Valor

[Anonymous]

We’re going to make it to 200 folks! Congrats!!!

[Anonymous]

GFR parent- CG was only at GFR for one year and I believe it was his first year coaching. Just FYI.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]If you have a 2011 girl, you are good to go for next year.

Everyone else, shop around.[/quote]

Please explain why you think 2011g are good to go for next year. This year left a lot to be desired. Lots of canceled practices or coach didn't attend practice. No development. Lots of promises made and none kept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:u9-u10 coaches at valor are excellent

+1 Agree

PP said lots of unhappy U10 parents this year....

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a 2011 girl, you are good to go for next year.

Everyone else, shop around.[/quote]

Please explain why you think 2011g are good to go for next year. This year left a lot to be desired. Lots of canceled practices or coach didn't attend practice. No development. Lots of promises made and none kept. [/quote]

Wasn't that guy supposed to be the only good coach at Valor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GFR parent- CG was only at GFR for one year and I believe it was his first year coaching. Just FYI.

He coached at GFR for a year before coming to valor, but it wasn’t his first year as a coach. He’s been coaching for 10+ years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have a 2011 girl, you are good to go for next year.

Everyone else, shop around.

This is a very misinformed comment. There are some excellent coaches on the girls side top team. Cannot speak to the other teams or boys but for girls next year, based on the ones I know, U9/10 coach is excellent (good enough for San Diego Wave is probably good enough for DMV travel soccer), u12 coach knows soccer, (UEFA B, former pro player, 25 years plus coaching experience), U13 coach is phenomenal (basically getting an HP elite coach three days a week), U14 is the technical director (cannot speak to him as a coach). There are very few changes on the girls side this year, which is good, means Valor is establishing development pathways and stabilizing. A couple of the coaches I just mentioned joined Valor last year and has made material improvements to the program this year. There is still a lot to do, but it is improving. I am sure some parents not on the top teams feel differently, but what is mentioned above are facts, not opinion. Take it FWIW.

Only Valor Marketing Guy would know all these details on the coaches...who have zero info posted online.

Untrue, just an informed parent that for once cant take the amount of misinformation on this site. Just because someone presents facts doesn’t mean it is a marketing person. For people that want bios, it would be helpful. However, since there isnt information on the website, you can use helpful tools like google, chatgbt, Gemini, talking to other people, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have a 2011 girl, you are good to go for next year.

Everyone else, shop around.

This is a very misinformed comment. There are some excellent coaches on the girls side top team. Cannot speak to the other teams or boys but for girls next year, based on the ones I know, U9/10 coach is excellent (good enough for San Diego Wave is probably good enough for DMV travel soccer), u12 coach knows soccer, (UEFA B, former pro player, 25 years plus coaching experience), U13 coach is phenomenal (basically getting an HP elite coach three days a week), U14 is the technical director (cannot speak to him as a coach). There are very few changes on the girls side this year, which is good, means Valor is establishing development pathways and stabilizing. A couple of the coaches I just mentioned joined Valor last year and has made material improvements to the program this year. There is still a lot to do, but it is improving. I am sure some parents not on the top teams feel differently, but what is mentioned above are facts, not opinion. Take it FWIW.

Only Valor Marketing Guy would know all these details on the coaches...who have zero info posted online.

Untrue, just an informed parent that for once cant take the amount of misinformation on this site. Just because someone presents facts doesn’t mean it is a marketing person. For people that want bios, it would be helpful. However, since there isnt information on the website, you can use helpful tools like google, chatgbt, Gemini, talking to other people, etc.

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You are very well-informed on all these guys' bios, resumes and personal histories for just a random parent!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have a 2011 girl, you are good to go for next year.

Everyone else, shop around.

This is a very misinformed comment. There are some excellent coaches on the girls side top team. Cannot speak to the other teams or boys but for girls next year, based on the ones I know, U9/10 coach is excellent (good enough for San Diego Wave is probably good enough for DMV travel soccer), u12 coach knows soccer, (UEFA B, former pro player, 25 years plus coaching experience), U13 coach is phenomenal (basically getting an HP elite coach three days a week), U14 is the technical director (cannot speak to him as a coach). There are very few changes on the girls side this year, which is good, means Valor is establishing development pathways and stabilizing. A couple of the coaches I just mentioned joined Valor last year and has made material improvements to the program this year. There is still a lot to do, but it is improving. I am sure some parents not on the top teams feel differently, but what is mentioned above are facts, not opinion. Take it FWIW.

Only Valor Marketing Guy would know all these details on the coaches...who have zero info posted online.

Untrue, just an informed parent that for once cant take the amount of misinformation on this site. Just because someone presents facts doesn’t mean it is a marketing person. For people that want bios, it would be helpful. However, since there isnt information on the website, you can use helpful tools like google, chatgbt, Gemini, talking to other people, etc.

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You are very well-informed on all these guys' bios, resumes and personal histories for just a random parent!

I appreciate the compliment. Been with the club for a while. It’s four coaches, hardly need a PHD to know what’s going on and just trying to help parents who care demystify the garbage that most folks put on this forum. But sure, keep telling yourself that I am the Valor Marketing person. Whatever helps you sleep at night boss.

[Anonymous]

And how did you learn all this very detailed background info?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And how did you learn all this very detailed background info?

I could see someone whose kid has been at Valor since it started, or just playing travel soccer for awhile, knowing all this. I think Valor was on its second year when my child started there. I knew all this about AM and had heard good things about GP who had left for the job in San Diego. The info about CG seem pretty easy to Google. If you Google someone’s full name and soccer you can figure out their playing and/or coaching history pretty easily. Of course what we don’t have are reviews, which sure would help. People’s opinions about the same coaches seem to vary widely. Barring abusive behavior I have hard time knowing ok vs great. I tend to trust the opinions of parents on my child’s team who played high level soccer more than anyone on this board. I think most Valor parents are not people who grew up playing soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And how did you learn all this very detailed background info?

Cuz he’s nosey and the valor marketing guy!
U11- what a joke!!

I could see someone whose kid has been at Valor since it started, or just playing travel soccer for awhile, knowing all this. I think Valor was on its second year when my child started there. I knew all this about AM and had heard good things about GP who had left for the job in San Diego. The info about CG seem pretty easy to Google. If you Google someone’s full name and soccer you can figure out their playing and/or coaching history pretty easily. Of course what we don’t have are reviews, which sure would help. People’s opinions about the same coaches seem to vary widely. Barring abusive behavior I have hard time knowing ok vs great. I tend to trust the opinions of parents on my child’s team who played high level soccer more than anyone on this board. I think most Valor parents are not people who grew up playing soccer.

[Anonymous]

It’s me, boss. I’m sleeping well. Hi valor marketing guy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s me, boss. I’m sleeping well. Hi valor marketing guy.

I would love to know why you are still here (if you even are) and who your kid currently plays for? A pp gave the backgrounds of the coaches after people asked for resumes. At that point, does it really matter if the person is affiliated with valor or not? I googled and got the same info, its not rocket science - well, maybe for you it is. The girls u9 - u13 coaching slate is solid, with the "resumes" that people here have asked for. If you don't like the coaching slate then go take your chances somewhere else. If you aren't happy with the coach you have now, suck it up for the spring season and move on.

[Anonymous]

We are in MD and have never played a valor team but their org must really be something awful to inspire so much hating from all their former and so many current parents.

no other club on here comes even close to this much disgust. its pretty amazing actually.