Travel Soccer teams around NOVA let's discuss Part II

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carrying over a question from the last thread: Why did Gunston withdraw a U12 boys team from NCSL the day before the season started?

Gunston joined Virginia NPL so I assume they had to pull their teams out of NCSL.

NPL teams often put their B, C and D teams in NCSL. And this was literally the day before the season started. Not something clearly planned in advance.

[Anonymous]

Did the former head of fpyc go to cya?

[dharden29]

DS was at CYA last year (2006) and we did not have a good experience, so we went elsewhere this year. The top team was good and Oscar did a great job of developing those kids. The improvement from beginning to end of season was dramatic. The lower teams had a much different experience. Several kids opted to go elsewhere - other travel clubs or back to rec.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still curious to hear from BRYC boys (U11-U12) parents who opted to remain with BRYC to do only tournaments and training. Has it been good? Are you paying the same as before? What will you do if your son doesn't make the ECNL team at U13? Is there a BRYC backup or will you be forced to find a new club then?

I think BRYC Elite Academy currently has three U13 boys' teams. The second one is in D4 of NCSL, and the third, which I think used to be an ODSL team, is in D8.

Ah, OK. So if the player doesn't make the top ECNL team, he can still do NCSL. That's good (and not how they first explained it!). Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did the former head of fpyc go to cya?

I heard he went to Fauquier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carrying over a question from the last thread: Why did Gunston withdraw a U12 boys team from NCSL the day before the season started?

Gunston joined Virginia NPL so I assume they had to pull their teams out of NCSL.

NPL teams often put their B, C and D teams in NCSL. And this was literally the day before the season started. Not something clearly planned in advance.

Plus the team that pulled out was definitely a D team...we are talking about Division 6. My guess is that enough of those players probably gave up soccer in late summer and they didn't have the numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carrying over a question from the last thread: Why did Gunston withdraw a U12 boys team from NCSL the day before the season started?

Gunston joined Virginia NPL so I assume they had to pull their teams out of NCSL.

NPL teams often put their B, C and D teams in NCSL. And this was literally the day before the season started. Not something clearly planned in advance.

Plus the team that pulled out was definitely a D team...we are talking about Division 6. My guess is that enough of those players probably gave up soccer in late summer and they didn't have the numbers.

Gunston typically has only an A team (and occasionally a B team). No such thing as C or D teams at Gunston.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carrying over a question from the last thread: Why did Gunston withdraw a U12 boys team from NCSL the day before the season started?

Gunston joined Virginia NPL so I assume they had to pull their teams out of NCSL.

NPL teams often put their B, C and D teams in NCSL. And this was literally the day before the season started. Not something clearly planned in advance.

Plus the team that pulled out was definitely a D team...we are talking about Division 6. My guess is that enough of those players probably gave up soccer in late summer and they didn't have the numbers.

Gunston typically has only an A team (and occasionally a B team). No such thing as C or D teams at Gunston.

Yeah, Gunston has no other NCSL team in that age group. So the A team is in VPL and the B team is apparently extinct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still curious to hear from BRYC boys (U11-U12) parents who opted to remain with BRYC to do only tournaments and training. Has it been good? Are you paying the same as before? What will you do if your son doesn't make the ECNL team at U13? Is there a BRYC backup or will you be forced to find a new club then?

I think BRYC Elite Academy currently has three U13 boys' teams. The second one is in D4 of NCSL, and the third, which I think used to be an ODSL team, is in D8.

Ah, OK. So if the player doesn't make the top ECNL team, he can still do NCSL. That's good (and not how they first explained it!). Thanks!

I know BRYC's ODSL teams are run out of their rec department. I never get a straight answer on their NCSL teams.

[Anonymous]

I just looked at the Boys ECNL schedule and didn't see BRYC in U13. They were there for U14+ though. I thought they were playing U13 too?

http://www.boysecnl.com/new-member-clubs/

[Anonymous]

U15+ Virginia State Cup is underway. I'm not familiar with girls side, but it appears to be noticeably fewer boys teams participating than in recent years? How come? Why no group stage this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U15+ Virginia State Cup is underway. I'm not familiar with girls side, but it appears to be noticeably fewer boys teams participating than in recent years? How come? Why no group stage this year?

Probably because NPL is also offering their own State Cup further diluting a already diluted and pointless tournament.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just looked at the Boys ECNL schedule and didn't see BRYC in U13. They were there for U14+ though. I thought they were playing U13 too?

http://www.boysecnl.com/new-member-clubs/

Hmm. Don't know. Then maybe it's their A team playing in D4 of NCSL. That would be kind of odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still curious to hear from BRYC boys (U11-U12) parents who opted to remain with BRYC to do only tournaments and training. Has it been good? Are you paying the same as before? What will you do if your son doesn't make the ECNL team at U13? Is there a BRYC backup or will you be forced to find a new club then?

I think BRYC Elite Academy currently has three U13 boys' teams. The second one is in D4 of NCSL, and the third, which I think used to be an ODSL team, is in D8.

Ah, OK. So if the player doesn't make the top ECNL team, he can still do NCSL. That's good (and not how they first explained it!). Thanks!

I know BRYC's ODSL teams are run out of their rec department. I never get a straight answer on their NCSL teams.

Same here! I don't understand how they are set up. Who are the coaches for these NCSL teams? Do they train with the other U11s and U12s who are 'pre-ECNL'? etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am still curious to hear from BRYC boys (U11-U12) parents who opted to remain with BRYC to do only tournaments and training. Has it been good? Are you paying the same as before? What will you do if your son doesn't make the ECNL team at U13? Is there a BRYC backup or will you be forced to find a new club then?

I think BRYC Elite Academy currently has three U13 boys' teams. The second one is in D4 of NCSL, and the third, which I think used to be an ODSL team, is in D8.

Ah, OK. So if the player doesn't make the top ECNL team, he can still do NCSL. That's good (and not how they first explained it!). Thanks!

I know BRYC's ODSL teams are run out of their rec department. I never get a straight answer on their NCSL teams.

Same here! I don't understand how they are set up. Who are the coaches for these NCSL teams? Do they train with the other U11s and U12s who are 'pre-ECNL'? etc

I heard they added a couple new U12 boys travel teams at BRYC but I'm not sure where they play.