Congrats Achilles FC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

This. BOOM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

you're vouching for a coach you've yet to see?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

you're vouching for a coach you've yet to see?

Did you read the post? It doesn't vouch for the coach at all. It talks about the coach based on earlier posts and states the fact that Achilles is known for developing players. Oh yeah, and rightly criticizes the tiny group of anti-Achilles ace grinders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

you're vouching for a coach you've yet to see?

How exactly did you reach to "vouch" from my process of going to evaluate them for myself. Let me try to rationally explain this for the people in the cheap seats.

I have NO OPINION on Achilles coaching except what I will determine based on my independent evaluation of their team and their coaches. Maybe I like what I see, maybe I won't. We'll see.

We live in the USA and in a free market. The market will correct itself if they do not produce a product people want. If it is a bad as you say, I doubt they will last 2-3 years going forward and will fold so the market will handle it for you.

I despise entitled DMV parents much worse than you despise Achilles. My kid does not care if he is on A, B or C team. Too many Kids and parents are only focused on what team they are not versus putting in the work to get better to move up teams or get on a better one. Kids quit if they don't make "this and that" team. This type of behavior is abhorrent to me. If Achilles or any club don't think my child is not ready, I shake their hands, ask for any specific feedback and then get back in the lab with my child and help them become a better player for the next round.

Even if an Achilles coach spits in my face during this process, you won't hear me posting about it over and over on these forums. I would avoid them just like I am looking to avoid entitled parents who are delusional about their kids skills right now.

I have no idea whether Achilles will want my child. Even if they do, I have no idea whether we will want them. However, I am prepared to give them an opportunity and this ranting makes them more intriguing because they weed out the parents I would like to get away from. I know this may not be knee-jerk and emotional enough for you DCUM digital thugs but I am targeting the sane, rationale parents who come here to sift between the junk to get some real information to help them and their journey in youth soccer.

Stay thirsty my friends...





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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

you're vouching for a coach you've yet to see?

How exactly did you reach to "vouch" from my process of going to evaluate them for myself. Let me try to rationally explain this for the people in the cheap seats.

I have NO OPINION on Achilles coaching except what I will determine based on my independent evaluation of their team and their coaches. Maybe I like what I see, maybe I won't. We'll see.

We live in the USA and in a free market. The market will correct itself if they do not produce a product people want. If it is a bad as you say, I doubt they will last 2-3 years going forward and will fold so the market will handle it for you.

I despise entitled DMV parents much worse than you despise Achilles. My kid does not care if he is on A, B or C team. Too many Kids and parents are only focused on what team they are not versus putting in the work to get better to move up teams or get on a better one. Kids quit if they don't make "this and that" team. This type of behavior is abhorrent to me. If Achilles or any club don't think my child is not ready, I shake their hands, ask for any specific feedback and then get back in the lab with my child and help them become a better player for the next round.

Even if an Achilles coach spits in my face during this process, you won't hear me posting about it over and over on these forums. I would avoid them just like I am looking to avoid entitled parents who are delusional about their kids skills right now.

I have no idea whether Achilles will want my child. Even if they do, I have no idea whether we will want them. However, I am prepared to give them an opportunity and this ranting makes them more intriguing because they weed out the parents I would like to get away from. I know this may not be knee-jerk and emotional enough for you DCUM digital thugs but I am targeting the sane, rationale parents who come here to sift between the junk to get some real information to help them and their journey in youth soccer.

Stay thirsty my friends...





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Real serious about and knowledgeable soccer parents don't come to dcum for direction and advice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

You can't seriously believe Achilles developed those kids. If you had said their trainers developed them, sure I would 100% agree. But Achilles? Or any other local MLS Next club in fact. Laughable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

you're vouching for a coach you've yet to see?

How exactly did you reach to "vouch" from my process of going to evaluate them for myself. Let me try to rationally explain this for the people in the cheap seats.

I have NO OPINION on Achilles coaching except what I will determine based on my independent evaluation of their team and their coaches. Maybe I like what I see, maybe I won't. We'll see.

We live in the USA and in a free market. The market will correct itself if they do not produce a product people want. If it is a bad as you say, I doubt they will last 2-3 years going forward and will fold so the market will handle it for you.

I despise entitled DMV parents much worse than you despise Achilles. My kid does not care if he is on A, B or C team. Too many Kids and parents are only focused on what team they are not versus putting in the work to get better to move up teams or get on a better one. Kids quit if they don't make "this and that" team. This type of behavior is abhorrent to me. If Achilles or any club don't think my child is not ready, I shake their hands, ask for any specific feedback and then get back in the lab with my child and help them become a better player for the next round.

Even if an Achilles coach spits in my face during this process, you won't hear me posting about it over and over on these forums. I would avoid them just like I am looking to avoid entitled parents who are delusional about their kids skills right now.

I have no idea whether Achilles will want my child. Even if they do, I have no idea whether we will want them. However, I am prepared to give them an opportunity and this ranting makes them more intriguing because they weed out the parents I would like to get away from. I know this may not be knee-jerk and emotional enough for you DCUM digital thugs but I am targeting the sane, rationale parents who come here to sift between the junk to get some real information to help them and their journey in youth soccer.

Stay thirsty my friends...





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Real serious about and knowledgeable soccer parents don't come to dcum for direction and advice

But the Achilles FC troll sure as heck does...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

You can't seriously believe Achilles developed those kids. If you had said their trainers developed them, sure I would 100% agree. But Achilles? Or any other local MLS Next club in fact. Laughable.

You can ignore this poster. Their kid wasn't selected a couple years back, so every comment is through an ugly lens.

My advice for tryout is attend as many of the ID sessions as possible--I think there are 3 total for each age group. May also want to reach out now to see if you can attend a practice session or two. That will really give you a sense of things. We love it there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

You can't seriously believe Achilles developed those kids. If you had said their trainers developed them, sure I would 100% agree. But Achilles? Or any other local MLS Next club in fact. Laughable.

What's laughable is that you are so hurt by Achilles's success in developing players you keep coming on here with this nonsense. If this were true, why would it EVER matter what club ANYONE joins. It's absurd to think Achilles doesn't develop players and in direct contradiction to the facts. For the record, my son is NOT currently at Achilles, I just can't stand this narrative. I'm probably missing some, but from 2011-2009 age groups, I can think of 12 separate kids that have moved on to MLS Academies or been invited to Regional USYNT ID camps from Achilles, including the two mentioned above who have gone further. All but two of them spent more than two years at Achilles, and five of them started with Achilles at age 8 or younger. It's a tiny club. There is no world in which this is a coincidence. And, before you say the parents are attracted to the badge, or Achilles got lucky, or whatever, those parents chose to have their kids train there for a reason. The club has its challenges for sure, but to say they don't develop players is, indeed, laughable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

You can't seriously believe Achilles developed those kids. If you had said their trainers developed them, sure I would 100% agree. But Achilles? Or any other local MLS Next club in fact. Laughable.

You can ignore this poster. Their kid wasn't selected a couple years back, so every comment is through an ugly lens.

My advice for tryout is attend as many of the ID sessions as possible--I think there are 3 total for each age group. May also want to reach out now to see if you can attend a practice session or two. That will really give you a sense of things. We love it there.

Not the PP. I have watched this club from inception. My kids are mostly done with club soccer. I will say it takes a specific kid to deal with this coach. Most won't do well, but some at a younger age can take it. Especially if you're not the one being yelled at. As the kids get older, they know what they are getting into and may be able to deal with him.

I know that they overpromise kids to the mls next team and then will move them down. As a parent you should fully understand where your kid fits in with the team. If your kid isn't going to be a starter, don't expect to be on the first team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

You can't seriously believe Achilles developed those kids. If you had said their trainers developed them, sure I would 100% agree. But Achilles? Or any other local MLS Next club in fact. Laughable.

You can ignore this poster. Their kid wasn't selected a couple years back, so every comment is through an ugly lens.

My advice for tryout is attend as many of the ID sessions as possible--I think there are 3 total for each age group. May also want to reach out now to see if you can attend a practice session or two. That will really give you a sense of things. We love it there.

Not the PP. I have watched this club from inception. My kids are mostly done with club soccer. I will say it takes a specific kid to deal with this coach. Most won't do well, but some at a younger age can take it. Especially if you're not the one being yelled at. As the kids get older, they know what they are getting into and may be able to deal with him.

I know that they overpromise kids to the mls next team and then will move them down. As a parent you should fully understand where your kid fits in with the team. If your kid isn't going to be a starter, don't expect to be on the first team.

They don't over promise anything. You are in the player pool. Practice hard each practice, and on the age group EDP team (if you don't immediately start MLSNext), and you'll see plenty of playing time the same season. The only team that's ever been the case in my experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

You can't seriously believe Achilles developed those kids. If you had said their trainers developed them, sure I would 100% agree. But Achilles? Or any other local MLS Next club in fact. Laughable.

What's laughable is that you are so hurt by Achilles's success in developing players you keep coming on here with this nonsense. If this were true, why would it EVER matter what club ANYONE joins. It's absurd to think Achilles doesn't develop players and in direct contradiction to the facts. For the record, my son is NOT currently at Achilles, I just can't stand this narrative. I'm probably missing some, but from 2011-2009 age groups, I can think of 12 separate kids that have moved on to MLS Academies or been invited to Regional USYNT ID camps from Achilles, including the two mentioned above who have gone further. All but two of them spent more than two years at Achilles, and five of them started with Achilles at age 8 or younger. It's a tiny club. There is no world in which this is a coincidence. And, before you say the parents are attracted to the badge, or Achilles got lucky, or whatever, those parents chose to have their kids train there for a reason. The club has its challenges for sure, but to say they don't develop players is, indeed, laughable.

Not as hurt as you are to my comments, are you going to write a book response every time?

Doesn't matter which club you are at if playing MLS Next or ECNL. Get a good trainer and play on a team with players your skill level or better. Who cares which club it is, they all suck. Sounds like your kid isn't MLS Next or ECNL though, so maybe this doesn't apply. Carry on.

Also, please show me the 12 kids from Achilles that went on to academy teams. Don't include USYNT ID sessions, who really cares about those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

You can't seriously believe Achilles developed those kids. If you had said their trainers developed them, sure I would 100% agree. But Achilles? Or any other local MLS Next club in fact. Laughable.

You can ignore this poster. Their kid wasn't selected a couple years back, so every comment is through an ugly lens.

My advice for tryout is attend as many of the ID sessions as possible--I think there are 3 total for each age group. May also want to reach out now to see if you can attend a practice session or two. That will really give you a sense of things. We love it there.

Glad you love it. Nice to be where you belong.

Some people prefer skiing some prefer the beach

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record as a parent who will going to watch an Achilles game this weekend as they are one of three teams my son is considering, I would much rather deal with a coach who may have had a temper in the past but has learned to correct it than you parents that jump from one Achilles thread to the next with the same lame @$$ stuff from the past.

I find your parenting style abusive…are they really living that rent-free in your head?

You are only keeping these soft-as-Charmin parents who have anxiety if their kid is not on the A team away which is perfect. Those of us who prioritize development over wins know the 3-5 clubs in the area that develop players and Achilles is one of them.

You can't seriously believe Achilles developed those kids. If you had said their trainers developed them, sure I would 100% agree. But Achilles? Or any other local MLS Next club in fact. Laughable.

What's laughable is that you are so hurt by Achilles's success in developing players you keep coming on here with this nonsense. If this were true, why would it EVER matter what club ANYONE joins. It's absurd to think Achilles doesn't develop players and in direct contradiction to the facts. For the record, my son is NOT currently at Achilles, I just can't stand this narrative. I'm probably missing some, but from 2011-2009 age groups, I can think of 12 separate kids that have moved on to MLS Academies or been invited to Regional USYNT ID camps from Achilles, including the two mentioned above who have gone further. All but two of them spent more than two years at Achilles, and five of them started with Achilles at age 8 or younger. It's a tiny club. There is no world in which this is a coincidence. And, before you say the parents are attracted to the badge, or Achilles got lucky, or whatever, those parents chose to have their kids train there for a reason. The club has its challenges for sure, but to say they don't develop players is, indeed, laughable.

Not as hurt as you are to my comments, are you going to write a book response every time?

Doesn't matter which club you are at if playing MLS Next or ECNL. Get a good trainer and play on a team with players your skill level or better. Who cares which club it is, they all suck. Sounds like your kid isn't MLS Next or ECNL though, so maybe this doesn't apply. Carry on.

Also, please show me the 12 kids from Achilles that went on to academy teams. Don't include USYNT ID sessions, who really cares about those.

So your son was invited to a regional ID and you told him "no one really cares?" I'm so sure. Also note that the kid invited to the national camp chose to stay at Achilles his entire career. I know of at least one other who has turned down an academy invite to stay. Some have gone to DC and come back. But fine, don't count them. I've got 8 I think are currently at academies. (7 for sure). And your anyone can get a trainer and succeed anywhere doesn't at all explain why Achilles's ratio is so much higher. Right?

[Anonymous]

I just know my kids look forward to the fun and W playing against the best developed kids in the DMV at Achilles