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Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it shows you are on a decent pathway - training with good players at the very least every week if you are successful on game days. For the smaller clubs breaking or even being mentioned with these big clubs that play ECNL or even GA- even better showing of development by their club and coaches to be in the same ranking. That is what it means to me.
That is a great common sense answer. Thanks.
And there are a lot of ways these teams can be ranked to suit a particular narrative.
All the listed teams are good soccer teams in the larger sense. Richmond has clear separation from the group and VDA has a little bit of separation. But Arlington, Bethesda, Union, FCV and Loudoun are all in pretty tight grouping. Then Metro is on the outside looking in with a pretty sharp drop off after them.
Bethesda has obviously improved. Union seems to be coming together and will have faced the top 3 teams in the conference in the first 5 games. VDA will be fine. Arlington is off to a good start but seem to be stalling a bit.
FCV will roll in GA but their competition is highly suspect and so their score lines should give strong reason for pause. FCV tends to struggle in more evenly matched competition outside of their league conference. FCV has yet to beat an opponent that is ranked higher than they are currently ranked. If you are a top ten team Nationally this isn't that big of deal but when you are ranked 73rd there are still lots of opportunities to play higher ranked teams with a reasonable chance to succeed.
Then you should add whoever is top of NCSL, I mean you are adding Metro.
No, the level of competition at GA is much higher than NCSL. The average national ranking in Metro's GA conference is 374.
Of the teams ranked in ECNL-R for Northern VA the overall National Ranking average is 685. Great Falls and Villareal are not ranked or are at least not accurately listed, but their rankings would likely be worse than 1500 in the nation.
You don't have to believe Metro is good, but to say they are no better than NCSL when the team has been successful against significantly higher competition than NCSL or ECNL-R is crazy.
There is a anti metro troll. I think they have some issue with a coach over there or their kid tried out but was not selected.
Not at all. after Arlington left the GAL there is no real competition, GA fell to the level of EDP, CCL, NCSL, and very close to ECNL-R.
The rankings average are post Arlington. Arlington 08 finished 3rd in GA last year. They were hardly the anchor of the league or even the age group and as such they got swept in the GA playoffs over the summer.
My guess what the poster means is that with Arlington gone from the 08 group, there are really two teams - FCV and SJEB - and the level of competition drops precipitously from there. That means there are a lot of games that FCV and SJEB play that aren't going to be very competitive. FCV is currently 5-0 with a +10 goal differential. SJEB has only played two games, and its only loss was a one goal loss to FCV. At the national level, the top teams of GA are every bit as good as ECNL. But at least for the 08s, the middle of the conference for ECNL is more competitive than the middle of the conference for GA. That said, the middle of the conference for GA is still better than CCL, NCSL and most ECNL-R teams.
And, FWIW, Arlington did not get swept in the GA playoffs, they won one and lost two (the second one being to the eventual tournament finalist).
Anonymous wrote:One, you just proved my point without even knowing it with your patriots comparison.
Two- rankings based on PPG when you have such a disparity in the number of games played is silly.
Also- when looking at the links you sent- they’re doing pretty damn good when you look at their current standings out of 60 teams in each age group. Top 8 in all age groups except one out of 60 teams. Again- shooting yourself in the foot.
Four- check out how they did at the national Florida event against the teams at the top of the standings you sent and get back to us hahaha
I'm not proving anyone's point other than that your prior statement is factual incorrect. I take no issue with the fact the FCV is doing very well in the GA.
But you can't point to rankings based on PPG to bolster your argument while simultaneously arguing that the rankings have no meaning.
You obviously have a vested interest in FCV, and are proud of their accomplishments. I don't fault you for that. But you should be accurate in your statements. Is FCV doing very well in the GA? Yes. Is it the top team in every age group in the GA as you claimed? No.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:FCV is like PSG to me. Good club but in a league no one cares about. When PSG beats up on French competition, no one cares because all of the attention is on bigger, more competitive leagues like EPL. Hey look, PSG won the French league title! See no one cares. Look, FCV is the #2 GA club in the mid Atlantic and beat Skyline in league play! See no one cares or is impressed.
It’s clear that this is a sensitive issue for FCV dad. If your DD is so good, why not try to compete in the top league? There’s plenty of options to choose from in the area. I guess it’s easier to just beat up on GA competition and keep up the facade.
FCV is in 1st in every age group except for 08s and 03s. SJEB is only 1st in 08s. Take your u-little and get back to us when it matters.
See. No one cares. Congrats on being the top GA mid Atlantic team! Maybe a playoff with the CCL and NCSL league champs to see who has the most bragging rights!
FCV is not the top GA team in any age group
Uhm what? Lol.
How is this even controversial:
U13: 7th. https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/1805/schedules?group=7756
U14: 2nd https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/1805/schedules?group=7755
U15: 6th https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/1805/schedules?group=7760
U16: 8th https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/1805/schedules?group=7759
U17: 5th https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/1805/schedules?group=7758
U18: 13th https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/1805/schedules?group=7757 (based on ppg)
It is a good showing, but the PP is accurate. FCV is not the top GA team in any age group. Facts do matter.
They were talking nationally? Don’t think so.
And comparing teams that played 20 games to teams that played 10? ROFL
That's what it means to be a "top GA team" -- to be ranked at the top of the GA. You can't say the Patriots are at the top of the NFL just because they might be leading the AFC-East with a 9-7 record.
And yes, that's why the ranking is based on PPG, not total points. 20 games versus 10 games is just sample size.
Anonymous wrote:Any pickup in Rockville area for 11-12 year old boys?
Asking for a 10-year old girl?
Anonymous wrote:No it’s made up of cuckold dads - I know this as fact!
Actually:
2 Russian Troll Farms
3 Inmates committed to various state correctional facilities
1 FCV Dad who posts under three different IP addresses even though they all say "anonymous"
1 Lionel Messi (reads religiously in the can, thinks it is hilarious)
2 Child pedophiles - came for the title, stayed for the car crash
1 Tom Perrotta (research for his new book about a small town torn about by youth soccer - tryout drama, affairs between parents, abusive coaches)
3 Parents of 08 girls (all divorced, wondering why)
2 Mental health providers (trying to mine list for new patient leads)
1 Ted Nugent