Loudoun Struggles in ECNL
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Anonymous
Thanks for posting the overall stats. I wonder what Loudoun's retention rate be at the end of the season? |
Anonymous
I wonder if being in CCL, which does not post game scores and has some weak teams, helped Loudoun to market itself as elite, while hiding the program's deficiencies? They are certainly getting exposed now after moving to ECNL. |
Anonymous
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Are you worried 2 07s and 2 08s are not enough of a foundation for FCV? I would be too.
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Anonymous
If my kid is on a good 07 team and there is a good league to play in I don't care about what the results of older teams kids. Those older teams lost kids to ECNL/DA years before and their struggling has very little consequence on a 07 or 08 team. As an example of ECNL retaining players, VDA has done a very good job of talent retention and their 06 and 05 ECNL teams are doing very well. I believe Loudoun will be able to adjust and retain talent in their younger age groups. Loudoun's 06 team is doing fine. |
Anonymous
That's fair. There is no need to move to another club if you are happy with your current team and coach. |
Anonymous
VDA does not have FCV DA within a 5 minute drive from their fields. Give it a year or two, FCV will have most of top players in your age group just as they do in the older age groups. They draw talent from all around the area, not just Loudoun. |
Anonymous
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^ You see? He suckered you in with a false sense of niceness and then went nasty. LOL. Great job
Another FCV PR Hit job in the books |
Anonymous
Considering that VDA practices mostly at Longpark and most of the players are comprised of VSA players they are well within FCVs reach and yet they still stayed at VDA. |
Anonymous
^It's not nasty. It's just someone sharing an opinion (FCV's DA will be a stronger draw at the older age groups based on their success than Loudoun's ECNL teams) based on a fact (Loudoun is located geographically close to FCV; VDA is not). You clearly feel differently, and that's okay. That's how this works...it's discourse. |
Anonymous
Nobody is going to a club based on what the clubs 18 year olds are doing when your kid is 12. |
Anonymous
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How many kids do you think FCV can pull from Loudoun next year? How many want to move down to a team they beat three times in a row? An FCVteam that never plays top bracket of Jeff Cup? Kudos for trying 11v11 but not going well is it? Maybe you get 1 or 2? That not enough for you.
I get it. Your talent is not deep and you are doing your best to try but really 07s don’t care about 16, 17 and 18 year olds. |
Anonymous
But I though FCV developed all its players in house? It is also kind of difficult to convince a group of parents and players who have never lost to your team that your team is a better destination. At least before FCV had ECNL and DA to offer, but I’m not sure DA alone will be enough of a draw to join a team that can’t even beat the team you’re on or even get seeded in the top brackets of tourneys. |
Anonymous
True, but It's not just U18 team performance. If the player is good enough to choose between several options, it makes sense to do due diligence beyond the immediate team, but look at the overall track record of the club in developing players. FCV is crushing opposition in DA in all age groups, while Loudoun is struggling in ECNL in virtually every age group. Given the proximity of the two clubs, I think the defections to a more successful program are likely to continue. |
Anonymous
Again, if FCV is crushing based on their development of players then why are you recruiting Loudoun so hard? You should be fine without Loudoun players, but the reality is FCV has always relied heavily on Loudoun developed talent in the past and Loudoun players went to FCV because ECNL was a better pathway than what Loudoun had. Loudoun now has ECNL and there is a much less need for their players in the future to leave Loudoun for FCV. AND to leave a quality team for a team they have never lost to. Oh, and by the way, they get to play High School too. |
Anonymous
| But the FCV 07 team is not very good. It’s a step down for Loudoun and McLean players. Most players and parents do not want to step down, leave friends, etc. Loudoun has a great reputation, better facilities, better coaches, the ECNL national exposure. Not hard to understand |