FPYC 2008 Girls Tryouts (Rising U12)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Man you must have an ax to grind. What's up your a-s? If you need to post this on DCUM, what does that say about you? Ya Sorry POS.. With that out of the way...This team is good. Coach Glenn is a very very good coach. You don't need CCL or NPL to develop. I highly recommend that you attend a try out if you have an 08 girl who is looking around.

Hate to say it but your comment sounds worse than the original comment. I'm sure you want people to come to your club but you must admit it's not a known place to Create superstars. If your child really wants to play soccer and take it serious yes I would go to another club in the area but if you want your child to just learn the basics and not have high level competition then go to FPYC. You are clearly part of the association if you really care about your team then make them strong, your CURRENT players and mold him into great players whom would leave you with a good track record instead of trying to recruit people. A good club will always have a good reputation, and FPYC is not one of them.

Jesus, talk about taking things to extremes.

How about this:
If you have a typical kid who likes soccer and is looking for team with a quality and positive coach in a low pressure environment then check out FPYC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Man you must have an ax to grind. What's up your a-s? If you need to post this on DCUM, what does that say about you? Ya Sorry POS.. With that out of the way...This team is good. Coach Glenn is a very very good coach. You don't need CCL or NPL to develop. I highly recommend that you attend a try out if you have an 08 girl who is looking around.

Hate to say it but your comment sounds worse than the original comment. I'm sure you want people to come to your club but you must admit it's not a known place to Create superstars. If your child really wants to play soccer and take it serious yes I would go to another club in the area but if you want your child to just learn the basics and not have high level competition then go to FPYC. You are clearly part of the association if you really care about your team then make them strong, your CURRENT players and mold him into great players whom would leave you with a good track record instead of trying to recruit people. A good club will always have a good reputation, and FPYC is not one of them.

Give it up already. Most parents are rational enough to realize their kids are not and will not be superstars. If you are waiting for your kid to be created into a superstar, please stay where you are and we hope it works out for you.

Beyond that you are just wrong and uninformed. There are multiple players on local DAs who started playing their soccer at FPYC. There were players recognized in last year's All Met who had played multiple years of soccer at FPYC.

[Anonymous]

More to the point, there are more kids not in DA or ECNL than in either league. So they should quit soccer? They don’t deserve a coach who will still do his/her best by the kids regardless of their ultimate soccer potential?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More to the point, there are more kids not in DA or ECNL than in either league. So they should quit soccer? They don’t deserve a coach who will still do his/her best by the kids regardless of their ultimate soccer potential?

You have to understand, our area is filled with people who want to think they/their offspring are elite. Whether it's soccer, school, music, etc. It's about the water cooler talk, NOT the sport/discipline. It's more important that their kid play for the 'right' team or in the 'right' league than to actually be in the best spot for their kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Man you must have an ax to grind. What's up your a-s? If you need to post this on DCUM, what does that say about you? Ya Sorry POS.. With that out of the way...This team is good. Coach Glenn is a very very good coach. You don't need CCL or NPL to develop. I highly recommend that you attend a try out if you have an 08 girl who is looking around.

Hate to say it but your comment sounds worse than the original comment. I'm sure you want people to come to your club but you must admit it's not a known place to Create superstars. If your child really wants to play soccer and take it serious yes I would go to another club in the area but if you want your child to just learn the basics and not have high level competition then go to FPYC. You are clearly part of the association if you really care about your team then make them strong, your CURRENT players and mold him into great players whom would leave you with a good track record instead of trying to recruit people. A good club will always have a good reputation, and FPYC is not one of them.

"Just learn the basics and not have high level competition"...So if you look for a club and league first for you 10 year old, then you are doing your child a massive disservice. You only care about yourself and how you are perceived. To think that small clubs do not teach more than the basics, you are lost. To think that NCSL does not provide high level competition is ridiculous. You should really stay out of this and let your child's other parent handle his/her soccer.

[Anonymous]

Are the practices at Draper park?

[Anonymous]

Seems like one parent is making alot of post trying to seem as if they're a group of people.

[Anonymous]

FPYCparent wrote:We're talking about young ladies turning 11 this year, right? OK. Good.

My oldest joined the FPYC 2008 Girls team for the Bethesda Tournament of the U9 year (November 2016). We had initially tried out and were offered a spot, but did not join for non-soccer reasons. She was invited to practice a month before the tournament and we've been with the team since.

If I am not mistaken, the team lost two original players at the end of the U9 year (one moved out-of-state, the other moved up two years within FPYC to play with an older sister). My DD joined mid-year and another player joined during the winter of the U9 year. Two players joined during the U10 year, with none leaving. Three players joined for the current U11 year, with two of those coming from the 2007 team that disbanded/moved to another area club with their coach. Aside from the two players who left after U9, the team has only grown.

There is no B team for the 2008s, and there are no 2007 or 2009 teams. If there is a roster spot open (max 16 for NCSL U12 and 18 for NCSL U13, I believe) and your player is invited to join, she will get an even distribution of playing time regardless of overall skill level. Just don't expect a call-up to an older team because of your player's advanced skill. If there are no more roster spots available, I'm sure the coach will allow you to practice with the team (that is, he's not going to shut the door on you due to a lack of open roster spots). We've had two or three players practice with the team over the years (these players were/are affiliated with other area clubs).

Fees for the U11 year were $250 registration (with the club; due in July time frame). The remaining fees were $150 deposit, $300, $500, and $500 (due approx. Aug. 15, Sept. 1, Oct. 1, and Nov. 1, respectively). We just got a new uniform set for our player (two jerseys, one pair of shorts, one pair of socks) for $100. The club was considering a uniform change in the coming year, but that has been delayed. This year, optional goalkeeper training was added for all interested players. With the break from UK Elite, the GK training has been offered without any additional fees.

Most team communication is handled via TeamSnap. There is a private Facebook group and a private YouTube channel. All games are recorded and posted, with an occasional highlights clip after a tournament or season.

For travel this U11 year, we will have two games in Winchester (one fall and one spring), one in Haymarket, a handful between Leesburg, Reston, Lorton, and Arlington. Tournaments were in Chantilly and at Muldoon's. Home games have been at Draper Drive Park (new turf for Spring 2019) and Stafford Drive Park.

I thought forums were to discuss "openly" opinions and suggestions? Well rumor is that FPYC is a circus, which is why no 2007 girls from what I hear. Its very disorganize from what I HEAR. Telling other parents to just beware is bad on a forum? .. Anywho

Yes as someone posted seems like one person is trying really hard to seem as if a community is behind FPYC if so then go take your kids to FPYC. Just dont tell friends and families how bad it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

FPYCparent wrote:We're talking about young ladies turning 11 this year, right? OK. Good.

My oldest joined the FPYC 2008 Girls team for the Bethesda Tournament of the U9 year (November 2016). We had initially tried out and were offered a spot, but did not join for non-soccer reasons. She was invited to practice a month before the tournament and we've been with the team since.

If I am not mistaken, the team lost two original players at the end of the U9 year (one moved out-of-state, the other moved up two years within FPYC to play with an older sister). My DD joined mid-year and another player joined during the winter of the U9 year. Two players joined during the U10 year, with none leaving. Three players joined for the current U11 year, with two of those coming from the 2007 team that disbanded/moved to another area club with their coach. Aside from the two players who left after U9, the team has only grown.

There is no B team for the 2008s, and there are no 2007 or 2009 teams. If there is a roster spot open (max 16 for NCSL U12 and 18 for NCSL U13, I believe) and your player is invited to join, she will get an even distribution of playing time regardless of overall skill level. Just don't expect a call-up to an older team because of your player's advanced skill. If there are no more roster spots available, I'm sure the coach will allow you to practice with the team (that is, he's not going to shut the door on you due to a lack of open roster spots). We've had two or three players practice with the team over the years (these players were/are affiliated with other area clubs).

Fees for the U11 year were $250 registration (with the club; due in July time frame). The remaining fees were $150 deposit, $300, $500, and $500 (due approx. Aug. 15, Sept. 1, Oct. 1, and Nov. 1, respectively). We just got a new uniform set for our player (two jerseys, one pair of shorts, one pair of socks) for $100. The club was considering a uniform change in the coming year, but that has been delayed. This year, optional goalkeeper training was added for all interested players. With the break from UK Elite, the GK training has been offered without any additional fees.

Most team communication is handled via TeamSnap. There is a private Facebook group and a private YouTube channel. All games are recorded and posted, with an occasional highlights clip after a tournament or season.

For travel this U11 year, we will have two games in Winchester (one fall and one spring), one in Haymarket, a handful between Leesburg, Reston, Lorton, and Arlington. Tournaments were in Chantilly and at Muldoon's. Home games have been at Draper Drive Park (new turf for Spring 2019) and Stafford Drive Park.

I thought forums were to discuss "openly" opinions and suggestions? Well rumor is that FPYC is a circus, which is why no 2007 girls from what I hear. Its very disorganize from what I HEAR. Telling other parents to just beware is bad on a forum? .. Anywho

Yes as someone posted seems like one person is trying really hard to seem as if a community is behind FPYC if so then go take your kids to FPYC. Just dont tell friends and families how bad it is.

The history was well laid out and there appear to be no real red flags with the 08's. Thanks again for the "PSA" but you don't need to protect the world from soccer decisions that don't concern you.

[Anonymous]

Wait why are we talking about FPYC? A soccer destination!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Man you must have an ax to grind. What's up your a-s? If you need to post this on DCUM, what does that say about you? Ya Sorry POS.. With that out of the way...This team is good. Coach Glenn is a very very good coach. You don't need CCL or NPL to develop. I highly recommend that you attend a try out if you have an 08 girl who is looking around.

Hate to say it but your comment sounds worse than the original comment. I'm sure you want people to come to your club but you must admit it's not a known place to Create superstars. If your child really wants to play soccer and take it serious yes I would go to another club in the area but if you want your child to just learn the basics and not have high level competition then go to FPYC. You are clearly part of the association if you really care about your team then make them strong, your CURRENT players and mold him into great players whom would leave you with a good track record instead of trying to recruit people. A good club will always have a good reputation, and FPYC is not one of them.

+1

how long has FPYC been around? I guess its a new club who hasn't established a good system yet which explains why people are defending them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Man you must have an ax to grind. What's up your a-s? If you need to post this on DCUM, what does that say about you? Ya Sorry POS.. With that out of the way...This team is good. Coach Glenn is a very very good coach. You don't need CCL or NPL to develop. I highly recommend that you attend a try out if you have an 08 girl who is looking around.

Hate to say it but your comment sounds worse than the original comment. I'm sure you want people to come to your club but you must admit it's not a known place to Create superstars. If your child really wants to play soccer and take it serious yes I would go to another club in the area but if you want your child to just learn the basics and not have high level competition then go to FPYC. You are clearly part of the association if you really care about your team then make them strong, your CURRENT players and mold him into great players whom would leave you with a good track record instead of trying to recruit people. A good club will always have a good reputation, and FPYC is not one of them.

+1

how long has FPYC been around? I guess its a new club who hasn't established a good system yet which explains why people are defending them?

The club isn't new, it is just small. The parent posted some tryout dates for a particular team. No promises or delusions of "eliteness" were mentioned. No bragging of State Cup or Tourney results, just a "hey, if you are interested think about it." I really don't see why the team or club need to be attacked in the first place. FPYC is not a power club, it does not pretend to be one and frankly for the right kid and family it could be the perfect fit.

[Anonymous]

FPYCparent wrote:I cannot speak for all of FPYC (gotta be about 10 or so sports offered within the club), nor can I speak for all of FPYC Soccer. As a parent, I rarely hear from the mothership(s) directly. I can only speak on my experience with the 2008 Girls.

I hope I didn't convey any strong opinions about the club/team/coach; I tried to keep it just to facts, most of which can be verified. I kept the other post just to the basics of when my DD joined, the flow of players joining and leaving the team, this year's fees and match locations, and how we communicate internally. Only the bit about playing time and roster spots veered a little from facts.

If anybody wants subjective information about the team, I have no problem sharing my own insights.

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This team does not practice at Draper on a regular basis. Too much "competition" with other FPYC (and Fairfax High?) teams/sports. Perhaps this team will get more time there as they age. For now, we've got Lanier and Green Acres for practices.

And this is one of the main reasons why the club overall has struggled to attract quality travel players in recent years. This is an NSCL D1 team, one of the 2 highest performing teams at the club, and it has to practice at 2 of the crappiest fields in northern virginia, while the older rec teams get lighted turf space.

The powers-that-be at the club have decided that "we don't give preference to travel teams over rec teams" is the hill they're gonna die on, and that's exactly what they're doing.

[Anonymous]

The older rec teams have 1 hour practices on one of the turf fields at draper drive park, and travel teams have 1.5 hour practices. One field is scheduled only for rec teams and the other is set aside for travel teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The older rec teams have 1 hour practices on one of the turf fields at draper drive park, and travel teams have 1.5 hour practices. One field is scheduled only for rec teams and the other is set aside for travel teams.

Maybe they should think about making both available to travel at some point.