Girls DA 2018-19 Season

[Anonymous]

Also, roster sizes are forcing play ups on older teams. That's how they are trying to solve it: they say: don't worry about how big the roster is. We'll be moving some girls up.

It's an actual strategy to stave off complaints.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is coming from a parent whose DD starts and gets lots of minutes.

If not, I'd go straight to the club and complain directly. But then she'd go from crappy level of play with a lot of time, even if it's with inadequate play ups to finding hersle fo ff the starting line up or even the roster.

Black balling happens.

So now the whole team is a “crappy level of play.” I’m sure that will won friends on the sideline too.

Never said the whole team. But the play ups drag down the level of play for everyone. I'm not sure where it hurts worse: if it's a forward or if it's a midfielder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, roster sizes are forcing play ups on older teams. That's how they are trying to solve it: they say: don't worry about how big the roster is. We'll be moving some girls up.

It's an actual strategy to stave off complaints.

A 13 year old girl is “the worst” and the team is a “crappy level of play”. So tell the class how does your DD rise above it all and why hasn’t FCV snatched her up?

[Anonymous]

I'm not the one pretending Spirit is as good as FCV. I already said they are flat out better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not the one pretending Spirit is as good as FCV. I already said they are flat out better.

There is better and then there is describing your DDs teammates as “a crappy level of play”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not the one pretending Spirit is as good as FCV. I already said they are flat out better.

There is better and then there is describing your DDs teammates as “a crappy level of play”.

The play ups make the level crappy. If we didn't have that, the team would be significantly better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is coming from a parent whose DD starts and gets lots of minutes.

If not, I'd go straight to the club and complain directly. But then she'd go from crappy level of play with a lot of time, even if it's with inadequate play ups to finding hersle fo ff the starting line up or even the roster.

Black balling happens.

So now the whole team is a “crappy level of play.” I’m sure that will won friends on the sideline too.

Never said the whole team. But the play ups drag down the level of play for everyone. I'm not sure where it hurts worse: if it's a forward or if it's a midfielder.

It is telling that you’ve never complained about the defense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:May be in poor taste, but it’s not unacceptable.

It’s part of the program and easily drives decisions of others to stay or leave.

Calling out a child on your own team in an anonymous forum is both cowardly and unacceptable. Say it to the players and the parents face.

100% agree, and I can only imagine it is a matter of time until the parents of the child called confront you.......or go to the club and make sure the club is aware of the nastiness.

[Anonymous]

Does the WS-VA U15+ age groups experience the same type (amount/positions) of substitutions as their opponents in matches?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The criticism is not so much of the players, as of the club that makes decisions like this. No parent gets mad when a weak player on the team gets her fair share of time. It's something to compliment about the DA and its 25% start rule.

The anger and resentment comes from a large roster for one, that inexplicably sits players. It also comes from play ups whose level of play doesn't justify their playing up (and maybe it is just their size, but if you are playing up, you should be held to the same standard as the rest of the team, not get bonus points because you are a play up, so you start in spite of a lack of performance).

And if for some random reason a team has a roster that is even 1 player short, it must be re-maxed out with players. It comes from taking out of town trips with intentionally bringing more than 18 girls. I'd rather my DD not go at all one trip and take her on another.

The showcases will be equally ridiculous. If a team doesn't have at least 20, players will be added to make sure the roster does and that girls fly somewhere to sit.

This is coming from a parent of a starting player who gets lots of minutes. No, this is not about the roster size as the poster has admitted that their DD’s playing time is not affected. No, this is about nothing more than anger over results and scapegoating a 13 year old girl. The poster called her “the worst”. That is not commentary about the club, that is anger, frustration and blame pointed squarely at a 13 year old girl.

AMEN

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the WS-VA U15+ age groups experience the same type (amount/positions) of substitutions as their opponents in matches?

It maxes out on subs. Is that what you mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is coming from a parent whose DD starts and gets lots of minutes.

If not, I'd go straight to the club and complain directly. But then she'd go from crappy level of play with a lot of time, even if it's with inadequate play ups to finding hersle fo ff the starting line up or even the roster.

Black balling happens.

So now the whole team is a “crappy level of play.” I’m sure that will won friends on the sideline too.

Never said the whole team. But the play ups drag down the level of play for everyone. I'm not sure where it hurts worse: if it's a forward or if it's a midfielder.

It is telling that you’ve never complained about the defense.

Not as much playing up for defenders. The regular play ups are generally midfielders and forwards.

[Anonymous]

Goalkeeper play ups don't fair well either. There is just less of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is coming from a parent whose DD starts and gets lots of minutes.

If not, I'd go straight to the club and complain directly. But then she'd go from crappy level of play with a lot of time, even if it's with inadequate play ups to finding hersle fo ff the starting line up or even the roster.

Black balling happens.

So now the whole team is a “crappy level of play.” I’m sure that will won friends on the sideline too.

Never said the whole team. But the play ups drag down the level of play for everyone. I'm not sure where it hurts worse: if it's a forward or if it's a midfielder.

It is telling that you’ve never complained about the defense.

Not as much playing up for defenders. The regular play ups are generally midfielders and forwards.

According to the game reports there is only one playup on the 04s. I think you missed the point of the PPs post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here. Actually posting it here does matter. Whether they admit it or not, all clubs are aware of DCUM. Social Media is important. Coaches pretend this is all 100% BS here, but they secretly read it too. You would never get any of this without the anonymity. And come on people, no one takes anything at pure face value, but it does inform your next steps as to what to get more direct evidence about. I have friends at Spirit that I ask about roster size and play-ups, and, yes, I then get their direct experiences and dissatisfactions. Some about totally different things. I watched the FCV parents too and some did seem like the parents I wouldn't hang with. That angry PP is not entirely made up stuff, but you listen to the anger, and then, hey, you then check this stuff out. I will watch more then one Spirit game, and ask who the play ups are. I don't like the play-ups and think they must have done that to recruit top-tier players so the program can appear more legit. It's prolly a deal with the parents kind of thing. All the beating up on this poster serves no purpose and pushes him to defend and give more specifics, the things you are now scolding him about. The posters giving him suggestions are helpful, but telling him to leave the board is stupid. I am not him, and my daughter is not at Spirit. She is too young, but a good player, so I follow this stuff LIKE ALL OF YOU. Will hopefully help tune me in. Our local club has small rosters, and I like that. I like Spirit pro team, and will make sure to nail down rosters with coaches before I give them my $10K. I will do this at other clubs too of course. Just saying here that stop attacking that guy, he can post here all he wants, and those can stop reading who don't like it. (I am not him, not his friend. Amazed he is so angry that he is really getting into it here, but that is actually helpful. At some point the conversation will turn to new things. It always does.)

Exactly. What's being said has been verified by several others. Does that make it true? Maybe it does and maybe it doesn't, but now I know what questions I need to ask and what problems I need to be on the look out for.