Riverbend FC

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Anonymous wrote:30 pages on a club that hasn’t played a game. Wonder who was spamming the GFR posts…

a club that is directly recruiting entire teams from neighboring clubs. it's not just GFR.....

what other clubs?

herndon, loudoun and mclean coaches have all been approached to move teams to rbc

how do you know this

because i'm one of them lol

Are you moving your team or did you tell them to kick rocks?

not moving my team. to be fair, they're offering a great incentive to coaches and families but ultimately these clubs don't do well and the shenanigans are a little too much for me.

Do you think they'll pull it off and actually be up and running for the spring season?

They might get a few teams. They are offering to take teams and only pay $190 to move from another club. I don't know why anyone would do that unless they are terribly disgruntled with GFR which is kinda weird at this point with the changes in leadership.

People on my teams are leaving because they want to keep their team together and are following the coaches. It is that simple. We like the coach and will go to another club as a team to preserve the relationships.

Hope this works out for you. But coaches change all the time. A season or two at most is all you usually get, which I think is a good thing. If you really have a great relationship with the coach reach out for private training regardless of club. Player movement happens all the time too and there is little info about how 26/27 year will play at this new club. It's a good chance you might be looking for club #3 in less than a year

That is probably true. People are leaving to stay together, it's a lot of peer pressure.

You need to read the rules for NCSL. They won't be staying together, you're getting conned.

[Anonymous]

E-mail sent by GFR:

Dear GFR Families,
We have recently become aware of targeted outreach directed at several of our youngest travel teams by a competing organization. This solicitation has included various claims about our club and coaching staff, and we would like to provide you with the facts to ensure you have an accurate picture of the upcoming season.
First, this type of solicitation is unethical, unprofessional, and contrary to the spirit of our governing leagues. We are disappointed at the ongoing continued targeting of GFR. We have notified the appropriate league officials and governing bodies to ensure these matters are handled through the proper channels. Behavior of this nature creates unnecessary distractions and is exactly the kind of "drama" that detracts from the youth sports experience.
Regarding the upcoming Spring season:
Coaching Stability: No coaches have been dismissed. All coaches currently assigned to their teams are scheduled to lead them through the spring season.
Personnel Policy: As a professional organization, GFR does not discuss confidential employment or personnel matters. However, should any coaching changes occur for any reason, GFR is committed to a swift, professional transition to ensure minimal disruption to our players.
Next steps for families: If you have felt external pressure to sign new agreements or commitments, please be aware that you are under no obligation to do so. GFR remains fully prepared for the spring season. Our priority is—and will remain—providing your children with a positive, competitive environment.
Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you have further questions. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to a great spring season.
Best regards,
Paula Abbate
Executive Director

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Anonymous wrote:30 pages on a club that hasn’t played a game. Wonder who was spamming the GFR posts…

a club that is directly recruiting entire teams from neighboring clubs. it's not just GFR.....

what other clubs?

herndon, loudoun and mclean coaches have all been approached to move teams to rbc

how do you know this

because i'm one of them lol

Are you moving your team or did you tell them to kick rocks?

not moving my team. to be fair, they're offering a great incentive to coaches and families but ultimately these clubs don't do well and the shenanigans are a little too much for me.

Do you think they'll pull it off and actually be up and running for the spring season?

They might get a few teams. They are offering to take teams and only pay $190 to move from another club. I don't know why anyone would do that unless they are terribly disgruntled with GFR which is kinda weird at this point with the changes in leadership.

People on my teams are leaving because they want to keep their team together and are following the coaches. It is that simple. We like the coach and will go to another club as a team to preserve the relationships.

Hope this works out for you. But coaches change all the time. A season or two at most is all you usually get, which I think is a good thing. If you really have a great relationship with the coach reach out for private training regardless of club. Player movement happens all the time too and there is little info about how 26/27 year will play at this new club. It's a good chance you might be looking for club #3 in less than a year

That is probably true. People are leaving to stay together, it's a lot of peer pressure.

Teams rarely stay together completely with the transition to 9v9 changing roster sizes plus the normal differences in rate of development.

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Anonymous wrote:30 pages on a club that hasn’t played a game. Wonder who was spamming the GFR posts…

a club that is directly recruiting entire teams from neighboring clubs. it's not just GFR.....

what other clubs?

herndon, loudoun and mclean coaches have all been approached to move teams to rbc

how do you know this

because i'm one of them lol

Are you moving your team or did you tell them to kick rocks?

not moving my team. to be fair, they're offering a great incentive to coaches and families but ultimately these clubs don't do well and the shenanigans are a little too much for me.

Do you think they'll pull it off and actually be up and running for the spring season?

They might get a few teams. They are offering to take teams and only pay $190 to move from another club. I don't know why anyone would do that unless they are terribly disgruntled with GFR which is kinda weird at this point with the changes in leadership.

People on my teams are leaving because they want to keep their team together and are following the coaches. It is that simple. We like the coach and will go to another club as a team to preserve the relationships.

Hope this works out for you. But coaches change all the time. A season or two at most is all you usually get, which I think is a good thing. If you really have a great relationship with the coach reach out for private training regardless of club. Player movement happens all the time too and there is little info about how 26/27 year will play at this new club. It's a good chance you might be looking for club #3 in less than a year

That is probably true. People are leaving to stay together, it's a lot of peer pressure.

Teams rarely stay together completely with the transition to 9v9 changing roster sizes plus the normal differences in rate of development.

Plus the age group changes.

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Anonymous wrote:30 pages on a club that hasn’t played a game. Wonder who was spamming the GFR posts…

a club that is directly recruiting entire teams from neighboring clubs. it's not just GFR.....

what other clubs?

herndon, loudoun and mclean coaches have all been approached to move teams to rbc

how do you know this

because i'm one of them lol

Are you moving your team or did you tell them to kick rocks?

not moving my team. to be fair, they're offering a great incentive to coaches and families but ultimately these clubs don't do well and the shenanigans are a little too much for me.

Do you think they'll pull it off and actually be up and running for the spring season?

They might get a few teams. They are offering to take teams and only pay $190 to move from another club. I don't know why anyone would do that unless they are terribly disgruntled with GFR which is kinda weird at this point with the changes in leadership.

People on my teams are leaving because they want to keep their team together and are following the coaches. It is that simple. We like the coach and will go to another club as a team to preserve the relationships.

Hope this works out for you. But coaches change all the time. A season or two at most is all you usually get, which I think is a good thing. If you really have a great relationship with the coach reach out for private training regardless of club. Player movement happens all the time too and there is little info about how 26/27 year will play at this new club. It's a good chance you might be looking for club #3 in less than a year

That is probably true. People are leaving to stay together, it's a lot of peer pressure.

Teams rarely stay together completely with the transition to 9v9 changing roster sizes plus the normal differences in rate of development.

Plus the age group changes.

Yeah what’s RBFC’s plan for the fall when they have 1 team per age group and they’re all being torn apart by the age group changes? I haven’t heard that yet

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why doesn’t GFR say outright these coaches will stay through spring as they intended?

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Anonymous wrote:why doesn’t GFR say outright these coaches will stay through spring as they intended?

They did :

Coaching Stability: No coaches have been dismissed. All coaches currently assigned to their teams are scheduled to lead them through the spring season.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Board of Directors:
https://rb-fc.sprocketsports.com/club/boardofdirectors

oh hi, it's great falls 2.0

i guess all those folks suddenly forget why gf merged with reston years ago?

These are almost all GFR board rejects - either got booted off or couldn’t get voted on in the first place.

It’s fairly irrelevant though. The problem they all had was with RS and since the club had such instability last year until he stepped down it’s understandable why they would want to start something new. Now he’s gone and this club hasn’t gotten in too deep to realize the coaches they thought would be easy prey aren’t actually gonna leave.

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Anonymous wrote:why doesn’t GFR say outright these coaches will stay through spring as they intended?

They did :

Coaching Stability: No coaches have been dismissed. All coaches currently assigned to their teams are scheduled to lead them through the spring season.

Wasnt GD fired for doubledipping with his pay to play private training?

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It sounds like GFR is going to make sure these Rbfc teams cant play in ncsl (and good for them).

Is all the drama with the little girls teams? No boy teams moving?

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Anonymous wrote:why doesn’t GFR say outright these coaches will stay through spring as they intended?

They did :

Coaching Stability: No coaches have been dismissed. All coaches currently assigned to their teams are scheduled to lead them through the spring season.

Wasnt GD fired for doubledipping with his pay to play private training?

No, he resigned

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds like GFR is going to make sure these Rbfc teams cant play in ncsl (and good for them).

Is all the drama with the little girls teams? No boy teams moving?

Haven't heard anything on boys side, why would they leave?

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Anonymous wrote:why doesn’t GFR say outright these coaches will stay through spring as they intended?

They did :

Coaching Stability: No coaches have been dismissed. All coaches currently assigned to their teams are scheduled to lead them through the spring season.

Wasnt GD fired for doubledipping with his pay to play private training?

No, he resigned

He resigned rather than follow GFR rules on coach bribes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Board of Directors:
https://rb-fc.sprocketsports.com/club/boardofdirectors

oh hi, it's great falls 2.0

i guess all those folks suddenly forget why gf merged with reston years ago?

These are almost all GFR board rejects - either got booted off or couldn’t get voted on in the first place.

It’s fairly irrelevant though. The problem they all had was with RS and since the club had such instability last year until he stepped down it’s understandable why they would want to start something new. Now he’s gone and this club hasn’t gotten in too deep to realize the coaches they thought would be easy prey aren’t actually gonna leave.

Lol-you are so BITTER!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Board of Directors:
https://rb-fc.sprocketsports.com/club/boardofdirectors

oh hi, it's great falls 2.0

i guess all those folks suddenly forget why gf merged with reston years ago?

These are almost all GFR board rejects - either got booted off or couldn’t get voted on in the first place.

It’s fairly irrelevant though. The problem they all had was with RS and since the club had such instability last year until he stepped down it’s understandable why they would want to start something new. Now he’s gone and this club hasn’t gotten in too deep to realize the coaches they thought would be easy prey aren’t actually gonna leave.

Lol-you are so BITTER!

Not at all. Don’t even have kids at GFR after this spring but I feel sorry for the parents getting taken advantage of and moving to this new club run by a bunch of clowns. Some of the parents here seem truly confused about all this and it’s too bad. FA is great with the little girls but I wouldn’t risk moving to an unestablished club for her (if she’s even going - she seems to be telling different people differ stories).