Feedback on Capital tryouts

[Anonymous]

Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Any 2026 turn down an orange team placement?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who cares who beat who. College coaches honestly don’t care about scores. They want to see a competitive match. At the end of the day if one player from Capital or Pride ends up at the same school as a lower club player, what’s the difference.

But coaches do care if you play on a good team which is determined by wins and losses. Lose a lot and the team will be playing lower, less competitive teams and hence less college-coach interest.

The facts don’t support this.

Look at the 2023 M&D Black team. #3 in the country. Great winning record - far better than Capital Blue 2023.

M&D23 has more uncommitted players than CapBlue23. They also have players committed to schools where CapOrange23 players are going. Great schools - congrats to all. But if a winning record meant everything, M&D’s recruiting should have dominated. All of their players should have gone to top lax or academic schools. Yet CapBlue23 did as well (arguably better in some respects, depending on how you look at it).

Being competitive against other good teams! M&D is an easy target bc they don’t play half their players in the tough games which limits recruits. winning games determines which teams you play!

If Capital was getting routinely destroyed by MD or NY teams then I would absolutely agree with you. This would result in being pushed to a lower bracket, which would be bad for the team, the players, their recruiting prospects, and the club.

But people have posted Capital scores against the top 10 teams and they are usually pretty close. Rarely any total crushing wins. Such losses aren’t enough to get knocked down to lower divisions.

Coaches want standout players. If your DD is playing on a competitive team in the right tournaments against the best teams, and shines at the right moment when the coaches are looking, that’s what counts. They also need to be on a club that will give them ample time on the field to make those plays given how short tourney games are.

Being competitive, not win / loss records, is what matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to know how many girls outside of Pride and Stars made Capital Blue...? BINGO

At least 2 from CavLax got offers. Not sure about other clubs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

It really should not come as a surprise to anyone that certain girls are known to be good enough to be on CLC Blue even before the tryout. DD is a 2028 and I have spent enough time around the DMV teams to have a pretty good sense of the certain girls who will be on CLC Blue in a few years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

It really should not come as a surprise to anyone that certain girls are known to be good enough to be on CLC Blue even before the tryout. DD is a 2028 and I have spent enough time around the DMV teams to have a pretty good sense of the certain girls who will be on CLC Blue in a few years.

I know what you mean and don’t disagree. But there are also girls who haven’t had the chance to shine bc they are not on the right team. In response to the threads about whether winning or losing record matters, I think it does at younger grades bc people conclude that girls are better if their teams win. This is usually a no brainer - makes sense the most skilled girls will nearly worse teams. but sometimes not the whole picture. I would say it hurts the best players on a bad team. bottom line, in middle school get on a winning team to play on a good hs club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it was NOT a tryout. Did anyone outside of Stars or Pride make CLC Blue? there had to be 1 goalie from each team for political reasons. Same with the players. Come on people.

My kid was not on Stars or Pride but I have eyes....I can see that those two teams are in the top 10 and play harder schedules with better individual players than most other local teams. How you don't think that those two teams would field the Blue team is your own craziness. So like you said....come on people!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Everyone on this board knew that the Blue team would be made up of Stars and Pride. They deserved it. Not sure what all the surprise and frustration is about. Everyone else there was trying out for Orange and they knew that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

It really should not come as a surprise to anyone that certain girls are known to be good enough to be on CLC Blue even before the tryout. DD is a 2028 and I have spent enough time around the DMV teams to have a pretty good sense of the certain girls who will be on CLC Blue in a few years.

Exactly! It is so obvious already by the time you get to tryouts. Why so much frustration about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

It really should not come as a surprise to anyone that certain girls are known to be good enough to be on CLC Blue even before the tryout. DD is a 2028 and I have spent enough time around the DMV teams to have a pretty good sense of the certain girls who will be on CLC Blue in a few years.

I know what you mean and don’t disagree. But there are also girls who haven’t had the chance to shine bc they are not on the right team. In response to the threads about whether winning or losing record matters, I think it does at younger grades bc people conclude that girls are better if their teams win. This is usually a no brainer - makes sense the most skilled girls will nearly worse teams. but sometimes not the whole picture. I would say it hurts the best players on a bad team. bottom line, in middle school get on a winning team to play on a good hs club.

This is very true. Hard on parents but getting your kids to the right club is key. Especially if you think you will stand a chance at making Capital.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Everyone on this board knew that the Blue team would be made up of Stars and Pride. They deserved it. Not sure what all the surprise and frustration is about. Everyone else there was trying out for Orange and they knew that.

Isn't this pretty standard? I believe the 25 CLC B team had 11 Pride and 8 Stars. CLC O is where you will see much more diversity.

[Anonymous]

I will be interested if any BLC 26 kids made Capital - either Blue or Orange.

At least two from BLC received offers

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Everyone on this board knew that the Blue team would be made up of Stars and Pride. They deserved it. Not sure what all the surprise and frustration is about. Everyone else there was trying out for Orange and they knew that.

Does CLC prefer Pride players? Every year they take more and more of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not saying the girls selected aren't incredible players - most (not all) are. Still, the girls were pre-selected prior to tryouts and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Everyone on this board knew that the Blue team would be made up of Stars and Pride. They deserved it. Not sure what all the surprise and frustration is about. Everyone else there was trying out for Orange and they knew that.

Does CLC prefer Pride players? Every year they take more and more of them.

I would imagine every year will depend on the talent. 27 will be majority BLC. 28 will be something else etc. But Pride, Stars (for now at least) and BLC will always have some representation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any 2026 turn down an orange team placement?

I am curious if anyone was specifically given an "alternate" offer? Or are they just making the way down the list? Not sure why anyone would turn down an Orange offer. Will be interesting to see what Pride girls will be left for tryouts on Thursday.