| Bethesda has only four wins and 19 goals scored in nine league games. |
actually it's 17 goals |
Doesn't really matter. The point is still North Atlantic is the better division with the better competition. Case in point: VDA 1-0 against MDU in the NC Jr Showcase. VDA is supposedly so great. Bethesda vs MDU 1-1 and 0-0. |
They were a better 9v9 team. |
| We have played Loudoun multiple times. Both Matchfit and PDA are BIG step above Loudoun. Penn Fusion has also gotten better this year. |
100%!! |
Those teams are also a step above Bethesda who was winless in four matches against them this fall. |
Correct. They have also played a tougher schedule than any of the teams in the DMV. Nobody else even comes close. Again, 5th place Pipeline just ran through a tournament with Richmond, Courage and Charlotte. Meanwhile Pipeline lost to Bethesda just two weeks ago. To take things even a step further, Baltimore Armour finished 0-2-1 over the weekend with a tie to Richmond. At WAGS, BA lost to 6th place FC Delco 2-0 in the final. Bethesda beat Delco a week later 2-0. 1. Loudoun 2. Bethesda 3. Pipeline 4. Arlington 5. Everyone else. Please feel free to educate me on anyone else in the Baltimore-Washington area that has a better resume as the teams above. |
Resume? Seriously- get a real job if your using your DD performance as your resume. |
| Talking resumes and making up rankings is silly. |
Yet there is a dedicated website for youth soccer rankings age 10 thru 19. We play sports for fun and competition. The point of a game is to try and be the best. Sorry if that offends you. You are probably the parent that tells their DC not to pass or worry about being a good teammate and only are concerned with how many goals your DC scores. Others understand through teamwork, successful outcomes can be had and also be recognized for it. I read many times that a player is recruited and not the team. Well, that’s just wrong. No coach wants a selfish player. They want talented players that show they can work with others. Oh, last thought. What ranked team will get more attention at U16? A top 25 team or a top 200 team. |
| I saw Alexandria play on North Carolina over the weekend and I was impressed with the skill. |
My DD plays for an ECNL club in a different age group. We watched Armour's game vs CSA because we have a family friend on that team. I have no idea how Armour managed to lose, let alone by that score. If that game is played 10 times, Armour ties or wins 9 of them based on what I saw. CSA was perhaps a touch more athletic but Armour was clearly the better soccer team. I have no dog in the 09 fight for supremacy but that game was an example that results do not always paint an accurate picture in youth soccer. |
Weren't they in 2nd division and got blown out in the final? |
No, that was Arlington Red. They deserve credit for making it to the final of the 2nd Division though. |