BRYC Girls TD Larry Best leaving for Washington Spirit

[Anonymous]

Go start a thread labeled "Best elementary school Midfielders in the 5th grade" so we can all have a laugh.

[Anonymous]

Back to the discussions at hand-Spirit parents were updated this morning and an announcement as to the club’s direction for the DA is expected in early February.

Any FCV parents want to comment on a potential merger of Spirit VA and FCV?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go start a thread labeled "Best elementary school Midfielders in the 5th grade" so we can all have a laugh.

Exactly. I asked people to let it go, but, as you have seen, the people have spoken. Just grab some popcorn and let's see where this goes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back to the discussions at hand-Spirit parents were updated this morning and an announcement as to the club’s direction for the DA is expected in early February.

Any FCV parents want to comment on a potential merger of Spirit VA and FCV?

Not a FCV parent. However, the rumor of a merger is not playing out. They will either dissolve or continue.

Coaching staff, parents, and players want to continue. It's in the hands of the upper management.

In the meantime...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the discussions at hand-Spirit parents were updated this morning and an announcement as to the club’s direction for the DA is expected in early February.

Any FCV parents want to comment on a potential merger of Spirit VA and FCV?

Not a FCV parent. However, the rumor of a merger is not playing out. They will either dissolve or continue.

Coaching staff, parents, and players want to continue. It's in the hands of the upper management.

In the meantime...

Just a thought, any chance they pass operations to GFR, who keeps the Spirit branding and ancillary support, while the parent Spirit organization focuses on the pro team. Just an educated guess, considering they met with GFR involvement last week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the discussions at hand-Spirit parents were updated this morning and an announcement as to the club’s direction for the DA is expected in early February.

Any FCV parents want to comment on a potential merger of Spirit VA and FCV?

Not a FCV parent. However, the rumor of a merger is not playing out. They will either dissolve or continue.

Coaching staff, parents, and players want to continue. It's in the hands of the upper management.

In the meantime...

Just a thought, any chance they pass operations to GFR, who keeps the Spirit branding and ancillary support, while the parent Spirit organization focuses on the pro team. Just an educated guess, considering they met with GFR involvement last week.

I doubt GFR would be granted a DA from US Soccer on their own merits at this point in time.

[Anonymous]

I’m not involved in soccer anymore but, Larry Best helped coach the FPYC team I was on (in the early 1990s). I stumbled upon this thread, saw his name and saw 31 pages of replies - I have nothing to add except it blew my mind that he’s still around and he incites this kind of passion. Larry, if by some chance you’re reading this, hello from an old (and I do mean old!) player of yours.

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the discussions at hand-Spirit parents were updated this morning and an announcement as to the club’s direction for the DA is expected in early February.

Any FCV parents want to comment on a potential merger of Spirit VA and FCV?

Not a FCV parent. However, the rumor of a merger is not playing out. They will either dissolve or continue.

Coaching staff, parents, and players want to continue. It's in the hands of the upper management.

In the meantime...

Just a thought, any chance they pass operations to GFR, who keeps the Spirit branding and ancillary support, while the parent Spirit organization focuses on the pro team. Just an educated guess, considering they met with GFR involvement last week.

I doubt GFR would be granted a DA from US Soccer on their own merits at this point in time.

Why would they need to? WS would still retain the ownership of the DA and outsource the operations to GFR. They are already partner organizations. WS could keep Torres as the TD and oversight, but they would have a much lower operational overhead. I think US Soccer would be amenable to this, as they wouldn't need to lose a NWSL DA. It's a win for everyone. Except those here who want to see WS go down, of course.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the discussions at hand-Spirit parents were updated this morning and an announcement as to the club’s direction for the DA is expected in early February.

Any FCV parents want to comment on a potential merger of Spirit VA and FCV?

Not a FCV parent. However, the rumor of a merger is not playing out. They will either dissolve or continue.

Coaching staff, parents, and players want to continue. It's in the hands of the upper management.

In the meantime...

Just a thought, any chance they pass operations to GFR, who keeps the Spirit branding and ancillary support, while the parent Spirit organization focuses on the pro team. Just an educated guess, considering they met with GFR involvement last week.

I doubt GFR would be granted a DA from US Soccer on their own merits at this point in time.

Why would they need to? WS would still retain the ownership of the DA and outsource the operations to GFR. They are already partner organizations. WS could keep Torres as the TD and oversight, but they would have a much lower operational overhead. I think US Soccer would be amenable to this, as they wouldn't need to lose a NWSL DA. It's a win for everyone. Except those here who want to see WS go down, of course.

For starters such an arrangement would not be free for GFR. And, if they have to pay then DA must be something that GFR actually wants to even have or run.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the discussions at hand-Spirit parents were updated this morning and an announcement as to the club’s direction for the DA is expected in early February.

Any FCV parents want to comment on a potential merger of Spirit VA and FCV?

Not a FCV parent. However, the rumor of a merger is not playing out. They will either dissolve or continue.

Coaching staff, parents, and players want to continue. It's in the hands of the upper management.

In the meantime...

Just a thought, any chance they pass operations to GFR, who keeps the Spirit branding and ancillary support, while the parent Spirit organization focuses on the pro team. Just an educated guess, considering they met with GFR involvement last week.

I doubt GFR would be granted a DA from US Soccer on their own merits at this point in time.

Why would they need to? WS would still retain the ownership of the DA and outsource the operations to GFR. They are already partner organizations. WS could keep Torres as the TD and oversight, but they would have a much lower operational overhead. I think US Soccer would be amenable to this, as they wouldn't need to lose a NWSL DA. It's a win for everyone. Except those here who want to see WS go down, of course.

For starters such an arrangement would not be free for GFR. And, if they have to pay then DA must be something that GFR actually wants to even have or run.

So? They would garner the lion share of the revenues paid by the players and would be able to use those funds. Are we saying that running a DA is a losing proposition? In that case, how does FCV even stay afloat, given that it's their primary draw? Since GFR was included in the meetings, I think it's a distinct possibility. They really don't need to be "on the same page" with Spirit simply dissolving.

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the discussions at hand-Spirit parents were updated this morning and an announcement as to the club’s direction for the DA is expected in early February.

Any FCV parents want to comment on a potential merger of Spirit VA and FCV?

Not a FCV parent. However, the rumor of a merger is not playing out. They will either dissolve or continue.

Coaching staff, parents, and players want to continue. It's in the hands of the upper management.

In the meantime...

Just a thought, any chance they pass operations to GFR, who keeps the Spirit branding and ancillary support, while the parent Spirit organization focuses on the pro team. Just an educated guess, considering they met with GFR involvement last week.

I doubt GFR would be granted a DA from US Soccer on their own merits at this point in time.

Why would they need to? WS would still retain the ownership of the DA and outsource the operations to GFR. They are already partner organizations. WS could keep Torres as the TD and oversight, but they would have a much lower operational overhead. I think US Soccer would be amenable to this, as they wouldn't need to lose a NWSL DA. It's a win for everyone. Except those here who want to see WS go down, of course.

For starters such an arrangement would not be free for GFR. And, if they have to pay then DA must be something that GFR actually wants to even have or run.

So? They would garner the lion share of the revenues paid by the players and would be able to use those funds. Are we saying that running a DA is a losing proposition? In that case, how does FCV even stay afloat, given that it's their primary draw? Since GFR was included in the meetings, I think it's a distinct possibility. They really don't need to be "on the same page" with Spirit simply dissolving.

There is a lot of commitment on the club end so it is not something a club would take lightly going into. It has to be something that they really want to do/be as a club. Just like players may not want the commitment of playing in DA or ECNL some clubs are just as happy serving their immediate community and may just not have ambitions beyond that.

[Anonymous]

If WS-VA has been struggling, even with the pro-affiliation and name to draw in players, Ican't see a GFR DA being able to hang.

Makes more sense to just have one WS DA, on the MD side.

Girls DA should focus on quality first - to make a credible claim it has the best players/teams - and then slowly expand. Scarcity is a plus at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If WS-VA has been struggling, even with the pro-affiliation and name to draw in players, Ican't see a GFR DA being able to hang.

Makes more sense to just have one WS DA, on the MD side.

Girls DA should focus on quality first - to make a credible claim it has the best players/teams - and then slowly expand. Scarcity is a plus at this point.

That's the thing, it hasn't been "struggling" other than in results in several age groups. In terms of players, they had more than sufficient rosters in most of the age groups. This is your interpretation of what should happen, based on results vs FCV, not an actual business case against. Outside of the agenda of thinning out the DA (while the ECNL remains in the majority in NOVAO to "concentrate talent," WS-VA was not struggling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If WS-VA has been struggling, even with the pro-affiliation and name to draw in players, Ican't see a GFR DA being able to hang.

Makes more sense to just have one WS DA, on the MD side.

Girls DA should focus on quality first - to make a credible claim it has the best players/teams - and then slowly expand. Scarcity is a plus at this point.

That's the thing, it hasn't been "struggling" other than in results in several age groups. In terms of players, they had more than sufficient rosters in most of the age groups. This is your interpretation of what should happen, based on results vs FCV, not an actual business case against. Outside of the agenda of thinning out the DA (while the ECNL remains in the majority in NOVAO to "concentrate talent," WS-VA was not struggling.

Good results without quality of play .. for me would not be impressive.
Good quality of play without results, ... I'm willing to call it a work in progress.

IMO, WS-VA has struggled with both, in relation to FCV and Arlington.

I say that as someone with a strong dislike for both Arl and FCV. I was rooting for Spirit. I think their culture is better. But their coaching wasn't.

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Anonymous wrote:If WS-VA has been struggling, even with the pro-affiliation and name to draw in players, Ican't see a GFR DA being able to hang.

Makes more sense to just have one WS DA, on the MD side.

Girls DA should focus on quality first - to make a credible claim it has the best players/teams - and then slowly expand. Scarcity is a plus at this point.

That's the thing, it hasn't been "struggling" other than in results in several age groups. In terms of players, they had more than sufficient rosters in most of the age groups. This is your interpretation of what should happen, based on results vs FCV, not an actual business case against. Outside of the agenda of thinning out the DA (while the ECNL remains in the majority in NOVAO to "concentrate talent," WS-VA was not struggling.

Good results without quality of play .. for me would not be impressive.
Good quality of play without results, ... I'm willing to call it a work in progress.

IMO, WS-VA has struggled with both, in relation to FCV and Arlington.

I say that as someone with a strong dislike for both Arl and FCV. I was rooting for Spirit. I think their culture is better. But their coaching wasn't.

There’s room for disagreement on that point. Let’s just leave it there.