GA playoffs next week question

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Anonymous wrote:The long post above is completely unhinged. Looks like a club rep…maybe one with substance abuse issues.

I wonder who…

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Two NC overnights this fall, so much for less travel.

Some people will complain about everything. There is only one trip to NC. All the rest are very local games in VA. It's less travel than we had last year in GA with trips to Delaware, Pennsylvania, and north of Baltimore.

Untrue. There's a wake trip and a charlotte trip.

Not for all clubs. VRSC, McLean, NVA only have one NC trip.

TSJFC, Springfield, Loudoun, Alexandria all have two.

Welcome to the world of the haves and the have nots.

Guess what. All those with one will have two in spring. And vice versa. At least at u13 and u14

There are no spring games. They will probably swap it next year though so you can look forward to 2026/27

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Two NC overnights this fall, so much for less travel.

Some people will complain about everything. There is only one trip to NC. All the rest are very local games in VA. It's less travel than we had last year in GA with trips to Delaware, Pennsylvania, and north of Baltimore.

Untrue. There's a wake trip and a charlotte trip.

Not for all clubs. VRSC, McLean, NVA only have one NC trip.

TSJFC, Springfield, Loudoun, Alexandria all have two.

Welcome to the world of the haves and the have nots.

Guess what. All those with one will have two in spring. And vice versa. At least at u13 and u14

There are no spring games. They will probably swap it next year though so you can look forward to 2026/27

I do not understand what you are saying. U13 and U14 definitely have spring games and those were the age groups I am referring to. I am looking at my daughters schedule. She has games through May of next year scheduled.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Two NC overnights this fall, so much for less travel.

Some people will complain about everything. There is only one trip to NC. All the rest are very local games in VA. It's less travel than we had last year in GA with trips to Delaware, Pennsylvania, and north of Baltimore.

Untrue. There's a wake trip and a charlotte trip.

Not for all clubs. VRSC, McLean, NVA only have one NC trip.

TSJFC, Springfield, Loudoun, Alexandria all have two.

Welcome to the world of the haves and the have nots.

Guess what. All those with one will have two in spring. And vice versa. At least at u13 and u14

There are no spring games. They will probably swap it next year though so you can look forward to 2026/27

I do not understand what you are saying. U13 and U14 definitely have spring games and those were the age groups I am referring to. I am looking at my daughter’s schedule. She has games through May of next year scheduled.

Spring games only for those age groups. Starting at U15 no spring games because it is high school season. The last games are in Feb.

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Crickets from Virginia revolving soccer club with regards to their teams’ ‘performance’.
Not sure why tho

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Anonymous wrote:what difference does it make if vrsc takes a team to these events, plays the very worst players, team does horribly and coaches who came to watch walk away. the tsj 07 team actually won games and team got recruited. why go to these events to play bad players and lose? makes zero sense unless someone is doing favors for friends or family or highest bidder. You can't take mediocre players from other teams like arlington, union and bethesda who do fine in weak GA league games and then expect them to do well in national events. the club will fall flat on its face for not making changes to how it operates

You sound jealous and unhinged.

Wow! Agree 100% you sound extremely bitter about your child not getting that offer. Why don't you worry about your child's development/team. That's the real issue here parents worrying too much about rejection and not accepting/moving on and focusing on your own child's success.

Losing badly is not team success. It's several selfish players getting accolades for failing and awful coaching. Par for the course of all local clubs. Club soccer is rip off recreational soccer with a big name. Have fun watching those D3 games.

i mean thats the dmv for you. Especially as of late. Most of the really good coaches have left the are. What you end up with is teams of insta stars on teams with horrible statlines. But its about exposure these days.

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Anonymous wrote:what difference does it make if vrsc takes a team to these events, plays the very worst players, team does horribly and coaches who came to watch walk away. the tsj 07 team actually won games and team got recruited. why go to these events to play bad players and lose? makes zero sense unless someone is doing favors for friends or family or highest bidder. You can't take mediocre players from other teams like arlington, union and bethesda who do fine in weak GA league games and then expect them to do well in national events. the club will fall flat on its face for not making changes to how it operates

Do you have any idea how showcase works (not playoffs)??? Coaches walk away? No, coaches usually only stay a half at most games unless they are seriously invested in a certain player. That's an uninformed comment however coaches will walk away if the game is a blowout and domination. BUT it's not their first day at the rodeo and will come back to scout more games. No coach scouts off one game, or at least good ones don't.


Anyone who claims to have superior knowledge of how something works is not credible.

LOL at your next accusation. That doesn't even deserve being addressed since you don't know how showcases work. Showcase = equal playing time. Playoffs equal trying to win until you are eliminated and then equal playing time. A good coach will want to try to get all of his players scouted by coaches at showcases, not worry about winning showcase games, lol.

What kind of an ugly cowardly parent calls other girls mediocre? Oh, you. I hope your child is nothing like you and I feel for the other parents that have to deal with you on a weekly basis. It is very apparent you do not know what you are talking about. Both 08 and 09 team have many players currently being recruited at D1 schools. The 09 team was placed in the toughest bracket where many of our ECNL teams also would have struggled. To their credit, they did tie the team that made it all the way to the Championship game. The 10s and 11s now get Champions Cup for at least a year which is great news for the 10s no matter how they do. Oh, you know how you make playoffs? Winning league games. There is not a single Club in the area that has every age group make playoffs. Some years many clubs that have been around for over 20 years or more are lucky to even get two teams.

Anonymous wrote: Losing badly is not team success. It's several selfish players getting accolades for failing and awful coaching. Par for the course of all local clubs. Club soccer is rip off recreational soccer with a big name. Have fun watching those D3 games.

You know that many of those D3 players play soccer and go on to make 3x what the average NWSL player makes in their VERY FIRST YEAR OUT OF COLLEGE! Especially players from MIT, Johns Hopkins, WashU, and many others. Meanwhile, many players that go D1 end up at parties, never see playing time and either quit or transfer to mid-majors or DIII schools. Their are no guarantees. On top of that, one major injury can also change everything. But keep putting down those who go D3.

When I read either of the quoted posts above, i see parents that actually know nothing, don't see out of the box, and have awful priorities in reference to Youth Soccer. They are typically D1 or bust, ECNL or bust. They put status above all else instead of prioritizing what is important for success. Playing ECNL or D1 does not equal success. Education combined with a kind heart and strong work ethic regardless of any league or Division will bring you much more success than being skilled on the pitch and a major knee injury won't completely ruin those chances either.

So, have fun watching those D1 games. Hopefully your child will see the pitch by Junior year if she doesn't quit or transfer to a smaller school by then!

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Not a credible person.

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Anonymous wrote:what difference does it make if vrsc takes a team to these events, plays the very worst players, team does horribly and coaches who came to watch walk away. the tsj 07 team actually won games and team got recruited. why go to these events to play bad players and lose? makes zero sense unless someone is doing favors for friends or family or highest bidder. You can't take mediocre players from other teams like arlington, union and bethesda who do fine in weak GA league games and then expect them to do well in national events. the club will fall flat on its face for not making changes to how it operates

Do you have any idea how showcase works (not playoffs)??? Coaches walk away? No, coaches usually only stay a half at most games unless they are seriously invested in a certain player. That's an uninformed comment however coaches will walk away if the game is a blowout and domination. BUT it's not their first day at the rodeo and will come back to scout more games. No coach scouts off one game, or at least good ones don't.


Anyone who claims to have superior knowledge of how something works is not credible.

LOL at your next accusation. That doesn't even deserve being addressed since you don't know how showcases work. Showcase = equal playing time. Playoffs equal trying to win until you are eliminated and then equal playing time. A good coach will want to try to get all of his players scouted by coaches at showcases, not worry about winning showcase games, lol.

What kind of an ugly cowardly parent calls other girls mediocre? Oh, you. I hope your child is nothing like you and I feel for the other parents that have to deal with you on a weekly basis. It is very apparent you do not know what you are talking about. Both 08 and 09 team have many players currently being recruited at D1 schools. The 09 team was placed in the toughest bracket where many of our ECNL teams also would have struggled. To their credit, they did tie the team that made it all the way to the Championship game. The 10s and 11s now get Champions Cup for at least a year which is great news for the 10s no matter how they do. Oh, you know how you make playoffs? Winning league games. There is not a single Club in the area that has every age group make playoffs. Some years many clubs that have been around for over 20 years or more are lucky to even get two teams.

Anonymous wrote: Losing badly is not team success. It's several selfish players getting accolades for failing and awful coaching. Par for the course of all local clubs. Club soccer is rip off recreational soccer with a big name. Have fun watching those D3 games.

You know that many of those D3 players play soccer and go on to make 3x what the average NWSL player makes in their VERY FIRST YEAR OUT OF COLLEGE! Especially players from MIT, Johns Hopkins, WashU, and many others. Meanwhile, many players that go D1 end up at parties, never see playing time and either quit or transfer to mid-majors or DIII schools. Their are no guarantees. On top of that, one major injury can also change everything. But keep putting down those who go D3.

When I read either of the quoted posts above, i see parents that actually know nothing, don't see out of the box, and have awful priorities in reference to Youth Soccer. They are typically D1 or bust, ECNL or bust. They put status above all else instead of prioritizing what is important for success. Playing ECNL or D1 does not equal success. Education combined with a kind heart and strong work ethic regardless of any league or Division will bring you much more success than being skilled on the pitch and a major knee injury won't completely ruin those chances either.

So, have fun watching those D1 games. Hopefully your child will see the pitch by Junior year if she doesn't quit or transfer to a smaller school by then!

If you knew anything, you would know how hard it is to get recruited by those high academic division threes you’re talking about. It’s not a secret that those are amazing schools. There are also parties at every school.

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Anonymous wrote:what difference does it make if vrsc takes a team to these events, plays the very worst players, team does horribly and coaches who came to watch walk away. the tsj 07 team actually won games and team got recruited. why go to these events to play bad players and lose? makes zero sense unless someone is doing favors for friends or family or highest bidder. You can't take mediocre players from other teams like arlington, union and bethesda who do fine in weak GA league games and then expect them to do well in national events. the club will fall flat on its face for not making changes to how it operates

Do you have any idea how showcase works (not playoffs)??? Coaches walk away? No, coaches usually only stay a half at most games unless they are seriously invested in a certain player. That's an uninformed comment however coaches will walk away if the game is a blowout and domination. BUT it's not their first day at the rodeo and will come back to scout more games. No coach scouts off one game, or at least good ones don't.


Anyone who claims to have superior knowledge of how something works is not credible.

LOL at your next accusation. That doesn't even deserve being addressed since you don't know how showcases work. Showcase = equal playing time. Playoffs equal trying to win until you are eliminated and then equal playing time. A good coach will want to try to get all of his players scouted by coaches at showcases, not worry about winning showcase games, lol.

What kind of an ugly cowardly parent calls other girls mediocre? Oh, you. I hope your child is nothing like you and I feel for the other parents that have to deal with you on a weekly basis. It is very apparent you do not know what you are talking about. Both 08 and 09 team have many players currently being recruited at D1 schools. The 09 team was placed in the toughest bracket where many of our ECNL teams also would have struggled. To their credit, they did tie the team that made it all the way to the Championship game. The 10s and 11s now get Champions Cup for at least a year which is great news for the 10s no matter how they do. Oh, you know how you make playoffs? Winning league games. There is not a single Club in the area that has every age group make playoffs. Some years many clubs that have been around for over 20 years or more are lucky to even get two teams.

Anonymous wrote: Losing badly is not team success. It's several selfish players getting accolades for failing and awful coaching. Par for the course of all local clubs. Club soccer is rip off recreational soccer with a big name. Have fun watching those D3 games.

You know that many of those D3 players play soccer and go on to make 3x what the average NWSL player makes in their VERY FIRST YEAR OUT OF COLLEGE! Especially players from MIT, Johns Hopkins, WashU, and many others. Meanwhile, many players that go D1 end up at parties, never see playing time and either quit or transfer to mid-majors or DIII schools. Their are no guarantees. On top of that, one major injury can also change everything. But keep putting down those who go D3.

When I read either of the quoted posts above, i see parents that actually know nothing, don't see out of the box, and have awful priorities in reference to Youth Soccer. They are typically D1 or bust, ECNL or bust. They put status above all else instead of prioritizing what is important for success. Playing ECNL or D1 does not equal success. Education combined with a kind heart and strong work ethic regardless of any league or Division will bring you much more success than being skilled on the pitch and a major knee injury won't completely ruin those chances either.

So, have fun watching those D1 games. Hopefully your child will see the pitch by Junior year if she doesn't quit or transfer to a smaller school by then!

If you knew anything, you would know how hard it is to get recruited by those high academic division threes you’re talking about. It’s not a secret that those are amazing schools. There are also parties at every school.

Anyone who starts a sentence with “if you knew anything” is not a credible source of information.

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You know that many of those D3 players play soccer and go on to make 3x what the average NWSL player makes in their VERY FIRST YEAR OUT OF COLLEGE!

Best thing ever posted on this soccer forum. Huge trigger for parents living through DD youth soccer, ECNL Parents and GA parents.

Somebody should start a thread with just this quote and I’ll make some popcorn!

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Playing D3 soccer has very little to do with how much money someone makes. Have many D3 athlete friends who are average earners throughout life. They’ve done well, but not because of playing a d3 sport. Maybe it helped get some money for college through the back door but that’s about it.

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You know that many of those D3 players play soccer and go on to make 3x what the average NWSL player makes in their VERY FIRST YEAR OUT OF COLLEGE!

Best thing ever posted on this soccer forum. Huge trigger for parents living through DD youth soccer, ECNL Parents and GA parents.

Somebody should start a thread with just this quote and I’ll make some popcorn!

Hopefully you choke on that popcorn.

Average nwsl salary is $65k per year. Are new college grads making $185k regularly? DD just got her first job. $45k per year.

The top academic D3’s all cost about $80k per year and don’t offer athletic scholarships either. This option is not available to everyone. You also have to get into the schools as well which is harder than it sounds.

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Anonymous wrote:what difference does it make if vrsc takes a team to these events, plays the very worst players, team does horribly and coaches who came to watch walk away. the tsj 07 team actually won games and team got recruited. why go to these events to play bad players and lose? makes zero sense unless someone is doing favors for friends or family or highest bidder. You can't take mediocre players from other teams like arlington, union and bethesda who do fine in weak GA league games and then expect them to do well in national events. the club will fall flat on its face for not making changes to how it operates

Do you have any idea how showcase works (not playoffs)??? Coaches walk away? No, coaches usually only stay a half at most games unless they are seriously invested in a certain player. That's an uninformed comment however coaches will walk away if the game is a blowout and domination. BUT it's not their first day at the rodeo and will come back to scout more games. No coach scouts off one game, or at least good ones don't.


Anyone who claims to have superior knowledge of how something works is not credible.

LOL at your next accusation. That doesn't even deserve being addressed since you don't know how showcases work. Showcase = equal playing time. Playoffs equal trying to win until you are eliminated and then equal playing time. A good coach will want to try to get all of his players scouted by coaches at showcases, not worry about winning showcase games, lol.

What kind of an ugly cowardly parent calls other girls mediocre? Oh, you. I hope your child is nothing like you and I feel for the other parents that have to deal with you on a weekly basis. It is very apparent you do not know what you are talking about. Both 08 and 09 team have many players currently being recruited at D1 schools. The 09 team was placed in the toughest bracket where many of our ECNL teams also would have struggled. To their credit, they did tie the team that made it all the way to the Championship game. The 10s and 11s now get Champions Cup for at least a year which is great news for the 10s no matter how they do. Oh, you know how you make playoffs? Winning league games. There is not a single Club in the area that has every age group make playoffs. Some years many clubs that have been around for over 20 years or more are lucky to even get two teams.

Anonymous wrote: Losing badly is not team success. It's several selfish players getting accolades for failing and awful coaching. Par for the course of all local clubs. Club soccer is rip off recreational soccer with a big name. Have fun watching those D3 games.

You know that many of those D3 players play soccer and go on to make 3x what the average NWSL player makes in their VERY FIRST YEAR OUT OF COLLEGE! Especially players from MIT, Johns Hopkins, WashU, and many others. Meanwhile, many players that go D1 end up at parties, never see playing time and either quit or transfer to mid-majors or DIII schools. Their are no guarantees. On top of that, one major injury can also change everything. But keep putting down those who go D3.

When I read either of the quoted posts above, i see parents that actually know nothing, don't see out of the box, and have awful priorities in reference to Youth Soccer. They are typically D1 or bust, ECNL or bust. They put status above all else instead of prioritizing what is important for success. Playing ECNL or D1 does not equal success. Education combined with a kind heart and strong work ethic regardless of any league or Division will bring you much more success than being skilled on the pitch and a major knee injury won't completely ruin those chances either.

So, have fun watching those D1 games. Hopefully your child will see the pitch by Junior year if she doesn't quit or transfer to a smaller school by then!

If you knew anything, you would know how hard it is to get recruited by those high academic division threes you’re talking about. It’s not a secret that those are amazing schools. There are also parties at every school.

Anyone who starts a sentence with “if you knew anything” is not a credible source of information.

Clearly, you aren’t a source of credible information either because you didn’t offer any information.

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You know that many of those D3 players play soccer and go on to make 3x what the average NWSL player makes in their VERY FIRST YEAR OUT OF COLLEGE!

Best thing ever posted on this soccer forum. Huge trigger for parents living through DD youth soccer, ECNL Parents and GA parents.

Somebody should start a thread with just this quote and I’ll make some popcorn!

Hopefully you choke on that popcorn.

Average nwsl salary is $65k per year. Are new college grads making $185k regularly? DD just got her first job. $45k per year.


The top academic D3’s all cost about $80k per year and don’t offer athletic scholarships either. This option is not available to everyone. You also have to get into the schools as well which is harder than it sounds.

Lol. Exactly. But she knows. $320000 for a $65k salary. Great deal.