Moving to area u15 girls

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Anonymous wrote:You could also consider Alexandria soccer club, the girl side is not that competitive, currently 2010 have three teams.

Also, a bunch of girls from the top team are leaving (quitting or trying to move elsewhere) so there could be space in a few places.

How many are they leaving and how did u know?

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington, McLean, Vienna, and PAC are all decent options and close-ish. If you are already in town, you might try and see if you can practice with a team(s) before tryouts to get a sense of the team. Arlington is the largest and has about 5-6 teams at that age group, McLean will probably have 3, Vienna 2 or 3, and PAC 1 or 2, Only issue with PAC is that as the kids get older, the teams tend to start to fall apart as kids have different interests (high school years).

Thank you all for this info. Of Arlington, Mclean, and Vienna, which would be most likely for a lower level travel player to make? On the website Arlington and Mclean have the same day and time for 2010 girls tryout.

Arlington is hard to break into at that age unless you are a standout player on a higher team. They recruit externally to fill the top, then push current players down to the lower levels. A caveat- is that if you can get your player at practices with the team before tryouts and talk the with coach- she has a better chance.

We are a McLean family so I’m biased, but driving to South Arlington fields from Tyson’s for practices in the evenings is a real grind and something to consider. But just wanted to note that U15 is when a lot of girls quit (as they head to high school and decide to focus on high school and/or other sports), so there likely will be openings on the lower teams, presumably even at Arlington.

08/09 were told the bottom level team is going away in the fall. They’ll have four levels of teams at that age, not five.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally we like McLean. I would reach out to the coaches and explain that you are moving here and see if you could attend a practice with the age group you are interested in

McLean typically steals Vienna players so do not discount the quality of Vienna. Their girls coaches are next level and worth taking a look at.

For 2010G, Vienna and Arlington are about equivalent, and then McLean is below them. All 3 are decent, though.

I haven’t really seen McLean steal Vienna players since Brave was formed.

Vienna is going to be the hardest team of the 3 to make, especially with FVU forming (and Brave going away), and because they only have 2 teams. I expect McLean will be the easiest of the 3 to make.

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Anonymous wrote:You could also consider Alexandria soccer club, the girl side is not that competitive, currently 2010 have three teams.

Also, a bunch of girls from the top team are leaving (quitting or trying to move elsewhere) so there could be space in a few places.

How many are they leaving and how did u know?

The 2011 coach is bad and that is why girls are leaving. Also Alexandria has no good options for the girls once they are u13 and above. They can usually field a good team but the league options are mediocre.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally we like McLean. I would reach out to the coaches and explain that you are moving here and see if you could attend a practice with the age group you are interested in

McLean typically steals Vienna players so do not discount the quality of Vienna. Their girls coaches are next level and worth taking a look at.

For 2010G, Vienna and Arlington are about equivalent, and then McLean is below them. All 3 are decent, though.

I haven’t really seen McLean steal Vienna players since Brave was formed.

Vienna is going to be the hardest team of the 3 to make, especially with FVU forming (and Brave going away), and because they only have 2 teams. I expect McLean will be the easiest of the 3 to make.

Maybe at the older levels McLean is unable to steal Vienna players. But at the younger girls level McLean is notorious for recruiting Vienna players away. Unfortunately, for those girls they do not get the experience or playtime they thought they would and many come crawling back or switching again. It’s also the reason Vienna stopped participating in McLean’s tournament.

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Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the area next month from overseas and will live in falls church city. My daughter will be a freshman in HS at Meridian. She wants to play travel soccer as well. She has been playing here (military base), not super competitive because it’s a small community, but she loves soccer. What would be a good club to try? She’d probably make one of the lower teams in a club and that’s fine with us. Looking online Arlington has 5 times at 2010 and McLean has 3 teams. How about Vienna? Villarreal or Lee-Mount Vernon (that’s kind of far for regular practices). Any other clubs near Tyson’s? What would be a good plan for tryouts? Help!

Military base soccer anywhere overseas is likely a higher level than rec soccer here in NoVa. My guess is your kid could make any team. Save yourself from the acrimony that is ECNL in NoVa and look at Alexandria and Vienna for a solid clubs with no high league play; or check out SYC if she wants to compete in the Girls Academy. Alternative to ECNL, without the insecurity of needeing to be the best for college recruitment tied into their player pathways to success and development

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A lot of FCC girls who play for Meridian play travel for Villarreal. It's a smaller club, but we've been very happy with the coaching and really like the parents/kids. If your goal is making the HS team and having fun with nice parents, I think Villarreal is a great pick.

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Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the area next month from overseas and will live in falls church city. My daughter will be a freshman in HS at Meridian. She wants to play travel soccer as well. She has been playing here (military base), not super competitive because it’s a small community, but she loves soccer. What would be a good club to try? She’d probably make one of the lower teams in a club and that’s fine with us. Looking online Arlington has 5 times at 2010 and McLean has 3 teams. How about Vienna? Villarreal or Lee-Mount Vernon (that’s kind of far for regular practices). Any other clubs near Tyson’s? What would be a good plan for tryouts? Help!

Military base soccer anywhere overseas is likely a higher level than rec soccer here in NoVa. My guess is your kid could make any team. Save yourself from the acrimony that is ECNL in NoVa and look at Alexandria and Vienna for a solid clubs with no high league play; or check out SYC if she wants to compete in the Girls Academy. Alternative to ECNL, without the insecurity of needeing to be the best for college recruitment tied into their player pathways to success and development

OP, lots of good advice here from other PPs! But, I highly question everything in this post based on these declarative statements. I've been a part of several DoDEA communities OCONUS, and for sports I beg to differ. OP sounds like they have a reasonable, self-aware well-grounded understanding of their DD's skill level and how she might match up with local teams. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the area next month from overseas and will live in falls church city. My daughter will be a freshman in HS at Meridian. She wants to play travel soccer as well. She has been playing here (military base), not super competitive because it’s a small community, but she loves soccer. What would be a good club to try? She’d probably make one of the lower teams in a club and that’s fine with us. Looking online Arlington has 5 times at 2010 and McLean has 3 teams. How about Vienna? Villarreal or Lee-Mount Vernon (that’s kind of far for regular practices). Any other clubs near Tyson’s? What would be a good plan for tryouts? Help!

Military base soccer anywhere overseas is likely a higher level than rec soccer here in NoVa. My guess is your kid could make any team. Save yourself from the acrimony that is ECNL in NoVa and look at Alexandria and Vienna for a solid clubs with no high league play; or check out SYC if she wants to compete in the Girls Academy. Alternative to ECNL, without the insecurity of needeing to be the best for college recruitment tied into their player pathways to success and development

OP, lots of good advice here from other PPs! But, I highly question everything in this post based on these declarative statements. I've been a part of several DoDEA communities OCONUS, and for sports I beg to differ. OP sounds like they have a reasonable, self-aware well-grounded understanding of their DD's skill level and how she might match up with local teams. Good luck!

Interesting. I’m not PP, and don’t agree that military communities overseas automatically mean ECNL when you return here.

That said, I grew up DODEA, and generally, the sports (including soccer), were very good. Most of our club and HS soccer team went division 1 or had the option if they wanted it.

I think it’s a combination of the military’s focus on fitness and competition, plus, for soccer, we were playing on European club teams from young ages.

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Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the area next month from overseas and will live in falls church city. My daughter will be a freshman in HS at Meridian. She wants to play travel soccer as well. She has been playing here (military base), not super competitive because it’s a small community, but she loves soccer. What would be a good club to try? She’d probably make one of the lower teams in a club and that’s fine with us. Looking online Arlington has 5 times at 2010 and McLean has 3 teams. How about Vienna? Villarreal or Lee-Mount Vernon (that’s kind of far for regular practices). Any other clubs near Tyson’s? What would be a good plan for tryouts? Help!

Military base soccer anywhere overseas is likely a higher level than rec soccer here in NoVa. My guess is your kid could make any team. Save yourself from the acrimony that is ECNL in NoVa and look at Alexandria and Vienna for a solid clubs with no high league play; or check out SYC if she wants to compete in the Girls Academy. Alternative to ECNL, without the insecurity of needeing to be the best for college recruitment tied into their player pathways to success and development

OP, lots of good advice here from other PPs! But, I highly question everything in this post based on these declarative statements. I've been a part of several DoDEA communities OCONUS, and for sports I beg to differ. OP sounds like they have a reasonable, self-aware well-grounded understanding of their DD's skill level and how she might match up with local teams. Good luck!

Interesting. I’m not PP, and don’t agree that military communities overseas automatically mean ECNL when you return here.

That said, I grew up DODEA, and generally, the sports (including soccer), were very good. Most of our club and HS soccer team went division 1 or had the option if they wanted it.

I think it’s a combination of the military’s focus on fitness and competition, plus, for soccer, we were playing on European club teams from young ages.

This is PP I come in peace. Thanks for sharing your perspective. Granted I was an adult when I first lived on base and assumed what you referenced in the last paragraph. Two countries, multiple installations in both, but boy was I surprised don’t judge a book by its cover.

Didn’t hold a candle to the high school football, basketball, baseball I grew up playing and watching in a major metro area. None of the overseas base kids went anywhere near D1. recruiting are you kidding me? kids were lacking in talent, size and training. Soldiers sailors airmen and Marines excel at what they do but doesn’t mean their kids can ball, or hang with stateside inner city, suburban, or country stars with daddyball soccer mom Friday Night Lights atmosphere.

Now I must caveat I’m only talking about overseas - for CONUS bases I saw more than a few kids and teams make it D1 or go pro. Cause or correlation? Maybe parents of sports serious kids only take domestic billets or deploy overseas individually, leaving dependents in communities?

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Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the area next month from overseas and will live in falls church city. My daughter will be a freshman in HS at Meridian. She wants to play travel soccer as well. She has been playing here (military base), not super competitive because it’s a small community, but she loves soccer. What would be a good club to try? She’d probably make one of the lower teams in a club and that’s fine with us. Looking online Arlington has 5 times at 2010 and McLean has 3 teams. How about Vienna? Villarreal or Lee-Mount Vernon (that’s kind of far for regular practices). Any other clubs near Tyson’s? What would be a good plan for tryouts? Help!

Military base soccer anywhere overseas is likely a higher level than rec soccer here in NoVa. My guess is your kid could make any team. Save yourself from the acrimony that is ECNL in NoVa and look at Alexandria and Vienna for a solid clubs with no high league play; or check out SYC if she wants to compete in the Girls Academy. Alternative to ECNL, without the insecurity of needeing to be the best for college recruitment tied into their player pathways to success and development

OP, lots of good advice here from other PPs! But, I highly question everything in this post based on these declarative statements. I've been a part of several DoDEA communities OCONUS, and for sports I beg to differ. OP sounds like they have a reasonable, self-aware well-grounded understanding of their DD's skill level and how she might match up with local teams. Good luck!

Interesting. I’m not PP, and don’t agree that military communities overseas automatically mean ECNL when you return here.

That said, I grew up DODEA, and generally, the sports (including soccer), were very good. Most of our club and HS soccer team went division 1 or had the option if they wanted it.

I think it’s a combination of the military’s focus on fitness and competition, plus, for soccer, we were playing on European club teams from young ages.

This is PP I come in peace. Thanks for sharing your perspective. Granted I was an adult when I first lived on base and assumed what you referenced in the last paragraph. Two countries, multiple installations in both, but boy was I surprised don’t judge a book by its cover.

Didn’t hold a candle to the high school football, basketball, baseball I grew up playing and watching in a major metro area. None of the overseas base kids went anywhere near D1. recruiting are you kidding me? kids were lacking in talent, size and training. Soldiers sailors airmen and Marines excel at what they do but doesn’t mean their kids can ball, or hang with stateside inner city, suburban, or country stars with daddyball soccer mom Friday Night Lights atmosphere.

Now I must caveat I’m only talking about overseas - for CONUS bases I saw more than a few kids and teams make it D1 or go pro. Cause or correlation? Maybe parents of sports serious kids only take domestic billets or deploy overseas individually, leaving dependents in communities?

Interesting. Maybe it’s the size of the base? We were in Germany. We sent a football player to Nebraska who set their freshman reception record as a WR. Sent another to Penn St. Multiple soccer players to men’s and women’s programs like USC, JMU, William & Mary, UNM, UF…

Shaq played DODEA basketball in Germany.

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Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the area next month from overseas and will live in falls church city. My daughter will be a freshman in HS at Meridian. She wants to play travel soccer as well. She has been playing here (military base), not super competitive because it’s a small community, but she loves soccer. What would be a good club to try? She’d probably make one of the lower teams in a club and that’s fine with us. Looking online Arlington has 5 times at 2010 and McLean has 3 teams. How about Vienna? Villarreal or Lee-Mount Vernon (that’s kind of far for regular practices). Any other clubs near Tyson’s? What would be a good plan for tryouts? Help!

My 2010 daughter plays in Falls Church with PAC. The team sounds like a good fit for your daughter, IMO. This website provides information about practice locations and tryouts:

https://www.fallschurchpremierac.org/

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Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the area next month from overseas and will live in falls church city. My daughter will be a freshman in HS at Meridian. She wants to play travel soccer as well. She has been playing here (military base), not super competitive because it’s a small community, but she loves soccer. What would be a good club to try? She’d probably make one of the lower teams in a club and that’s fine with us. Looking online Arlington has 5 times at 2010 and McLean has 3 teams. How about Vienna? Villarreal or Lee-Mount Vernon (that’s kind of far for regular practices). Any other clubs near Tyson’s? What would be a good plan for tryouts? Help!

Military base soccer anywhere overseas is likely a higher level than rec soccer here in NoVa. My guess is your kid could make any team. Save yourself from the acrimony that is ECNL in NoVa and look at Alexandria and Vienna for a solid clubs with no high league play; or check out SYC if she wants to compete in the Girls Academy. Alternative to ECNL, without the insecurity of needeing to be the best for college recruitment tied into their player pathways to success and development

OP, lots of good advice here from other PPs! But, I highly question everything in this post based on these declarative statements. I've been a part of several DoDEA communities OCONUS, and for sports I beg to differ. OP sounds like they have a reasonable, self-aware well-grounded understanding of their DD's skill level and how she might match up with local teams. Good luck!

Interesting. I’m not PP, and don’t agree that military communities overseas automatically mean ECNL when you return here.

That said, I grew up DODEA, and generally, the sports (including soccer), were very good. Most of our club and HS soccer team went division 1 or had the option if they wanted it.

I think it’s a combination of the military’s focus on fitness and competition, plus, for soccer, we were playing on European club teams from young ages.

This is PP I come in peace. Thanks for sharing your perspective. Granted I was an adult when I first lived on base and assumed what you referenced in the last paragraph. Two countries, multiple installations in both, but boy was I surprised don’t judge a book by its cover.

Didn’t hold a candle to the high school football, basketball, baseball I grew up playing and watching in a major metro area. None of the overseas base kids went anywhere near D1. recruiting are you kidding me? kids were lacking in talent, size and training. Soldiers sailors airmen and Marines excel at what they do but doesn’t mean their kids can ball, or hang with stateside inner city, suburban, or country stars with daddyball soccer mom Friday Night Lights atmosphere.

Now I must caveat I’m only talking about overseas - for CONUS bases I saw more than a few kids and teams make it D1 or go pro. Cause or correlation? Maybe parents of sports serious kids only take domestic billets or deploy overseas individually, leaving dependents in communities?

Interesting. Maybe it’s the size of the base? We were in Germany. We sent a football player to Nebraska who set their freshman reception record as a WR. Sent another to Penn St. Multiple soccer players to men’s and women’s programs like USC, JMU, William & Mary, UNM, UF…

Shaq played DODEA basketball in Germany.

Go Huskers! Who was it? Vikings GM Spielman's kid set the record in 2017 but I don't remember who held it before.

Yes Shaq lived in Germany as a kid, but he played HS ball in Texas to my point that the military kids here in the U.S. play at a higher level than the kids at overseas bases with limited competition.