Field hockey clubs feedback

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t study the local teams at SS Thanksgiving in depth, but a quick look at standings and scores tells me that none of the local teams are dominating their pools. There are absolutely committed players at SS Thanksgiving playing for their clubs. Should they just stop competing once they are committed, no. They still want to improve their game and this is an opportunity to do so.

The way some of the posters disparage players and clubs speaks volumes about them as humans. Just stop. I’m not sure if it is a misery loves company situation or what, but I ignore those posters.

Honestly, I would like to see Wolves be the club it was about 8 years ago, but unfortunately, it's full of overhyped average athletes. Other than the Syracuse and Lafayette commits, there are no other current DI commits on that team.

+1

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I would like to see Wolves be the club it was about 8 years ago, but unfortunately, it's full of overhyped average athletes. Other than the Syracuse and Lafayette commits, there are no other current DI commits on that team.

That's not accurate. There are commits to Columbia and Fairfield on the current team. There are some other D1 commits listed but they are the players who came over from Husel who had already committed to those programs prior to joining the Wolves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Honestly, I would like to see Wolves be the club it was about 8 years ago, but unfortunately, it's full of overhyped average athletes. Other than the Syracuse and Lafayette commits, there are no other current DI commits on that team.

That's not accurate. There are commits to Columbia and Fairfield on the current team. There are some other D1 commits listed but they are the players who came over from Husel who had already committed to those programs prior to joining the Wolves. [/quote

Okay, fine, they have two other so-so commits. The point is, a poster came on here bragging about Wolves beating WC without any understanding of actual field hockey competition. As far as I know, Wolves have never finished RCCs high enough to head to NCCs. They are a fine club, but not the one to come here bragging about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Washington Wolves beat the WC Eagles - way to go!!!

^ this is not bragging. It is sharing good news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington Wolves beat the WC Eagles - way to go!!!

^ this is not bragging. It is sharing good news.

Is it good news when juniors and seniors in high school beat what was probably freshmen? Who wound up losing every game of the tournament? It was not a good post and I would suggest you refrain from them in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington Wolves beat the WC Eagles - way to go!!!

^ this is not bragging. It is sharing good news.

Is it good news when juniors and seniors in high school beat what was probably freshmen? Who wound up losing every game of the tournament? It was not a good post and I would suggest you refrain from them in the future.

Wow, somebody really hates the Washington Wolves and doesn’t like posters who’s opinions are different from they/them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washington Wolves beat the WC Eagles - way to go!!!

^ this is not bragging. It is sharing good news.

Totally agree. The "Wolves Beat Eagles" post is so harmless. Don't know what that other poster is on about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t study the local teams at SS Thanksgiving in depth, but a quick look at standings and scores tells me that none of the local teams are dominating their pools. There are absolutely committed players at SS Thanksgiving playing for their clubs. Should they just stop competing once they are committed, no. They still want to improve their game and this is an opportunity to do so.

The way some of the posters disparage players and clubs speaks volumes about them as humans. Just stop. I’m not sure if it is a misery loves company situation or what, but I ignore those posters.

Honestly, I would like to see Wolves be the club it was about 8 years ago, but unfortunately, it's full of overhyped average athletes. Other than the Syracuse and Lafayette commits, there are no other current DI commits on that team.

+1

There are. They transferred from other clubs though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U19 Freedom and U19 Xtreme (1 tie) are undefeated at SS. U19 Metro and U19 Husel (1 tie) are undefeated at Festival. Isn’t U19 WW filled with a bunch of ex-Husel players? Probably explains why they are not winning. Also have heard that those ex-Husel players like to bicker and point fingers on the field.

Husel U19 won a gold medal. Not a top pool but they had no losses and only 1 goal allowed. After the exodus they were not expected to do much but rallied with remaining players, and new adds. Good for them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wolves is a social club. It is no longer considered elite. The club focuses on showing smiling children on instagram. Their record shows in major national and even local tournaments, they are not elite. Just average. The owner will help on college recruiting for her favorites and many have done well in the past. Current class of 2025s and 2026s have not faired great (Wolves got an a few players that were already committed transferring over to them in 2026 recruiting year). It’s a great club from a social angle. Children goof off, laugh etc. Paying close to 4K a year for that excluding travel, uniform , I think it’s too much for misuse of practice time (way too much standing around), favorites getting true coaching and touches on ball, and very limited playing time even at the lower ages. Again, a good average club but 4K is a steep price tag for average and limited skill growth.

What do you consider an elite club in the DMV?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wolves is a social club. It is no longer considered elite. The club focuses on showing smiling children on instagram. Their record shows in major national and even local tournaments, they are not elite. Just average. The owner will help on college recruiting for her favorites and many have done well in the past. Current class of 2025s and 2026s have not faired great (Wolves got an a few players that were already committed transferring over to them in 2026 recruiting year). It’s a great club from a social angle. Children goof off, laugh etc. Paying close to 4K a year for that excluding travel, uniform , I think it’s too much for misuse of practice time (way too much standing around), favorites getting true coaching and touches on ball, and very limited playing time even at the lower ages. Again, a good average club but 4K is a steep price tag for average and limited skill growth.

What do you consider an elite club in the DMV?

Freedom A team - best in the DMV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wolves is a social club. It is no longer considered elite. The club focuses on showing smiling children on instagram. Their record shows in major national and even local tournaments, they are not elite. Just average. The owner will help on college recruiting for her favorites and many have done well in the past. Current class of 2025s and 2026s have not faired great (Wolves got an a few players that were already committed transferring over to them in 2026 recruiting year). It’s a great club from a social angle. Children goof off, laugh etc. Paying close to 4K a year for that excluding travel, uniform , I think it’s too much for misuse of practice time (way too much standing around), favorites getting true coaching and touches on ball, and very limited playing time even at the lower ages. Again, a good average club but 4K is a steep price tag for average and limited skill growth.

What do you consider an elite club in the DMV?

Freedom A team - best in the DMV

Agree with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wolves is a social club. It is no longer considered elite. The club focuses on showing smiling children on instagram. Their record shows in major national and even local tournaments, they are not elite. Just average. The owner will help on college recruiting for her favorites and many have done well in the past. Current class of 2025s and 2026s have not faired great (Wolves got an a few players that were already committed transferring over to them in 2026 recruiting year). It’s a great club from a social angle. Children goof off, laugh etc. Paying close to 4K a year for that excluding travel, uniform , I think it’s too much for misuse of practice time (way too much standing around), favorites getting true coaching and touches on ball, and very limited playing time even at the lower ages. Again, a good average club but 4K is a steep price tag for average and limited skill growth.

What do you consider an elite club in the DMV?

Agreed. Mostly made up of players from Maryland. Not a lot of players from Northern Virginia because the ride is still too far. Great club. Even their lower tiered teams are good.

Freedom A team - best in the DMV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we can all agree that the Wolves victory over WC post did not age well. It’s the only game they have won so far, and that WC team might be the only team in the entire U 19 to go 0-4.

WW u19 stacked with committed players and still can’t win their pool (lower tier) and have not won any major regional or national level tournament in the past few years. Committed players to Columbia, Syracuse, Farfield, BU, Davidson, Lafayette, Amherst, Longwood. Also, the team has so many players, the lower tiered players were combined with another club to play at this tournament not coached by WW or under WW team name. So clearly it was WW top team. You would think if the goal like WC eagles is for players who are uncommitted to showcase, WW would have left their committed players at home so the other players could play under the WW name along with a team they practice with and be coached by WW coaches versus be out in a random team or stand on the sidelines “cheering” or as the coach would say “learning by watching the better players” play.

There is a lot of truth in this. One missing fact, WW has one more D1 commit not mentioned and quite a few for D2 & D3 schools. All commits are incredible achievements. The percentage of WW committed players to the number of WW players is impressive and would be comparable to any elite club. Also, we shouldn’t take anything away from these hard working young athletes and their major life accomplishments. As parents, we know how much time and effort they have put in to achieving their goals so I will keep my responses to the clubs.

For SS, the extra WW players who were combined with the other team, were mostly from U16 and a few younger U19 players, but the pp is right, mostly 25’s on the U19 roster. The FH community is small and once you have been in it you recognize that all the clubs have grievances from fairness, favoritism, less attention to their lower teams, coaching, etc. What I have heard, consistently, through many FH families is that the WW coach truly loves the girls, wants the best for them, and helps with recruiting. She also wants them to be have fun and love the game. The new coaches who teach the U14 and younger are having great success and I have heard great things, so this is a positive for WW’s future.

That being said, the coach goes to the extreme to not have perceived favorites, to the point where there is no appearance of loyalty to the players who have stayed dedicated to her club. This is where some of the negativity may have come from with the other posts and previous WW players. As seen at SS, the coach would rather send her loyal players to another team, not under the WW name, and have her new WW players on the team under the WW name. This was the 2nd time WW has done this. Paying a lot of money to be part of the WW club to be sent to play for another club during recruitment is not great, especially when being seen is the most important, if you’re not committed. Overall, WW is a solid team and for the DMV, NL & WW are the top two choices, but if you’re not an elite player already, there a low chance to be on the top team, no matter what club is chosen.

[Anonymous]

^ this is interesting info. How can a club send some of their players to another club for a showcase? I have never heard of this. What club did the WW players guest play for? This is very detrimental to the Wolves and I can see how Parents are pissed, as they should be.