Loudoun Struggles in ECNL

[Anonymous]

You should also consider McLean and Washington Spirit, although I heard McLean has a lot of politics too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should also consider McLean and Washington Spirit, although I heard McLean has a lot of politics too.

There are enough negatives for both that I either know of directly or hear that I think either FCV, Loudoun, or maybe, maybe BRYC or Arlington seem better options

Although, I hear nothing but good about Clyde Watson from friends whose kids have him, but you can't go to McLean hoping to just have him the whole time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should also consider McLean and Washington Spirit, although I heard McLean has a lot of politics too.

They ALL have politics. Anyone who says Arlington doesn’t has no idea.

[Anonymous]

I went on the ECNL website. Loudoun actually isn't doing so bad. Close matches, they beat NC Fusion (which is a strong, long time ECNL from MC) and no loss by more than 2 goals. They also tied McLean and beat a team from SC.

I think the reports of their poor quality may be greatly exaggerated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went on the ECNL website. Loudoun actually isn't doing so bad. Close matches, they beat NC Fusion (which is a strong, long time ECNL from MC) and no loss by more than 2 goals. They also tied McLean and beat a team from SC.

I think the reports of their poor quality may be greatly exaggerated.

They don't have a single team in the top five in any of the age groups. In some age groups, they are at the bottom of the table or close to it.

[Anonymous]

Who cares? If you drill down match by match, the games are close. Like a team may be in 7th place, but won 2, tied 1, and lost 2 by close scores. That's actually good developmentally. That means they are capable of winning, but not so underchallenged, they are smashing everyone.

Conference placement isn't as important as overall match play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who cares? If you drill down match by match, the games are close. Like a team may be in 7th place, but won 2, tied 1, and lost 2 by close scores. That's actually good developmentally. That means they are capable of winning, but not so underchallenged, they are smashing everyone.

Conference placement isn't as important as overall match play.

Ok, let's ignore the placement for a moment. Here are the overall stats for Loudoun ECNL teams that someone posted earlier. These are not confidence inspiring stats.

Club Wins- 6
Losses - 19
Ties - 3

Goals For - 24
Gaols Allowed - 74

By comparison, McLean has 18 wins, VDA 11 wins, BRYC and Richmond United with 14 wins each.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure why your post sounds like you have something against Loudoun? Let me tell you what I see: many of those losses are in close matches, where they lose by a single goal. That's nothing. That's a close match. That's not like losing week after week by multiple goals. Even the U17s have a win in there, and the younger teams are doing better. That gives weight to the claim that FCV used to take their best players.

Which I'm not saying Loudoun ECNL is the next best thing to hit NOVA soccer. But posting a win/loss record isn't sufficient, especially when there are a lot of close games and this is their first season in the ECNL.

[Anonymous]

Agree with the poster above. They aren’t the best and aren’t the worst. While the coaching of their C and D teams might be questionable at times, the A team coaching is usually very good. That said, there are some good coaches in those lower ranks too. The politics at Loudoun can be tough, but that’s not as much to worry about if your DC is on the ECNL team and performing. Now, getting there from a lower team could be a challenge. Loudoun’s is a good overall club and no slouch, as some in the thread would like to make out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why your post sounds like you have something against Loudoun? Let me tell you what I see: many of those losses are in close matches, where they lose by a single goal. That's nothing. That's a close match. That's not like losing week after week by multiple goals. Even the U17s have a win in there, and the younger teams are doing better. That gives weight to the claim that FCV used to take their best players.

Which I'm not saying Loudoun ECNL is the next best thing to hit NOVA soccer. But posting a win/loss record isn't sufficient, especially when there are a lot of close games and this is their first season in the ECNL.

Close matches? U16s have -19 goal difference!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with the poster above. They aren’t the best and aren’t the worst. While the coaching of their C and D teams might be questionable at times, the A team coaching is usually very good. That said, there are some good coaches in those lower ranks too. The politics at Loudoun can be tough, but that’s not as much to worry about if your DC is on the ECNL team and performing. Now, getting there from a lower team could be a challenge. Loudoun’s is a good overall club and no slouch, as some in the thread would like to make out.

That looks to be fair. I did notice though they have some big rosters. Have there been issues with all the players getting enough game time?

[Anonymous]

How many times a week does the ECNL team practice? Is it always at the same field or does it rotate?

[Anonymous]

^^^

3x a week

[Anonymous]

This week-end, Loudoun ECNL teams had 3 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws. Loudoun's ECNL teams currently have a combined -53 goal difference. No Loudoun ECNL team has a positive goal difference in any of the age groups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This week-end, Loudoun ECNL teams had 3 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws. Loudoun's ECNL teams currently have a combined -53 goal difference. No Loudoun ECNL team has a positive goal difference in any of the age groups.

They won 3 games and had 2 draws? That means they roughly only lost half their games. It also means they are being challenged. I don't see the issue.