Valor

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Anonymous wrote:If my kid went to one tryout day and still haven’t gotten an offer yet (but still waiting for second tryout) does that mean not 1st team? I heard them say top team will likely get offers within a “couple of days”? Or do some 1st team kids get offers after completing two trials?

Is your kid already at Valor? On the first team? If so, and you haven’t gotten an offer yet, your kid is most likely on the bubble between first and second. They either want to see if others accept the first team offer or see how your kid does at tryout 2 before sending an offer. Valor will send out offers after one tryout if they are sure of your kid’s team placement.

If you’re from outside Valor, they may just need that second tryout in order to decide on your kid. Unless they’re a real standout it’s hard to get a first team offer after one day when they don’t know you.

Coming from out of town new to area. Was in 1st team in NJ but took a year off (long story don't want to get into it). I know 1st team is a long shot but dc looked pretty good out there on 1st day. I guess we would accept a 2nd team offer too.

Why not go to a more reputable club with fewer complaints?

Why don’t you just leave people alone. All the clubs around here are the same anyways.

Only Valor has 253 pages of complaints tho. Its like getting food at a restaurant that was just shut down by the health department.

It’s the same people just posting and replying over and over.

Seems unlikely given all the details on so many teams. No one has that many kids.

It's not the same few people I can promise you that. We have a range of kids with friends that play there still and more than have left from high school player's to u-littles at this point. While some of this is snark a lot is not and I've listened to many of these statements and complaints in person from multiple families.

My takeaway is it's a toxic club most pass through while trying to jump onto higher teams. I'm sad knowing a few u-littles with what's going on in the pre-ecnl age grouping.

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Anonymous wrote:Making up a story about a 9th grader making a HS Varsity team and starting after playing one season of Valor ECNL-RL on a forum full of parents whose kids play on local HS teams and know all the players is breathtakingly stupid.

Like, its dumb even for Valor.

Now the "parent" will come back and say, oh, its a private school ackshually!

Then we will say, which private school? Because they all play in the fall. And small private school teams are walk-on.

And then there will be no more replies.

Ask Joey Gladstone said “Cut it out!” I’m in stitches laughing!

Ahhhhh… too good! Need a cigarette! lol

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I always thought it was BS when people accused posts of being paid Valor employees but there is really no other explanation for that one.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait what, "drive 100s of miles so the first team can play the second team two weeks in a row?" did that really happen?

Yes but not two weeks in a row. In October 2023 the Valor 2014G first and second teams were in the same division for a tournament in Williamsburg and played each other in the final. A month later they were in the same division for a tournament in Richmond and played each other in a semi-final.

PP here. For that Williamsburg tourney there was only one division for that age group. For Richmond there were three divisions, both valors were in the second division so top team probably should have been in first division. No idea why both valors were placed in the same division.

Who won?

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Anonymous wrote:Wait what, "drive 100s of miles so the first team can play the second team two weeks in a row?" did that really happen?

Yes but not two weeks in a row. In October 2023 the Valor 2014G first and second teams were in the same division for a tournament in Williamsburg and played each other in the final. A month later they were in the same division for a tournament in Richmond and played each other in a semi-final.

PP here. For that Williamsburg tourney there was only one division for that age group. For Richmond there were three divisions, both valors were in the second division so top team probably should have been in first division. No idea why both valors were placed in the same division.

Who won?

Valor, of course!

But they also lost.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait what, "drive 100s of miles so the first team can play the second team two weeks in a row?" did that really happen?

Yes but not two weeks in a row. In October 2023 the Valor 2014G first and second teams were in the same division for a tournament in Williamsburg and played each other in the final. A month later they were in the same division for a tournament in Richmond and played each other in a semi-final.

PP here. For that Williamsburg tourney there was only one division for that age group. For Richmond there were three divisions, both valors were in the second division so top team probably should have been in first division. No idea why both valors were placed in the same division.

Who won?

Valor, of course!

But they also lost.

lol
That was great

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Anonymous wrote:Wait what, "drive 100s of miles so the first team can play the second team two weeks in a row?" did that really happen?

Yes but not two weeks in a row. In October 2023 the Valor 2014G first and second teams were in the same division for a tournament in Williamsburg and played each other in the final. A month later they were in the same division for a tournament in Richmond and played each other in a semi-final.

PP here. For that Williamsburg tourney there was only one division for that age group. For Richmond there were three divisions, both valors were in the second division so top team probably should have been in first division. No idea why both valors were placed in the same division.

Who won?

Valor, of course!

But they also lost.

lol
That was great

Top team won both times

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There are literally programs without a JV team...

Every district that Valor pulls from has HS boys’ programs with JV teams. Programs in the Chantilly/Centerville area, in particular, regularly have over 150 players at tryouts. Are you ok?

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I honestly can't think of any fcps schools without a JV team.

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Anonymous wrote:There are literally programs without a JV team...

Every district that Valor pulls from has HS boys’ programs with JV teams. Programs in the Chantilly/Centerville area, in particular, regularly have over 150 players at tryouts. Are you ok?


Are you still going on about this?!
Okay, okay.. you have a girlfriend that lives in Canada….

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Anonymous wrote:I can't speak for the boys side, but the lowest teams on the girls side are usually painfully weak. Rec level or worse b/c rec teams usually have at least a few talented athletes. So Valor gives them terrible coaches. If they get someone halfway decent, its a Valor miracle.

Maybe it's the players and not the coaches. Chicken salad made from chicken crap is still made of crap.

Yeah, but I'm talking really basic coaching expectations, like showing up on time, or showing up at all, not being crazy, etc.

Valor should seriously look at cutting the 3rd team program all together. Bad coaches, bad players... nothing more than a fundraiser

Their 3rd-5th teams are their moneymakers. They play in cheaper leagues, cheaper and fewer tournaments, have cheaper inexperienced coaches, but everyone pays the same fees. Basically their worse teams subsidize their first teams.

Insane how these entitled parents are okay with their kids being nothing more than monetary support for kids with actual talent.

if a kid wants to start playing soccer but more competitive than rec leagues. They get placed in 3rd or lower team. The parent agrees. This makes the parents "entitled" for agreeing to pay and give their child a starting point?

Entitled in general, not specifically in the soccer realm. This is NOVA, remember? Everyone's kid is better and deserves more than everyone else's.

Just funny how many people complain about the quality of coaches on 3-5 teams, when they players are terrible as well. As we both know, it's nothing more than a fundraiser for the kids with actual talent. Just hard to believe NOVA parents are okay with that, but then again, they all believe their kid is going to go from 5 to 1 and play for the USNT one day.

There is plenty to complain about regarding the coaches of certain first and second teams as well. No one wants to out themselves, so they aren't going to necessarily identify team/age group/coach.

Anyone who feels 3rd or lower teams should not exist are the ones who feel “entitled” that only higher level teams should exist. Some kids just want to play travel soccer even if they aren’t that good. Why are you so sold on this? You think denying kids a starting point or an opportunity to play , even at the lower levels, is how things should be? If so, you are the one with entitlement issues.

Ahhh the "everyone should be able to participate" mindset. How 2025 liberal of you!

If anything, you're arguing that lesser talented kids should be entitled to a team to play on...

I think we should teach kids to find something they're actually good at and be honest with them that some things just aren't for them.

What if a different arrogant arse parent thinks all 2nd teams aren't good enough to be allowed to play soccer? Or that all these local clubs are trash anyway and shouldn't exist? What a dumb argument.
If parents are willing to pay for a better experience than rec, with more practice for kids who like to play soccer, then why can't they? It's not like they are entering the same tournament brackets as the soccer protege kids you think have some exclusive right to the game. In fact, they subsidize those kids. $3k just isn't that expensive for many families in Nova - and super cheap for the total number of hours it keeps my kid happy, making friends, and getting good exercise. My kid might even be having more fun than yours with all the pressure it seems like you probably put on them. Hope they don't burn out before they get that D3 soccer offer someday.

I can't stop laughing. You really thought you said something here, didn't you?

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Anonymous wrote:There are literally programs without a JV team...

Every district that Valor pulls from has HS boys’ programs with JV teams. Programs in the Chantilly/Centerville area, in particular, regularly have over 150 players at tryouts. Are you ok?

Typical yuppy parent thinking that FCPS doesn't exist outside of their bubble...

25+ high schools outside of Chantilly/Centreville lol

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And they all have JV teams

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Did that "parent" ever come back and say which school her freshman kid plays varsity for?

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Anonymous wrote:If my kid went to one tryout day and still haven’t gotten an offer yet (but still waiting for second tryout) does that mean not 1st team? I heard them say top team will likely get offers within a “couple of days”? Or do some 1st team kids get offers after completing two trials?

Is your kid already at Valor? On the first team? If so, and you haven’t gotten an offer yet, your kid is most likely on the bubble between first and second. They either want to see if others accept the first team offer or see how your kid does at tryout 2 before sending an offer. Valor will send out offers after one tryout if they are sure of your kid’s team placement.

If you’re from outside Valor, they may just need that second tryout in order to decide on your kid. Unless they’re a real standout it’s hard to get a first team offer after one day when they don’t know you.

Coming from out of town new to area. Was in 1st team in NJ but took a year off (long story don't want to get into it). I know 1st team is a long shot but dc looked pretty good out there on 1st day. I guess we would accept a 2nd team offer too.

Why not go to a more reputable club with fewer complaints?

lol, most of the stuff on this thread is fake. Any negative stuff that is true is applicable at every other club.

253 pages over an entire year with multiple details about multiple teams across all the age groups and its all fake?

Yeah it’s pretty obvious it’s the same people coming in here to troll. If you hate valor just leave and move on with your life. You honestly have too much time on your hands

no trust me its not same people. Valor is a trash program.