Arlington Travel Tryouts

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

Only 2 leaving and debatable who the best players are.

Nevermind the third player leaving who is clearly the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vda is crowing about union but dont look around Arlington, your teams are being hollowed one call up at a time. Deposits be damned.

Why is VDA crying about Union?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

Only 2 leaving and debatable who the best players are.

No debate. The best 2012 is leaving.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

Only 2 leaving and debatable who the best players are.

No debate. The best 2012 is leaving.

where are they going?

[Anonymous]

looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

Only 2 leaving and debatable who the best players are.

No debate. The best 2012 is leaving.

where are they going?

Wouldn’t you like to know?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

Does it even occur to some of you that some families don't want their kids on the higher teams? It's baffling to me what blinders some people have. This idea that everyone is constantly gunning for more, more, more. Some families don't want the additional travel and practices or stress level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

In 1 year Arlington 2011s went from having their choice of almost any player to some of their best players leaving to the club their “castaways” went to.

Slow clap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

Does it even occur to some of you that some families don't want their kids on the higher teams? It's baffling to me what blinders some people have. This idea that everyone is constantly gunning for more, more, more. Some families don't want the additional travel and practices or stress level.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

Does it even occur to some of you that some families don't want their kids on the higher teams? It's baffling to me what blinders some people have. This idea that everyone is constantly gunning for more, more, more. Some families don't want the additional travel and practices or stress level.

i don't think that can be true. you aren't allowed to live in arlington with that mindset /s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U11 White is up to 13 kids registered. (Can see rosters on Playmetrics.)

Most U11/12 teams shoot for 12-14.

U11 had 15 for 9v9 this past season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

Offers before tryouts to stay on the same team in a year when 5 months of older, bigger kids (with more experience playing against older, bigger, better kids) are coming down. So, yeah, getting an offer to stay on that team before tryouts is a pretty good deal.