Travel Soccer teams around NOVA let's discuss

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound like a commercial for Vienna. You should write a testimonial for Eddie, if you haven't already.

NP here. What a dismissive comment. The poster sticking up for Vienna strikes me as someone who is very engaged in and thoughtful about what Vienna is apparently trying to accomplish. It would be nice if every club had more parents who spend time thinking about their club's mission instead of just focusing on their kids' playing time and team placement.

[Anonymous]

Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

What differences have you seen, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

That's disappointing. I was hoping people would've calmed down by then. If your kid isn't a hotshot at that point, he/she probably won't be. So you'd think people from NCSL D3 on down would chill. No?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

What differences have you seen, PP?

misplaced and almost laughable obsession with playing in college that interferes with training hard, growing as a team, and having fun.

Again, I have nothing to say about the experiences of the elite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

That's disappointing. I was hoping people would've calmed down by then. If your kid isn't a hotshot at that point, he/she probably won't be. So you'd think people from NCSL D3 on down would chill. No?

hahahahahahahahaha.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

What differences have you seen, PP?

misplaced and almost laughable obsession with playing in college that interferes with training hard, growing as a team, and having fun.

Again, I have nothing to say about the experiences of the elite.

Unfortunately, the "elite" will be the only ones with a prayer of playing in college. I don't think people get that.

[Anonymous]

It's encouraging to hear that VYS has some promising programs in place. Let's hope we can somehow get from point A to point B a little faster. My eyeballs are still scarred from watching McLean kill us 8-1.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have more of the scoop on the ASA Arlington Developmental Program (ADP)? Is it tough to make the program, given that tryouts are required? How effective and engaging is the pool training? Are the grownups able to restrain themselves and respect the goal of de-emphasizing wins and losses? It sounds like a good idea . . .

i believe they took ~40% of tryout kids the last two years. so if your kid currently plays rec and is a cut above other rec players in the age group, then the chance is good.

as to "respect the goal of de-emphasizing wins and losses" - the professional coaches coach the games so i'm not sure if they de-emphasize win/loss as you might've expected

thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

What differences have you seen, PP?

misplaced and almost laughable obsession with playing in college that interferes with training hard, growing as a team, and having fun.

Again, I have nothing to say about the experiences of the elite.

My son is not on an elite team, but certainly a very good (D1) team. Yes, some of the kids dream of playing in college, but I also think the intensity ramps up in 9th because kids want to make their high school teams. There's nothing more eye-opening for kids on a team where everyone feels pretty equal to see some make it and some not.

[Anonymous]

So what is considered an "elite" team? Academy teams? Top team at a large club?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what is considered an "elite" team? Academy teams? Top team at a large club?

Definitely Academy or ECNL teams, those teams in U.S. Youth Soccer's National or Colonial leagues. Then those that have made good runs in regional or national competition.

Top teams at large clubs may overlap with those categories.

Probably a lot of teams (but not all) in CCL, and a few in D1 NCSL or WAGS. (Again, these may overlap with "good runs in regional or national competition.")

But really -- if you've got kids who are contending for college scholarships, you're probably "elite." That's a tiny percentage of club players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

What differences have you seen, PP?

misplaced and almost laughable obsession with playing in college that interferes with training hard, growing as a team, and having fun.

Again, I have nothing to say about the experiences of the elite.

My son is not on an elite team, but certainly a very good (D1) team. Yes, some of the kids dream of playing in college, but I also think the intensity ramps up in 9th because kids want to make their high school teams. There's nothing more eye-opening for kids on a team where everyone feels pretty equal to see some make it and some not.

So really, how hard is it to make the local public HS team in FFX Co? My child's been playing since he was 5 years old and is in the middle team in a big club.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a note that is not about Vienna. Travel changes dramatically in ninth grade.

If your kid is a hot shot on a hotshot team, great. I have nothing to say since that is not an experience we know about But for the rest of the travel world.....

It gets more intense in ninth for absolutely no reason.

What differences have you seen, PP?

misplaced and almost laughable obsession with playing in college that interferes with training hard, growing as a team, and having fun.

Again, I have nothing to say about the experiences of the elite.

My son is not on an elite team, but certainly a very good (D1) team. Yes, some of the kids dream of playing in college, but I also think the intensity ramps up in 9th because kids want to make their high school teams. There's nothing more eye-opening for kids on a team where everyone feels pretty equal to see some make it and some not.

So really, how hard is it to make the local public HS team in FFX Co? My child's been playing since he was 5 years old and is in the middle team in a big club.

Based on our experience in MoCo, I imagine the answer to your question is school-specific. It's not easy to make varsity at a school that frequently ends up in the State championship finals (like Whitman, Churchill or BCC, for example), but at a shool that has more of a football or other sport focus (like Quince Orchard), most players who are decent at soccer have any easy time getting on the team. One other factor is the soccer-savviness of the coach--there are still many around who will pick a big athletic kid with no technical soccer abilities over a small skillful player.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is not on an elite team, but certainly a very good (D1) team. Yes, some of the kids dream of playing in college, but I also think the intensity ramps up in 9th because kids want to make their high school teams. There's nothing more eye-opening for kids on a team where everyone feels pretty equal to see some make it and some not.

So really, how hard is it to make the local public HS team in FFX Co? My child's been playing since he was 5 years old and is in the middle team in a big club.

Depends on a couple of things:

1. How many good club players at your high school do NOT play for their high school teams? Developmental Academy boys aren't supposed to play high school soccer. Girls don't have such a rule, but players on really good teams (like the Braddock Road girls who just graduated high school and moved on to good college teams) often take a pass on high school.

2. Do you have players in your school who are really good but aren't playing travel soccer for whatever reason, usually cost?

3. As a previous poster said, how serious is the soccer team at your school? I've seen some wide variations.

If they're playing upper-division NCSL or WAGS, I'd expect most players to make it.