Alexandria Futsal ID

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Anonymous wrote:Negligent? You might want to choose a different word. As for their plan I spoke to someone there and the initial plan was utilize the outdoor futsal courts and see how things play out.

I definitely meant negligent. To plan a season of sports and not have a backup plan or clause during covid ( after the spring fiasco for everyone) is completely negligent.

Sounds like they have a backup plan so it really doesn't matter at this point. Win for all.

So zoom Futsal? You are an idiot. In March/April, my Club (and every club in the dmv) had no back up plans because nobody was allowed to practice. Most Clubs (almost all) don’t even have Futsal league.

OK, but the expectations are higher given (1) the high probability there would be no indoor sports this winter, months ago, and (2) the fact that futsal is a big program at Alexandria (not the league itself, but top teams at Alexandria playing in regional and national tournaments, with some success). At the very least, I would assume their ID teams would continue practicing in the winter, and no, I don't mean Zoom futsal. There has been plenty of ink spilled on this in other threads. There are a number of outdoor futsal courts in Alexandria. I don't think the absence of a league would be negligent, but the absence of backup plans in light of all that would be surprising to those of us involved with this program.

It's Covid-19, dude. We are all going to be suffering disappointments until this thing blows by...and it's going to get worse in coming months. My children seem to be handling the disappointments better than you. Learn resiliency. I get you are disappointed, my kids love Futsal even more than outdoor soccer--but they watch and read the news and see what is going on at their schools and basketball league and were prepared for this. BTW, the basketball league was cancelled by the County. No basketball back-up plan.

Uh, I really don't care either way (my kid is not doing futsal this year regardless), but I was trying to explain, dude, that outdoor futsal courts are a theoretical option if people care that much about futsal. BTW, you might want to learn what resilience actually means before dispensing your astounding wisdom to others -- it does not mean simply accepting disappointment. Somebody did not teach you well growing up and you are simply passing these mistakes on to your children. Resilience means bouncing back from setbacks (like bans on indoor sports activities) by finding other means of achieving your objectives, whether with that particular activity or others (that is the old improvise and adaption part that you seem to be missing, sport). Hopefully you actually learn from this experience instead of simply accepting that you are wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Negligent? You might want to choose a different word. As for their plan I spoke to someone there and the initial plan was utilize the outdoor futsal courts and see how things play out.

I definitely meant negligent. To plan a season of sports and not have a backup plan or clause during covid ( after the spring fiasco for everyone) is completely negligent.

Sounds like they have a backup plan so it really doesn't matter at this point. Win for all.

So zoom Futsal? You are an idiot. In March/April, my Club (and every club in the dmv) had no back up plans because nobody was allowed to practice. Most Clubs (almost all) don’t even have Futsal league.

OK, but the expectations are higher given (1) the high probability there would be no indoor sports this winter, months ago, and (2) the fact that futsal is a big program at Alexandria (not the league itself, but top teams at Alexandria playing in regional and national tournaments, with some success). At the very least, I would assume their ID teams would continue practicing in the winter, and no, I don't mean Zoom futsal. There has been plenty of ink spilled on this in other threads. There are a number of outdoor futsal courts in Alexandria. I don't think the absence of a league would be negligent, but the absence of backup plans in light of all that would be surprising to those of us involved with this program.

It's Covid-19, dude. We are all going to be suffering disappointments until this thing blows by...and it's going to get worse in coming months. My children seem to be handling the disappointments better than you. Learn resiliency. I get you are disappointed, my kids love Futsal even more than outdoor soccer--but they watch and read the news and see what is going on at their schools and basketball league and were prepared for this. BTW, the basketball league was cancelled by the County. No basketball back-up plan.

Uh, I really don't care either way (my kid is not doing futsal this year regardless), but I was trying to explain, dude, that outdoor futsal courts are a theoretical option if people care that much about futsal. BTW, you might want to learn what resilience actually means before dispensing your astounding wisdom to others -- it does not mean simply accepting disappointment. Somebody did not teach you well growing up and you are simply passing these mistakes on to your children. Resilience means bouncing back from setbacks (like bans on indoor sports activities) by finding other means of achieving your objectives, whether with that particular activity or others (that is the old improvise and adaption part that you seem to be missing, sport). Hopefully you actually learn from this experience instead of simply accepting that you are wrong.

Well, yes. And my kids chose to put that time into more individual practice and working in their own game. That is resiliency. A plan to come back stronger. Futsal may not happen- do let’s find other things to keep up their game.

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Well, yes. And my kids chose to put that time into more individual practice and working in their own game. That is resiliency. A plan to come back stronger. Futsal may not happen- do let’s find other things to keep up their game.

Not the PP, and not interested in debating resiliancy. But, futsal ID will happen. It will be outdoors. I have discussed with Will Hanna. I don't know if there will be as many teams as usual.

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Anonymous wrote:My concern is that it will not be the same if they have the kids play on turf. Alexandria does have some futsal courts, but I am not sure it is enough to have all 3 teams per year use them.

It just seems very expensive for something that is not the same as the usual program. I wonder if they will offer any discount.

We will see if my child gets offered a spot, but I am not sure this will be right for us as planned within the constraints that ASA has. I'm not blaming ASA, just saying that I am not sure this is the right use of my money.

NP here. I heard at try outs last night there were going to be outdoor practices for November and December and then ASA would re-evaluate. No idea if there would be games. Typically there is the Richmond tournament in early December and then an Alexandria/DC one in early January, and then weekly games start. I was also told the pricing would be cheaper (hope people understand futsal is a separate cost than travel soccer). I heard this from other parents, nothing official, but I have heard from more than one source. so who knows.

I just want transparency. If ASA doesn't know, then said they don't know. Because I am already hustling to find alternative sports to fill the gap.

[Anonymous]

NP here. I heard at try outs last night there were going to be outdoor practices for November and December and then ASA would re-evaluate. No idea if there would be games. Typically there is the Richmond tournament in early December and then an Alexandria/DC one in early January, and then weekly games start. I was also told the pricing would be cheaper (hope people understand futsal is a separate cost than travel soccer).

If the pricing is cheaper I am cool with that. I just want my child to play and have fun. Futsal is his favorite sport. But I can't invest $700 for what they are offering, per your description. So hopefully the price will be lower, my son will get a spot, and it'll all be a go.

[Anonymous]

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NP here. I heard at try outs last night there were going to be outdoor practices for November and December and then ASA would re-evaluate. No idea if there would be games. Typically there is the Richmond tournament in early December and then an Alexandria/DC one in early January, and then weekly games start. I was also told the pricing would be cheaper (hope people understand futsal is a separate cost than travel soccer).

If the pricing is cheaper I am cool with that. I just want my child to play and have fun. Futsal is his favorite sport. But I can't invest $700 for what they are offering, per your description. So hopefully the price will be lower, my son will get a spot, and it'll all be a go.

Good luck to you. Hope it works out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

NP here. I heard at try outs last night there were going to be outdoor practices for November and December and then ASA would re-evaluate. No idea if there would be games. Typically there is the Richmond tournament in early December and then an Alexandria/DC one in early January, and then weekly games start. I was also told the pricing would be cheaper (hope people understand futsal is a separate cost than travel soccer).

If the pricing is cheaper I am cool with that. I just want my child to play and have fun. Futsal is his favorite sport. But I can't invest $700 for what they are offering, per your description. So hopefully the price will be lower, my son will get a spot, and it'll all be a go.

Good luck to you. Hope it works out.

agreed. good luck.

[Anonymous]

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Well, yes. And my kids chose to put that time into more individual practice and working in their own game. That is resiliency. A plan to come back stronger. Futsal may not happen- do let’s find other things to keep up their game.

Not the PP, and not interested in debating resiliancy. But, futsal ID will happen. It will be outdoors. I have discussed with Will Hanna. I don't know if there will be as many teams as usual.

Why not just play soccer? Do they shutdown soccer in Alexandria over the winter?

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Stupid question
Why not play Cricket or rugby or ...

let me help you with the answer
because my kid loves the sport. loves it more than soccer and wishes it was more established but its not so we look forward to this time of year so its available and other like minded skilled players can compete in a sport you dont appreciate or understand

Seriously what kind of stupid question is that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stupid question
Why not play Cricket or rugby or ...

let me help you with the answer
because my kid loves the sport. loves it more than soccer and wishes it was more established but its not so we look forward to this time of year so its available and other like minded skilled players can compete in a sport you dont appreciate or understand

Seriously what kind of stupid question is that

You sound like an angry person. Maybe you should get your mental health checked.

[Anonymous]

There is new info out today. Something like $550 for 2x a week practice and some games and scrimmages (about 1x a week) and the alexandria hosted tournament with the possible of more tournaments (and more $$) if that remains a possibility, but a lot of figuring things out on the fly because of covid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is new info out today. Something like $550 for 2x a week practice and some games and scrimmages (about 1x a week) and the alexandria hosted tournament with the possible of more tournaments (and more $$) if that remains a possibility, but a lot of figuring things out on the fly because of covid

Where did you get that info? I got the email from Katie Brooks but nothing re price and tournaments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stupid question
Why not play Cricket or rugby or ...

let me help you with the answer
because my kid loves the sport. loves it more than soccer and wishes it was more established but its not so we look forward to this time of year so its available and other like minded skilled players can compete in a sport you dont appreciate or understand

Seriously what kind of stupid question is that

You sound like an angry person. Maybe you should get your mental health checked.

You sound like an asshole. Maybe you should get a colonoscopy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is new info out today. Something like $550 for 2x a week practice and some games and scrimmages (about 1x a week) and the alexandria hosted tournament with the possible of more tournaments (and more $$) if that remains a possibility, but a lot of figuring things out on the fly because of covid

Where did you get that info? I got the email from Katie Brooks but nothing re price and tournaments.

There was a link buried in the email for Futsal ID FAQs, but i can’t seem to share it

in a nutshell, it said $550 and this:
Here is a general outline of the projected Futsal ID Program schedule:
November-December First half of season
2x training sessions per week (approx. 6 sessions)
2-3 official outdoor match days (approx. 1 per week)
January- February
2x training sessions per week (approx. 20 sessions)
8-10 league games in the ASA Outdoor Futsal League
1-2 outdoors match days
Futsal Cup tournament hosted by ASA (outdoors)
Potentially 1-3 tournaments (approx. 4-15 games)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stupid question
Why not play Cricket or rugby or ...

let me help you with the answer
because my kid loves the sport. loves it more than soccer and wishes it was more established but its not so we look forward to this time of year so its available and other like minded skilled players can compete in a sport you dont appreciate or understand

Seriously what kind of stupid question is that

You sound like an angry person. Maybe you should get your mental health checked.

You sound like an asshole. Maybe you should get a colonoscopy.

Nice. That’s the exactly what I expected. Please let my kids experience that environment. So much fun on the sidelines... but it is all about the kids?