McLean leaving FVU

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like there were a lot of girls from other clubs in addition to the green (ECNL-R) and white teams.

2011G Green parent here. Lots of unfamiliar faces which is surprising and lots of Arlington backpacks walking in—talent was top notch from what I saw.

2010G side was lackluster.

2011 side looked like it was in between RL and ECNL. So basically what a GA team typically looks like.

Yes there seemed to be enough talent in the 2011 group to field a decent GA team. Maybe 8-10 ECNL girls, strong RL players from Arlington, McLean, Vienna and few GA girls. Just unsure if they would all accept unless they knew the other girls were accepting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like there were a lot of girls from other clubs in addition to the green (ECNL-R) and white teams.

2011G Green parent here. Lots of unfamiliar faces which is surprising and lots of Arlington backpacks walking in—talent was top notch from what I saw.

2010G side was lackluster.

2011 side looked like it was in between RL and ECNL. So basically what a GA team typically looks like.

Yes there seemed to be enough talent in the 2011 group to field a decent GA team. Maybe 8-10 ECNL girls, strong RL players from Arlington, McLean, Vienna and few GA girls. Just unsure if they would all accept unless they knew the other girls were accepting.

They will accept then, go see if they cant't make FVU next week.

[Anonymous]

How many 2012 Girls?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like there were a lot of girls from other clubs in addition to the green (ECNL-R) and white teams.

2011G Green parent here. Lots of unfamiliar faces which is surprising and lots of Arlington backpacks walking in—talent was top notch from what I saw.

2010G side was lackluster.

2011 side looked like it was in between RL and ECNL. So basically what a GA team typically looks like.

Yes there seemed to be enough talent in the 2011 group to field a decent GA team. Maybe 8-10 ECNL girls, strong RL players from Arlington, McLean, Vienna and few GA girls. Just unsure if they would all accept unless they knew the other girls were accepting.

They will accept then, go see if they cant't make FVU next week.

Any offers yet?

[Anonymous]

I heard a lot of 2009 girls too. Alexandria backpacks spotted

[Anonymous]

Alexandria backpacks LOL. News for no one. They don't have a top tier badge so of course they are everywhere trying out

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What was the turnout for 2010s?

Less than 30 including their current players.

There were Arlington ECNL players there, so that was surprising, no?

Nope, because the shift is happening and as with every team, everybody is looking for a better opportunity to position themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like there were a lot of girls from other clubs in addition to the green (ECNL-R) and white teams.

2011G Green parent here. Lots of unfamiliar faces which is surprising and lots of Arlington backpacks walking in—talent was top notch from what I saw.

2010G side was lackluster.

2011 side looked like it was in between RL and ECNL. So basically what a GA team typically looks like.

Yes there seemed to be enough talent in the 2011 group to field a decent GA team. Maybe 8-10 ECNL girls, strong RL players from Arlington, McLean, Vienna and few GA girls. Just unsure if they would all accept unless they knew the other girls were accepting.

Harkes came out and spoke to the parents which was a nice touch. I watched the tryouts and agree that talent was top notch and right what you would expect from a GA team: not quite ECNL NL but higher than RL. It will be interesting to see where this lands as the new talent definitely was an upgrade from the current team which is also pretty solid. What is it with the 2011 BY??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard a lot of 2009 girls too. Alexandria backpacks spotted

Probably 12-15 2009s that aren’t already at McLean. Mostly good RL level players. A few GA/ECNL NL level girls. Pretty good turnout considering it’s also HS tryout week so may have been some conflicts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What was the turnout for 2010s?

Less than 30 including their current players.

There were Arlington ECNL players there, so that was surprising, no?

Nope, because the shift is happening and as with every team, everybody is looking for a better opportunity to position themselves.

The shift will be top girls to ecnl teams and the back end of the ecnl roster to GA teams. Maybe someday that will not happen but this year it will. You cannot get recruited from the back end of a GA team. You can get recruited from the back end of an ecnl team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What was the turnout for 2010s?

Less than 30 including their current players.

There were Arlington ECNL players there, so that was surprising, no?

Nope, because the shift is happening and as with every team, everybody is looking for a better opportunity to position themselves.

The shift will be top girls to ecnl teams and the back end of the ecnl roster to GA teams. Maybe someday that will not happen but this year it will. You cannot get recruited from the back end of a GA team. You can get recruited from the back end of an ecnl team.

Same girls every year trying out. no wonder NOVA is a mess.

[Anonymous]

Testing the market is your responsibilty as a consumer. Just cause someone is at your pratice doesn't mean they are trying out for you. Depending on the talent level of the kid, sometimes the club is the one being put on trial too. There are like three teams around here where that is not the case and two of them are at VDA

[Anonymous]

The pool of players has not changed. All this amounts to regular ebb and flow across different teams and clubs. Expansion. Contraction. People are running around like the sky is falling when this goes on every year.

[Anonymous]

Disagree, its like shopping on line vs. rushing for the black friday deals. Timing is everything and if you know what your are doing you are certainly not running around like the sky is falling. This ish is super predicatable at this point. Put it on your calendar for next winter. Elite Soccer Hot Stove - Feb 1 - April 1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What was the turnout for 2010s?

Less than 30 including their current players.

There were Arlington ECNL players there, so that was surprising, no?

Nope, because the shift is happening and as with every team, everybody is looking for a better opportunity to position themselves.

The shift will be top girls to ecnl teams and the back end of the ecnl roster to GA teams. Maybe someday that will not happen but this year it will. You cannot get recruited from the back end of a GA team. You can get recruited from the back end of an ecnl team.

Lots of brave predictions by ECNL club parents. Let's see how things shake out next season on the tournament schedule. I've been to ID sessions of 4 different clubs and at this point the most competitive was SYC GA by a good amount.