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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am an ecnl parent but I can't decide if I'm more embarrassed to think about the number of Arlington parents who flagged the DCUM rumor or the fact that the club decided to put out a release about it. Stay Arlington, Arlington.

haha. I can only imagine the phones blowing up at HQ the past week to get this out there. And yes, Stay Arlington, Arlington.

[Anonymous]

From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.

double down confirmed ✅

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.

Well said Arlington parent!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.

Guess what, I know it’s hard to hear with your ECNL hat on….if she was going to college in ECNL, she was going to college in GA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.

Guess what, I know it’s hard to hear with your ECNL hat on….if she was going to college in ECNL, she was going to college in GA.

This is some of the biggest tryhard BS! Stats don’t lie, and for better or worse ECNL does a better job of giving college coaches the players they want to recruit.

I get it, your club is prioritizing boys and forcing your girls team to play GA and you have to pretend that it’s all a good thing. But face facts - the GA switches are happening because a few clubs in the area think boys are simply more important (and a better source of revenue) than girls.

If your daughter is worth less than your son, I guess this all makes sense to you. But be honest with yourself, that’s the decision Loudoun has made.

[Anonymous]

Chooe your girl and don't choose the Girl's Academy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chooe your girl and don't choose the Girl's Academy

GAL propping up failing MLSN academies really gives off 'trans rights are women's rights' vibes

And load up Aspire now for even more money to pump into the boys' side. It's utterly trans parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.

Guess what, I know it’s hard to hear with your ECNL hat on….if she was going to college in ECNL, she was going to college in GA.

This is some of the biggest tryhard BS! Stats don’t lie, and for better or worse ECNL does a better job of giving college coaches the players they want to recruit.

I get it, your club is prioritizing boys and forcing your girls team to play GA and you have to pretend that it’s all a good thing. But face facts - the GA switches are happening because a few clubs in the area think boys are simply more important (and a better source of revenue) than girls.

If your daughter is worth less than your son, I guess this all makes sense to you. But be honest with yourself, that’s the decision Loudoun has made.

Haha, it will all make sense in due time. Keep clinging on to a league in decline

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chooe your girl and don't choose the Girl's Academy

They didn't put in an application, but they were hitting up the leagues. That post feels like ECNL strong-armed them into it, super desperate. You can see the signs: Mid-Atlantic clubs are leaving ECNL to get in on the MLS+GA takeover in a couple years. NVA, McLean, and Charlotte Independence knew what they were doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.

Guess what, I know it’s hard to hear with your ECNL hat on….if she was going to college in ECNL, she was going to college in GA.

This is some of the biggest tryhard BS! Stats don’t lie, and for better or worse ECNL does a better job of giving college coaches the players they want to recruit.

I get it, your club is prioritizing boys and forcing your girls team to play GA and you have to pretend that it’s all a good thing. But face facts - the GA switches are happening because a few clubs in the area think boys are simply more important (and a better source of revenue) than girls.

If your daughter is worth less than your son, I guess this all makes sense to you. But be honest with yourself, that’s the decision Loudoun has made.

Haha, it will all make sense in due time. Keep clinging on to a league in decline

You actually think girls programs are willingly jumping to GA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington coaches has nothing better to do than stalk this forum?

Just proves how much fiction is generated on the forum lol

Why blame the club for setting record straight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Arlington coaches has nothing better to do than stalk this forum?

Just proves how much fiction is generated on the forum lol

Why blame the club for setting record straight?

You answered your own qestion already

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.

Guess what, I know it’s hard to hear with your ECNL hat on….if she was going to college in ECNL, she was going to college in GA.

This is some of the biggest tryhard BS! Stats don’t lie, and for better or worse ECNL does a better job of giving college coaches the players they want to recruit.

I get it, your club is prioritizing boys and forcing your girls team to play GA and you have to pretend that it’s all a good thing. But face facts - the GA switches are happening because a few clubs in the area think boys are simply more important (and a better source of revenue) than girls.

If your daughter is worth less than your son, I guess this all makes sense to you. But be honest with yourself, that’s the decision Loudoun has made.

We live in Arlington and had to move our sons out long ago. Arlington strongly favored the girls. Boys ECNL is a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chooe your girl and don't choose the Girl's Academy

GAL propping up failing MLSN academies really gives off 'trans rights are women's rights' vibes

And load up Aspire now for even more money to pump into the boys' side. It's utterly trans parent

WTF are U talking about!?

Trump might be in power physcially in DC but trust his hate is not something that most highly educated DCUM folks have patience for. Keep it about soccer or move on!

Please spare the forum your boomer cringe cope.
GAL is clearly sacrificing females at the expense of males. And sure, to your point, maybe it can be attributed to the political pendulum swing