FCV leaving NPL and moving to NCSL?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought that they had teams doing EDP?

They do.

Wrong.

I think you should wait for the Spring Schedules to come out before you say wrong.

Oh did they get kicked out of NPL mid year?

U15 teams have 9th graders on them. Va NPL (ECNL R) does not have a spring schedule for U15.
EDP is not based in Va so at U15 it has a spring schedule not a fall schedule. Most of the U15 FCV team is younger players playing up so they don’t have to worry this year about high school schedules. They do have NPL State Cup Semifinal and Final (if they win Semifinal) this weekend. They are in same Bracket of Jeff Cup as U15 Arlington Red although FCV United is the better team.

Why do you make that assumption?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rumor is FCV is moving their teams out of NPL and into NCSL. Anyone at FCV know anything about this? I know neither league is considered a top league but isn't NPL at least a small step up from NCSL?

Communication from a few weeks ago was that we would be playing NPL. The lack of games scheduled on the NPL website for FCV does make one wonder if that is not the case. It may be an NPL decision or a St James decision. I’m almost certain this isn’t something that FCV’s coaches - esp on the boys side - would want.

[Anonymous]

When are deposits due for next year? It will be more clear right after that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought that NPL was team based (not club based). You do have to earn a spot.

A club can have some teams in NPL and others playing in EDP.

How hard could it be to "earn" a spot among that that crap list of teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought that NPL was team based (not club based). You do have to earn a spot.

A club can have some teams in NPL and others playing in EDP.

I think it is club based. I don't see any one off teams. Every club that is in is in it in all age groups. EDP is team based. Usually the team based leagues also have some form of divisions and relegation and promotion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought that NPL was team based (not club based). You do have to earn a spot.

A club can have some teams in NPL and others playing in EDP.

How hard could it be to "earn" a spot among that that crap list of teams.

Earn a spot in NPL? Npl is a joke and is a bunch of B and C caliber teams, while the A teams play elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought that NPL was team based (not club based). You do have to earn a spot.

A club can have some teams in NPL and others playing in EDP.

How hard could it be to "earn" a spot among that that crap list of teams.

Earn a spot in NPL? Npl is a joke and is a bunch of B and C caliber teams, while the A teams play elsewhere.

Actually, NPL only accepts a clubs A team. It is made up of smaller clubs A teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought that NPL was team based (not club based). You do have to earn a spot.

A club can have some teams in NPL and others playing in EDP.

How hard could it be to "earn" a spot among that that crap list of teams.

Earn a spot in NPL? Npl is a joke and is a bunch of B and C caliber teams, while the A teams play elsewhere.

Actually, NPL only accepts a clubs A team. It is made up of smaller clubs A teams.

That is "semi-true". The top PWSI or VSA teams for example are watered down significantly as their top players are with VDA. The same is true for Richmond Kickers and Strikers who have their best playing ECNL with Richmond United. Lastly, the top players at FCV play for their DA teams. So basically 5 of the 11 teams may have their official "top teams" in NPL, but their best players are NOT on those teams.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought that NPL was team based (not club based). You do have to earn a spot.

A club can have some teams in NPL and others playing in EDP.

How hard could it be to "earn" a spot among that that crap list of teams.

Earn a spot in NPL? Npl is a joke and is a bunch of B and C caliber teams, while the A teams play elsewhere.

Actually, NPL only accepts a clubs A team. It is made up of smaller clubs A teams.

That is "semi-true". The top PWSI or VSA teams for example are watered down significantly as their top players are with VDA. The same is true for Richmond Kickers and Strikers who have their best playing ECNL with Richmond United. Lastly, the top players at FCV play for their DA teams. So basically 5 of the 11 teams may have their official "top teams" in NPL, but their best players are NOT on those teams.

Don't forget the top GFR players go to MU. Make that 6 teams

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought that NPL was team based (not club based). You do have to earn a spot.

A club can have some teams in NPL and others playing in EDP.

How hard could it be to "earn" a spot among that that crap list of teams.

Earn a spot in NPL? Npl is a joke and is a bunch of B and C caliber teams, while the A teams play elsewhere.

Actually, NPL only accepts a clubs A team. It is made up of smaller clubs A teams.

That is "semi-true". The top PWSI or VSA teams for example are watered down significantly as their top players are with VDA. The same is true for Richmond Kickers and Strikers who have their best playing ECNL with Richmond United. Lastly, the top players at FCV play for their DA teams. So basically 5 of the 11 teams may have their official "top teams" in NPL, but their best players are NOT on those teams.

Don't forget the top GFR players go to MU. Make that 6 teams

Starting next year. Not sure many if any GFR players went to MU full time this year. Point still relevant re. NPL though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought that NPL was team based (not club based). You do have to earn a spot.

A club can have some teams in NPL and others playing in EDP.

How hard could it be to "earn" a spot among that that crap list of teams.

Earn a spot in NPL? Npl is a joke and is a bunch of B and C caliber teams, while the A teams play elsewhere.

Actually, NPL only accepts a clubs A team. It is made up of smaller clubs A teams.

[Anonymous]

And the best players aren’t playing on those “A” teams.

[Anonymous]

NPL beyone U11 has been declining in competition for the last several years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NPL beyone U11 has been declining in competition for the last several years.

We found the competition in NPL leaps and bounds better than what we were getting on our A-level team in CCL 1. Why do you think it's declining?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rumor is FCV is moving their teams out of NPL and into NCSL. Anyone at FCV know anything about this? I know neither league is considered a top league but isn't NPL at least a small step up from NCSL?

Communication from a few weeks ago was that we would be playing NPL. The lack of games scheduled on the NPL website for FCV does make one wonder if that is not the case. It may be an NPL decision or a St James decision. I’m almost certain this isn’t something that FCV’s coaches - esp on the boys side - would want.

+1

We were also told that we would participate in EDP if there were not any schedule conflicts with NPL games.