Should McLean Pre-ECNL players consider Spirit DA?

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Anonymous wrote:Tickets aren’t free considering DA dues at one point we’re paying player salaries.

+1 on coaching. All I ever hear is the team will click. When? Can’t you win or tie a game while waiting to click? Other teams have done it. Where’d they find these guys? WSVA 04 has been together for almost 2 years. When will they click? College?

Outsider here but WSVA 04 seems to be winning and tying games recently. Record for last 7 games is 2-2-3. You can call it clicking or whatever but seems an improvement over the past to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tickets aren’t free considering DA dues at one point we’re paying player salaries.

+1 on coaching. All I ever hear is the team will click. When? Can’t you win or tie a game while waiting to click? Other teams have done it. Where’d they find these guys? WSVA 04 has been together for almost 2 years. When will they click? College?

Outsider here but WSVA 04 seems to be winning and tying games recently. Record for last 7 games is 2-2-3. You can call it clicking or whatever but seems an improvement over the past to me.

Oops. I was looking at the 05 team (U-14) but the U-15 team looks improved as well. A couple of ties and a 5-0 win in the past few games. Overall seems WSVA is getting it together IMHO.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tickets aren’t free considering DA dues at one point we’re paying player salaries.

+1 on coaching. All I ever hear is the team will click. When? Can’t you win or tie a game while waiting to click? Other teams have done it. Where’d they find these guys? WSVA 04 has been together for almost 2 years. When will they click? College?

Outsider here but WSVA 04 seems to be winning and tying games recently. Record for last 7 games is 2-2-3. You can call it clicking or whatever but seems an improvement over the past to me.

Oops. I was looking at the 05 team (U-14) but the U-15 team looks improved as well. A couple of ties and a 5-0 win in the past few games. Overall seems WSVA is getting it together IMHO.

Take a look at the opponent of the 5-0 result.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tickets aren’t free considering DA dues at one point we’re paying player salaries.

+1 on coaching. All I ever hear is the team will click. When? Can’t you win or tie a game while waiting to click? Other teams have done it. Where’d they find these guys? WSVA 04 has been together for almost 2 years. When will they click? College?

Outsider here but WSVA 04 seems to be winning and tying games recently. Record for last 7 games is 2-2-3. You can call it clicking or whatever but seems an improvement over the past to me.

Oops. I was looking at the 05 team (U-14) but the U-15 team looks improved as well. A couple of ties and a 5-0 win in the past few games. Overall seems WSVA is getting it together IMHO.

Looks like 05 won and tied their last 2 games. So...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tickets aren’t free considering DA dues at one point we’re paying player salaries.

+1 on coaching. All I ever hear is the team will click. When? Can’t you win or tie a game while waiting to click? Other teams have done it. Where’d they find these guys? WSVA 04 has been together for almost 2 years. When will they click? College?

Outsider here but WSVA 04 seems to be winning and tying games recently. Record for last 7 games is 2-2-3. You can call it clicking or whatever but seems an improvement over the past to me.

Oops. I was looking at the 05 team (U-14) but the U-15 team looks improved as well. A couple of ties and a 5-0 win in the past few games. Overall seems WSVA is getting it together IMHO.

Take a look at the opponent of the 5-0 result.

So suddenly they aren't the worst GDA in the country anymore?

[Anonymous]

It appears they played the worst DA’s in America in their last games.

Didnt 05 WSVA beat VDA 05 1-0? Nobody has mentioned in the last few hours so I thought I would.

[Anonymous]

It is hard to argue that WSVA is not improved this year across age groups. They are not at the level of FCV but not bad for year 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It appears they played the worst DA’s in America in their last games.

Didnt 05 WSVA beat VDA 05 1-0? Nobody has mentioned in the last few hours so I thought I would.

It doesn't matter who they play, and what the goal differential is or how the game played out (though I agree that the issues vary by age group) -- this Board will always find a reason why they their results are bad. So why not move on to something else, like SYC or BRYC or VDA or Loudoun. There are a lot of clubs out there to talk about.

And, by the way, for all the posters saying outside players will/could displace all the Spirit players - certainly it would be idea for the WS rosters to tighten up and the best players play, whether they are current WS players or new folks coming in. BUT, you may want to be careful what you wish for. Several WS players at various ages already have offers at other clubs. Hopefully they stay at Spirit and don't take your DDs play time at these other places.

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Anonymous wrote:Get off your high horse Mclean dont feel threatened by WSVA. Its only a matter of time untill all the good players flock to WSVA

If all good players FLOCK over to WSVA, what will happen to the existing players that comprise one of the worst GDA programs in the country? Hint: they won't be there so you will have to stop bragging about WSVA.

The “good players” from other clubs will have to be better than the current WSVA players in order to make the team. From what I’ve seen, the “good players” at other clubs aren’t very good when all players are compared. All you parents who think your kid is the best thing out there are just as delusional as you accuse the WSVA parents of being.
Keep attacking Spirit, though. Just remember your delusion is showing.

You have reading comprehension problems? I quoted the post that said "Its only a matter of time until all the good players flock to WSVA". Why would they go there? To be part of one of the weakest GDA clubs in the country? And if they did, they would push out all the existing players that comprise those weakest GDA teams including what appears to be your daughter since you are a delusional WSVA parent. Oh wait, there is serious development happening only at WSVA and the results will show soon or maybe in 10 years. Give me a break. You want serious development, you need a much stronger staff than just one quality coach.

You’re pretty angry for some random soccer parent. Clam down. Clearly, you have some issue with Spirit. Guess your kid wasn’t good enough to make one of the “weakest GDA club in the country”. Keep trolling, though.

You responded to me with some irrelevant post and I pointed it out. On top of it, you suggest that the "good players" at other clubs aren't as good as those at WSVA. Please, for the love of god, help us all understand how this can be true when WSVA is one of the weakest GDA in the entire country from staff, talent, development and results standpoints. Other than those aspects, what else is there for you to be tooting your horn about? Free tickets to NWSL games?
Please help us out here.

I think the question we need answered here is, why does it make you so visibly angry that parents at WSVA might be happy where they are? Winning or losing, maybe they see growth in their child and count that as a win. Maybe they feel like the coaches are working hard to develop players- it is a Development Academy, after all. Maybe they feel like the parents aren’t going to attack them verbally and/or physically on the sideline (as FCV parents are known to do) when their child has a bad game. Maybe their child is happy, and as a 12/13/14/15 year old, that’s really important. Maybe right now, they are in the right place.
So, relax. Clearly your daughter isn’t there, so try to figure out how to be happy where you are and stop worrying about what WSVA parents are doing.

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Anonymous wrote:Tickets aren’t free considering DA dues at one point we’re paying player salaries.

+1 on coaching. All I ever hear is the team will click. When? Can’t you win or tie a game while waiting to click? Other teams have done it. Where’d they find these guys? WSVA 04 has been together for almost 2 years. When will they click? College?

Outsider here but WSVA 04 seems to be winning and tying games recently. Record for last 7 games is 2-2-3. You can call it clicking or whatever but seems an improvement over the past to me.

Oops. I was looking at the 05 team (U-14) but the U-15 team looks improved as well. A couple of ties and a 5-0 win in the past few games. Overall seems WSVA is getting it together IMHO.

Take a look at the opponent of the 5-0 result.

So suddenly they aren't the worst GDA in the country anymore?

Let's try this again with the reading comprehension. I said "one of the worst" GDA clubs.

[Anonymous]

Because WSVA parents get on the internet and boast about being a part of the worst da/ecnl in the area. You’ll notice that the other clubs kind of leave each other alone. Because kids don’t make the other clubs so they go to spirit and their parents are bitter and write about it on this forum. Because their coaches are arrogant but would jump ship to a better da/ecnl if they could.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is hard to argue that WSVA is not improved this year across age groups. They are not at the level of FCV but not bad for year 2.

I would hope they improve...parents are paying close to $10K a year. If the WSVA parents and sycophants would just tone it down and stop telling us how great their club is and how they're the only ones developing players and how close they are to matching the true top clubs in the GDA and ECNL, we wouldn't be having these discussions. WSVA's main issue is staff - they have one high level coach in my opinion. They need more...then the talent will come and develop.

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Anonymous wrote:Tickets aren’t free considering DA dues at one point we’re paying player salaries.

+1 on coaching. All I ever hear is the team will click. When? Can’t you win or tie a game while waiting to click? Other teams have done it. Where’d they find these guys? WSVA 04 has been together for almost 2 years. When will they click? College?

Outsider here but WSVA 04 seems to be winning and tying games recently. Record for last 7 games is 2-2-3. You can call it clicking or whatever but seems an improvement over the past to me.

Oops. I was looking at the 05 team (U-14) but the U-15 team looks improved as well. A couple of ties and a 5-0 win in the past few games. Overall seems WSVA is getting it together IMHO.

Take a look at the opponent of the 5-0 result.

So suddenly they aren't the worst GDA in the country anymore?

Let's try this again with the reading comprehension. I said "one of the worst" GDA clubs.

Lets try this again, why do you care so much?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is hard to argue that WSVA is not improved this year across age groups. They are not at the level of FCV but not bad for year 2.

I would hope they improve...parents are paying close to $10K a year. If the WSVA parents and sycophants would just tone it down and stop telling us how great their club is and how they're the only ones developing players and how close they are to matching the true top clubs in the GDA and ECNL, we wouldn't be having these discussions. WSVA's main issue is staff - they have one high level coach in my opinion. They need more...then the talent will come and develop.

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You don't need to worry about what other people spend their money on.

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Anonymous wrote:Tickets aren’t free considering DA dues at one point we’re paying player salaries.

+1 on coaching. All I ever hear is the team will click. When? Can’t you win or tie a game while waiting to click? Other teams have done it. Where’d they find these guys? WSVA 04 has been together for almost 2 years. When will they click? College?

Outsider here but WSVA 04 seems to be winning and tying games recently. Record for last 7 games is 2-2-3. You can call it clicking or whatever but seems an improvement over the past to me.

Oops. I was looking at the 05 team (U-14) but the U-15 team looks improved as well. A couple of ties and a 5-0 win in the past few games. Overall seems WSVA is getting it together IMHO.

Take a look at the opponent of the 5-0 result.

So suddenly they aren't the worst GDA in the country anymore?

Let's try this again with the reading comprehension. I said "one of the worst" GDA clubs.

Lets try this again, why do you care so much?

I can only speak for myself and not the other posters who say similar things - for the same reason you care. We have children that play youth soccer in the area. I don't start threads about this club and that club. When I have some time, I peruse these boards mainly for entertainment and when I see nonsensical posts, I respond with my opinion - which isn't really worth that much in the big picture. Maybe my children will play on the same team as yours one day, I don't know. But I do know that I am realistic about the flaws the clubs and teams my children play for have and don't try to pump them up like the WSVA parents do on here.