Valor

[Anonymous]

Which ones aren't valid and how do you know?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just heard DS won’t be returning next year to ruin another team. Any one know who the replacement coach is for u11 next year?

Can you elaborate on this. I’ve heard similar things but very broad info.

Oh shoot. Was hoping you were talking about a different Valor DS coach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So I have a question about this. Do other large clubs like Arlington, Loudoun Alexandria that have this many teams per age group take everyone or do they turn some kids away at tryouts? My sense is that the little kid teams at those clubs are stronger than those at Valor. Do those other clubs have a better talent pool? Or a stronger pre travel program? It seems even at U9 there is a difference.

Arlington absolutely turns kids away at tryouts, my kid made it on to the lowest arlington travel by the skin of their teeth —got rejected at first and then a spot opened up, maybe a week later.

In our experience, yes there is definitely a difference. Lots of comments here about how travel below the first two teams is just a money grab. It’s all a money grab to some degree for other reasons, but I have to vehemently disagree. You can see the difference between not only the different travel teams, but the lowest travel teams v ADP v rec.

There is no difference between the lowest travel teams and a rec team.

FALSE. The travel team has more expensive uniforms.

LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids play bryc rec and we had a player leave for Valor from my son's rec team, play for a year, and then come back to rec this fall. He was an average player in the SFL league (did not start). He didn't get any better, in that whole year of practicing with Valor. We thought he would have improved a lot. It was surprising that he stayed the same as rec kids who were barely playing.

As someone who has a kid with valor this is on brand for them. They do not care to develop the player at all. They only care that the credit card clears for the dues.

Agree, they don’t work on player weaknesses or individual improvements. They don’t focus on the basics. Some of this kids don’t have a left foot or basic dribbling techniques down (inside or outside foot). Rec kids at best, but valor will accept them with open arms and deep pockets.

[Anonymous]

Again I have no idea what team your child is on but mine has developed very well. He started on a lower team and has worked his way up to the top team in his age group. My friend’s son got bumped to gold (top) team in a different age group over the winter. That they don’t develop kids is just wrong. We are hoping our coach stays with our team next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Again I have no idea what team your child is on but mine has developed very well. He started on a lower team and has worked his way up to the top team in his age group. My friend’s son got bumped to gold (top) team in a different age group over the winter. That they don’t develop kids is just wrong. We are hoping our coach stays with our team next year.

No, it's not wrong, it just isn't your personal experience. With as many teams and coaches and no coherent training system or philosophy, there will be many different experience that are all valid and truthful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dave Scruggs is an awful coach and human.

Can't comment on him being a good or bad human because i do not know him personally however as a coach he has a lot of room for improvement A LOT! He really should just leave now.
Does he need help packing?

[Anonymous]

What's wrong with his coaching?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with his coaching?

He doesn't coach the team. He just stands there while the team scrimmages. NO feedback is given to the kids unless there is another higher up coach present. If one of the higher ups show up he is all the sudden renagaged and seems to be alive.

In the very very beginning he had drills and now he does absolutely nothing. When he announced he was leaving it all made sense. He has no interest in making the team better he is just trying to get a paycheck and the kids are the ones that are suffering because of this. He should do them a favor and just leave now.

Practices should involve drills and real game scenarios. Practices should involve working on plays that they are having a hard time with in real games. Having the team scrimmage at low speed for the entire duration of the practice does nothing in terms of development. While I cant watch every practice because I have other kids to drive around the ones i have seen are a waste of time. If his goal is to get the kids uninterested in playing soccer he is doing a fantastic job.

Overall very disappointed with his lack of coaching. Between him cancelling practices while other valor teams are out there practicing and the other half him just standing there, the team isn't developing and it is another year of watching the other teams we played against and were on par with get light years ahead of us. At this point we are jealous of the white team who seem to have a coach that likes to hold practices and actually works on drills.

Personally my kid is slowly losing interest in playing because of this. We are hoping a new coach will respark the love but when they leave practice bored i can understand why they feel that way. We have had the new coach in HP elite and have heard very good things about him but is it worth it to risk another season here? We heard good things abut DS too and look where we are. Another year behind and nothing good to show for it. We are already signed up for tryouts with some of the other local teams and look forward to seeing how other teams play. I would assume many of the other parents are looking else where too.

It is just sad at this point.

[Anonymous]

Didn't the girls just win a tournament with DS?

[Anonymous]

Tryout schedule is out.
Coaching slate is not.

https://www.virginiavalorfc.org/boystryouts
https://www.virginiavalorfc.org/girlstryouts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with his coaching?

He doesn't coach the team. He just stands there while the team scrimmages. NO feedback is given to the kids unless there is another higher up coach present. If one of the higher ups show up he is all the sudden renagaged and seems to be alive.

In the very very beginning he had drills and now he does absolutely nothing. When he announced he was leaving it all made sense. He has no interest in making the team better he is just trying to get a paycheck and the kids are the ones that are suffering because of this. He should do them a favor and just leave now.

Practices should involve drills and real game scenarios. Practices should involve working on plays that they are having a hard time with in real games. Having the team scrimmage at low speed for the entire duration of the practice does nothing in terms of development. While I cant watch every practice because I have other kids to drive around the ones i have seen are a waste of time. If his goal is to get the kids uninterested in playing soccer he is doing a fantastic job.

Overall very disappointed with his lack of coaching. Between him cancelling practices while other valor teams are out there practicing and the other half him just standing there, the team isn't developing and it is another year of watching the other teams we played against and were on par with get light years ahead of us. At this point we are jealous of the white team who seem to have a coach that likes to hold practices and actually works on drills.

Personally my kid is slowly losing interest in playing because of this. We are hoping a new coach will respark the love but when they leave practice bored i can understand why they feel that way. We have had the new coach in HP elite and have heard very good things about him but is it worth it to risk another season here? We heard good things abut DS too and look where we are. Another year behind and nothing good to show for it. We are already signed up for tryouts with some of the other local teams and look forward to seeing how other teams play. I would assume many of the other parents are looking else where too.

It is just sad at this point.

You can criticize his absences (despite many for family reasons) I agree with that. However when he was at practice his practices were intense and his drills appropriate. His coaching at game sidelines was really good too. Sorry you missed the best of him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tryout schedule is out.
Coaching slate is not.

https://www.virginiavalorfc.org/boystryouts
https://www.virginiavalorfc.org/girlstryouts

I think they did three tryout sessions per age group last year.
Maybe that was overkill.

[Anonymous]

When will they announce the coaches?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When will they announce the coaches?

Whenever they do... haha