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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

So who's left as coaches at this point? Just Bastien and Patrick?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

[Anonymous]

It’s amazing how quickly FCV fell apart and the chest pounding of GA national champions and GA is just as good as the cult of ECNL has turned to FCV sucks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

They both left TSJ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

I put a lot of blame on the coaches it was a real $hitty thing to do to the players. I get it people come and go all the time, but at least finish out the season, it's not like they were going to lose the new job if they stayed and finished out the current one.

Once the coaches announced they were leaving the blame then shifted to FCV for how they handled it - it took 6+ weeks for anything to be communicated from the club to the parents. That is why there was a mass exodus of players because coaches were leaving, club wasn't saying anything so parents wanted to make sure their DD had a team for next season.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

I put a lot of blame on the coaches it was a real $hitty thing to do to the players. I get it people come and go all the time, but at least finish out the season, it's not like they were going to lose the new job if they stayed and finished out the current one.

Once the coaches announced they were leaving the blame then shifted to FCV for how they handled it - it took 6+ weeks for anything to be communicated from the club to the parents. That is why there was a mass exodus of players because coaches were leaving, club wasn't saying anything so parents wanted to make sure their DD had a team for next season.

And once the communication finally started two months later, it was a bunch of lies from AB. Coaches were introduced that never came. New fields were promised which never happened. Etc. It was poorly handled, communicated, and executed so none of us had any confidence in the new regime. So most of us left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

At least for the younger age groups...
JH was let go for (at least, rumor says there was A LOT more) announcing he was going to VRSC and recruiting. He was talking too much in Jan, and fired by Feb.
ED announced he was leaving the club AT END of SEASON in Feb. Club fired him May 1. Season lasted until June 8.

I can't speak for GA, but actions of the Club pushed JH's team to VRSC for Spring season and created chaos and havoc for ED's teams.



Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

I put a lot of blame on the coaches it was a real $hitty thing to do to the players. I get it people come and go all the time, but at least finish out the season, it's not like they were going to lose the new job if they stayed and finished out the current one.

Once the coaches announced they were leaving the blame then shifted to FCV for how they handled it - it took 6+ weeks for anything to be communicated from the club to the parents. That is why there was a mass exodus of players because coaches were leaving, club wasn't saying anything so parents wanted to make sure their DD had a team for next season.

Sooo poor HR strategy/execution. No succession planning, change management and communications.

Based on the other threads in this forum, coach change/team exodus seems to be a thing that happens in youth sports/soccer. It would seem prudent for all clubs to learn from this.....or go the way of Blockbuster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

I put a lot of blame on the coaches it was a real $hitty thing to do to the players. I get it people come and go all the time, but at least finish out the season, it's not like they were going to lose the new job if they stayed and finished out the current one.

Once the coaches announced they were leaving the blame then shifted to FCV for how they handled it - it took 6+ weeks for anything to be communicated from the club to the parents. That is why there was a mass exodus of players because coaches were leaving, club wasn't saying anything so parents wanted to make sure their DD had a team for next season.

Sooo poor HR strategy/execution. No succession planning, change management and communications.

Based on the other threads in this forum, coach change/team exodus seems to be a thing that happens in youth sports/soccer. It would seem prudent for all clubs to learn from this.....or go the way of Blockbuster.

I challenge any small company to handle an abrupt leaving of key employees during peak season without challenge. It’s not going to be pretty. The previous poster makes a great point. The club is getting all of the blame for having a shitstorm fall in their lap. How about the coaches who followed the money and couldn’t even finish out their commitments for their players or help with a proper staffing transition for the club. That’s what ethical people do in any business. Shame on them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

I put a lot of blame on the coaches it was a real $hitty thing to do to the players. I get it people come and go all the time, but at least finish out the season, it's not like they were going to lose the new job if they stayed and finished out the current one.

Once the coaches announced they were leaving the blame then shifted to FCV for how they handled it - it took 6+ weeks for anything to be communicated from the club to the parents. That is why there was a mass exodus of players because coaches were leaving, club wasn't saying anything so parents wanted to make sure their DD had a team for next season.

Sooo poor HR strategy/execution. No succession planning, change management and communications.

Based on the other threads in this forum, coach change/team exodus seems to be a thing that happens in youth sports/soccer. It would seem prudent for all clubs to learn from this.....or go the way of Blockbuster.

I challenge any small company to handle an abrupt leaving of key employees during peak season without challenge. It’s not going to be pretty. The previous poster makes a great point. The club is getting all of the blame for having a shitstorm fall in their lap. How about the coaches who followed the money and couldn’t even finish out their commitments for their players or help with a proper staffing transition for the club. That’s what ethical people do in any business. Shame on them.

It does seem like poor form. It also strikes me as mildly short sighted. While there are lots of clubs in the DMV, it is still a pretty small community. It doesn't look like the coaches that left were "job hoppers", but in general, it seems like clubs would be wary of folks that might leave you in a lurch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the GA rostered coaches at FCV? Many of the coaches who made the team selections are no longer listed as the coaches!

VRSC or VDA

Two of the cornerstone coaches (Rutan and Mateo) left once they saw the roster sizes and talent departure.

You now fully have randoms that can't get a job at a good club and have to take a rebuilding job.

You’re taking out of your ass. You don’t know about their motivations and that is not my understanding of theirs. And even hypothetically if that were to be true, then good riddance. That kind of attitude would not fit with what Bastien is building.

You do realize he's starting from scratch right? None of the previous coaches are there now. 95%+ of the FCV GA players left. Only one team (out of all that qualified) has enough players to go to California for playoffs next week, and much of that team is leaving after that. Tryouts were sparse. Teams are still being formed. Not that he can't (eventually) build something here, but if you're an 09 or older, this isn't a good place to be.

Not a GA parent, just looking from the outside. I know the thread has a lot of commentary on it. The whole thing is just feels weird. The dominoes started to fall with coaches leaving....no one seems to be pointing at the coaches that left mid season and questioning their ethical choices of not sticking with a commitment. I am going to assume they are ethical and something more substantial would precipitate such an abrupt move.

I put a lot of blame on the coaches it was a real $hitty thing to do to the players. I get it people come and go all the time, but at least finish out the season, it's not like they were going to lose the new job if they stayed and finished out the current one.

Once the coaches announced they were leaving the blame then shifted to FCV for how they handled it - it took 6+ weeks for anything to be communicated from the club to the parents. That is why there was a mass exodus of players because coaches were leaving, club wasn't saying anything so parents wanted to make sure their DD had a team for next season.

Sooo poor HR strategy/execution. No succession planning, change management and communications.

Based on the other threads in this forum, coach change/team exodus seems to be a thing that happens in youth sports/soccer. It would seem prudent for all clubs to learn from this.....or go the way of Blockbuster.

I challenge any small company to handle an abrupt leaving of key employees during peak season without challenge. It’s not going to be pretty. The previous poster makes a great point. The club is getting all of the blame for having a shitstorm fall in their lap. How about the coaches who followed the money and couldn’t even finish out their commitments for their players or help with a proper staffing transition for the club. That’s what ethical people do in any business. Shame on them.

If you had a better understanding of WHY the coaches left, you would be thinking very differently.....