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Anonymous wrote:Rostered girls are having a training session.

Original poster or others have an opinion on what they observed?

It was good! I saw parts of the U14/15 session. Some girls with great foot skills. Some girls with great strikes. Some girls with great speed. Some great saves by a couple of the goalkeepers. Definitely quite a few FCV training jerseys. Couldn't really tell who was rising U14 and who was rising U15, but many of the girls looked young to me. It looked like there were kids still doing callbacks as there were too many kids on the field for the 2 rosters. Very professional, well-planned session with little down time for the players, cycling through warmups, fitness (Lori Lindsey was leading that part of the session and very engaged with the girls), skills, and scrimmage. Sounds like they're gonna have the GDA team try to play together in Super Y over the summer, too. My daughter is thrilled with her decision, excited for the 'real' training sessions and season to start. All in all, i couldn't be happier with how this is all working out.

Thanks for the update!

From what I've seen and from reports of others, looks like Spirit VA will be the 2nd strongest DA in Virginia, behind FCV but ahead of VDA, across all of the age groups except perhaps the oldest, where VDA may be better. My original expectation was that Spirit VA would be the weakest of the three but they had a number of strong players at the practice sessions this weekend. Contrary to the earlier report, Spirit still had a few spaces open on some of the teams and had players at the sessions that either were still trying to get an offer, or had an offer but hadn't accepted it yet. Players were there from a number of clubs, including the local ECNL clubs. FCV will still be stronger as Spirit will rely on several players who either couldn't make the FCV ECNL teams before, or the DA team for next year. Practice session was well-organized.

I'll let you in on a secret. There are girls on the B team this year that should be ECNL and girls on ECNL that should be on the B team. There are girls from the B team that made the DA roster for next year. There are girls from ECNL that didnt get selected for DA but are better then those that did. The age change screwed a lot of kids and helped others. In others words, it's a cluster F@ck. Don't buy into the fact that Spirit girls are FCV-Loudoun throw aways. Especially in the younger group (04 03). Very little seperates most of the girls.

And...there are kids that turned down FCV ECNL and FCV DA offers for Spirit. Probabley in hopes of improving their chances of increased playing time or some other reason.

Ok - I'll say it before someone else does. No one turned down an FCV ECNL offer this year- because there will be no FCV ECNL teams next season. That said - there are many current FCV ECNL players who did not get FCV DA offers do to merging of age groups.

They turned down ECNL offers last year and stayed with their club (primarily Loudoun) but now will play Spirit. But thanks for saying it before someone else did bruh. You little trendsetter you

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There's a lot of former FCV '03 and '04 parents on this board whose kids couldn't cut it at FCV that really want to have everyone believe they choose Spirit because "it's the best."

It's obvious. And quite sad.

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Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of former FCV '03 and '04 parents on this board whose kids couldn't cut it at FCV that really want to have everyone believe they choose Spirit because "it's the best."

It's obvious. And quite sad.

And your post isn't?

I don't have a dog in this fight - just an interested observer - but there seems to be an awful lot of "my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid" attitude on both sides, and it's all mindless BS really.

The one poster who probably comes closest to the truth is the one who pointed out there are A team players who should be on the B team, and vice versa, and there really isn't a whole lot to separate many of the players at this age. That's especially true considering the physical changes going on from 12-14, and not all going through them at the same time. A lot can change in a relatively brief period of time, and even assuming a coach made the right decisions with regard to player selection in May/June, those decisions might not hold up by October, let alone the following March.

So everyone should just take a breath. Congrats to all the girls who made the DA teams at FCV, Spirit, and VDA. All 3 clubs sound like they will have competitive programs with great staff. Enjoy your daughter's development over the next year.

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Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of former FCV '03 and '04 parents on this board whose kids couldn't cut it at FCV that really want to have everyone believe they choose Spirit because "it's the best."

It's obvious. And quite sad.

Does that worry you? Do you have something to lose? Please explain your words. I'm confused.

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Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of former FCV '03 and '04 parents on this board whose kids couldn't cut it at FCV that really want to have everyone believe they choose Spirit because "it's the best."

It's obvious. And quite sad.

You believe that FCV is everyone's 1st Choice?

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Basically, there are a lot of insecure parents spending a fortune so their precious little ones can warm the bench at a D3 college she never would've attended if not for soccer. So they feel the need to bad-mouth everyone else.

That's not to say these clubs don't have legit problems. I've heard the Spirit DA is scraping for players and even offered someone on the B team at a club that isn't even ECNL. (Or CCL, for that matter.) FCV has always seemed determined to yell its way into top-level soccer. VDA is an oddball marriage of misfits.

But all three will offer quality coaching and elite competition. And if your kid really is good enough to play at a good soccer college (or beyond), this is probably the way to go.

Or ECNL. Whichever.

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Got an email from this club to go to their tryouts, anybody know something about this club?

http://www.manassassoccerclub.com/traveteams

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Anonymous wrote:Basically, there are a lot of insecure parents spending a fortune so their precious little ones can warm the bench at a D3 college she never would've attended if not for soccer. So they feel the need to bad-mouth everyone else.

That's not to say these clubs don't have legit problems. I've heard the Spirit DA is scraping for players and even offered someone on the B team at a club that isn't even ECNL. (Or CCL, for that matter.) FCV has always seemed determined to yell its way into top-level soccer. VDA is an oddball marriage of misfits.

But all three will offer quality coaching and elite competition. And if your kid really is good enough to play at a good soccer college (or beyond), this is probably the way to go.

Or ECNL. Whichever.

FCV offered DA spots to kids that are on the B team. So do they suck now?

The majority of kids will not get sufficient playing time. If you are not starting 11 or top 14 then you should find another team. Sadly, some parents will let their kid sit at the end of the bench and rot away so they can say that their kid is on a great team. Their choice. I think otherwise

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Anonymous wrote:Basically, there are a lot of insecure parents spending a fortune so their precious little ones can warm the bench at a D3 college she never would've attended if not for soccer. So they feel the need to bad-mouth everyone else.

That's not to say these clubs don't have legit problems. I've heard the Spirit DA is scraping for players and even offered someone on the B team at a club that isn't even ECNL. (Or CCL, for that matter.) FCV has always seemed determined to yell its way into top-level soccer. VDA is an oddball marriage of misfits.

But all three will offer quality coaching and elite competition. And if your kid really is good enough to play at a good soccer college (or beyond), this is probably the way to go.

Or ECNL. Whichever.

FCV offered DA spots to kids that are on the B team. So do they suck now?

The majority of kids will not get sufficient playing time. If you are not starting 11 or top 14 then you should find another team. Sadly, some parents will let their kid sit at the end of the bench and rot away so they can say that their kid is on a great team. Their choice. I think otherwise

The boys DA has some sort of playing time requirement. Do the girls have that, too? I can't imagine they wouldn't.

On the boys side, it basically means very few players play every game.

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Anonymous wrote:Basically, there are a lot of insecure parents spending a fortune so their precious little ones can warm the bench at a D3 college she never would've attended if not for soccer. So they feel the need to bad-mouth everyone else.

That's not to say these clubs don't have legit problems. I've heard the Spirit DA is scraping for players and even offered someone on the B team at a club that isn't even ECNL. (Or CCL, for that matter.) FCV has always seemed determined to yell its way into top-level soccer. VDA is an oddball marriage of misfits.

But all three will offer quality coaching and elite competition. And if your kid really is good enough to play at a good soccer college (or beyond), this is probably the way to go.

Or ECNL. Whichever.

FCV offered DA spots to kids that are on the B team. So do they suck now?

The majority of kids will not get sufficient playing time. If you are not starting 11 or top 14 then you should find another team. Sadly, some parents will let their kid sit at the end of the bench and rot away so they can say that their kid is on a great team. Their choice. I think otherwise

The boys DA has some sort of playing time requirement. Do the girls have that, too? I can't imagine they wouldn't.

On the boys side, it basically means very few players play every game.

25 percent playing time over 10 month season. So basically the back end kids will start against the weakest teams. Here is the kicker. There is no requirement for total time. So theoretically a back end player can be pulled 1 second later. All players will have their time trcaked for everyone to see on a website. So a college coach can easily see your stats. No hiding behind a star studded team anymore. If you want a reference, look up a boys DA team roster

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Anonymous wrote:Basically, there are a lot of insecure parents spending a fortune so their precious little ones can warm the bench at a D3 college she never would've attended if not for soccer. So they feel the need to bad-mouth everyone else.

That's not to say these clubs don't have legit problems. I've heard the Spirit DA is scraping for players and even offered someone on the B team at a club that isn't even ECNL. (Or CCL, for that matter.) FCV has always seemed determined to yell its way into top-level soccer. VDA is an oddball marriage of misfits.

But all three will offer quality coaching and elite competition. And if your kid really is good enough to play at a good soccer college (or beyond), this is probably the way to go.

Or ECNL. Whichever.

FCV offered DA spots to kids that are on the B team. So do they suck now?

The majority of kids will not get sufficient playing time. If you are not starting 11 or top 14 then you should find another team. Sadly, some parents will let their kid sit at the end of the bench and rot away so they can say that their kid is on a great team. Their choice. I think otherwise

The boys DA has some sort of playing time requirement. Do the girls have that, too? I can't imagine they wouldn't.

On the boys side, it basically means very few players play every game.

25 percent playing time over 10 month season. So basically the back end kids will start against the weakest teams. Here is the kicker. There is no requirement for total time. So theoretically a back end player can be pulled 1 second later. All players will have their time trcaked for everyone to see on a website. So a college coach can easily see your stats. No hiding behind a star studded team anymore. If you want a reference, look up a boys DA team roster

^^^correction....start 25 percent of games requirement

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Aren't these games limited to three subs? Seems pretty foolhardy to yank someone after 1 second.

And do people really "hide out" on a star-studded team? Do college coaches really sign players they haven't seen just because they play for Gee Whiz Awesome FC's first team?

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^^^sub over 3 periods...not 3 subs

And yes, a kid could hide on a star studded team and get recruited. Because everyone plays at a showcase.

Now a college coach can pull your stats and see exactly how much a kid contributed. It changes the game.

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Anonymous wrote:^^^sub over 3 periods...not 3 subs

And yes, a kid could hide on a star studded team and get recruited. Because everyone plays at a showcase.

Now a college coach can pull your stats and see exactly how much a kid contributed. It changes the game.

NEWSFLASH: colleges sign players that do not play on any of these bestest, all-time greatest in the world teams. You dolts.

I know girls that currently play for small boys' club that are getting signed by top academic schools to play: think Ivy and Hopkins and the like. Who cares about $ if it's to some shitty 3rd rate school anyways.

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Anonymous wrote:^^^sub over 3 periods...not 3 subs

And yes, a kid could hide on a star studded team and get recruited. Because everyone plays at a showcase.

Now a college coach can pull your stats and see exactly how much a kid contributed. It changes the game.

NEWSFLASH: colleges sign players that do not play on any of these bestest, all-time greatest in the world teams. You dolts.

I know girls that currently play for small boys' club that are getting signed by top academic schools to play: think Ivy and Hopkins and the like. Who cares about $ if it's to some shitty 3rd rate school anyways.

Newsflash: you sound stupid. I'll give you one example you elitist muppet. Many not so great athletic schools are great academic schools. Ever hear of the Cornell womens soccer team? Yeah, me neither.