Girls Rec soccer - Reston Great Falls or Vienna Youth

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to get out of CYA, we're unhappy with the coaches and the teams, my child doesn't want to do travel but the level of rec playing is atrocious. The instant a girl gets good, they leave for Valor, and the rec teams are just really, really bad (usually the girls who leave for Valor are the ones with parents who coach, so the coaches are new every year, too. Does this happen everywhere? Are there no good, stable rec teams anywhere? What would be a better option for current U9/3rd grade girls? What have your experiences been?

I would go with GFR. VYS rec is a joke. It’s all in house only and does not participate in any all star tournaments. Everyone I know at GFR is very happy. It’s a better choice.

OP here, I don't see what all star tournaments have to do with anything. My kid doesn't care about that, she just wants to play soccer with other kids who know how to play and aren't just playing because their parents are forcing them to do it.

It’s rec soccer! One lousy league is no different from the next. Stop taking up time in this thread with dumb questions about rec.

So we can all agree it would be fantastic if rec was filled with athletic kids who enjoyed the sport but also aren't ready to commit to one sport year round 5 days a week. The problem is its not, it's now filled with kids whose parents sign them up to try to get some exercise. So the previous mentioned kids whose parents are vilified on here are clubs 3rd team players. To the OP there are alot of people in your position the best bet is a lower tier travel team. At least on the girls side the current state of rec soccer is awful if your kid cares about trying.

I guess I'm just not sure how I feel about paying $3000/year for my child to play on a lower tier travel team. If they had something in between travel and rec, that would be ideal. I was hoping to maybe find a rec program that offers something like that?

There are less expensive travel programs than valors 3000. Sterling as a small club comes to mind. But location and ease of getting to practice 3x per week should be factored into that.

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GFR is a rec team

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Anonymous wrote:GFR is a rec team

Why? Can’t someone want to play for their local club and not commute across northern Virginia for hours? So they don’t feed into ECNL/GA/MLS next. It’s youth soccer. If your kid is a standout, they’ll still get recruited. Many GFR teams are really good. Why disparage the entire club?

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to get out of CYA, we're unhappy with the coaches and the teams, my child doesn't want to do travel but the level of rec playing is atrocious. The instant a girl gets good, they leave for Valor, and the rec teams are just really, really bad (usually the girls who leave for Valor are the ones with parents who coach, so the coaches are new every year, too. Does this happen everywhere? Are there no good, stable rec teams anywhere? What would be a better option for current U9/3rd grade girls? What have your experiences been?

I would go with GFR. VYS rec is a joke. It’s all in house only and does not participate in any all star tournaments. Everyone I know at GFR is very happy. It’s a better choice.

OP here, I don't see what all star tournaments have to do with anything. My kid doesn't care about that, she just wants to play soccer with other kids who know how to play and aren't just playing because their parents are forcing them to do it.

It’s rec soccer! One lousy league is no different from the next. Stop taking up time in this thread with dumb questions about rec.

So we can all agree it would be fantastic if rec was filled with athletic kids who enjoyed the sport but also aren't ready to commit to one sport year round 5 days a week. The problem is its not, it's now filled with kids whose parents sign them up to try to get some exercise. So the previous mentioned kids whose parents are vilified on here are clubs 3rd team players. To the OP there are alot of people in your position the best bet is a lower tier travel team. At least on the girls side the current state of rec soccer is awful if your kid cares about trying.

I guess I'm just not sure how I feel about paying $3000/year for my child to play on a lower tier travel team. If they had something in between travel and rec, that would be ideal. I was hoping to maybe find a rec program that offers something like that?

Loudoun Soccer has a rec challenge program, but I’m guessing that would be too far for you. For travel, Sterling Soccer has one has 1 (maybe 2) teams per age group and is only $1900/year. A much more affordable option.

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I guess I'm just not sure how I feel about paying $3000/year for my child to play on a lower tier travel team. If they had something in between travel and rec, that would be ideal. I was hoping to maybe find a rec program that offers something like that?

Not a lot of those programs around, partially because there aren't many (any?) leagues for them to play in. Plus getting decent coaches who consistently want to coach at that level is a challenge.

If cost is the issue, most clubs have scholarship programs. Commitment wise, you're generally looking at 3 practices a week, vs 2 at most rec programs, so the commitment, outside of tournaments, isn't really much more, if you're already playing Fall and Spring soccer.

Despite how much these forums love to bash lower level travel teams, the reality is that is where most players who play travel are, but you wouldn't know that since everyone on here has a DC playing on ECNL/MLS-Next right?!...

Find a good coach, hopefully with a team that your child can compete with and then determine if it's worth the cost for you/your family. Otherwise your at the mercy of the rec. gods and whoever decides to volunteer and that is a crapshoot everyone you'll go.

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Anonymous wrote:GFR is a rec team

You're either a dumbass or you're just trolling (possibly both). GFR's top girls teams play ECNL-RL (and every age group except 2008 finished in the top 3 this season).

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BRYC is growing again. Good coaches for my kids. VYS is a good club, too.

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to get out of CYA, we're unhappy with the coaches and the teams, my child doesn't want to do travel but the level of rec playing is atrocious. The instant a girl gets good, they leave for Valor, and the rec teams are just really, really bad (usually the girls who leave for Valor are the ones with parents who coach, so the coaches are new every year, too. Does this happen everywhere? Are there no good, stable rec teams anywhere? What would be a better option for current U9/3rd grade girls? What have your experiences been?

I would go with GFR. VYS rec is a joke. It’s all in house only and does not participate in any all star tournaments. Everyone I know at GFR is very happy. It’s a better choice.

Why would rec soccer need tournaments? it's rec. 90% of the players are there because the parents want babysitting.

OP, find the club with decent dependable coaches. That's it. Most rec club teams have a hard time finding parent volunteers to coach and you end up with parents who don't know anything and don't try (sometimes don't even show up). Don't focus on the club. Focus on the coaches.

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Because if rec was filled with low level travel players instead of parent forced children having an all star tournament is nice? The system as is, is broken.

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to get out of CYA, we're unhappy with the coaches and the teams, my child doesn't want to do travel but the level of rec playing is atrocious. The instant a girl gets good, they leave for Valor, and the rec teams are just really, really bad (usually the girls who leave for Valor are the ones with parents who coach, so the coaches are new every year, too. Does this happen everywhere? Are there no good, stable rec teams anywhere? What would be a better option for current U9/3rd grade girls? What have your experiences been?

I would go with GFR. VYS rec is a joke. It’s all in house only and does not participate in any all star tournaments. Everyone I know at GFR is very happy. It’s a better choice.

OP here, I don't see what all star tournaments have to do with anything. My kid doesn't care about that, she just wants to play soccer with other kids who know how to play and aren't just playing because their parents are forcing them to do it.

It’s rec soccer! One lousy league is no different from the next. Stop taking up time in this thread with dumb questions about rec.

So we can all agree it would be fantastic if rec was filled with athletic kids who enjoyed the sport but also aren't ready to commit to one sport year round 5 days a week. The problem is its not, it's now filled with kids whose parents sign them up to try to get some exercise. So the previous mentioned kids whose parents are vilified on here are clubs 3rd team players. To the OP there are alot of people in your position the best bet is a lower tier travel team. At least on the girls side the current state of rec soccer is awful if your kid cares about trying.

I guess I'm just not sure how I feel about paying $3000/year for my child to play on a lower tier travel team. If they had something in between travel and rec, that would be ideal. I was hoping to maybe find a rec program that offers something like that?

Well why don't you get on your magic unicorn and fly off to the wonderful world of fairyland. They have plenty of options that you described there.

What is wrong with you that you feel the need to respond in such a nasty way. Just sharing my thoughts, you giant prick. Soccer mommies are the absolute worst b__ches in the universe. Soccer daddies are even worse, they have the teeny tiniest little penises, it's so obvious.

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to get out of CYA, we're unhappy with the coaches and the teams, my child doesn't want to do travel but the level of rec playing is atrocious. The instant a girl gets good, they leave for Valor, and the rec teams are just really, really bad (usually the girls who leave for Valor are the ones with parents who coach, so the coaches are new every year, too. Does this happen everywhere? Are there no good, stable rec teams anywhere? What would be a better option for current U9/3rd grade girls? What have your experiences been?

I would go with GFR. VYS rec is a joke. It’s all in house only and does not participate in any all star tournaments. Everyone I know at GFR is very happy. It’s a better choice.

OP here, I don't see what all star tournaments have to do with anything. My kid doesn't care about that, she just wants to play soccer with other kids who know how to play and aren't just playing because their parents are forcing them to do it.

It’s rec soccer! One lousy league is no different from the next. Stop taking up time in this thread with dumb questions about rec.

So we can all agree it would be fantastic if rec was filled with athletic kids who enjoyed the sport but also aren't ready to commit to one sport year round 5 days a week. The problem is its not, it's now filled with kids whose parents sign them up to try to get some exercise. So the previous mentioned kids whose parents are vilified on here are clubs 3rd team players. To the OP there are alot of people in your position the best bet is a lower tier travel team. At least on the girls side the current state of rec soccer is awful if your kid cares about trying.

I guess I'm just not sure how I feel about paying $3000/year for my child to play on a lower tier travel team. If they had something in between travel and rec, that would be ideal. I was hoping to maybe find a rec program that offers something like that?

Well why don't you get on your magic unicorn and fly off to the wonderful world of fairyland. They have plenty of options that you described there.

What is wrong with you that you feel the need to respond in such a nasty way. Just sharing my thoughts, you giant prick. Soccer mommies are the absolute worst b__ches in the universe. Soccer daddies are even worse, they have the teeny tiniest little penises, it's so obvious.

Wow! Someone’s therapy is not working. You probably need to be on a watchlist.

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Confirmed most GFR dads do in fact have tiny weenie peenies

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking to get out of CYA, we're unhappy with the coaches and the teams, my child doesn't want to do travel but the level of rec playing is atrocious. The instant a girl gets good, they leave for Valor, and the rec teams are just really, really bad (usually the girls who leave for Valor are the ones with parents who coach, so the coaches are new every year, too. Does this happen everywhere? Are there no good, stable rec teams anywhere? What would be a better option for current U9/3rd grade girls? What have your experiences been?

I would go with GFR. VYS rec is a joke. It’s all in house only and does not participate in any all star tournaments. Everyone I know at GFR is very happy. It’s a better choice.

OP here, I don't see what all star tournaments have to do with anything. My kid doesn't care about that, she just wants to play soccer with other kids who know how to play and aren't just playing because their parents are forcing them to do it.

It’s rec soccer! One lousy league is no different from the next. Stop taking up time in this thread with dumb questions about rec.

So we can all agree it would be fantastic if rec was filled with athletic kids who enjoyed the sport but also aren't ready to commit to one sport year round 5 days a week. The problem is its not, it's now filled with kids whose parents sign them up to try to get some exercise. So the previous mentioned kids whose parents are vilified on here are clubs 3rd team players. To the OP there are alot of people in your position the best bet is a lower tier travel team. At least on the girls side the current state of rec soccer is awful if your kid cares about trying.

I guess I'm just not sure how I feel about paying $3000/year for my child to play on a lower tier travel team. If they had something in between travel and rec, that would be ideal. I was hoping to maybe find a rec program that offers something like that?

Well why don't you get on your magic unicorn and fly off to the wonderful world of fairyland. They have plenty of options that you described there.

What is wrong with you that you feel the need to respond in such a nasty way. Just sharing my thoughts, you giant prick. Soccer mommies are the absolute worst b__ches in the universe. Soccer daddies are even worse, they have the teeny tiniest little penises, it's so obvious.

So, which one are you?

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I would like to see an all star tournament with trophies

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OP here, I guess I don't know enough about soccer and leagues to understand some of what people are telling me -- are there rec leagues? CYA only plays other CYA and some SYA teams, I think. Are there soccer associations that play across multiple leagues? This is confusing!