Loudoun Prem Cup 08 Girls

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

It’s been told enough on this forum. FCV and McLean were the only ecnl teams in area for a long time and would get all of the best players without developing anyone. When the DA came along, it everything.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

It’s been told enough on this forum. FCV and McLean were the only ecnl teams in area for a long time and would get all of the best players without developing anyone. When the DA came along, it everything.

When there are only two top teams in the area of course the top players are going to gravitate to those clubs. This isn't controversial.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes also saw Tupy the old SYC coach who did a great job coaching and building that SYC team is no longer involved. Sounds like what you are saying is correct because I thought the SYC team was better than the old Mclean kids from their previous team. Wonder how many SYC kids stayed at SYC (now SYC 08 Academy) after their best players left for the Va Union team?

Imagine your DD winning State Cup and then they move the coach to MLS Boys teams because..... SYC only cares about boys.

Imagine caring about State Cup after U13.

let's take it back to: SYC doesn't care about its girls

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes also saw Tupy the old SYC coach who did a great job coaching and building that SYC team is no longer involved. Sounds like what you are saying is correct because I thought the SYC team was better than the old Mclean kids from their previous team. Wonder how many SYC kids stayed at SYC (now SYC 08 Academy) after their best players left for the Va Union team?

Imagine your DD winning State Cup and then they move the coach to MLS Boys teams because..... SYC only cares about boys.

Imagine caring about State Cup after U13.

let's take it back to: SYC doesn't care about its girls

Change clubs.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

It’s been told enough on this forum. FCV and McLean were the only ecnl teams in area for a long time and would get all of the best players without developing anyone. When the DA came along, it everything.

Id say most of the clubs in the area get kids from youth programs of smaller clubs every year. MD has the same thing with Bethesda, Pipeline and MD United being the strongest of promising D1 scholarships and elite cocaching... even if neither happens

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

It’s been told enough on this forum. FCV and McLean were the only ecnl teams in area for a long time and would get all of the best players without developing anyone. When the DA came along, it everything.

McLean's history goes back before FCV and ECNL existed. It goes back decades. Reston, for a period, was the precursor (Reston was basically a feeder club for UNC and began pilfering from clubs like BRYC and others), and then McLean took the reins pilfering from others to create super-teams. They are good at promoting and people in this area are all about keeping up with the Jones's academically and of course that has spilled into sports, and for girls that sport is primarily soccer. McLean just has kept it up so long--they, along with Bethesda, are probably the best at it regards longevity. Historiy-wise, this has been happening since the mid-80s. McLean probably has been doing this consistently since late-80s/early-90s.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

It’s been told enough on this forum. FCV and McLean were the only ecnl teams in area for a long time and would get all of the best players without developing anyone. When the DA came along, it everything.

McLean's history goes back before FCV and ECNL existed. It goes back decades. Reston, for a period, was the precursor (Reston was basically a feeder club for UNC and began pilfering from clubs like BRYC and others), and then McLean took the reins pilfering from others to create super-teams. They are good at promoting and people in this area are all about keeping up with the Jones's academically and of course that has spilled into sports, and for girls that sport is primarily soccer. McLean just has kept it up so long--they, along with Bethesda, are probably the best at it regards longevity. Historiy-wise, this has been happening since the mid-80s. McLean probably has been doing this consistently since late-80s/early-90s.

And why do we care?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

It’s been told enough on this forum. FCV and McLean were the only ecnl teams in area for a long time and would get all of the best players without developing anyone. When the DA came along, it everything.

McLean's history goes back before FCV and ECNL existed. It goes back decades. Reston, for a period, was the precursor (Reston was basically a feeder club for UNC and began pilfering from clubs like BRYC and others), and then McLean took the reins pilfering from others to create super-teams. They are good at promoting and people in this area are all about keeping up with the Jones's academically and of course that has spilled into sports, and for girls that sport is primarily soccer. McLean just has kept it up so long--they, along with Bethesda, are probably the best at it regards longevity. Historiy-wise, this has been happening since the mid-80s. McLean probably has been doing this consistently since late-80s/early-90s.

And why do we care?

someone wanted a history lesson

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

It’s been told enough on this forum. FCV and McLean were the only ecnl teams in area for a long time and would get all of the best players without developing anyone. When the DA came along, it everything.

McLean's history goes back before FCV and ECNL existed. It goes back decades. Reston, for a period, was the precursor (Reston was basically a feeder club for UNC and began pilfering from clubs like BRYC and others), and then McLean took the reins pilfering from others to create super-teams. They are good at promoting and people in this area are all about keeping up with the Jones's academically and of course that has spilled into sports, and for girls that sport is primarily soccer. McLean just has kept it up so long--they, along with Bethesda, are probably the best at it regards longevity. Historiy-wise, this has been happening since the mid-80s. McLean probably has been doing this consistently since late-80s/early-90s.

And why do we care?

someone wanted a history lesson

I menat about recruiting? Why do we care?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at the Loudoun Prem Cup and see what happened with the 08 VA Union team? They smoked everyone and had very lopsided results against a solid So MD Rush Kraken that I wouldnt have expected beating them 6-0 in the final and 9-1 in group play.

That VA Union ECNL team is a mix of the Mclean top team and SYC's top team- SYC probably had the stronger of the 2 teams before they combined- not sure how many are now part of this combined team now. They play FCV 08's this Friday at OBGC- both teams are playing up in the 07 bracket so it should be a good early season indicator of top VA dog in 08 girls.

This is second hand info and I have not seen the 08’s play so take it with a grain of salt. From what I heard the team totally changed. I think over 1/2 the team was replaced…maybe 8-9 players remaining from last year? Many of the players from last year are not starters on this team. They got players from SYC(5 or 6) but they also got other players from other clubs. I have heard they have a few other 08’s playing up who are not rostered on the 08 team.

Have not seen the 08’s play but saw the 07’s practicing and they looked tight. I imagine the 08’s will improve as they become team. McLean/union does have a proven system in the older age groups.

Yes, the system is to recruit players away that were developed at other clubs and lean on those recruited players to go to college to continue this cycle of putting players into college. The system works.

Literally every club recruits in the older age group. Point to a single club that has ONLY homegrown players.

You’re new to this. You don’t know the history. It’s okay. Don’t worry.

Provide the history then.

It’s been told enough on this forum. FCV and McLean were the only ecnl teams in area for a long time and would get all of the best players without developing anyone. When the DA came along, it everything.

McLean's history goes back before FCV and ECNL existed. It goes back decades. Reston, for a period, was the precursor (Reston was basically a feeder club for UNC and began pilfering from clubs like BRYC and others), and then McLean took the reins pilfering from others to create super-teams. They are good at promoting and people in this area are all about keeping up with the Jones's academically and of course that has spilled into sports, and for girls that sport is primarily soccer. McLean just has kept it up so long--they, along with Bethesda, are probably the best at it regards longevity. Historiy-wise, this has been happening since the mid-80s. McLean probably has been doing this consistently since late-80s/early-90s.

Reston used to bring in entire teams. Not pilfer players. They would pilfer an entire team by giving them free uniforms, balls, training kit, etc.