What's going on with FCBEscola NOVA?

[Anonymous]

So will the older teams have games in both the fall and the spring? I heard EDP has a spring season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So will the older teams have games in both the fall and the spring? I heard EDP has a spring season.

I don't believe they have announced any specific plans are for the older teams for the spring. They only indicated that some of the younger teams (but not the youngest) will start playing in EDP in spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So will the older teams have games in both the fall and the spring? I heard EDP has a spring season.

I don't believe they have announced any specific plans are for the older teams for the spring. They only indicated that some of the younger teams (but not the youngest) will start playing in EDP in spring.

True, I'm just excited to see how it works out. =)

[Anonymous]

As I'm sure many did, I recently go the emails about potential trips to Spain in the spring. It's parents that take the kids, right? Does anyone have a rough estimate on what they spent? I'm thinking to go just one parent + my DC. I'm not sure what to budget. And is it truly worth the expense? Or is this another way to do tourism?

[Anonymous]

As I'm sure many did, I recently go the emails about potential trips to Spain in the spring. It's parents that take the kids, right? Does anyone have a rough estimate on what they spent? I'm thinking to go just one parent + my DC. I'm not sure what to budget. And is it truly worth the expense? Or is this another way to do tourism?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As I'm sure many did, I recently go the emails about potential trips to Spain in the spring. It's parents that take the kids, right? Does anyone have a rough estimate on what they spent? I'm thinking to go just one parent + my DC. I'm not sure what to budget. And is it truly worth the expense? Or is this another way to do tourism?

Last year, for the older age group, the cost per player was around $3K for the trip to Madrid and Barcelona with everything included, but you had to pay for the airfair. Players stayed as a team with chaperones and separately from the parents. Parents could either book their own arrangement or go with the parents package for around $2.5K (airfair excluded). We decided that it was too expensive for our family, but those, who went, enjoyed the experience. They thought it was a great cultural experience and the kids played a lot of soccer against Spanish teams.

[Anonymous]

Thank you! That's good information. I wonder how it compares to ODP international trips? But I guess it's a hard niche to find anyone who has knowledge about both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As I'm sure many did, I recently go the emails about potential trips to Spain in the spring. It's parents that take the kids, right? Does anyone have a rough estimate on what they spent? I'm thinking to go just one parent + my DC. I'm not sure what to budget. And is it truly worth the expense? Or is this another way to do tourism?

Last year, for the older age group, the cost per player was around $3K for the trip to Madrid and Barcelona with everything included, but you had to pay for the airfair. Players stayed as a team with chaperones and separately from the parents. Parents could either book their own arrangement or go with the parents package for around $2.5K (airfair excluded). We decided that it was too expensive for our family, but those, who went, enjoyed the experience. They thought it was a great cultural experience and the kids played a lot of soccer against Spanish teams.

$3k and it didn't include airfare.....No wonder they say travel soccer is a rip off.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely no one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to go to Spain...

[Anonymous]

I think you are a bit hasty in labeling it a rip off. You have to consider the cost of staying in Europe during the peak summer season. If you try to book a two-week stay in good hotels in Madrid and Barcelona with all meals, transportation and some additional events included, I wonder if you can do it for much less than $3K even with package tour companies?

[Anonymous]

Is "Barca Academy Northern Virginia", which plays in EDP, a FBCEscola NOVA team?
Their 2005 team has been underwhelming, sitting at the bottom of its group, with 3 losses in 3 games, including one against the team just above.

[Anonymous]

Barca Academy Northern Virginia is the new name for Escola. Btw, what's your interest in this particular team? Did you watch the actual games or just looking for an opportunity to say something negative based on three games of one team?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is "Barca Academy Northern Virginia", which plays in EDP, a FBCEscola NOVA team?
Their 2005 team has been underwhelming, sitting at the bottom of its group, with 3 losses in 3 games, including one against the team just above.

Wow, sounds brutal.

[Anonymous]

Not throwing stones, but seems like some of their teams are struggling out of the gates in EDP - albeit its very early. Did they push some teams in too early or was this sort of expected by the leadership there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not throwing stones, but seems like some of their teams are struggling out of the gates in EDP - albeit its very early. Did they push some teams in too early or was this sort of expected by the leadership there?

I think it is a little bit of both. It is harder at earlier ages, when playing out of the back against hard pressing teams so some mistakes/growing pains were probably expected. Their older teams are doing well in the top divisions. This week-end, 2003s and 2001s won 3-0 and 4-0 respectively.