Achilles 2014 Boys

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Achilles, the worst, there is no development and their QoP is mid range at best. The screaming coaches are the icing on the cake, one of them is the owner and the other one is I think a relative and every time we play against them the apoplectic screaming is absolutely off the charts. It’s the worst combination of joystick coaching and rage bait. I couldn’t expose my kid to that for any quality of coaching, no thanks.

You tried three years ago, remember? DC didn't make the cut. You’re inflicted with a psychosis any time the word “Achilles” pops up on DC Urban.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For clarity, Coach Vinn is the Achilles 2014 Coach? From a very big club. We played their top team and as others said, we crushed them because they just dribbled the whole game/tried to work it out if the back even when it was clear they couldn't. The coach sat quietly and let it happen, clearly committed to his process. I don't think he ever made a sound so in a bit surprised to hear if a temper but maybe that's because he doesn't care about wins and losses.

When does the club start to care? MLS Next?

Ignorant post. “We crushed them” says it all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For clarity, Coach Vinn is the Achilles 2014 Coach? From a very big club. We played their top team and as others said, we crushed them because they just dribbled the whole game/tried to work it out if the back even when it was clear they couldn't. The coach sat quietly and let it happen, clearly committed to his process. I don't think he ever made a sound so in a bit surprised to hear if a temper but maybe that's because he doesn't care about wins and losses.

When does the club start to care? MLS Next?

Ignorant post. “We crushed them” says it all.

Sorry. We won by 7 goals and they never scored. Happy? Who gives a damn? I certainly don't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For clarity, Coach Vinn is the Achilles 2014 Coach? From a very big club. We played their top team and as others said, we crushed them because they just dribbled the whole game/tried to work it out if the back even when it was clear they couldn't. The coach sat quietly and let it happen, clearly committed to his process. I don't think he ever made a sound so in a bit surprised to hear if a temper but maybe that's because he doesn't care about wins and losses.

When does the club start to care? MLS Next?

Ignorant post. “We crushed them” says it all.

Sorry. We won by 7 goals and they never scored. Happy? Who gives a damn? I certainly don't.

Yet here you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moving into the area and wondered if anyone can provide information about the Achilles 2014B program. DS is on an ECNL top team at a major club in another city. Trying to manage proximity to our house, traffic, etc. especially given DCSC's current issues. We'll be living in NW DC.

Thoughts on the coaches and whether they will be in MLS1 or 2 is what I'm looking for. Not looking for flames just some info, please. Especially interested in the quality of the coaching. Thanks in advance.

They will be in MLSNext Homegrown (1). It’s a boutique club—it’s small w/emphasis on technicals over wins until U15. I suggest you reach out to Sal and/or Vin and schedule 2-3 practices to get a feel for the program. If you like it, great. If not, at least you kicked the tires.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think they prioritize (or have) wins after U15 ever. They routinely lose including at the local level against BSC. Thats up through U19. And I haven’t seen any Achilles coaches sitting quietly on the sidelines, I’m not sure what was happening there, every time I see them it’s a screen fest with a completely purple faced nut job shrieking a top volume.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For clarity, Coach Vinn is the Achilles 2014 Coach? From a very big club. We played their top team and as others said, we crushed them because they just dribbled the whole game/tried to work it out if the back even when it was clear they couldn't. The coach sat quietly and let it happen, clearly committed to his process. I don't think he ever made a sound so in a bit surprised to hear if a temper but maybe that's because he doesn't care about wins and losses.

When does the club start to care? MLS Next?

Ignorant post. “We crushed them” says it all.

Sorry. We won by 7 goals and they never scored. Happy? Who gives a damn? I certainly don't.

Yet here you are.

Here I am what? I'm here because I'm interested in Achilles 2014B. What are you interested in besides being an outrage seeking troll that talks shit but adds no value?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For clarity, Coach Vinn is the Achilles 2014 Coach? From a very big club. We played their top team and as others said, we crushed them because they just dribbled the whole game/tried to work it out if the back even when it was clear they couldn't. The coach sat quietly and let it happen, clearly committed to his process. I don't think he ever made a sound so in a bit surprised to hear if a temper but maybe that's because he doesn't care about wins and losses.

When does the club start to care? MLS Next?

Ignorant post. “We crushed them” says it all.

Sorry. We won by 7 goals and they never scored. Happy? Who gives a damn? I certainly don't.

Yet here you are.

Here I am what? I'm here because I'm interested in Achilles 2014B. What are you interested in besides being an outrage seeking troll that talks shit but adds no value?

If this is the original poster, this was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the guy who said he didn’t care about the conversation but commenting in the chat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For clarity, Coach Vinn is the Achilles 2014 Coach? From a very big club. We played their top team and as others said, we crushed them because they just dribbled the whole game/tried to work it out if the back even when it was clear they couldn't. The coach sat quietly and let it happen, clearly committed to his process. I don't think he ever made a sound so in a bit surprised to hear if a temper but maybe that's because he doesn't care about wins and losses.

When does the club start to care? MLS Next?

Ignorant post. “We crushed them” says it all.

Sorry. We won by 7 goals and they never scored. Happy? Who gives a damn? I certainly don't.

Yet here you are.

Here I am what? I'm here because I'm interested in Achilles 2014B. What are you interested in besides being an outrage seeking troll that talks shit but adds no value?

If this is the original poster, this was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the guy who said he didn’t care about the conversation but commenting in the chat.

+1. Wasn’t slamming the original poster. You are asking the right questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think they prioritize (or have) wins after U15 ever. They routinely lose including at the local level against BSC. Thats up through U19. And I haven’t seen any Achilles coaches sitting quietly on the sidelines, I’m not sure what was happening there, every time I see them it’s a screen fest with a completely purple faced nut job shrieking a top volume.

Bethesda can and does draw from an army of players, Achilles does not. It’s a small club.

I will say the Achilles U13 squad last year came in 4 spots higher in QoP ranking than Bethesda, and played in the 2025 MLSNext Cup, not just the showcase—going to the quarter finals. Bethesda cannot say the same.

That said, Bethesda is a very solid club.

I agree with an earlier poster—set up a few practices at each club. Then go with whichever you feel most comfortable with.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think they prioritize (or have) wins after U15 ever. They routinely lose including at the local level against BSC. Thats up through U19. And I haven’t seen any Achilles coaches sitting quietly on the sidelines, I’m not sure what was happening there, every time I see them it’s a screen fest with a completely purple faced nut job shrieking a top volume.

Bethesda can and does draw from an army of players, Achilles does not. It’s a small club.

I will say the Achilles U13 squad last year came in 4 spots higher in QoP ranking than Bethesda, and played in the 2025 MLSNext Cup, not just the showcase—going to the quarter finals. Bethesda cannot say the same.

That said, Bethesda is a very solid club.

I agree with an earlier poster—set up a few practices at each club. Then go with whichever you feel most comfortable with.

We are currently with Bethesda as well and this is accurate. We routinely beat them because they don't have the horses to compete generally not because of coaching. Here is the difficulty with winning, the Rankings app, QoP and all of these metrics and why I give their program respect. I watched our BSC 2013 2nd team play the 2014 Achilles 1st team last year and BSC won 10-0. Blowout, right? If I were a scout and had to select the best 5 players on the pitch, at least 3 would have come from the Achilles side and my son agreed. Puberty (or faster growth before puberty) is still undefeated and Achilles does not make selections based on size and winning. They will develop you no matter what shape or size you are if you are willing to put in the work.

Even at SuperCopa last year, they were so many "top teams" playing puberty ball. If you feel BSC is too far for you, you should definitely see if the Achilles environment matches your personality. Naturally, BSC arguably produces the most professionals and D1 players in the area but Achilles, pound for pound and based on their size, is outproducing most clubs in the area. I would definitely watch a few games as well to see them in their true environment. I actually recommend this for anybody looking at moving clubs next year to see how a coach actually coaches when not recruiting and showing you their good side. You want to see the warts and be able to live with the warts. Everybody has warts, even our coaches at BSC.

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Anonymous wrote:For clarity, Coach Vinn is the Achilles 2014 Coach? From a very big club. We played their top team and as others said, we crushed them because they just dribbled the whole game/tried to work it out if the back even when it was clear they couldn't. The coach sat quietly and let it happen, clearly committed to his process. I don't think he ever made a sound so in a bit surprised to hear if a temper but maybe that's because he doesn't care about wins and losses.

When does the club start to care? MLS Next?

Ignorant post. “We crushed them” says it all.

Sorry. We won by 7 goals and they never scored. Happy? Who gives a damn? I certainly don't.

Yet here you are.

Here I am what? I'm here because I'm interested in Achilles 2014B. What are you interested in besides being an outrage seeking troll that talks shit but adds no value?

If this is the original poster, this was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the guy who said he didn’t care about the conversation but commenting in the chat.

Again. I saw "Achilles 2014B" and came to this forum to hear about that team. That's my motivation. To be quite clear, I don't care about who won or by how much. You do and worse, you care how it is said -- even by an anonymous poster.

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Anonymous wrote:For clarity, Coach Vinn is the Achilles 2014 Coach? From a very big club. We played their top team and as others said, we crushed them because they just dribbled the whole game/tried to work it out if the back even when it was clear they couldn't. The coach sat quietly and let it happen, clearly committed to his process. I don't think he ever made a sound so in a bit surprised to hear if a temper but maybe that's because he doesn't care about wins and losses.

When does the club start to care? MLS Next?

Ignorant post. “We crushed them” says it all.

Sorry. We won by 7 goals and they never scored. Happy? Who gives a damn? I certainly don't.

Yet here you are.

Here I am what? I'm here because I'm interested in Achilles 2014B. What are you interested in besides being an outrage seeking troll that talks shit but adds no value?

If this is the original poster, this was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the guy who said he didn’t care about the conversation but commenting in the chat.

Again. I saw "Achilles 2014B" and came to this forum to hear about that team. That's my motivation. To be quite clear, I don't care about who won or by how much. You do and worse, you care how it is said -- even by an anonymous poster.

My man, no one is coming at you.

[Anonymous]

Expect Achilles to demolish VRSC next weekend by double digits. It’s not going to be pretty rather a carnage

[Anonymous]

We play VRSC?