GA is the new CCL

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

So isnt 11 non nova teams more than 8 non nova teams? Not getting your reasoning here. And let's be real alot of those teams outside your area are no where near elite. Having a badge in either league does not mean elite

Agree. I'd just like to see my DD stop playing against so many mediocre NOVA teams. Would be nice if the top talent in the region would concentrate in a smaller number of teams, but we're heading in the opposite direction. Current NOVA situation almost makes Bethesda an attractive option.

So instead of playing mediocre NOVA teams you'd rather drive around the mid atlantic and stay in hotels to play non-NOVA mediocre teams?

Nothing mediocre about Penn Fusion, PDA Blue or even Delco

So maybe Bethesda has some reasonable competition but Va does not. Good try though.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

Congratulations, you're the reason why the travel soccer overpay for play model exists and thrives. You think that playing the same exact caliber of players from a longer distance away makes things better. Because traveling to Wilmington, NC to beat up on a team that's only in the ECNL due to geographic isolation is so much better for your kid's development. Yaaaay!!!!

We're making it worse by spreading a fixed amount of talent across a larger number of teams. So yes, I prefer the current situation over what we will have next year, and last year's situation over what we have this year.

So you clearly believe that exclusion is the remedy for producing a stronger talent pool. Got it...

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

Congratulations, you're the reason why the travel soccer overpay for play model exists and thrives. You think that playing the same exact caliber of players from a longer distance away makes things better. Because traveling to Wilmington, NC to beat up on a team that's only in the ECNL due to geographic isolation is so much better for your kid's development. Yaaaay!!!!

We're making it worse by spreading a fixed amount of talent across a larger number of teams. So yes, I prefer the current situation over what we will have next year, and last year's situation over what we have this year.

So you clearly believe that exclusion is the remedy for producing a stronger talent pool. Got it...

You’re clearly onto something. Why don’t we make GA an open league? Parents can round up 15 kids and enter a team. Why stop there? Let’s get rid of applications for higher education. No qualifications required for jobs. Oh wait, that might be hitting a little close to home in the DMV these days.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

Congratulations, you're the reason why the travel soccer overpay for play model exists and thrives. You think that playing the same exact caliber of players from a longer distance away makes things better. Because traveling to Wilmington, NC to beat up on a team that's only in the ECNL due to geographic isolation is so much better for your kid's development. Yaaaay!!!!

We're making it worse by spreading a fixed amount of talent across a larger number of teams. So yes, I prefer the current situation over what we will have next year, and last year's situation over what we have this year.

So you clearly believe that exclusion is the remedy for producing a stronger talent pool. Got it...

Like it or not, not everyone is elite.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

Congratulations, you're the reason why the travel soccer overpay for play model exists and thrives. You think that playing the same exact caliber of players from a longer distance away makes things better. Because traveling to Wilmington, NC to beat up on a team that's only in the ECNL due to geographic isolation is so much better for your kid's development. Yaaaay!!!!

We're making it worse by spreading a fixed amount of talent across a larger number of teams. So yes, I prefer the current situation over what we will have next year, and last year's situation over what we have this year.

So you clearly believe that exclusion is the remedy for producing a stronger talent pool. Got it...

Like it or not, not everyone is elite.

you are correct - not everyone is elite, but the current system does not allow teams to compete and the overall depth of leagues are thinning to the point that there are good teams in USYS that can't into GA or ECNL due to certain gatekeeping - but would compete well. There are teams in those leagues that are bad but continue to be in those leagues no matter if they haven't finished above bottom 1/3 in their conference in the past 8 years.

If there was one system or even two systems that truly had the Top 20-40 teams and everything else was tiered and you could earn your way up, it would be better. but now you have everythign spread, nobody can get in and it forces longer travel to play competitive games.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

Congratulations, you're the reason why the travel soccer overpay for play model exists and thrives. You think that playing the same exact caliber of players from a longer distance away makes things better. Because traveling to Wilmington, NC to beat up on a team that's only in the ECNL due to geographic isolation is so much better for your kid's development. Yaaaay!!!!

We're making it worse by spreading a fixed amount of talent across a larger number of teams. So yes, I prefer the current situation over what we will have next year, and last year's situation over what we have this year.

So you clearly believe that exclusion is the remedy for producing a stronger talent pool. Got it...

Like it or not, not everyone is elite.

you are correct - not everyone is elite, but the current system does not allow teams to compete and the overall depth of leagues are thinning to the point that there are good teams in USYS that can't into GA or ECNL due to certain gatekeeping - but would compete well. There are teams in those leagues that are bad but continue to be in those leagues no matter if they haven't finished above bottom 1/3 in their conference in the past 8 years.

If there was one system or even two systems that truly had the Top 20-40 teams and everything else was tiered and you could earn your way up, it would be better. but now you have everythign spread, nobody can get in and it forces longer travel to play competitive games.

Somebody that actually gets it beyond the bs they have been sold. Until they go to a team by team promotion/relegation system it's never going to be what it should. The gatekeeping clubs in either "top" league don't want it because it forces them to do what their missions claim they do vs getting players simply off of the strength of the league they play in. There are clearly individual DPL, USYS, Elite 64, and NAL teams that can compete anywhere that never get the opportunity. How hard is it to relegate the bottom two of a conference. The bottom 4 in the 2012 mid atlantic right now are 6-49-18 with a negative 118 goal differential. Literally the same bottom teams exist in the 2011s

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

Congratulations, you're the reason why the travel soccer overpay for play model exists and thrives. You think that playing the same exact caliber of players from a longer distance away makes things better. Because traveling to Wilmington, NC to beat up on a team that's only in the ECNL due to geographic isolation is so much better for your kid's development. Yaaaay!!!!

We're making it worse by spreading a fixed amount of talent across a larger number of teams. So yes, I prefer the current situation over what we will have next year, and last year's situation over what we have this year.

This is how it was 20 yrs ago with promotion and relegation with division. The good old days before pay to play really took off to a new level. Everyone is elite and everyone can say so because we won't play each other to find out who is best, because we are in different leagues.

So you clearly believe that exclusion is the remedy for producing a stronger talent pool. Got it...

Like it or not, not everyone is elite.

you are correct - not everyone is elite, but the current system does not allow teams to compete and the overall depth of leagues are thinning to the point that there are good teams in USYS that can't into GA or ECNL due to certain gatekeeping - but would compete well. There are teams in those leagues that are bad but continue to be in those leagues no matter if they haven't finished above bottom 1/3 in their conference in the past 8 years.

If there was one system or even two systems that truly had the Top 20-40 teams and everything else was tiered and you could earn your way up, it would be better. but now you have everythign spread, nobody can get in and it forces longer travel to play competitive games.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

Congratulations, you're the reason why the travel soccer overpay for play model exists and thrives. You think that playing the same exact caliber of players from a longer distance away makes things better. Because traveling to Wilmington, NC to beat up on a team that's only in the ECNL due to geographic isolation is so much better for your kid's development. Yaaaay!!!!

We're making it worse by spreading a fixed amount of talent across a larger number of teams. So yes, I prefer the current situation over what we will have next year, and last year's situation over what we have this year.

So you clearly believe that exclusion is the remedy for producing a stronger talent pool. Got it...

Like it or not, not everyone is elite.

you are correct - not everyone is elite, but the current system does not allow teams to compete and the overall depth of leagues are thinning to the point that there are good teams in USYS that can't into GA or ECNL due to certain gatekeeping - but would compete well. There are teams in those leagues that are bad but continue to be in those leagues no matter if they haven't finished above bottom 1/3 in their conference in the past 8 years.

If there was one system or even two systems that truly had the Top 20-40 teams and everything else was tiered and you could earn your way up, it would be better. but now you have everythign spread, nobody can get in and it forces longer travel to play competitive games.

Somebody that actually gets it beyond the bs they have been sold. Until they go to a team by team promotion/relegation system it's never going to be what it should. The gatekeeping clubs in either "top" league don't want it because it forces them to do what their missions claim they do vs getting players simply off of the strength of the league they play in. There are clearly individual DPL, USYS, Elite 64, and NAL teams that can compete anywhere that never get the opportunity. How hard is it to relegate the bottom two of a conference. The bottom 4 in the 2012 mid atlantic right now are 6-49-18 with a negative 118 goal differential. Literally the same bottom teams exist in the 2011s

Team by team pro/rel doesn’t do anything to help develop players - that just heaps pressure on winning and recruiting - which will be at the expense of development.

A CCL type setup with determined regional travel type clubs would be a better setup - with a pro club sitting on top where the regional clubs try to push top players. The regional club setup gives you an established group of clubs where you can consolidate coaching talent, establish standards, build relationships, and actually develop players and give players an understood path instead of chasing coaches from club to club or team to team.

This area just has too much money and too many egos to do anything that actually benefits the kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

So isnt 11 non nova teams more than 8 non nova teams? Not getting your reasoning here. And let's be real alot of those teams outside your area are no where near elite. Having a badge in either league does not mean elite

Agree. I'd just like to see my DD stop playing against so many mediocre NOVA teams. Would be nice if the top talent in the region would concentrate in a smaller number of teams, but we're heading in the opposite direction. Current NOVA situation almost makes Bethesda an attractive option.

So instead of playing mediocre NOVA teams you'd rather drive around the mid atlantic and stay in hotels to play non-NOVA mediocre teams?

Nothing mediocre about Penn Fusion, PDA Blue or even Delco

So maybe Bethesda has some reasonable competition but Va does not. Good try though.

NC Courage, Charlotte Soccer Academy, Richmond United?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

So isnt 11 non nova teams more than 8 non nova teams? Not getting your reasoning here. And let's be real alot of those teams outside your area are no where near elite. Having a badge in either league does not mean elite

Agree. I'd just like to see my DD stop playing against so many mediocre NOVA teams. Would be nice if the top talent in the region would concentrate in a smaller number of teams, but we're heading in the opposite direction. Current NOVA situation almost makes Bethesda an attractive option.

So instead of playing mediocre NOVA teams you'd rather drive around the mid atlantic and stay in hotels to play non-NOVA mediocre teams?

Nothing mediocre about Penn Fusion, PDA Blue or even Delco

So maybe Bethesda has some reasonable competition but Va does not. Good try though.

NC Courage, Charlotte Soccer Academy, Richmond United?

Richmond united is good. End of the day a handful of teams are good in both leagues. Your acting like has so many more good teams than another. In certain age groups there a good teams. One good team does not make a club good. A few good teams doesnt make one league better than another.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

So isnt 11 non nova teams more than 8 non nova teams? Not getting your reasoning here. And let's be real alot of those teams outside your area are no where near elite. Having a badge in either league does not mean elite

Agree. I'd just like to see my DD stop playing against so many mediocre NOVA teams. Would be nice if the top talent in the region would concentrate in a smaller number of teams, but we're heading in the opposite direction. Current NOVA situation almost makes Bethesda an attractive option.

So instead of playing mediocre NOVA teams you'd rather drive around the mid atlantic and stay in hotels to play non-NOVA mediocre teams?

Nothing mediocre about Penn Fusion, PDA Blue or even Delco

So maybe Bethesda has some reasonable competition but Va does not. Good try though.

NC Courage, Charlotte Soccer Academy, Richmond United?

Richmond united is good. End of the day a handful of teams are good in both leagues. Your acting like has so many more good teams than another. In certain age groups there a good teams. One good team does not make a club good. A few good teams doesnt make one league better than another.

Teams vary from club to club and season to season, but on the whole I don’t see how anyone could credibly argue that North Atlantic has been stronger than Mid-Atlantic. Not sure, though, why that would matter to any individual player.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a GA fan going back to old FCV, but I don’t see how anyone can be happy about having so many GA teams in the DMV. U13 is when the girls are supposed to finally get to break away from playing against the same teams they’ve been playing ad nauseam since U8, but with the explosion of GA clubs in this area it’s now going to continue for another 6 years!

What is with all this playing against different teams? whatever league you move into, you end up, guess what???? Playing against the same teams!!!

The same girls from the top teams at McLean, Loudoun, SYC, Arlington, GFR, Vienna, PWSI, VSA, BRYC, and Alexandria have played against one other countless times over the last 5 years. Moving to ECNL introduces 8 non-NOVA clubs, with only 4 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic division. Moving to GA currently introduces 11 non-NOVA clubs, with only 3 NOVA clubs in the Mid-Atlantic (up from just 1 last year). Next year, 7 GA Mid-Atlantic clubs will be from NOVA. That's not elite or exclusive, it's more of the same.

So isnt 11 non nova teams more than 8 non nova teams? Not getting your reasoning here. And let's be real alot of those teams outside your area are no where near elite. Having a badge in either league does not mean elite

Agree. I'd just like to see my DD stop playing against so many mediocre NOVA teams. Would be nice if the top talent in the region would concentrate in a smaller number of teams, but we're heading in the opposite direction. Current NOVA situation almost makes Bethesda an attractive option.

So instead of playing mediocre NOVA teams you'd rather drive around the mid atlantic and stay in hotels to play non-NOVA mediocre teams?

Nothing mediocre about Penn Fusion, PDA Blue or even Delco

So maybe Bethesda has some reasonable competition but Va does not. Good try though.

NC Courage, Charlotte Soccer Academy, Richmond United?

Richmond united is good. End of the day a handful of teams are good in both leagues. Your acting like has so many more good teams than another. In certain age groups there a good teams. One good team does not make a club good. A few good teams doesnt make one league better than another.

Teams vary from club to club and season to season, but on the whole I don’t see how anyone could credibly argue that North Atlantic has been stronger than Mid-Atlantic. Not sure, though, why that would matter to any individual player.

Yeah ok. North Atlantic is stronger than Mod Atlantic.

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Anonymous wrote:So is all the hate towards Alexandria and the big reason surrounding clubs are hating it is because they would be partnered with Washington Spirit? Just asking because that seems where this thread is going and it would explain all of this. I am probably wrong.

Why would Alexandria be partnered with Washington Spirit?

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Anonymous wrote:So is all the hate towards Alexandria and the big reason surrounding clubs are hating it is because they would be partnered with Washington Spirit? Just asking because that seems where this thread is going and it would explain all of this. I am probably wrong.

Why would Alexandria be partnered with Washington Spirit?

Because they are the best club in the area. Duh!!

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From a North Carolina forum:
Our GA club coach sent out the list of club in the new GA "South Atlantic" conference starting this Fall.......Charlotte DA, CISC, TUSA, Wake FC, NVA, Loudoun, McLean, ASA, SYC, TSJFC, VA Revolution, Skyline