What's going on with FCBEscola NOVA?

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Anonymous wrote:You are going out of your way to look for negatives, when an overwhelming amount of feedback is positive. That’s what doesn’t seem right. You’re not even with the club, but surely SOMETHING must be going on there? Yawn. Again, it’s not for everyone. I’m not sure they will lose sleep over not having you, over something you read on an anonymous dc urban moms board. You could contact the club, you could go down there and see their processes for yourself, but no, you’re making assumptions based on what a bitter person wrote.

What makes you think I haven't been to Evergreen to see them? Your response seems aggressive, which is exactly what i was saying.

Different poster here. So you are not even part of the program since you suggested that you may have come to Evergreen "to see them", but you are railing against the program based on however many minutes you spent peeking in? You keep saying negative things, but FCB tryouts were full with multiple players coming from DAs and ODP. The program must be doing something right to attract them.

I think you people did a good job scaring her off. I didn't think that poster railed against anything, she just made a comment about the thread and got trashed for it.

Scared off? Real scary, an anonymous board.

None of the PPs. I don't understand all the vitriol. Just have an adult conversation.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are all you odd people trying to get PP to name names? It's pretty obnoxious to come on an anonymous forum and call out individual people you think suck, even if they do completely suck. It doesn't give the accused an opportunity to defend themselves, and it's very poor form. It's far better to confront people to their faces than to trash them here.

+1000. That's such a bully tactic. "Name them; if you don't, you must be lying."

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We were with Barcelona last year and had a good experience, in general. Some of the back and forth here seems a bit extreme, but I understand how parents can get that way sometimes when they see things they really like or really don't and want to make a point.

Most of the parents at Barcelona do not seem to be overly political or lobby coaches. I'm sure a few may have tried, but I don't think it would have been many based on the folks I know. I understand how people might think there was some social engineering or at least attempts, because there are so many around here who have made careers on it, but that would also be true anywhere else in the DC area. I don't see how anyone could say it's a negative here vs. other places though.

I saw a few examples of head scratchers in terms of kids playing up/down or where it didn't seem to fit, but I'm sure the coaches had their reasons for putting those kids in those places. In most cases it seemed to me that kids were playing at an appropriate level for their abilities.

The one thing I think that stands out is that the training is very well organized and run. If you like the Barcelona style of play and want your kid to learn to play that style, there's no better place to do it. And I can't say enough good things about the coaching that my kid received.

At the end of the day, the most important thing is for you to find an environment best suited to your player. The environment includes the training style and intensity, the other players & personalities, coaches, and many other factors that make up the experience. It's a good thing that Barcelona is another option for the families close to Leesburg and I'm glad we had a chance to be part of their first year.

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Anonymous wrote:We were with Barcelona last year and had a good experience, in general. Some of the back and forth here seems a bit extreme, but I understand how parents can get that way sometimes when they see things they really like or really don't and want to make a point.

Most of the parents at Barcelona do not seem to be overly political or lobby coaches. I'm sure a few may have tried, but I don't think it would have been many based on the folks I know. I understand how people might think there was some social engineering or at least attempts, because there are so many around here who have made careers on it, but that would also be true anywhere else in the DC area. I don't see how anyone could say it's a negative here vs. other places though.

I saw a few examples of head scratchers in terms of kids playing up/down or where it didn't seem to fit, but I'm sure the coaches had their reasons for putting those kids in those places. In most cases it seemed to me that kids were playing at an appropriate level for their abilities.

The one thing I think that stands out is that the training is very well organized and run. If you like the Barcelona style of play and want your kid to learn to play that style, there's no better place to do it. And I can't say enough good things about the coaching that my kid received.

At the end of the day, the most important thing is for you to find an environment best suited to your player. The environment includes the training style and intensity, the other players & personalities, coaches, and many other factors that make up the experience. It's a good thing that Barcelona is another option for the families close to Leesburg and I'm glad we had a chance to be part of their first year.

I certainly can’t say enough good things about the coaches. No program is perfect, but this program to me is like a breath of fresh air.

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Does anyone have girls in the program? If so, what ages?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have girls in the program? If so, what ages?

My daughter is on their U11 team.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have girls in the program? If so, what ages?

My daughter is on their U11 team.

How's it going?

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Are any of the FCB parents on this board receiving free tuition (meaning not paying) for their kids because their child is very talented?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have girls in the program? If so, what ages?

My daughter is on their U11 team.

How's it going?

Are U11 girls playing any external games? I'm guessing no league games, but maybe some tournaments? Any idea as to the number of girls in the program for that age group?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have girls in the program? If so, what ages?

My daughter is on their U11 team.

How's it going?

She enjoys it. The coaching is good and the girls on the team are very nice. I feel the boys teams are a little bit ahead of the girls teams in terms of executing the style of play, but we could definitely see a big improvement on the girls teams as the season progressed.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have girls in the program? If so, what ages?

My daughter is on their U11 team.

How's it going?

Are U11 girls playing any external games? I'm guessing no league games, but maybe some tournaments? Any idea as to the number of girls in the program for that age group?

They are planning to play some external friendlies and tournaments in the Fall and will start EDP league in the Spring.

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RantingSoccerDad wrote:Their U13 boys team is in EDP's top division -- basically, the equivalent of the old Region I leagues.

My goodness. How were they selected? I couldn't find enough results at youthsoccerrankings.us (where, I feel I need to state for the reading-impaired, the interesting part is the results database, not the ranking itself) to get any info.

This is a question for EDP. I don't know how they evaluate the teams for the initial placement. However, unlike MLS, EDP has promotion/relegation so if a team does not perform well enough, it will be moved to a lower division the next season. If a team performs well, it moves to a higher division. Bethesda South 03 team, for example, moved down from the top division to the 3rd division within a year or so. Other teams moved up.

[Anonymous]

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RantingSoccerDad wrote:Their U13 boys team is in EDP's top division -- basically, the equivalent of the old Region I leagues.

My goodness. How were they selected? I couldn't find enough results at youthsoccerrankings.us (where, I feel I need to state for the reading-impaired, the interesting part is the results database, not the ranking itself) to get any info.

This is a question for EDP. I don't know how they evaluate the teams for the initial placement. However, unlike MLS, EDP has promotion/relegation so if a team does not perform well enough, it will be moved to a lower division the next season. If a team performs well, it moves to a higher division. Bethesda South 03 team, for example, moved down from the top division to the 3rd division within a year or so. Other teams moved up.

NCSL also has pro/eel but they totally botched their division structures

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RantingSoccerDad wrote:Their U13 boys team is in EDP's top division -- basically, the equivalent of the old Region I leagues.

My goodness. How were they selected? I couldn't find enough results at youthsoccerrankings.us (where, I feel I need to state for the reading-impaired, the interesting part is the results database, not the ranking itself) to get any info.

This is a question for EDP. I don't know how they evaluate the teams for the initial placement. However, unlike MLS, EDP has promotion/relegation so if a team does not perform well enough, it will be moved to a lower division the next season. If a team performs well, it moves to a higher division. Bethesda South 03 team, for example, moved down from the top division to the 3rd division within a year or so. Other teams moved up.

NCSL also has pro/eel but they totally botched their division structures

If EDP "botched" their divisions and placed this team incorrectly, they will get relegated. The FCB team at issue won their division at both Potomac tournament and Premier Cup. According to got soccer (which is also not perfect), here are their stats:

Games 9
W-D-L 9-0-0
Goals For 31
Goals Against 2
Goal Ratio 15.50
Win % 100.0%

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have girls in the program? If so, what ages?

My daughter is on their U11 team.

I love the idea of this program. If you don't mind some questions..

what percentage are 2008s?

How far from around the area do the u11 farther girls come from to participate?