off. Whereas there is zero drop-off on WC - they’re all stars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Correct, BC would have lost to WC just like everyone else. WC is on a different planet talent wise than all other clubs around the country. WC is strong at every position including their subs - they have no weaknesses. BC is really really strong at the top - they have 4 superstar players who all made the national team selection camp (and one who made the national team). They’ve got 2 UNC commits and 2 Duke commits. Those 4 girls are just as good as what WC puts out. The problem is that then there is a big drop-off. Whereas there is zero drop-off on WC - they’re all stars.

Right. So to critique ANY team for a loss against WC is irrelevant. Especially if you are not there to observe level of effort.

[Anonymous]

For anybody getting DMV Prime emails ... do you know what's going on? Jenna emailed an announcement yesterday that Beira was now head coach of St Johns FH (?!), and today sent a clarification email that Beira is going to be head coach of a high school team but still committed to Prime. I am so confused. Anybody know what's going on? How can she head coach St Johns club and Prime?

[Anonymous]

I've never heard of Prime. Is that a new club?

[Anonymous]

I think you will discover that many of the head coaches of local clubs also coach a HS team.

[Anonymous]

Looks like PrimeDMV is just a new name for the old Jackals club (that sold itself to St. James but didn’t sign a non-compete?). Weird how St James decided to go about this.

So the real question is what will distinguish PrimeDMV from Jackals? It isn’t like Jackals had been very successful the last decade or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you will discover that many of the head coaches of local clubs also coach a HS team.

In this case, the announcement was that she was going to head two club teams - St J (former Jackals) AND Prime which is the new club team based in the Bethesda area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like PrimeDMV is just a new name for the old Jackals club (that sold itself to St. James but didn’t sign a non-compete?). Weird how St James decided to go about this.

So the real question is what will distinguish PrimeDMV from Jackals? It isn’t like Jackals had been very successful the last decade or so.

Yes, and a few coaches including Beira moved from St J to Prime last month. That's what made the announcement more confusing. Hoping someone can weigh in with clarity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of Prime. Is that a new club?

Yes, just formed this Spring. Bethesda based, formed by the people from the Jackals before they were sold to St James. Now there will be the St James FH Club and DMVPrime, two different teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you will discover that many of the head coaches of local clubs also coach a HS team.

In this case, the announcement was that she was going to head two club teams - St J (former Jackals) AND Prime which is the new club team based in the Bethesda area.

So no new St. John's coach?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you will discover that many of the head coaches of local clubs also coach a HS team.

In this case, the announcement was that she was going to head two club teams - St J (former Jackals) AND Prime which is the new club team based in the Bethesda area.

That's not what the announcement said - maybe there is confusion because of similar names. It said that she will be the Head Coach of St John's Field Hockey Program, as well as coaching DMV Prime. One is a HS and one is a club team - and neither are part of the Jackals or the St James health club.

[Anonymous]

Which high school teams should be strongest this year? The usual? Churchill, Broadneck, St. John's, Indy, Oakton, Yorktown?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which high school teams should be strongest this year? The usual? Churchill, Broadneck, St. John's, Indy, Oakton, Yorktown?

We live in Mclean; so I am not that familiar with the Maryland/DC teams. In NOVA, Indy and Oakton should both be very good. I heard that Langley's team has been building for a few years and should be really strong again.

[Anonymous]

US Field Hockey just published their national club rankings across the different age groups. No big surprises at the top, and some of our local clubs--Freedom, Wolves, Next Level, Warhawks, Hammers, Metro--made the Top 10 and Top 20.

Congrats to our local clubs!!

https://www.usafieldhockey.com/club-rankings