Travel Soccer teams around NOVA let's discuss

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Anonymous wrote:At FPYC U9 yesterday, there were between 35-40 kids for 20 spots.

Seriously???? In Arlington there were about 130 kids for 40 spots. U-9

That's one of the reasons we don't live in Arlington. Everything is more crowded and cut-throat.

Bet thats N Arlington and not S Arlignton. I could go through the apartments off Glebe road and round up a team of South American kids that cant afford travel and could probably beat most at the u10 level

Arlington has the best financial aid for travel soccer of any club in the area, covering the majority of the registration fee for something like 100 kids who qualify (free/reduced lunch). Lots of kids in Arlington can't afford travel soccer, but the travel soccer club is generous with its financial aid.

There are many families who are far from being FARMS that can't afford the fees travel teams charge.

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Anonymous wrote:At FPYC U9 yesterday, there were between 35-40 kids for 20 spots.

Seriously???? In Arlington there were about 130 kids for 40 spots. U-9

That's one of the reasons we don't live in Arlington. Everything is more crowded and cut-throat.

Bet thats N Arlington and not S Arlignton. I could go through the apartments off Glebe road and round up a team of South American kids that cant afford travel and could probably beat most at the u10 level

Arlington has the best financial aid for travel soccer of any club in the area, covering the majority of the registration fee for something like 100 kids who qualify (free/reduced lunch). Lots of kids in Arlington can't afford travel soccer, but the travel soccer club is generous with its financial aid.

There are many families who are far from being FARMS that can't afford the fees travel teams charge.

Yes, but if they're going to give aid, hard to argue that they shouldn't start with the most needy. Trust me, if there's some soccer phenom around here whose parents can't pay the fees, but don't qualify for FARMS, some league will find the kid.

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A phenom from Arlington, or one from elsewhere?

Not sure how recruiting phenoms helps my good but not spectacular kid.

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Anonymous wrote: A phenom from Arlington, or one from elsewhere?

Not sure how recruiting phenoms helps my good but not spectacular kid.

Exactly..lets just keep the talent out of the league, so the average and not so spectacular kid can shine. Most parents jump to travel at the earliest age possible to get a slot on a team, unless you are a top D1 team it is pretty much a legacy program. Once you are on the team you are there to stay. So lets just call it what it is pay for play.
There is no paid coaching in Football/Basketball and it seems to work out just fine.
What do we feel the need to pay these fees for soccer when there is no endline.

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For those parents who think VYS is a happy, well-run organization, you should plan to attend the annual meeting on the 16th. The meeting was scheduled for today but had to be rescheduled because a group of parents organized an alternative slate of board member candidates to oppose the slate nominated by the current VYS Board. The technical director and his paid staff are openly campaigning for the alternative slate, as they feel it will help secure their jobs, and are badmouthing some long-time volunteers as nominees because they somehow offended the paid staff but trying to make sure VYS parents received proper value for all the money being funneled to the technical director and his company.

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Anonymous wrote:For those parents who think VYS is a happy, well-run organization, you should plan to attend the annual meeting on the 16th. The meeting was scheduled for today but had to be rescheduled because a group of parents organized an alternative slate of board member candidates to oppose the slate nominated by the current VYS Board. The technical director and his paid staff are openly campaigning for the alternative slate, as they feel it will help secure their jobs, and are badmouthing some long-time volunteers as nominees because they somehow offended the paid staff but trying to make sure VYS parents received proper value for all the money being funneled to the technical director and his company.

Well, that's one way of looking at it.

I've frequently defended the VYS way of doing things here, but honestly, it's mostly a defense of what Eddie does (community first, more closely aligned to USSF curriculum than most clubs) and what the rank-and-file parents (not necessarily the creme de la creme players' parents) want. It's not a defense of the current board. The current board is dysfunctional, and they're lucky Eddie's crew and the volunteers do good jobs.

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Anonymous wrote:For those parents who think VYS is a happy, well-run organization, you should plan to attend the annual meeting on the 16th. The meeting was scheduled for today but had to be rescheduled because a group of parents organized an alternative slate of board member candidates to oppose the slate nominated by the current VYS Board. The technical director and his paid staff are openly campaigning for the alternative slate, as they feel it will help secure their jobs, and are badmouthing some long-time volunteers as nominees because they somehow offended the paid staff but trying to make sure VYS parents received proper value for all the money being funneled to the technical director and his company.

Well, that's one way of looking at it.

I've frequently defended the VYS way of doing things here, but honestly, it's mostly a defense of what Eddie does (community first, more closely aligned to USSF curriculum than most clubs) and what the rank-and-file parents (not necessarily the creme de la creme players' parents) want. It's not a defense of the current board. The current board is dysfunctional, and they're lucky Eddie's crew and the volunteers do good jobs.

You want to talk about dysfuntional boards, peel back the onion on SYSA...its not a board, its a one man show.

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Anonymous wrote: A phenom from Arlington, or one from elsewhere?

Not sure how recruiting phenoms helps my good but not spectacular kid.

Not phenoms - kids at all levels of travel receive financial aid (the younger Arlington age groups have 4 teams). There are teams in the upper age groups that are decidedly not spectacular but that have a large number of players receiving help with their fees. Talent does not come into the equation - it's first-come, first-served if you qualify.

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Anonymous wrote:For those parents who think VYS is a happy, well-run organization, you should plan to attend the annual meeting on the 16th. The meeting was scheduled for today but had to be rescheduled because a group of parents organized an alternative slate of board member candidates to oppose the slate nominated by the current VYS Board. The technical director and his paid staff are openly campaigning for the alternative slate, as they feel it will help secure their jobs, and are badmouthing some long-time volunteers as nominees because they somehow offended the paid staff but trying to make sure VYS parents received proper value for all the money being funneled to the technical director and his company.

Well, that's one way of looking at it.

I've frequently defended the VYS way of doing things here, but honestly, it's mostly a defense of what Eddie does (community first, more closely aligned to USSF curriculum than most clubs) and what the rank-and-file parents (not necessarily the creme de la creme players' parents) want. It's not a defense of the current board. The current board is dysfunctional, and they're lucky Eddie's crew and the volunteers do good jobs.

You want to talk about dysfuntional boards, peel back the onion on SYSA...its not a board, its a one man show.

Oh, I'm sure many boards are dysfunctional or delusional. Not sure why VYS draws the most attention on this board.

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Anonymous wrote:At FPYC U9 yesterday, there were between 35-40 kids for 20 spots.

Seriously???? In Arlington there were about 130 kids for 40 spots. U-9

That's one of the reasons we don't live in Arlington. Everything is more crowded and cut-throat.

Bet thats N Arlington and not S Arlignton. I could go through the apartments off Glebe road and round up a team of South American kids that cant afford travel and could probably beat most at the u10 level

Christ--don't count on that. The S Arl rec teams have 1st graders that weigh more than me...show up 20 min late finishing their Big Mac. Seriously. We always crushed them. The fat dads never shut the fuck up either--screaming behind goal.

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Christ--don't count on that. The S Arl rec teams have 1st graders that weigh more than me...show up 20 min late finishing their Big Mac. Seriously. We always crushed them. The fat dads never shut the fuck up either--screaming behind goal.

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Christ--don't count on that. The S Arl rec teams have 1st graders that weigh more than me...show up 20 min late finishing their Big Mac. Seriously. We always crushed them. The fat dads never shut the fuck up either--screaming behind goal.

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Yes, agreed. Totally uncalled for. So, back to original thread...where did everyone land on this? Tryouts are pretty much over, right? Just curious about what the fence-sitters ended up doing after all this discussion.

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I was one of the PPs. Trying to decide between academy-style setting/NCSL at FPYC or ODSL team at our current club for our U9 son. He ultimately chose to make the leap to FPYC. Proud of him for taking a risk, and I hope he winds up happy with the choice.

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There's apparently a new "block scheduling" league in the works. You know -- where they say you can take your U12 and U14 kid on the same trip two hours away and grow up through the club, as long as your team keeps winning and they don't recruit over you. Anyone know who's in it?

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Anonymous wrote:There's apparently a new "block scheduling" league in the works. You know -- where they say you can take your U12 and U14 kid on the same trip two hours away and grow up through the club, as long as your team keeps winning and they don't recruit over you. Anyone know who's in it?

Sounds kind of like CCL in the younger ages. Is that what CCL is like at U12-14 as well?