2025 Girls Academy Winter Showcase (CA)

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. Its very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So lets be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. It’s very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So let’s be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

If it isn’t disclosing too much, curious how the 3rd/4th player developed? Did she put in extra work in her later year, puberty, a special coach? Just curious about these types of pathways.

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. It’s very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So let’s be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

Just stop. You are talking completely out of your a$$. 2 of the 3 08s spent this past summer with the u17 National team; They were in the final 24/final roster, including 1 that was 3rd/4th team when she first started travel.

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

That sounds awful. Where is that team going to practice?

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

That sounds awful. Where is that team going to practice?

. You just pick a place in fairfax/loudoun region. Top players serious about soccer travel

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. It’s very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So let’s be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

Just stop. You are talking completely out of your a$$. 2 of the 3 08s spent this past summer with the u17 National team; They were in the final 24/final roster, including 1 that was 3rd/4th team when she first started travel.

no pretty much spot on. You are pretty much talking out of your rear talking about a low probability situation. Let me know how successful those players are.. lol..

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Back to topic at hand.. VRSC now 0-10-1 and -35 GD. Embarrassing

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. It’s very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So let’s be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

Just stop. You are talking completely out of your a$$. 2 of the 3 08s spent this past summer with the u17 National team; They were in the final 24/final roster, including 1 that was 3rd/4th team when she first started travel.

no pretty much spot on. You are pretty much talking out of your rear talking about a low probability situation. Let me know how successful those players are.. lol..

They are doing fine, clown.

COMBINED U.S. U-19 AND U-18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM DEFEATS IRELAND, 1-0, ON LATE GOAL FROM AUDREY MCKEEN

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/combined-us-u-19-u-18-womens-national-team-ireland-late-goal-audrey-mckeen

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. It’s very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So let’s be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

Just stop. You are talking completely out of your a$$. 2 of the 3 08s spent this past summer with the u17 National team; They were in the final 24/final roster, including 1 that was 3rd/4th team when she first started travel.

no pretty much spot on. You are pretty much talking out of your rear talking about a low probability situation. Let me know how successful those players are.. lol..

They are doing fine, clown.

COMBINED U.S. U-19 AND U-18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM DEFEATS IRELAND, 1-0, ON LATE GOAL FROM AUDREY MCKEEN

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/combined-us-u-19-u-18-womens-national-team-ireland-late-goal-audrey-mckeen

keep trying.. pivot pivot…. Very defensive of majority of kids not succeeding because of diluted talent. again Nova teams dont do well at national level.

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. It’s very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So let’s be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

Just stop. You are talking completely out of your a$$. 2 of the 3 08s spent this past summer with the u17 National team; They were in the final 24/final roster, including 1 that was 3rd/4th team when she first started travel.

no pretty much spot on. You are pretty much talking out of your rear talking about a low probability situation. Let me know how successful those players are.. lol..

They are doing fine, clown.

COMBINED U.S. U-19 AND U-18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM DEFEATS IRELAND, 1-0, ON LATE GOAL FROM AUDREY MCKEEN

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/combined-us-u-19-u-18-womens-national-team-ireland-late-goal-audrey-mckeen

keep trying.. pivot pivot…. Very defensive of majority of kids not succeeding because of diluted talent. again Nova teams dont do well at national level.

I am torn, what you say makes some sense. But being a GA parent, I am having a hard time reconciling ECNL’s attempts to limit teams in the MA to make stronger teams, and GA’s attempts to expand rapidly. Are you saying our DD’s are not being served by the GA attempt at rapid expansion, and should be going the way of ECNL which is forcing mergers of weaker teams? I am starting to wonder if this GA/MLSN coordination is only trying to help consolidate the boys teams at the expense of watering down the girls. Add in the private equity interests of buying everything and merging everything…Seems like GA is trying to overexpand, just to sell to private equity so they have a larger hand in the merger, hoping it happens, but if it doesn’t, they are left with an overdiluted, watered down league.

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GA is rapidly expanding…. Are you saying the rapid expansion means GA is on the wrong path? Or are we happy because the rapid expansion will give us an edge when private equity takes over all and forces a merger leaving us with the upper hand? Do you want rapid expansion with over dilution so when private equity takes over you have a larger market share, or do you want less expansion, meaning more competitive teams?

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. It’s very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So let’s be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

Just stop. You are talking completely out of your a$$. 2 of the 3 08s spent this past summer with the u17 National team; They were in the final 24/final roster, including 1 that was 3rd/4th team when she first started travel.

no pretty much spot on. You are pretty much talking out of your rear talking about a low probability situation. Let me know how successful those players are.. lol..

They are doing fine, clown.

COMBINED U.S. U-19 AND U-18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM DEFEATS IRELAND, 1-0, ON LATE GOAL FROM AUDREY MCKEEN

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/combined-us-u-19-u-18-womens-national-team-ireland-late-goal-audrey-mckeen

keep trying.. pivot pivot…. Very defensive of majority of kids not succeeding because of diluted talent. again Nova teams dont do well at national level.

You said those girls are “walk ons”. You clearly don’t know anything about the top players/teams in this area at the age groups that matter (u16-u19). It invalidates your point, because the top players migrate to the top team(s) and do fine nationally and collegiately. Plenty of girls on the “lesser” teams have the opportunity to play in college, if they want to.

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

Also a player on VDA 19 that was on VSA’s third team at U12 several players that were on PWSI/VSA until u15 and were promoted to VDA. Also, every player on that team is getting significant scholarship money to play in college. There are no “walk-on’s”.

None of them succeed in college because of dilution? There are 2 VDA players in tonight’s national championship that are starters (freshman and sophomore), 1 Bethesda starter, and a Union player that will probably play as a sub. DMV is well represented.

I’m very familiar with the team and players.

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Anonymous wrote:Pics from Silverlakes (Norco) so the ECNL parents in KC have something to keep them warm.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR56WG3kXUH/?img_index=1

Arent you missing almost a week of school for this, talking to you VRSC, loudoun and NVA. Most of your teams are playing pretty far down and clearly the timing of this tournament was sent to start towards the conclusion of ecnl. The weather looks good. Some fields good and some fields crappy, intentional aerial shots only showing some fields. But good luck nevertheless. Appreciate your kids working for mine in 10 years.

Says the guy who's kid is in Kansas for an ECNL event at same time. Or are you a parent of a kid who did not make team in either league?

the only issue is Nova has too many top teams diluting talent. So they rarely are able to compete with teams at national level.

That’s just BS. The local teams are doing fine this weekend and even some that have struggled are doing decent in KC/CA. It’s as diluted here as just about anywhere else.

not BS.. truth…NOVA should be producing teams that are in quarters and semis annually. They arent

For teams to compete at that level, there needs to be a single team or two that talent is migrating into, and that happens: VDA & FCV 06s, FCV 07s, VDA 08s & 09s, Arl 11s. Dropping the bottom few local ECNL/GA teams, which are able to compete at national events, won’t make that top 1 or 2 teams better.

nope. You got top girls spread across too many teams. VDA FCV Arl benefited from NVAs move to GA last season which shows they lacked talent. Make a super team from SYC NVA VDA ARL FVU ALex.. and that team would year in and out always be a post season team across all age group. Now we just have badge chasing parents.

VDA 08 (natl semis) had ALREADY pulled girls from NVA, when they still were ECNL including one headed to FSU and one to VT, not to mention the girls from FCV who went to VDA - one going to ND, one going to Penn St (09). All of that happens organically…talent migrates. Collapsing the number of teams gives LESS opportunity. One of those girls started travel on Loudoun’s 3rd or 4th team, but was able to move to a 1st team GA/Girls DA team, develop, and now is one of the top players in the country. Why would you want a player like that stuck in a program that couldn’t see her potential?

no it elevates the club and gets them on a coaches radar. Most of the players you mentioned I can assure you got little to any scholarship money to play. Are treated like walks on and eventually quit. It’s very rare for a 4th team kid to suddenly be the best in the country. So let’s be more realistic. Until you see a club across multiple age group consistently winning it pretty meaningless.

Just stop. You are talking completely out of your a$$. 2 of the 3 08s spent this past summer with the u17 National team; They were in the final 24/final roster, including 1 that was 3rd/4th team when she first started travel.

no pretty much spot on. You are pretty much talking out of your rear talking about a low probability situation. Let me know how successful those players are.. lol..

They are doing fine, clown.

COMBINED U.S. U-19 AND U-18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM DEFEATS IRELAND, 1-0, ON LATE GOAL FROM AUDREY MCKEEN

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/combined-us-u-19-u-18-womens-national-team-ireland-late-goal-audrey-mckeen

keep trying.. pivot pivot…. Very defensive of majority of kids not succeeding because of diluted talent. again Nova teams dont do well at national level.

I am torn, what you say makes some sense. But being a GA parent, I am having a hard time reconciling ECNL’s attempts to limit teams in the MA to make stronger teams, and GA’s attempts to expand rapidly. Are you saying our DD’s are not being served by the GA attempt at rapid expansion, and should be going the way of ECNL which is forcing mergers of weaker teams? I am starting to wonder if this GA/MLSN coordination is only trying to help consolidate the boys teams at the expense of watering down the girls. Add in the private equity interests of buying everything and merging everything…Seems like GA is trying to overexpand, just to sell to private equity so they have a larger hand in the merger, hoping it happens, but if it doesn’t, they are left with an overdiluted, watered down league.

Not so sure about private equity but pretty sure these 2 leagues are battling it out and the DMV is on the front lines. Interesting AFTER last year's expansion, GA now has about the same number of teams as ECNL nationally -- while both expand a new layer (ECRL and GA Aspire). Regardless, GA offers choice to get more visibility for college recruiting, much more than before and that's a good thing. Previously, access is super gate-kept by too few when you make it about super teams/clubs. I agree too many clubs will dilute but too few is a major problem as well, especially in a P2P environment.

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I don't know why VDA pareents feel the need to chime in every girls soccer thread and try to flex their VDA team. I understand you live vicariously through your child and I know the girls side there are good. But can you just stay in your lane and stop feeling the need to flex in a GA thread?