FCV parents - has anyone heard anything?

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Anonymous wrote:Younger players in FCV may think about giving this league a shot, some of the older players may decide to move to a more recognized platform for recruiting purposes.

Actually the opposite. Older players with a role and a club coach who knows them well and can speak on their behalf to a college coach would be foolish to change clubs now for a patch.

Think about showcases? GAL has never hosted a showcase, may not even have the cash to rent a large complex yet. Uncommitted players need to be seen.

Yes. I agree. College coaches are going to skip watching the best players and best teams to go watch VDA.

The best coaches and players are now in GAL? Delusional fcv parents. Who are you going to play? You’re going into a league where your B teams were supposed to play as of a week ago. It’s over. So sorry.

GAL will include the 50+ teams ECNL thought they were going to screw over. ECNL could have done the right thing and chose to pull a power trip. You heard of Tophat? I bet Tophat has never heard of VDA even though VDA played in the GDA for one year holding that last place spot.

Vda beat tophat in the national semifinals last year. Tophat remembers I’m sure.

You mean the best VDA team at that age beat tophat’s 2nd team? How quaint.

Yes. The best VDA team that lost in the national final. In year 2, vda put a team in a national final. It’s called building a club. How did FCV’s teams do in their national semifinal games?

That was also tophat’s first team.

Incorrect, but thanks for confirming your ignorance

So where was tophat’s top u13 team playing if not ecnl?

The NTH Tophat DA, ECNL, SCCL, and Athena programs are for committed soccer players who desire to play at a competitive level. These programs are geared toward college exposure as well as state, regional, and national competitions. The DA, ECNL, and SCCL teams will compete in regional leagues and the Athena Teams will compete in state leagues. All of our teams will travel to out of state tournaments and will require a firm commitment of time and money by both the players and parents.

DA - The U.S. Soccer Development Academy is a league run by the U.S. Soccer Federation and is comprised of teams across 4 age groups for girls: U13/14, U15, U16/17, and U18/19.

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Anonymous wrote:Younger players in FCV may think about giving this league a shot, some of the older players may decide to move to a more recognized platform for recruiting purposes.

Actually the opposite. Older players with a role and a club coach who knows them well and can speak on their behalf to a college coach would be foolish to change clubs now for a patch.

Think about showcases? GAL has never hosted a showcase, may not even have the cash to rent a large complex yet. Uncommitted players need to be seen.

Yes. I agree. College coaches are going to skip watching the best players and best teams to go watch VDA.

The best coaches and players are now in GAL? Delusional fcv parents. Who are you going to play? You’re going into a league where your B teams were supposed to play as of a week ago. It’s over. So sorry.

GAL will include the 50+ teams ECNL thought they were going to screw over. ECNL could have done the right thing and chose to pull a power trip. You heard of Tophat? I bet Tophat has never heard of VDA even though VDA played in the GDA for one year holding that last place spot.

Fcv parents brag about other clubs now instead of their own? “Ever heard of tophat?” You live in virginia. A team from Georgia has nothing to do with you.

Tophat tophat tophat! What about your club? I’m loving all of this. Karma fcv parents. Karma.

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Anonymous wrote:Younger players in FCV may think about giving this league a shot, some of the older players may decide to move to a more recognized platform for recruiting purposes.

Actually the opposite. Older players with a role and a club coach who knows them well and can speak on their behalf to a college coach would be foolish to change clubs now for a patch.

Think about showcases? GAL has never hosted a showcase, may not even have the cash to rent a large complex yet. Uncommitted players need to be seen.

Yes. I agree. College coaches are going to skip watching the best players and best teams to go watch VDA.

The best coaches and players are now in GAL? Delusional fcv parents. Who are you going to play? You’re going into a league where your B teams were supposed to play as of a week ago. It’s over. So sorry.

GAL will include the 50+ teams ECNL thought they were going to screw over. ECNL could have done the right thing and chose to pull a power trip. You heard of Tophat? I bet Tophat has never heard of VDA even though VDA played in the GDA for one year holding that last place spot.

Fcv parents brag about other clubs now instead of their own? “Ever heard of tophat?” You live in virginia. A team from Georgia has nothing to do with you.

Tophat tophat tophat! What about your club? I’m loving all of this. Karma fcv parents. Karma.

You sound a bit unhinged

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Shouldn't the girls have a say in all of this? I mean, after all, they are the most affected by what has transpired. I've spoken to two, and they're preference would be to keep their teams together, and play in the ECNL. So, why aren't they being asked? Why aren't the players and families more involved in this decision? Aren't we the ones paying in? Why are we sitting around waiting for them to decide? I mean, how many in the FCV/St James leadership have daughters in this predicament? If the girls wanted the ECNL, they should get the ECNL and FCV/STJ should pull out all the stops to make it happen for them. Wishful thinking, I know, that they might actually want to do what's best for the players and their families. In any case, it's looking like the EDP is very much in play. Or at least, the EDP is the most obvious destination. After the collapse of the DA, they wouldn't dare take a chance on another startup league. Then again... Also worth mentioning, Puppione is listed as a member of Leadership Council at EDP. (https://www.edpsoccer.com/usyouthsoccer).

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't the girls have a say in all of this? I mean, after all, they are the most affected by what has transpired. I've spoken to two, and they're preference would be to keep their teams together, and play in the ECNL. So, why aren't they being asked? Why aren't the players and families more involved in this decision? Aren't we the ones paying in? Why are we sitting around waiting for them to decide? I mean, how many in the FCV/St James leadership have daughters in this predicament? If the girls wanted the ECNL, they should get the ECNL and FCV/STJ should pull out all the stops to make it happen for them. Wishful thinking, I know, that they might actually want to do what's best for the players and their families. In any case, it's looking like the EDP is very much in play. Or at least, the EDP is the most obvious destination. After the collapse of the DA, they wouldn't dare take a chance on another startup league. Then again... Also worth mentioning, Puppione is listed as a member of Leadership Council at EDP. (https://www.edpsoccer.com/usyouthsoccer).

So naive. Girls having a say. Parents having a say. Now that’s a hoot.

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Naive was FCV for leaving the ECNL for supposedly greener pastures to begin with.

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"A possible clue about the federation’s intentions came last month, after COO Jay Berhalter — one of the DA’s chief architects and a candidate for the vacant CEO position — resigned and Will Wilson was named CEO. That same day, youth club North Carolina FC announced it would withdraw its top girls’ teams from the DA and move to the rival Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) for the 2020-21 season.

The significance: Wilson served on NCFC’s board of directors. Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer’s interim president following Carlos Cordeiro’s March 12 resignation, is a NCFC youth director. "

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2020-04-14/us-soccer-federation-development-academy-da-ecnl-termination-showcase-san-diego

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of wrong info in this thread. Just wait for it.

Well, since FCV can't be bothered to tell all of their parents what's going on, maybe you could enlighten us....

Sorry. We were asked not to for now.

Which is BS, since I am also FCV parent and have not heard anything at all. When will they sind information?

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't the girls have a say in all of this? I mean, after all, they are the most affected by what has transpired. I've spoken to two, and they're preference would be to keep their teams together, and play in the ECNL. So, why aren't they being asked? Why aren't the players and families more involved in this decision? Aren't we the ones paying in? Why are we sitting around waiting for them to decide? I mean, how many in the FCV/St James leadership have daughters in this predicament? If the girls wanted the ECNL, they should get the ECNL and FCV/STJ should pull out all the stops to make it happen for them. Wishful thinking, I know, that they might actually want to do what's best for the players and their families. In any case, it's looking like the EDP is very much in play. Or at least, the EDP is the most obvious destination. After the collapse of the DA, they wouldn't dare take a chance on another startup league. Then again... Also worth mentioning, Puppione is listed as a member of Leadership Council at EDP. (https://www.edpsoccer.com/usyouthsoccer).

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Anonymous wrote:Naive was FCV for leaving the ECNL for supposedly greener pastures to begin with.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:"A possible clue about the federation’s intentions came last month, after COO Jay Berhalter — one of the DA’s chief architects and a candidate for the vacant CEO position — resigned and Will Wilson was named CEO. That same day, youth club North Carolina FC announced it would withdraw its top girls’ teams from the DA and move to the rival Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) for the 2020-21 season.

The significance: Wilson served on NCFC’s board of directors. Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer’s interim president following Carlos Cordeiro’s March 12 resignation, is a NCFC youth director. "

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2020-04-14/us-soccer-federation-development-academy-da-ecnl-termination-showcase-san-diego

Sounds very corrupt.

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Anonymous wrote:"A possible clue about the federation’s intentions came last month, after COO Jay Berhalter — one of the DA’s chief architects and a candidate for the vacant CEO position — resigned and Will Wilson was named CEO. That same day, youth club North Carolina FC announced it would withdraw its top girls’ teams from the DA and move to the rival Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) for the 2020-21 season.

The significance: Wilson served on NCFC’s board of directors. Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer’s interim president following Carlos Cordeiro’s March 12 resignation, is a NCFC youth director. "

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2020-04-14/us-soccer-federation-development-academy-da-ecnl-termination-showcase-san-diego

Sounds very corrupt.

Agree - is it wrong to cheer for the federation to go bankrupt?

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Anonymous wrote:"A possible clue about the federation’s intentions came last month, after COO Jay Berhalter — one of the DA’s chief architects and a candidate for the vacant CEO position — resigned and Will Wilson was named CEO. That same day, youth club North Carolina FC announced it would withdraw its top girls’ teams from the DA and move to the rival Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) for the 2020-21 season.

The significance: Wilson served on NCFC’s board of directors. Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer’s interim president following Carlos Cordeiro’s March 12 resignation, is a NCFC youth director. "

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2020-04-14/us-soccer-federation-development-academy-da-ecnl-termination-showcase-san-diego

Wow! One of the architects if the DA, with the insider info takes his club right over to the ECNL. Notice he didn't wait around to see what other experimental league was going to arise overnight. The new Prez must've advised him to get the club into the ECNL before the mad rush. So, ECNL spots are like the toilet paper of youth soccer... better get you one before they run out!

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Anonymous wrote:"A possible clue about the federation’s intentions came last month, after COO Jay Berhalter — one of the DA’s chief architects and a candidate for the vacant CEO position — resigned and Will Wilson was named CEO. That same day, youth club North Carolina FC announced it would withdraw its top girls’ teams from the DA and move to the rival Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) for the 2020-21 season.

The significance: Wilson served on NCFC’s board of directors. Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer’s interim president following Carlos Cordeiro’s March 12 resignation, is a NCFC youth director. "

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2020-04-14/us-soccer-federation-development-academy-da-ecnl-termination-showcase-san-diego

Wow! One of the architects if the DA, with the insider info takes his club right over to the ECNL. Notice he didn't wait around to see what other experimental league was going to arise overnight. The new Prez must've advised him to get the club into the ECNL before the mad rush. So, ECNL spots are like the toilet paper of youth soccer... better get you one before they run out!

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Any new news-is FCV still trying to get into ECNL or will they do GAL? Apparently Arlington won't get ECNL-McLean stands to be the beneficiary there!