Coaches

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you name the team and level? maybe someone has the insider info on why the coach is leaving.

VDA has no coach slate for 2026

Yes they do. They communicated it at tryouts. You don’t need to know if you aren’t trying out.

[Anonymous]

Um, wrong. You would want to know that info before you wasted time trying out for a dud coach you wouldn't want your kid to play for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you name the team and level? maybe someone has the insider info on why the coach is leaving.

VDA has no coach slate for 2026

Yes they do. They communicated it at tryouts. You don’t need to know if you aren’t trying out.

Are they trying to hide something? Why not just post publicly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you just accept the offer if you don't even know who will be the team's coach?

I would not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if you know now, doesn’t mean it doesn’t change by August. It’s happened to us twice. 2nd team - clearly

1st team too. crazy.

We're on our third coach of the year on a first team (RL level).

Herndon?

No, but my condolences if that happened there too. It feels like a real bait and switch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um, wrong. You would want to know that info before you wasted time trying out for a dud coach you wouldn't want your kid to play for.

This says more about the quality of the kid than the coach. Coaches don’t matter if your kid is good. They are all dud coaches man….wake up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, wrong. You would want to know that info before you wasted time trying out for a dud coach you wouldn't want your kid to play for.

This says more about the quality of the kid than the coach. Coaches don’t matter if your kid is good. They are all dud coaches man….wake up.

I agree that a coach doesn’t necessarily make a kid a good player, but they can certainly do damage in terms of making a kid feel frustrated and demoralized. If you can find out a way to avoid that ahead of time you can save your kid a lot of heartache.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, wrong. You would want to know that info before you wasted time trying out for a dud coach you wouldn't want your kid to play for.

This says more about the quality of the kid than the coach. Coaches don’t matter if your kid is good. They are all dud coaches man….wake up.

I agree that a coach doesn’t necessarily make a kid a good player, but they can certainly do damage in terms of making a kid feel frustrated and demoralized. If you can find out a way to avoid that ahead of time you can save your kid a lot of heartache.

And how would you find that out definitively? Many of you think you can tell the future. If we are talking about top teams (MLSN 1 or ECNL/GA) and you say no to an offer cause you don’t know the coach, you aren’t serious. The rest of the teams it might matter more cause it’s more for fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, wrong. You would want to know that info before you wasted time trying out for a dud coach you wouldn't want your kid to play for.

This says more about the quality of the kid than the coach. Coaches don’t matter if your kid is good. They are all dud coaches man….wake up.

I agree that a coach doesn’t necessarily make a kid a good player, but they can certainly do damage in terms of making a kid feel frustrated and demoralized. If you can find out a way to avoid that ahead of time you can save your kid a lot of heartache.

And how would you find that out definitively? Many of you think you can tell the future. If we are talking about top teams (MLSN 1 or ECNL/GA) and you say no to an offer cause you don’t know the coach, you aren’t serious. The rest of the teams it might matter more cause it’s more for fun.

This is.....not logical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if you know now, doesn’t mean it doesn’t change by August. It’s happened to us twice. 2nd team - clearly

1st team too. crazy.

We're on our third coach of the year on a first team (RL level).

Herndon?

No, but my condolences if that happened there too. It feels like a real bait and switch.

GFR?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, wrong. You would want to know that info before you wasted time trying out for a dud coach you wouldn't want your kid to play for.

This says more about the quality of the kid than the coach. Coaches don’t matter if your kid is good. They are all dud coaches man….wake up.

Some are more duds than others though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, wrong. You would want to know that info before you wasted time trying out for a dud coach you wouldn't want your kid to play for.

This says more about the quality of the kid than the coach. Coaches don’t matter if your kid is good. They are all dud coaches man….wake up.

I agree that a coach doesn’t necessarily make a kid a good player, but they can certainly do damage in terms of making a kid feel frustrated and demoralized. If you can find out a way to avoid that ahead of time you can save your kid a lot of heartache.

And how would you find that out definitively? Many of you think you can tell the future. If we are talking about top teams (MLSN 1 or ECNL/GA) and you say no to an offer cause you don’t know the coach, you aren’t serious. The rest of the teams it might matter more cause it’s more for fun.

This is.....not logical.

That’s because you aren’t in that situation. Those leagues are about exposure for your kid…opportunities. Barring something like the coach hates my kid or me as the parent, if you have an offer to a top team you should be considering what that platform can provide on your journey…not if the coach is good. Spoiler: none are good and most have multiple teams…it’s a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you name the team and level? maybe someone has the insider info on why the coach is leaving.

VDA has no coach slate for 2026

Yes they do. They communicated it at tryouts. You don’t need to know if you aren’t trying out.

Are you sure? When did they communicate it? My kids must have missed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you name the team and level? maybe someone has the insider info on why the coach is leaving.

VDA has no coach slate for 2026

Yes they do. They communicated it at tryouts. You don’t need to know if you aren’t trying out.

Are they trying to hide something? Why not just post publicly.

Alrington & FVU posted their coaches before the tryout. Why is VDA special?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you name the team and level? maybe someone has the insider info on why the coach is leaving.

VDA has no coach slate for 2026

Yes they do. They communicated it at tryouts. You don’t need to know if you aren’t trying out.

Are they trying to hide something? Why not just post publicly.

Alrington & FVU posted their coaches before the tryout. Why is VDA special?

The people who care went to the tryouts and found out first hand. Why is their an urgency to post after tryouts if teams are already formed. VDA doesnt change their coaches like these other programs, so it is very predictable.