Soccer politics in the DMV what club does it right?

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Anonymous wrote:What does he look for?

I think Quan looks for straight up 1v1 confidence and skills. He is not a very tactical coach. He wants kids who are confident and creative with ball first and foremost.

He wants kids that sign up for summer session, fall session, winter session, spring session...all the sessions!

If your kids isnt creative with the ball, why... His training sessions for $650 will help them ! Yep there is a waiting list because there are very limited times for training. It's the same for all outside training groups.. fields, coaches etc very limited so ... waiting list.

My child just spent 5 weeks doing the exact same shots on goal at HP Elite. I have a back yard for that !

Stop being salty...the best kids in the area train there. Next time you go to a training session...see how many PWSI kids are there compared to other clubs. You'll notice that HP mostly attracts FCV, Loudoun, Mclean, etc. HP Elite is rarely spoken about at PWSI (likely to avoid the conflict you imply) and even as a club member you tend to hear about it through the grapevine. There are plenty of kids who have never been to HP that play the whole game.

+1 hahaha

I did not realize PWSI kids could afford HP.

Says the parent who also doesn't realize their child isn't as good as the "favorites"

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These guys want cash. Don't kid yourself. If your kid is head and shoulders better (like top 20-30 for their age group in the DMV), sure, they'll take them and play them because Ws = cash. But if its remotely close? SHOW ME THE MONEY, JERRY!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Girls who shouldn’t be representing their clubs?

Clarification. It appears favoritism in soccer on the girls side is insane here in VA. I was wondering if there is any club that keeps politics out of equation allowing for better opportunities to make it to the higher levels Guess I want to know the best clubs to join politics free and the ones to stay away from?

You think it doesn’t exist on the boys’ side ? Look at the USMNT. It starts young.

I am sure it happens on both, however I have a girl so I am wondering if anyone has an input on which club does it at all right

Shop around if all the clubs say the same thing live with it.

What are you talking about? Simple question, can you answer it? Which clubs are politics free? If you can’t answer that don’t respond!

Based on your response your problem might be in the mirror.

BRYC has no politics. Kids work hard for playing time. If they need help coaches will meet with them and help.

Yeah OK. Bryc is 99% politics . They continue to ride the wave from the boys team a few years ago the was actually good. But don't let them fool you with the work hard and we will develop you BS.

More politics at BRYC than all the area leagues combined.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What does he look for?

I think Quan looks for straight up 1v1 confidence and skills. He is not a very tactical coach. He wants kids who are confident and creative with ball first and foremost.

He wants kids that sign up for summer session, fall session, winter session, spring session...all the sessions!

If your kids isnt creative with the ball, why... His training sessions for $650 will help them ! Yep there is a waiting list because there are very limited times for training. It's the same for all outside training groups.. fields, coaches etc very limited so ... waiting list.

My child just spent 5 weeks doing the exact same shots on goal at HP Elite. I have a back yard for that !

Stop being salty...the best kids in the area train there. Next time you go to a training session...see how many PWSI kids are there compared to other clubs. You'll notice that HP mostly attracts FCV, Loudoun, Mclean, etc. HP Elite is rarely spoken about at PWSI (likely to avoid the conflict you imply) and even as a club member you tend to hear about it through the grapevine. There are plenty of kids who have never been to HP that play the whole game.

I did not realize PWSI kids could afford HP.

You are vile. What kind of person thinks like this, other than the clown in the White House? We have gone to HP for three years and know a ton of the PWSI kids and families. They are fun and competitive kids - we'd play there if we lived near there, no doubt about it.

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Anonymous wrote:What does he look for?

I think Quan looks for straight up 1v1 confidence and skills. He is not a very tactical coach. He wants kids who are confident and creative with ball first and foremost.

I cannot speak to his coaching with specific teams, but my kid trains at HP precisely because of this. It rounds out the coaching our child gets at the regular club, which focuses principally on shape and flow. The atmosphere is fun and competitive. And yes, you can replicate the drills in your backyard, but you cannot replicate (1) the coaching they get during the sessions (plenty of adjustments get made), (2) the competitiveness of the kids to see who can do what during drills, and (3) the 20 minutes of 2 v 2 and 3 v 3 sessions at the end. The kids who go there are generally first-rate and DA kids still go for supplemental training. If you don't think HP and Prince William train well, take a look some time at where DCU players and other DA players are coming from on the boys side.

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Easy do you want to play VDA?

Just pay Quan money by signing up for HP Elite and let him know that at try out

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Anonymous wrote:Easy do you want to play VDA?

Just pay Quan money by signing up for HP Elite and let him know that at try out

I’m glad someone else agrees. He is so arrogant and condescending to parents and players.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy do you want to play VDA?

Just pay Quan money by signing up for HP Elite and let him know that at try out

Why lie because you’re bitter. VDA is made up of plenty of kids that have never stepped foot in an HP Elite training. Don’t negate their real talent trying to insinuate they bought their way on a team. Come on now....move on to another club...but don’t make up stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy do you want to play VDA?

Just pay Quan money by signing up for HP Elite and let him know that at try out

No need to do either. If you couldn’t make his cut as a coach, or if your kid couldn’t make the cut at VDA, keep eating lemons.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy do you want to play VDA?

Just pay Quan money by signing up for HP Elite and let him know that at try out

Why lie because you’re bitter. VDA is made up of plenty of kids that have never stepped foot in an HP Elite training. Don’t negate their real talent trying to insinuate they bought their way on a team. Come on now....move on to another club...but don’t make up stuff.

Don't negate their real talent...LOL - ok coach!

They guy runs what is arguably the highest profile private training in the area, how good would his training be if his players weren't making his DA team?

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Anonymous wrote:Girls who shouldn’t be representing their clubs?

Clarification. It appears favoritism in soccer on the girls side is insane here in VA. I was wondering if there is any club that keeps politics out of equation allowing for better opportunities to make it to the higher levels Guess I want to know the best clubs to join politics free and the ones to stay away from?

You think it doesn’t exist on the boys’ side ? Look at the USMNT. It starts young.

I am sure it happens on both, however I have a girl so I am wondering if anyone has an input on which club does it at all right

Stay away from VDA and FCV

I have heard about VDA being horrible but Can you tell me why for FCV?

VDA has clear favorites and it is PWSI heavy on the girls side (PWSI and VSA merged to make VDA) They have one coach (Awful) that talks in the other coaches ears and pushes the ones he wants playing, these players are at best just fast and physical but have no technical ability or soccer IQ. FCV has the same it’s totally pay to play over there and the parents that are rich call the shots. Both FCV and VDA keep sending the same players to all these training centers that never go to the next level and over look the real talent due to there never ending politics and pushing agenda. Go out and watch some of there games I promise you will see what I am referring to. Mostly on the VDA side however you will see players play full games with no vision losing the ball over and over again and playing kick ball. exception for them is the 06 team they have a great team all the others are losing or squeaking by due to their midfielders being awful and coaching politics. Nothing changes on either team so stay away unless you are a “favorite” you won’t get recognized. Go to bryc or McLean in my opinion they play there best no matter who it is and except the girls to earn play which at this level is what it should be. Every club has there issues but those two clubs in my opinion are the worst. Hope that helps! Good luck!

Vda is actually more PWSI-heavy on the boys side than the girls. Which coach are you talking about?

Are you talking about Quan?

I have actually heard amazing things about Quan but on the other hand Alex has destroyed that team he is coaching now. I have heard no one wants him as their coach except for of course his players from pwsi that get showcased because if they fail he fails. He had the 04 team and again only wanted to take care of pwsi players or what he thought was good players which is funny because this guy couldn’t pick a talented technical player out if you paid him to. Oh wait they do ?
He plays kick and chase and is a plain old jerk! VDA would be wise to faze him out of the girls side not sure if they didn’t they wouldn’t lose the teams they have left and the actually talented players. Line those kids up at VDA and have them actually run technical drills like settling the ball, first touch, dribbling at speed, juggling, passing on the ground, dribbling with there heads up, striking the ball inside outside foot and see if his super stars can stand out. It’s a shame though because his team last year was amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:Girls who shouldn’t be representing their clubs?

Clarification. It appears favoritism in soccer on the girls side is insane here in VA. I was wondering if there is any club that keeps politics out of equation allowing for better opportunities to make it to the higher levels Guess I want to know the best clubs to join politics free and the ones to stay away from?

You think it doesn’t exist on the boys’ side ? Look at the USMNT. It starts young.

I am sure it happens on both, however I have a girl so I am wondering if anyone has an input on which club does it at all right

Stay away from VDA and FCV

I have heard about VDA being horrible but Can you tell me why for FCV?

VDA has clear favorites and it is PWSI heavy on the girls side (PWSI and VSA merged to make VDA) They have one coach (Awful) that talks in the other coaches ears and pushes the ones he wants playing, these players are at best just fast and physical but have no technical ability or soccer IQ. FCV has the same it’s totally pay to play over there and the parents that are rich call the shots. Both FCV and VDA keep sending the same players to all these training centers that never go to the next level and over look the real talent due to there never ending politics and pushing agenda. Go out and watch some of there games I promise you will see what I am referring to. Mostly on the VDA side however you will see players play full games with no vision losing the ball over and over again and playing kick ball. exception for them is the 06 team they have a great team all the others are losing or squeaking by due to their midfielders being awful and coaching politics. Nothing changes on either team so stay away unless you are a “favorite” you won’t get recognized. Go to bryc or McLean in my opinion they play there best no matter who it is and except the girls to earn play which at this level is what it should be. Every club has there issues but those two clubs in my opinion are the worst. Hope that helps! Good luck!

Vda is actually more PWSI-heavy on the boys side than the girls. Which coach are you talking about?

Are you talking about Quan?

I have actually heard amazing things about Quan but on the other hand Alex has destroyed that team he is coaching now. I have heard no one wants him as their coach except for of course his players from pwsi that get showcased because if they fail he fails. He had the 04 team and again only wanted to take care of pwsi players or what he thought was good players which is funny because this guy couldn’t pick a talented technical player out if you paid him to. Oh wait they do ?
He plays kick and chase and is a plain old jerk! VDA would be wise to faze him out of the girls side not sure if they didn’t they wouldn’t lose the teams they have left and the actually talented players. Line those kids up at VDA and have them actually run technical drills like settling the ball, first touch, dribbling at speed, juggling, passing on the ground, dribbling with there heads up, striking the ball inside outside foot and see if his super stars can stand out. It’s a shame though because his team last year was amazing.

Destroyed it? How? Cut 3 players. Brought 3 new players in. One kid made ecnl national camp and one kid made the ICC all star team.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Girls who shouldn’t be representing their clubs?

Clarification. It appears favoritism in soccer on the girls side is insane here in VA. I was wondering if there is any club that keeps politics out of equation allowing for better opportunities to make it to the higher levels Guess I want to know the best clubs to join politics free and the ones to stay away from?

You think it doesn’t exist on the boys’ side ? Look at the USMNT. It starts young.

I am sure it happens on both, however I have a girl so I am wondering if anyone has an input on which club does it at all right

Stay away from VDA and FCV

I have heard about VDA being horrible but Can you tell me why for FCV?

VDA has clear favorites and it is PWSI heavy on the girls side (PWSI and VSA merged to make VDA) They have one coach (Awful) that talks in the other coaches ears and pushes the ones he wants playing, these players are at best just fast and physical but have no technical ability or soccer IQ. FCV has the same it’s totally pay to play over there and the parents that are rich call the shots. Both FCV and VDA keep sending the same players to all these training centers that never go to the next level and over look the real talent due to there never ending politics and pushing agenda. Go out and watch some of there games I promise you will see what I am referring to. Mostly on the VDA side however you will see players play full games with no vision losing the ball over and over again and playing kick ball. exception for them is the 06 team they have a great team all the others are losing or squeaking by due to their midfielders being awful and coaching politics. Nothing changes on either team so stay away unless you are a “favorite” you won’t get recognized. Go to bryc or McLean in my opinion they play there best no matter who it is and except the girls to earn play which at this level is what it should be. Every club has there issues but those two clubs in my opinion are the worst. Hope that helps! Good luck!

Vda is actually more PWSI-heavy on the boys side than the girls. Which coach are you talking about?

Are you talking about Quan?

I have actually heard amazing things about Quan but on the other hand Alex has destroyed that team he is coaching now. I have heard no one wants him as their coach except for of course his players from pwsi that get showcased because if they fail he fails. He had the 04 team and again only wanted to take care of pwsi players or what he thought was good players which is funny because this guy couldn’t pick a talented technical player out if you paid him to. Oh wait they do ?
He plays kick and chase and is a plain old jerk! VDA would be wise to faze him out of the girls side not sure if they didn’t they wouldn’t lose the teams they have left and the actually talented players. Line those kids up at VDA and have them actually run technical drills like settling the ball, first touch, dribbling at speed, juggling, passing on the ground, dribbling with there heads up, striking the ball inside outside foot and see if his super stars can stand out. It’s a shame though because his team last year was amazing.

Destroyed it? How? Cut 3 players. Brought 3 new players in. One kid made ecnl national camp and one kid made the ICC all star team.

It’s funny when coaches take ownership for players that come from different clubs that where developed elsewhere and oh btw 2 players don’t make up a team and that specific team was winning at the beginning of last year understanding how to make connections and now they look like a rec team struggling to grasp basic soccer mechanics and when you have a group of mostly talented players that can’t connect that’s failed coaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easy do you want to play VDA?

Just pay Quan money by signing up for HP Elite and let him know that at try out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easy do you want to play VDA?

Just pay Quan money by signing up for HP Elite and let him know that at try out

Why lie because you’re bitter. VDA is made up of plenty of kids that have never stepped foot in an HP Elite training. Don’t negate their real talent trying to insinuate they bought their way on a team. Come on now....move on to another club...but don’t make up stuff.

Don't negate their real talent...LOL - ok coach!

They guy runs what is arguably the highest profile private training in the area, how good would his training be if his players weren't making his DA team?

you said it yourself... his players make his da team
and... why doesn't his fabulous training work for girls? Girls VDA please !!!!!