BRYC Girls

[Anonymous]

So developing talent isn't a problem if other strong clubs in the area are rosterting these players.

Regarding tryouts, they were advertised but only if you already follow the club might you have seen them on your social media stream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So developing talent isn't a problem if other strong clubs in the area are rosterting these players.

Regarding tryouts, they were advertised but only if you already follow the club might you have seen them on your social media stream.

many girls were getting private training from coaches outside the club. these were also good athletes who would have developed wherever so it is not like BRYC was solely responsible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So developing talent isn't a problem if other strong clubs in the area are rosterting these players.

Regarding tryouts, they were advertised but only if you already follow the club might you have seen them on your social media stream.

many girls were getting private training from coaches outside the club. these were also good athletes who would have developed wherever so it is not like BRYC was solely responsible.

So the same goes for all of these other clubs, then, too: they don't develop players singularly any better than any other club.

[Anonymous]

OP, I dont think it is a good idea to drive farther and be a non starter.

IDK about whether it is better to move at U12 or wait until ENCL starts at U13. But here is what we did during the BRYC U12G:

My DD got through the BN's repetitive U12 drills by following a program called mypersonalfootballcoach at home. It was recommended by BN. She diligently worked on one lesson a week at home, became familiar with the moves, used them on me in the living room, then practiced them on her teammates: The moves she was best at, she tried out on her faster team mates and the ones she wasnt as good with, she used with her left foot at practice or on her slower teammates until they became her better moves with both feet. This was our alternative practice within the practice. I and DD survived favoritism, clickiness, declining practice effectiveness, and declining teammate motivation this way.

By the end of the season DD knew which moves would work on which type of player. I told her, all the player types at your practices are also who you will meet as an opponent at games. Thankfully, she also got decent game time that year so she used her best/favored moves during them.

It seemed to me from the sidelines at the time that only a few other girls had followed through on this program as completely as we did and that has hurt this age group. May be BN should have followed through with his program and tested the girls periodically, as he said he would. I think more players should have followed his/their coach's advice so may be not all issues are from mgt, the coach, or the club?!

As much as I agree with other PP here that BN is a major problem, ironically his recommendation worked for us or perhaps we made the best of a situation. DD is now a very good dribbler in and around opponents. DD also learned that year to control what she can and use the practice time given.

Perhaps, if you stay..there is still development....and you wont have to sit on a bench and commute, both for many minutes at a time....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I dont think it is a good idea to drive farther and be a non starter.

IDK about whether it is better to move at U12 or wait until ENCL starts at U13. But here is what we did during the BRYC U12G:

My DD got through the BN's repetitive U12 drills by following a program called mypersonalfootballcoach at home. It was recommended by BN. She diligently worked on one lesson a week at home, became familiar with the moves, used them on me in the living room, then practiced them on her teammates: The moves she was best at, she tried out on her faster team mates and the ones she wasnt as good with, she used with her left foot at practice or on her slower teammates until they became her better moves with both feet. This was our alternative practice within the practice. I and DD survived favoritism, clickiness, declining practice effectiveness, and declining teammate motivation this way.

By the end of the season DD knew which moves would work on which type of player. I told her, all the player types at your practices are also who you will meet as an opponent at games. Thankfully, she also got decent game time that year so she used her best/favored moves during them.

It seemed to me from the sidelines at the time that only a few other girls had followed through on this program as completely as we did and that has hurt this age group. May be BN should have followed through with his program and tested the girls periodically, as he said he would. I think more players should have followed his/their coach's advice so may be not all issues are from mgt, the coach, or the club?!

As much as I agree with other PP here that BN is a major problem, ironically his recommendation worked for us or perhaps we made the best of a situation. DD is now a very good dribbler in and around opponents. DD also learned that year to control what she can and use the practice time given.

Perhaps, if you stay..there is still development....and you wont have to sit on a bench and commute, both for many minutes at a time....

Not OP, but thanks for this and I'm curious: Does your daughter still play for BRYC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BRYC doesn't have an Elite U11 girls team (or they didn't expect to as of June). They lost too many players and have the remaining Elite girls playing up in 2010. There are three bridge teams in that age group that play in NCSL and may have room on their rosters, but you'll have to contact each individual team coach.

Quoting myself, and to answer your more specific questions, I would look for a team where your DD is middle of the pack. If she is the best player, she isn't going to improve by training with players less skilled than her. And if she is one of the weaker players, she won't get as much playing time. Unfortunately, right now, BRYC 2011 girls is not a strong age group overall.

What are you basing that on?

Not PP, but I thought one of the bridge teams in that age group won all their NCSL games in the spring. That would seem to indicate something positive, if not for the Elite side.

I don't know if that is true, though I guess it could be. NCSL didn't post results for this age group last year. Either way, unless that bridge team joins BRYC Elite, they won't be playing in ENCL, which is what the OP asked about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I dont think it is a good idea to drive farther and be a non starter.

IDK about whether it is better to move at U12 or wait until ENCL starts at U13. But here is what we did during the BRYC U12G:

My DD got through the BN's repetitive U12 drills by following a program called mypersonalfootballcoach at home. It was recommended by BN. She diligently worked on one lesson a week at home, became familiar with the moves, used them on me in the living room, then practiced them on her teammates: The moves she was best at, she tried out on her faster team mates and the ones she wasnt as good with, she used with her left foot at practice or on her slower teammates until they became her better moves with both feet. This was our alternative practice within the practice. I and DD survived favoritism, clickiness, declining practice effectiveness, and declining teammate motivation this way.

By the end of the season DD knew which moves would work on which type of player. I told her, all the player types at your practices are also who you will meet as an opponent at games. Thankfully, she also got decent game time that year so she used her best/favored moves during them.

It seemed to me from the sidelines at the time that only a few other girls had followed through on this program as completely as we did and that has hurt this age group. May be BN should have followed through with his program and tested the girls periodically, as he said he would. I think more players should have followed his/their coach's advice so may be not all issues are from mgt, the coach, or the club?!

As much as I agree with other PP here that BN is a major problem, ironically his recommendation worked for us or perhaps we made the best of a situation. DD is now a very good dribbler in and around opponents. DD also learned that year to control what she can and use the practice time given.

Perhaps, if you stay..there is still development....and you wont have to sit on a bench and commute, both for many minutes at a time....

Not OP, but thanks for this and I'm curious: Does your daughter still play for BRYC?

OP here. Great insight. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BRYC doesn't have an Elite U11 girls team (or they didn't expect to as of June). They lost too many players and have the remaining Elite girls playing up in 2010. There are three bridge teams in that age group that play in NCSL and may have room on their rosters, but you'll have to contact each individual team coach.

Quoting myself, and to answer your more specific questions, I would look for a team where your DD is middle of the pack. If she is the best player, she isn't going to improve by training with players less skilled than her. And if she is one of the weaker players, she won't get as much playing time. Unfortunately, right now, BRYC 2011 girls is not a strong age group overall.

What are you basing that on?

Not PP, but I thought one of the bridge teams in that age group won all their NCSL games in the spring. That would seem to indicate something positive, if not for the Elite side.

I don't know if that is true, though I guess it could be. NCSL didn't post results for this age group last year. Either way, unless that bridge team joins BRYC Elite, they won't be playing in ENCL, which is what the OP asked about.

PP was saying that BRYC 2011 girls are not a strong age group overall. Another of their bridge teams in that age group (not the one referenced above) is currently undefeated in NCSL Division 1 and has shown well in the upper brackets of various tournaments. So PP is wrong...there is good talent in this age group, but it's not concentrated on one team and/or part of a proper cohesively run program with progression. Over time, these teams will lose their top players to local teams with that type of programmatic structure. It sounds like that's what BRYC is attempting to correct for starting with its U9 players.

[Anonymous]

BRYC parent. The club is very small compared to all the surrounding ECNL clubs. Great players but seem to get cherry picked every year for promises of glory from bigger clubs It’s frustrating but the coaches, especially U10-U16 are great (I don’t know the older age coaches) and they care about the players as a whole. Sure they want to win, but they are developing and growing and have a ton of playing time. It’s a family atmosphere, small and connected. Losing isn’t fun. Not going to lie. But for the boys, Arlington is a power house that will rival VDA and others. Boys did well against Vaunion. Girls had mixed results last weekend and had hard losses against CESA - another giant club. And Arlington will also be very tough on them. I think they benefited from the recent mergers of a few clubs. These super clubs who are nothing more than all star teams pulling from two or more clubs will always have the advantage due to their size. BRYC will struggle until the young ages U12 and below move into ECNL. Bridge teams have cannibalized the club for the older players offering competitive play for a fraction of the price. And maybe a partnership could happen. Never know. But I hear there will be no more bridge teams starting at the younger ages so the feeder pools should stay full and good coaching can develop them. Now what to do for the older kids... leave them alone and let them play and develop. And hope these mega clubs and partnerships mismanage their players and a few leave to get the playing time and security they deserve.

To most of the negative posters, give theses young players some space to breath and compete before you write off an entire gender. Remember, the players know about these forums too and read them. I feel like the constant negative/nastiness is no more than men with yardsticks and relying on little girl athletes for their own self esteem.

They are kids. They have value on and off the pitch. Give them a chance to enjoy this part of their lives. Be a parent your kid thinks you are.

[Anonymous]

Former BRYC parent on the girls side under the great BN Regime.

"Great players but seem to get cherry picked every year for promises of glory from bigger clubs It’s frustrating but the coaches, especially U10-U16 are great"

We left for a bigger program, not because of promises - because we got better training, played better competition, and didn't have to suffer losing every game. The BRYC girls coaches on the younger side are all player's parents, and therefore there focus is developing their own kids. It wasn't because my daughter didn't play - she was a starter on bryc and is now a starter on her current team. There is no development and the results speak for themselves. Once they get into ECNL, you see how poorly they were developed at the younger ages.


"It’s a family atmosphere, small and connected"

Exactly, you have family members coaching who aren't even really good coaches. It is a small club, which is why I have no idea why they are in ECNL. They are not even competitive. they should just get demoted to ENCL-R"


"Girls had mixed results last weekend and had hard losses against CESA - another giant club"

Mixed results? Have you checked the scores. They lost every single game except 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Former BRYC parent on the girls side under the great BN Regime.

"Great players but seem to get cherry picked every year for promises of glory from bigger clubs It’s frustrating but the coaches, especially U10-U16 are great"

We left for a bigger program, not because of promises - because we got better training, played better competition, and didn't have to suffer losing every game. The BRYC girls coaches on the younger side are all player's parents, and therefore there focus is developing their own kids. It wasn't because my daughter didn't play - she was a starter on bryc and is now a starter on her current team. There is no development and the results speak for themselves. Once they get into ECNL, you see how poorly they were developed at the younger ages.


"It’s a family atmosphere, small and connected"

Exactly, you have family members coaching who aren't even really good coaches. It is a small club, which is why I have no idea why they are in ECNL. They are not even competitive. they should just get demoted to ENCL-R"


"Girls had mixed results last weekend and had hard losses against CESA - another giant club"

Mixed results? Have you checked the scores. They lost every single game except 1.

I did check the results. Were you there? Did you watch the games? Probably not. Most of the games against SCU were competitive and good soccer so shut up and color. CESA matches were hard, very hard. It was a hard weekend, trust us, we know. But it's week 2 for God sakes. Let the kids play and don't worry about what your old club is doing. They are ECNL because they applied for it and was accepted five years ago. And no, they won't be demoted (no one is getting demoted) unless they violate the rules - and they wont. ECNL is growing, not shrinking - for now. BRYC is a good club full of good families and great kids. Being angry at the club is immature. Don't worry about BRYC, you've moved on.
And of course your child had playing time at BRYC and started. That's great. I'm referring to older age groups that are cherry picked, not the younger ages. I'm glad she's enjoying her new club and starting. And I'm happy you've left for bigger club. That suits your family and your player. Leaving was your choice, no need to throw shade. Best wishes to your family. Now move on and be happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Former BRYC parent on the girls side under the great BN Regime.

"Great players but seem to get cherry picked every year for promises of glory from bigger clubs It’s frustrating but the coaches, especially U10-U16 are great"

We left for a bigger program, not because of promises - because we got better training, played better competition, and didn't have to suffer losing every game. The BRYC girls coaches on the younger side are all player's parents, and therefore there focus is developing their own kids. It wasn't because my daughter didn't play - she was a starter on bryc and is now a starter on her current team. There is no development and the results speak for themselves. Once they get into ECNL, you see how poorly they were developed at the younger ages.


"It’s a family atmosphere, small and connected"

Exactly, you have family members coaching who aren't even really good coaches. It is a small club, which is why I have no idea why they are in ECNL. They are not even competitive. they should just get demoted to ENCL-R"


"Girls had mixed results last weekend and had hard losses against CESA - another giant club"

Mixed results? Have you checked the scores. They lost every single game except 1.

I did check the results. Were you there? Did you watch the games? Probably not. Most of the games against SCU were competitive and good soccer so shut up and color. CESA matches were hard, very hard. It was a hard weekend, trust us, we know. But it's week 2 for God sakes. Let the kids play and don't worry about what your old club is doing. They are ECNL because they applied for it and was accepted five years ago. And no, they won't be demoted (no one is getting demoted) unless they violate the rules - and they wont. ECNL is growing, not shrinking - for now. BRYC is a good club full of good families and great kids. Being angry at the club is immature. Don't worry about BRYC, you've moved on.
And of course your child had playing time at BRYC and started. That's great. I'm referring to older age groups that are cherry picked, not the younger ages. I'm glad she's enjoying her new club and starting. And I'm happy you've left for bigger club. That suits your family and your player. Leaving was your choice, no need to throw shade. Best wishes to your family. Now move on and be happy.

This is the board to go to if you want to be told you or your team are bad, are inconsequential, or irrelevant. There’s rarely any good conversation. Just acidic posts and sh*t throwing. Of course, almost everybody putting others down are inconsequential big picture as well.

[Anonymous]

I'm referring to older age groups that are cherry picked, not the younger ages"

The best players get picked off at the younger ages. Not the older age ages. The better players are gone from BRYC before U13

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm referring to older age groups that are cherry picked, not the younger ages"

The best players get picked off at the younger ages. Not the older age ages. The better players are gone from BRYC before U13

What are you talking about? The Gatorade player of the year moved from BRYC to VDA for her last season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm referring to older age groups that are cherry picked, not the younger ages"

The best players get picked off at the younger ages. Not the older age ages. The better players are gone from BRYC before U13

What are you talking about? The Gatorade player of the year moved from BRYC to VDA for her last season.

The critical question is why.