FVU is on probation?

[Anonymous]

The sheeple will play for the ECNL badge even if the product is terrible (boys) or cobbled together (girls). Shift to school year will destabilize again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get this—the 2010 team is ranked 5th nationally, with no one on the East Coast even close. Are they just an aberration?

That team is an SYC team. SYC should claim all credit. Yes it is an aberration.

It's two years since they've played for SYC. We all know how quickly teams can completely fall apart - even with the same girls. Just look at the Bethesda 2010s. So I'd give ML (and FVU, maybe) a lot of credit for the FVU 2010s. But yes, let's see if they can do better at Playoffs...

[Anonymous]

Why does NVA boys 2011 only have 16 players on their roster? isn't that strange?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does NVA boys 2011 only have 16 players on their roster? isn't that strange?

For next season? Probably didn't help that NVA going to MLSN - boys probably went there, and everyone else would rather not play on sucha. tragic team, even by ECNL standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does NVA boys 2011 only have 16 players on their roster? isn't that strange?

NVA TD is highly selective. They rather poach then develop.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mergers. Forced or not. Egos of coaches, arrogant parents has plagued FVU this year, but now that MYS is gone, things may level out. the players are good, this drama falls on adults not the players. They want to play and perform.

The boys side needs new coaching for sure, a restart and refresh. The girls will grow. VDA has huge rosters and tons of talent, not all will be happy with playing time. Things will shift again.

From my understanding, probation doesn't exist. But ECNL encourages mergers and partnerships increase the talent pool so clubs/teams can perform better.

FVU is fine now, but they were struggling after so much turmoil but everyone is hoping this is the last divorce/marriage. The kids are good and worth it! Thinking in another year you'll see real growth. Keep driving 45 mins one way to practice 4x a week. We don't mind the small rosters now. Larger rosters create their own turmoil.

But remember ECNL is actually the problem. Greedy and killing the youth game.

No most players on boys side are not ECNL caliber. The coaching staff is lazy. When decisions are based on what logo kids are wearing and 100% scrimmages. You got problems. Not a single boys roster should have returned more than 3-4 players. But they did.

Lol where exactly do you find the remaining 20 players that are ECNL "Caliber" in this diluted area?

there are tons. But coaches just rather deal with headache of parents and cuts

[Anonymous]

ECNL caliber is a subjective statement. There are loads of paying customers who can hold down a roster spot on an ECNL team this is why there were 5 at one point and no one that it odd. With 3 now this is a competitive advantage for ECNL because of the oversaturated GA (new RL). Ultimately this has little impact on competition and results. VA is mid at best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL caliber is a subjective statement. There are loads of paying customers who can hold down a roster spot on an ECNL team this is why there were 5 at one point and no one thought that it was odd. With 3 now this is a competitive advantage for ECNL because of the oversaturated GA (new RL). Ultimately all this has little impact on competition and results. VA is mid at best.

Go ahead and be

ECNL caliber

as the real ballers are grinding daily on their craft playing with adults every weekend instead of chasing coatails of overpriced leagues and trainers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get this—the 2010 team is ranked 5th nationally, with no one on the East Coast even close. Are they just an aberration?

Aberration? Look at SOS the worst by a mile in top 25. Rankings are just arbitrary numbers until the playoff results show who can actually compete. Majority of this team was together to lose 10-0 last summer in the playoffs so all bets are off until they can punch a ticket to Richmond.

While this is technically true, the team has six very strong players who came last year from BRAVE 2010 (a team that beat the old Union team). Make no mistake, this is a very different team from the one that struggled last summer.

Unfortunately, they just lost a starter to a knee injury, but the team is a very good one.

[Anonymous]

SOS will be the reason they get grouped. It's tough to combat that becaue MA is so weak, but neighboring BSC has a #6 SOS in contrast and despite being #25 nationally, they have always out performed their ranking at the playoffs. Wish this Union team the best, they have certainly performed as the best team at this age group this year! They are a much nicer group of girls than BSC, VDA and ARL too so lets see if they have the mean streak neccessary to play to that top 5 ranking this summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SOS will be the reason they get grouped. It's tough to combat that becaue MA is so weak, but neighboring BSC has a #6 SOS in contrast and despite being #25 nationally, they have always out performed their ranking at the playoffs. Wish this Union team the best, they have certainly performed as the best team at this age group this year! They are a much nicer group of girls than BSC, VDA and ARL too so lets see if they have the mean streak neccessary to play to that top 5 ranking this summer.

Lets hope they do not choke again as they are about to repeat the same mistakes as last year. Rumor has it that CW was adding one of the well connected 2011 girls they sent last year to replace the 2010 girl that was hurt. Meanwhile this 2011 girl is leaving the club to VDA next year.

Are they trying to win or not?? They have a few 2010 girls that joined from NVA and other clubs that have been practicing with the team for a while and much stronger and they are playing games not to send her with the team.

[Anonymous]

New Union leadership same Union problems. FVU where players play up in the playoffs to just leave the club like a used partner and coaches get to finish the year while building a new team with a local competitor and 💯% tampering and enticing girls to follow them across the river. This is all sound likes sustainable business practices and recipe building elite teams 🤮

Wasn’t there a similar story last summer about 2011’s forcing themselves onto the playoff roster? Have you heard about the 10-0 demo job maybe you don’t return to the same fountain to take another drink…. Fail and repeat or fail and grow?

[Anonymous]

lol - FVU 2010 parents on here making excuses again for their 10-0 loss last year. Maybe the FVU 2010 girls are nicer than the ARL, BSC, and VDA girls but the FVU 2010 parents are just as manipulative and mean and it’s always someone else’s fault.

[Anonymous]

Um, FVU 2010s only won 1-0 against Connecticut FC today at ECNL NC showcase. Connecticut FC is ranked 164 in the country! Looks like Playoffs will be a repeat of last year if they look like this. You have to be good top to bottom — subs off the bench have to be good too - to compete at playoffs. And the parents can’t blame it on anyone else this time.

[Anonymous]

Did they lose their main goal scorer??!! (Someone above said they have a starter out with an injury). Yikes.