U11 Girls Soccer

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know anything about the U11 Girls teams at GFR? How are the coaches and how competitive have they been in the past?

[Anonymous]

If you're talking about the 2010 NPL team, they're solid. Not elite but very competitive with teams just below there. Think they qualified too for WAGS. My DD knows a couple girls on that team - good families too.

[Anonymous]

coach yell a lot and belittles them (at least if this is the U11 GFR team from WAGS this past fall)

[Anonymous]

that coach is mean. I have seen the coach yell at the team and as a parent- it is really terrible.

[Anonymous]

R is coming from Herndon to take on a team
J left to Herndon
F is not moving up and is an interesting coach with an approach which is not always pleasant to observe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:R is coming from Herndon to take on a team
J left to Herndon
F is not moving up and is an interesting coach with an approach which is not always pleasant to observe

What is J like as a coach? I’ve heard very mixed reviews.

[Anonymous]

J is positive and focused on player development.
Difference strokes for different folks.

[Anonymous]

Received an offer to play for U12 United. Any insight is helpful. This is NCSL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Received an offer to play for U12 United. Any insight is helpful. This is NCSL.

The current 2010s United team is at the bottom of Division 2 in NCSL and hasn't scored a goal in over a month. Likely getting relegated for the fall.

If your DD is new to travel soccer, this will be a lower level of competition.

[Anonymous]

Helpful - I have been trying to find info on the coach. DD is not a top player but has grown so much over the last 12 months. May be leaving a club with 4 teams for one that has 2 and not sure how to read this.

[Anonymous]

It means that that team will be playing near the bottom of NCSL. Depending on what your kid wants, that’s either a plus or a minus

[Anonymous]

She wants to continue to play at the U13 level and not sure we can do this in our current club because they go down to 2 teams and there are so many girls (VYS).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She wants to continue to play at the U13 level and not sure we can do this in our current club because they go down to 2 teams and there are so many girls (VYS).

There is no “u13” level, only mediocre, good and great levels to play on. Playing up makes no sense if it requires sacrificing the quality of the training and competition.

[Anonymous]

If they get relegated it may mean her team will be competitively placed for the Fall which isn’t a bad thing.