DA vs ECNL vs everything else

[Anonymous]

The entire DA/ECNL discussion is just silly and truly an example of parents dealig with their own issues whether that is living through their kids or tryig to gain status through their kids.

Am I the only one who feels that their are too many leagues and too much travel. Some kids travel more for youth soccer than they would as a D3 player. Between southern Jersey/Philly and NoVA, there are at least 20 clubs that constantly produce quality teams. Arlington, Baltimore Celtic, Bethesda, BRYC, DC Stoddert, FC Bucks, FCV, Frederick, Herndon, Loundon, MUFC, McLean, Pipeline, Potomac, SAC, and WS. There are also other smaller clubs with less consistent talents accross the club that also produce very competitive teams. Why can't we reject the control and money grab. Encourage clubs to play regionally. If you want to travel, then go to a major tournament 2-4x a year but you can find enough competitive teams within a two hour drive. I just don't feel there is a need to travel up and down I95.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire DA/ECNL discussion is just silly and truly an example of parents dealig with their own issues whether that is living through their kids or tryig to gain status through their kids.

Amen. Preach on!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^ OP was asking about 05s and 06s only. Those are new teams. Offers given already.

Spirit has not chosen it's 05 or 06 roster. Anyone who says otherwise is misinformed. Please stop spreading rumors.

You are misinformed. I have seen the emails. There are posts on this board going back two months if you don't believe it.

Post a screen shot of an actual offer. I'm sure they hace sent emails showing interest. The roster isn't set, and people need to ignore the gossip and frenzy of an anonymous rumor mill like this discussion board.

I'm talking actual offers, with the link to pay your deposit.

Go to the ID sessions, follow the process, and ignore the gossip. I know for example a girl that was rumored to have gotten an offer, and her own father laughed and said it wasn't true, though Spirit was on his list. That is ONE example. I've been hearing rumors for months.

Go to the ID sessions, and let these parents who claim they have offers spread their gossip somewhere else.

You are out of the loop. No one is posting emails, but I saw them and at least some girls have definite offers that Spirit would have to be scum to go back on. Stop the BS on the same anonymous message board you criticize.

Rosters aren't set. You are the one spouting BS. Rumors like these have come up before, and they are always debunked. But it doesn't look like anyone is naive enough to believe you, so I'll drop it. It is amazing the sharks that come out around tryout time.

I hope you don't work for Spirit. Email offers have gone to some players. They say You received a roster spot and will get the payment stuff this week. Don't know who you are, but you are a jerk for lieing to other parents trying to figure this out. DD is doing ECNL, so we have no agenda. Unlike you apparently!

[Anonymous]

^^^It looked like they were analyzing all 05 and 06 girls at ID session yesterday carefully and were taking notes, so they obviously have to fill some roster spots. I’m sure not all are taken yet, but probably some are.

Good luck to everyone and hopefully the stress of tryout season will be over soon. It sure brings out the worst in everyone-players and parents!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire DA/ECNL discussion is just silly and truly an example of parents dealig with their own issues whether that is living through their kids or tryig to gain status through their kids.

Am I the only one who feels that their are too many leagues and too much travel. Some kids travel more for youth soccer than they would as a D3 player. Between southern Jersey/Philly and NoVA, there are at least 20 clubs that constantly produce quality teams. Arlington, Baltimore Celtic, Bethesda, BRYC, DC Stoddert, FC Bucks, FCV, Frederick, Herndon, Loundon, MUFC, McLean, Pipeline, Potomac, SAC, and WS. There are also other smaller clubs with less consistent talents accross the club that also produce very competitive teams. Why can't we reject the control and money grab. Encourage clubs to play regionally. If you want to travel, then go to a major tournament 2-4x a year but you can find enough competitive teams within a two hour drive. I just don't feel there is a need to travel up and down I95.

It is spelled Loudoun not Loundon

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^ OP was asking about 05s and 06s only. Those are new teams. Offers given already.

Spirit has not chosen it's 05 or 06 roster. Anyone who says otherwise is misinformed. Please stop spreading rumors.

You are misinformed. I have seen the emails. There are posts on this board going back two months if you don't believe it.

Post a screen shot of an actual offer. I'm sure they hace sent emails showing interest. The roster isn't set, and people need to ignore the gossip and frenzy of an anonymous rumor mill like this discussion board.

I'm talking actual offers, with the link to pay your deposit.

Go to the ID sessions, follow the process, and ignore the gossip. I know for example a girl that was rumored to have gotten an offer, and her own father laughed and said it wasn't true, though Spirit was on his list. That is ONE example. I've been hearing rumors for months.

Go to the ID sessions, and let these parents who claim they have offers spread their gossip somewhere else.

You are out of the loop. No one is posting emails, but I saw them and at least some girls have definite offers that Spirit would have to be scum to go back on. Stop the BS on the same anonymous message board you criticize.

Rosters aren't set. You are the one spouting BS. Rumors like these have come up before, and they are always debunked. But it doesn't look like anyone is naive enough to believe you, so I'll drop it. It is amazing the sharks that come out around tryout time.

I hope you don't work for Spirit. Email offers have gone to some players. They say You received a roster spot and will get the payment stuff this week. Don't know who you are, but you are a jerk for lieing to other parents trying to figure this out. DD is doing ECNL, so we have no agenda. Unlike you apparently!

All the person is saying is that all roster spots are not yet filled so it is worth your time to go to the ID session.

[Anonymous]

^^ the op is correct. this old thread is where first "offers" went out -- read here:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/330/672072.page

i saw the update email too before the 22nd and it is pretty clear that some girls had offers even though they hadn't paid yet and no contract signed. wasn't at ID session but guessing this is someone connected to spirit - they probably just told parents at the session that "rosters aren't set"

technically true but we know someone with an email offer too, so some of the roster is set

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^It looked like they were analyzing all 05 and 06 girls at ID session yesterday carefully and were taking notes, so they obviously have to fill some roster spots. I’m sure not all are taken yet, but probably some are.

Good luck to everyone and hopefully the stress of tryout season will be over soon. It sure brings out the worst in everyone-players and parents!

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early offers went as far back as in Feb. but rosters are not full or there would have been no need for ID session.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ the op is correct. this old thread is where first "offers" went out -- read here:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/330/672072.page

i saw the update email too before the 22nd and it is pretty clear that some girls had offers even though they hadn't paid yet and no contract signed. wasn't at ID session but guessing this is someone connected to spirit - they probably just told parents at the session that "rosters aren't set"

technically true but we know someone with an email offer too, so some of the roster is set

I am agreeing with you but just because all spots are not yet filled does not invalidate the early offers. There was also some very good talent on the field last night to indicate that it is also important to be patient.

[Anonymous]

Has Arlington announced who the DA coaches are yet?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^ OP was asking about 05s and 06s only. Those are new teams. Offers given already.

Spirit has not chosen it's 05 or 06 roster. Anyone who says otherwise is misinformed. Please stop spreading rumors.

You are misinformed. I have seen the emails. There are posts on this board going back two months if you don't believe it.

Post a screen shot of an actual offer. I'm sure they hace sent emails showing interest. The roster isn't set, and people need to ignore the gossip and frenzy of an anonymous rumor mill like this discussion board.

I'm talking actual offers, with the link to pay your deposit.

Go to the ID sessions, follow the process, and ignore the gossip. I know for example a girl that was rumored to have gotten an offer, and her own father laughed and said it wasn't true, though Spirit was on his list. That is ONE example. I've been hearing rumors for months.

Go to the ID sessions, and let these parents who claim they have offers spread their gossip somewhere else.

Congratulations on trying to mislead everyone that offers were not "actual." No one said rosters were fully locked up. If you knew anything about travel soccer and how reputable clubs work with their offers, you would not have tried to mislead parents on this board. You should be ashamed especially if you read the same emails I did or are connected to the club. From the people that I spoke with and who went, my impression is that they were well more than five or six spots open on the 05 and 06 new teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spirit VA has not sent out any offers to any players yet.

Was this you too? Nice effort to misrepresent the state of affairs at Washington Spirit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like a lot of 05 and 06 players looking around at DA’s. Will Spirit have invite only sessions after the open ID or just make offers? Seems like they would want to put all players they are considering together to see how they look, especially at 06 level where they are starting from scratch.

Readers of DCUM, offers have been made...They are not going to withdraw these if someone better shows up today. ...They are managing the numbers and have slots. ....The details and coaching assignments are being finalized into those offers so that they can be accepted by players as soon as next week.....Yes you should still show up today and I highly doubt there will be more invite-only sessions for the group at large if offers can start being accepted next week for 06s, 05s, etc.... Good luck to all.
Sincerely,
An informed parent.

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Offers have been made, but yes open slots on roster, I do agree. There is another poster on here who was probably paid by the club to come on this board and tell parents that: no offers have been made!

This is how it worked last year, and this poster is a true louse. If you know anyone who received an email offer, ask them if you can read the emails and you decide. We have seen verbal offers at the field for travel spots in the past, but according to this louse, those wouldn't be actual offers either. When DC Stod. posts their teams on the website with the tryout numbers below each, those aren't actual offers either.

What a louse with an agenda.

[Anonymous]

The Spirit (and really any team out there in ECNL/DA) certainly made some offers early when/if they saw outstanding talent at their sessions. As they have done more sessions, I am sure more offers have gone out. That being said, if as a previous poster said...."Alex Morgan" shows up next week, they will make room for that player.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has Arlington announced who the DA coaches are yet?

How about any offers?