Travel Soccer teams around NOVA let's discuss

[Anonymous]

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I get it if you don't want to out yourself in regards to the club though but it couldn't hurt to ask.

"Out" through an anonymous post? There could be any of dozens of parents asking about any one of the local clubs.

I was thinking more from the standpoint of who my kid's team is playing. I guess we figure it out pretty quick once the match starts.

[Anonymous]

It's mostly useful at U11 NCSL/WAGS, when they do the "random" divisions. It's sometimes nice to know whether you're playing a C team trying to scrape its way into Division 7 or an A team that will consider its season a colossal failure if it's not D1 in the spring.

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HERN REST GRFL LOUD MCLN VYS CYA NVSC PAC STER LMVSC ARL
Black Blue Blue Red Green Red Purple Blue Navy Orange Red Red
Red White White Black White Black Gold White White White White White
White Yellow Gold White Gold White Silver Blue Blue
Green Silver Silver Black Black
White Silver
Gold

PWSI POTOMAC SYA VSA BRYC GSC FPYC BETHESDA DCST Waldorf SMS
Red Blue Red Blue Elite Red Blue Blue Blue Orange Gold
WhiteWhite Gold Blue White Gold Green Red Red
Black White White White

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HERN REST GRFL LOUD MCLN VYS CYA NVSC PAC STER LMVSC ARL
Black Blue Blue Red Green Red Purple Blue Navy Orange Red Red
Red White White Black White Black Gold White White White White White
White Yellow Gold White Gold White Silver Blue Blue
Green Silver Silver Black Black
White Silver
Gold

PWSI POTOMAC SYA VSA BRYC GSC FPYC BETHESDA DCST Waldorf SMS
Red Blue Red Blue Elite Red Blue Blue Blue Orange Gold
WhiteWhite Gold Blue White Gold Green Red Red
Black White White White

Well that formatting came out horribly. Forget that. : )

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:HERN REST GRFL LOUD MCLN VYS CYA NVSC PAC STER LMVSC ARL
Black Blue Blue Red Green Red Purple Blue Navy Orange Red Red
Red White White Black White Black Gold White White White White White
White Yellow Gold White Gold White Silver Blue Blue
Green Silver Silver Black Black
White Silver
Gold

PWSI POTOMAC SYA VSA BRYC GSC FPYC BETHESDA DCST Waldorf SMS
Red Blue Red Blue Elite Red Blue Blue Blue Orange Gold
WhiteWhite Gold Blue White Gold Green Red Red
Black White White White

Well that formatting came out horribly. Forget that. : )

lol....oh well. Everyone could share what their club's color rank means. That could be simplest. FPYC (NCSL) only has two teams: Blue = A. Gold = B.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe it's been covered in this thread at some point, but is there a reference anywhere to figure out which colors apply to which tier at each club? For a family that is relatively new to travel soccer, there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to how the clubs assign colors.

It is different at each club and they may never post the differences. In general. if based on color the top team is usually based on the dominant team uniform color. But this may not always be the case. And some teams may use "Elite" or "Premiere" as the designation and that may or may not be accurate in determining what is actually the A team.

It might take hunting down a teams bracket placement at tournaments and in leagues to get a clearer picture.

Or you can just ask here, and someone can probably tell you.

The color ranking and got soccer ranking is irrelevant. What league does the team play in? A-teams generally speaking play: ECNL, CCL, NPL (PDP, ODP, iD2, EDP are also associated with this level). Some A-teams and some B-teams play NCSL/WAGS; some B-teams play CCL II; C-teams and below will play lower division NCSL/WAGS and ODSL. This will help you correlate a color-ranking to the team's level.

The color ranking is not irrelevant if you want to know whether you have an offer for the A, B or C team (etc.) within your club. From there you can proceed to think about what league your team would play in, and other factors that may help you decide on one club vs. another.

As other have said, this is an anonymous forum, and there is zero chance you will bring any harm upon yourself or your child for asking here if you have questions about a particular club.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:HERN REST GRFL LOUD MCLN VYS CYA NVSC PAC STER LMVSC ARL
Black Blue Blue Red Green Red Purple Blue Navy Orange Red Red
Red White White Black White Black Gold White White White White White
White Yellow Gold White Gold White Silver Blue Blue
Green Silver Silver Black Black
White Silver
Gold

PWSI POTOMAC SYA VSA BRYC GSC FPYC BETHESDA DCST Waldorf SMS
Red Blue Red Blue Elite Red Blue Blue Blue Orange Gold
WhiteWhite Gold Blue White Gold Green Red Red
Black White White White

Well that formatting came out horribly. Forget that. : )

lol....oh well. Everyone could share what their club's color rank means. That could be simplest. FPYC (NCSL) only has two teams: Blue = A. Gold = B.

If you look at the raw text when you're quoting, it works. Here's what I see, along with a few quirks I know ...

FPYC: Blue, Gold
HERN: Black, Red, White
REST: Blue, White, Yellow, Green
GRFL: Blue, White, Gold (sometimes with some other names thrown in, like Lazio or Estudiantes)
LOUD: Red, Black, White, Silver (I also see Gray and Green in ODSL)
MCLN: Green, White, Gold, Silver, White
VYS: Red, Black, White (also Silver in ODSL. They've had Gold in the past, but that's not likely to happen again soon. And top girls teams now called "Phoenix")
CYA: Purple, Gold, Silver, Black (also White)
NVSC: Blue, White
PAC: Navy, White (then Gold and Silver in ODSL. Also, girls teams are starting to go by Gold)
STER: Orange, White
LMVSC: Red, White, Blue
ARL: Red, White, Blue, Black, Silver, Gold
PWSI: Red, White (that can't be all)
POT: Blue, White, Black
SYA: Red (also Black)
VSA: Blue, Gold, White
BRYC: Elite, Blue, White (note: most ODSL teams are run out of separate rec department)
GSC: Red, White
BETH: Blue, Green (gets very confusing when they move up to DA, EDP, etc.)
DCST: Blue, White, Red
WALD: Orange
SMS: Gold, Red

I'll add:

ALEX: Red, White, Blue, Black, Silver

I don't know FRED, FCV, SYC or TAFC. I also get Barca's "Elite" and "Premier" confused. SAC has Showcase Blue, Blue, White, and the occasional Showcase White.

At older age groups, you can have a lot of confusing names because an entire team may jump from one club to another but maintain its old nickname.

[Anonymous]

DCST is Blue Red then White (used to be gold for girls but i think they switched all to White). Also for boys younger ages (u9/u10) they have a black team similar to white team.

[Anonymous]

I thought Gold was B Team for McLean? CYA generally goes Purple, Gold, Black, White. There is a Silver team at U11B this year. Not sure if it is C or D team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:HERN REST GRFL LOUD MCLN VYS CYA NVSC PAC STER LMVSC ARL
Black Blue Blue Red Green Red Purple Blue Navy Orange Red Red
Red White White Black White Black Gold White White White White White
White Yellow Gold White Gold White Silver Blue Blue
Green Silver Silver Black Black
White Silver
Gold

PWSI POTOMAC SYA VSA BRYC GSC FPYC BETHESDA DCST Waldorf SMS
Red Blue Red Blue Elite Red Blue Blue Blue Orange Gold
WhiteWhite Gold Blue White Gold Green Red Red
Black White White White

Well that formatting came out horribly. Forget that. : )

lol....oh well. Everyone could share what their club's color rank means. That could be simplest. FPYC (NCSL) only has two teams: Blue = A. Gold = B.

If you look at the raw text when you're quoting, it works. Here's what I see, along with a few quirks I know ...

FPYC: Blue, Gold
HERN: Black, Red, White
REST: Blue, White, Yellow, Green
GRFL: Blue, White, Gold (sometimes with some other names thrown in, like Lazio or Estudiantes)
LOUD: Red, Black, White, Silver (I also see Gray and Green in ODSL)
MCLN: Green, White, Gold, Silver, White
VYS: Red, Black, White (also Silver in ODSL. They've had Gold in the past, but that's not likely to happen again soon. And top girls teams now called "Phoenix"
CYA: Purple, Gold, Silver, Black (also White)
NVSC: Blue, White
PAC: Navy, White (then Gold and Silver in ODSL. Also, girls teams are starting to go by Gold)
STER: Orange, White
LMVSC: Red, White, Blue
ARL: Red, White, Blue, Black, Silver, Gold
PWSI: Red, White (that can't be all)
POT: Blue, White, Black
SYA: Red (also Black)
VSA: Blue, Gold, White
BRYC: Elite, Blue, White (note: most ODSL teams are run out of separate rec department)
GSC: Red, White
BETH: Blue, Green (gets very confusing when they move up to DA, EDP, etc.)
DCST: Blue, White, Red
WALD: Orange
SMS: Gold, Red

I'll add:

ALEX: Red, White, Blue, Black, Silver

I don't know FRED, FCV, SYC or TAFC. I also get Barca's "Elite" and "Premier" confused. SAC has Showcase Blue, Blue, White, and the occasional Showcase White.

At older age groups, you can have a lot of confusing names because an entire team may jump from one club to another but maintain its old nickname.

FCV: ECNL>Elite>Premier

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought Gold was B Team for McLean? CYA generally goes Purple, Gold, Black, White. There is a Silver team at U11B this year. Not sure if it is C or D team.

White usually is B team for McLean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HERN REST GRFL LOUD MCLN VYS CYA NVSC PAC STER LMVSC ARL
Black Blue Blue Red Green Red Purple Blue Navy Orange Red Red
Red White White Black White Black Gold White White White White White
White Yellow Gold White Gold White Silver Blue Blue
Green Silver Silver Black Black
White Silver
Gold

PWSI POTOMAC SYA VSA BRYC GSC FPYC BETHESDA DCST Waldorf SMS
Red Blue Red Blue Elite Red Blue Blue Blue Orange Gold
WhiteWhite Gold Blue White Gold Green Red Red
Black White White White

Well that formatting came out horribly. Forget that. : )

lol....oh well. Everyone could share what their club's color rank means. That could be simplest. FPYC (NCSL) only has two teams: Blue = A. Gold = B.

If you look at the raw text when you're quoting, it works. Here's what I see, along with a few quirks I know ...

FPYC: Blue, Gold
HERN: Black, Red, White
REST: Blue, White, Yellow, Green
GRFL: Blue, White, Gold (sometimes with some other names thrown in, like Lazio or Estudiantes)
LOUD: Red, Black, White, Silver (I also see Gray and Green in ODSL)
MCLN: Green, White, Gold, Silver, White
VYS: Red, Black, White (also Silver in ODSL. They've had Gold in the past, but that's not likely to happen again soon. And top girls teams now called "Phoenix"
CYA: Purple, Gold, Silver, Black (also White)
NVSC: Blue, White
PAC: Navy, White (then Gold and Silver in ODSL. Also, girls teams are starting to go by Gold)
STER: Orange, White
LMVSC: Red, White, Blue
ARL: Red, White, Blue, Black, Silver, Gold
PWSI: Red, White (that can't be all)
POT: Blue, White, Black
SYA: Red (also Black)
VSA: Blue, Gold, White
BRYC: Elite, Blue, White (note: most ODSL teams are run out of separate rec department)
GSC: Red, White
BETH: Blue, Green (gets very confusing when they move up to DA, EDP, etc.)
DCST: Blue, White, Red
WALD: Orange
SMS: Gold, Red

I'll add:

ALEX: Red, White, Blue, Black, Silver

I don't know FRED, FCV, SYC or TAFC. I also get Barca's "Elite" and "Premier" confused. SAC has Showcase Blue, Blue, White, and the occasional Showcase White.

At older age groups, you can have a lot of confusing names because an entire team may jump from one club to another but maintain its old nickname.

FCV: ECNL>Elite>Premier

What is their U11 boys FCVA United Premier 06B? Do they have their A team in NPL and B team in NCSL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought Gold was B Team for McLean? CYA generally goes Purple, Gold, Black, White. There is a Silver team at U11B this year. Not sure if it is C or D team.

White usually is B team for McLean.

McLean: ECNL > Green > White > Gold

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought Gold was B Team for McLean? CYA generally goes Purple, Gold, Black, White. There is a Silver team at U11B this year. Not sure if it is C or D team.

White usually is B team for McLean.

McLean: ECNL > Green > White > Gold

You forgot to mention DA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought Gold was B Team for McLean? CYA generally goes Purple, Gold, Black, White. There is a Silver team at U11B this year. Not sure if it is C or D team.

White usually is B team for McLean.

McLean: ECNL > Green > White > Gold

You forgot to mention DA.

MYS lost their boy's DA and is not getting it back anytime soon. In contrast to ASA, DCU, and Loudon, MYS has U12 only now, and will have to send those boys elsewhere (or relegate them to CCL on Green) . . . so not a MYS player path for boys DA and they have no pathway alliance (as of yet).

So for McLean:

Girls: ECNL, Green, White, Gold

Boys: DA (U12 only), Green, White, Gold, Silver