Lower level teams Arlington vs. McLean vs. Vienna

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our experience this year on the lower level McLean team has been pretty awful. Almost zero player development, coach only cares about winning and only plays the tallest girls. Coach comes to practice reeking of weed and cigarettes. We are not returning.

Yep. Very frustrating and they do nothing but tell you it’s the players who are to blame for their “behavior”. But it’s so odd because when they have a guest coach at tournaments, they do so much better and are complimented by the coach.

[Anonymous]

Arlington tends to have more lower level teams in each age group than Vienna and McLean. That may allow you to find a team that is closest to your child's skill level, where in smaller clubs, there can be greater variation of skill level within a single team.

[Anonymous]

Is this on the girls side or boys side or both?


quote=Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our experience this year on the lower level McLean team has been pretty awful. Almost zero player development, coach only cares about winning and only plays the tallest girls. Coach comes to practice reeking of weed and cigarettes. We are not returning.

Yep. Very frustrating and they do nothing but tell you it’s the players who are to blame for their “behavior”. But it’s so odd because when they have a guest coach at tournaments, they do so much better and are complimented by the coach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this on the girls side or boys side or both?


quote=Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our experience this year on the lower level McLean team has been pretty awful. Almost zero player development, coach only cares about winning and only plays the tallest girls. Coach comes to practice reeking of weed and cigarettes. We are not returning.

Yep. Very frustrating and they do nothing but tell you it’s the players who are to blame for their “behavior”. But it’s so odd because when they have a guest coach at tournaments, they do so much better and are complimented by the coach.

I don't answer the annoying poster who posts ABOVE the quote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington tends to have more lower level teams in each age group than Vienna and McLean. That may allow you to find a team that is closest to your child's skill level, where in smaller clubs, there can be greater variation of skill level within a single team.

And Arlington seems to keep moving kids up even at older ages from the bottom team- meaning development still happening.

[Anonymous]

Good to know. Any feedback on Vienna girls teams?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good to know. Any feedback on Vienna girls teams?

The girls that make the higher team seem to be happy, but I think they don’t always have enough girls to feed a lower team.

[Anonymous]

We have had a great experience for my DD on a lower level Arlington team.