Valor

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Or look for a kilt

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And poor communication skills.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It’s actually just the same parents on here making the moist noise and trying to start drama because they have nothing better to do. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet

200 pages of complaints is just a few parents?

I wouldn’t doubt it at all. It only takes a couple of unhinged people posting prolifically to really set the tone of a thread. You see it in the politics forum a lot. You can tell by writing style. I also think someone popping up very so often and saying “wow so many complaints must be really bad there” is the same poster. There are some crazy parents in this little neck of the woods. There is money but not a ton of athletic talent. Parents who weren’t high level athletes can’t seem to grasp that money doesn’t buy talent. You either got it or you don’t. If you keep signing your unathletic child up for Valor that’s on you. An athletic kid can make improvements even with crappy coaching just from repetition. If your kid hasn’t improved for several years on a lower Valor team it’s time to rethink travel soccer. Sorry the truth hurts.

Yeah not everyone is chronically online like some of you wack jobs. I live in the area. Things said on here are said out loud in the community not just at games/practices/anonymous message boards. Keep coping harder. I know a few Valor parents posting on here in defense of the club that are just as quick to talk crap about valor in private. My assumption is the only reason they're there is that they couldn't get on better teams elsewhere while masking it as their player just really loves the community and kids they play with will while never mentioning the actual club being good.

Um, you might want to look in the mirror because you are clearly a wack job. The club is no different than any other club in the area, top team gets preferential treatment. Bottom teams are formed for those that want to play travel, but need improvements to move up. Parents are typical FFX parents in that some are chill, some think their kids are awesome, and some are just odd. I've had kids play for a few teams in the area and I can tell you they are all the same, but different. Meaning you will like things about Valor and hate others, just like at any other club. This means it's a great fit for some and not for others. This is about as honest of opinion you will get, if winning is your primary goal then go tryout for Arlington, Bethesda, etc.

No need to be so defensive. But you have to be because you know I'm right. People in general have bad things to say about Valor in the local community. I'm giving actual feedback on real people who've played there or are playing there currently and what they say/think about the club. Sorry you don't like it but that doesn't make it fake news. It's a good fit for you, cool. Hopefully your player has good coaching, players, and families. Many do not share that experience even on top teams.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It’s actually just the same parents on here making the moist noise and trying to start drama because they have nothing better to do. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet

200 pages of complaints is just a few parents?

I wouldn’t doubt it at all. It only takes a couple of unhinged people posting prolifically to really set the tone of a thread. You see it in the politics forum a lot. You can tell by writing style. I also think someone popping up very so often and saying “wow so many complaints must be really bad there” is the same poster. There are some crazy parents in this little neck of the woods. There is money but not a ton of athletic talent. Parents who weren’t high level athletes can’t seem to grasp that money doesn’t buy talent. You either got it or you don’t. If you keep signing your unathletic child up for Valor that’s on you. An athletic kid can make improvements even with crappy coaching just from repetition. If your kid hasn’t improved for several years on a lower Valor team it’s time to rethink travel soccer. Sorry the truth hurts.

Yeah not everyone is chronically online like some of you wack jobs. I live in the area. Things said on here are said out loud in the community not just at games/practices/anonymous message boards. Keep coping harder. I know a few Valor parents posting on here in defense of the club that are just as quick to talk crap about valor in private. My assumption is the only reason they're there is that they couldn't get on better teams elsewhere while masking it as their player just really loves the community and kids they play with will while never mentioning the actual club being good.

Um, you might want to look in the mirror because you are clearly a wack job. The club is no different than any other club in the area, top team gets preferential treatment. Bottom teams are formed for those that want to play travel, but need improvements to move up. Parents are typical FFX parents in that some are chill, some think their kids are awesome, and some are just odd. I've had kids play for a few teams in the area and I can tell you they are all the same, but different. Meaning you will like things about Valor and hate others, just like at any other club. This means it's a great fit for some and not for others. This is about as honest of opinion you will get, if winning is your primary goal then go tryout for Arlington, Bethesda, etc.

No need to be so defensive. But you have to be because you know I'm right. People in general have bad things to say about Valor in the local community. I'm giving actual feedback on real people who've played there or are playing there currently and what they say/think about the club. Sorry you don't like it but that doesn't make it fake news. It's a good fit for you, cool. Hopefully your player has good coaching, players, and families. Many do not share that experience even on top teams.

Ah the "no need to be defensive poster strikes again" either obsessed with valor and left long ago or still here for whatever reason. I would love to know your motive to continue to post here. Who do your kids play for at valor?

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My kid plays for the THAT coach…. Since no one ever explicitly says anything might as well jump on that train!

Leaving.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid plays for the THAT coach…. Since no one ever explicitly says anything might as well jump on that train!

Leaving.

The Scottish guy?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It’s actually just the same parents on here making the moist noise and trying to start drama because they have nothing better to do. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet

200 pages of complaints is just a few parents?

I wouldn’t doubt it at all. It only takes a couple of unhinged people posting prolifically to really set the tone of a thread. You see it in the politics forum a lot. You can tell by writing style. I also think someone popping up very so often and saying “wow so many complaints must be really bad there” is the same poster. There are some crazy parents in this little neck of the woods. There is money but not a ton of athletic talent. Parents who weren’t high level athletes can’t seem to grasp that money doesn’t buy talent. You either got it or you don’t. If you keep signing your unathletic child up for Valor that’s on you. An athletic kid can make improvements even with crappy coaching just from repetition. If your kid hasn’t improved for several years on a lower Valor team it’s time to rethink travel soccer. Sorry the truth hurts.

Yeah not everyone is chronically online like some of you wack jobs. I live in the area. Things said on here are said out loud in the community not just at games/practices/anonymous message boards. Keep coping harder. I know a few Valor parents posting on here in defense of the club that are just as quick to talk crap about valor in private. My assumption is the only reason they're there is that they couldn't get on better teams elsewhere while masking it as their player just really loves the community and kids they play with will while never mentioning the actual club being good.

Um, you might want to look in the mirror because you are clearly a wack job. The club is no different than any other club in the area, top team gets preferential treatment. Bottom teams are formed for those that want to play travel, but need improvements to move up. Parents are typical FFX parents in that some are chill, some think their kids are awesome, and some are just odd. I've had kids play for a few teams in the area and I can tell you they are all the same, but different. Meaning you will like things about Valor and hate others, just like at any other club. This means it's a great fit for some and not for others. This is about as honest of opinion you will get, if winning is your primary goal then go tryout for Arlington, Bethesda, etc.

No need to be so defensive. But you have to be because you know I'm right. People in general have bad things to say about Valor in the local community. I'm giving actual feedback on real people who've played there or are playing there currently and what they say/think about the club. Sorry you don't like it but that doesn't make it fake news. It's a good fit for you, cool. Hopefully your player has good coaching, players, and families. Many do not share that experience even on top teams.

Ah the "no need to be defensive poster strikes again" either obsessed with valor and left long ago or still here for whatever reason. I would love to know your motive to continue to post here. Who do your kids play for at valor?

NP- its a discussion forum. People are allowed to discuss. Why are you trying to stifle the discussion? What's in that for you? Who do YOUR kids play for at Valor?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid plays for the THAT coach…. Since no one ever explicitly says anything might as well jump on that train!

Leaving.

Make sure you register your kid for tryouts, attend thr valor tryouts and then just procrastinate on accepting. These coaches hold grudges and it can ruin your dc spring season once they know you are leaving.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid plays for the THAT coach…. Since no one ever explicitly says anything might as well jump on that train!

Leaving.

Make sure you register your kid for tryouts, attend thr valor tryouts and then just procrastinate on accepting. These coaches hold grudges and it can ruin your dc spring season once they know you are leaving.

+100

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It’s actually just the same parents on here making the moist noise and trying to start drama because they have nothing better to do. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet

200 pages of complaints is just a few parents?

I wouldn’t doubt it at all. It only takes a couple of unhinged people posting prolifically to really set the tone of a thread. You see it in the politics forum a lot. You can tell by writing style. I also think someone popping up very so often and saying “wow so many complaints must be really bad there” is the same poster. There are some crazy parents in this little neck of the woods. There is money but not a ton of athletic talent. Parents who weren’t high level athletes can’t seem to grasp that money doesn’t buy talent. You either got it or you don’t. If you keep signing your unathletic child up for Valor that’s on you. An athletic kid can make improvements even with crappy coaching just from repetition. If your kid hasn’t improved for several years on a lower Valor team it’s time to rethink travel soccer. Sorry the truth hurts.

Yeah not everyone is chronically online like some of you wack jobs. I live in the area. Things said on here are said out loud in the community not just at games/practices/anonymous message boards. Keep coping harder. I know a few Valor parents posting on here in defense of the club that are just as quick to talk crap about valor in private. My assumption is the only reason they're there is that they couldn't get on better teams elsewhere while masking it as their player just really loves the community and kids they play with will while never mentioning the actual club being good.

Um, you might want to look in the mirror because you are clearly a wack job. The club is no different than any other club in the area, top team gets preferential treatment. Bottom teams are formed for those that want to play travel, but need improvements to move up. Parents are typical FFX parents in that some are chill, some think their kids are awesome, and some are just odd. I've had kids play for a few teams in the area and I can tell you they are all the same, but different. Meaning you will like things about Valor and hate others, just like at any other club. This means it's a great fit for some and not for others. This is about as honest of opinion you will get, if winning is your primary goal then go tryout for Arlington, Bethesda, etc.

No need to be so defensive. But you have to be because you know I'm right. People in general have bad things to say about Valor in the local community. I'm giving actual feedback on real people who've played there or are playing there currently and what they say/think about the club. Sorry you don't like it but that doesn't make it fake news. It's a good fit for you, cool. Hopefully your player has good coaching, players, and families. Many do not share that experience even on top teams.

Ah the "no need to be defensive poster strikes again" either obsessed with valor and left long ago or still here for whatever reason. I would love to know your motive to continue to post here. Who do your kids play for at valor?

Hasn't Valor only been around for like two or three years? Who would have left "long ago"?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It’s actually just the same parents on here making the moist noise and trying to start drama because they have nothing better to do. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet

200 pages of complaints is just a few parents?

I wouldn’t doubt it at all. It only takes a couple of unhinged people posting prolifically to really set the tone of a thread. You see it in the politics forum a lot. You can tell by writing style. I also think someone popping up very so often and saying “wow so many complaints must be really bad there” is the same poster. There are some crazy parents in this little neck of the woods. There is money but not a ton of athletic talent. Parents who weren’t high level athletes can’t seem to grasp that money doesn’t buy talent. You either got it or you don’t. If you keep signing your unathletic child up for Valor that’s on you. An athletic kid can make improvements even with crappy coaching just from repetition. If your kid hasn’t improved for several years on a lower Valor team it’s time to rethink travel soccer. Sorry the truth hurts.

Isn't it a bit hypocritical to jump into the conversation and then dismiss others' comments? It comes off as a bit rude. It's kind of ironic, too. This is a forum, so if you don't appreciate what people are saying, just scroll past. Everyone has the right to their opinions, whether you agree with them or not.
-Valor definitely needs some serious improvements. I hate to point it out, but there's a lot of nepotism happening in the club. Sure, the grass isn't always greener elsewhere, but it really depends on your perspective. I would recommend exploring other clubs and contacting coaches from level 1 or 2 teams to get an unbiased view on your kids. I did that and ended up moving up four divisions. Now, my kid is probably one of the top three or four players on the team.
-Valors approach will only hold your kid back.
Yes, this is my own opinion. Take it or leave it.

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Anonymous wrote:u9-u10 coaches at valor are excellent

+1 Agree

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

that's current U10 coach. not next year's U10 coach

Not surprised at all.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

I’d say your lucky. Fooled me once.

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Anonymous wrote:Tryouts will be in May. Don't expect to know the coach until right before (highest team). The mid and lower teams often don't have coaches hired before August. Expect an offer for a team without knowing the coach.

Yup!

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Anonymous wrote:They posted what they are calling "lead" coaches on insta.

My kid is on a third team and we have never seen or even met the "lead" coach and he certainly doesn't seem to contribute plans to oue lackluster practices so really the name is silly and misleading.

Typical and equally laughable.