Anonymous wrote:I would consider Virginia Revolution. They will be GA this fall. They have a stadium equipped with locker rooms, a restaurant, weight room, three practice fields, and great coaching. Even if everyone disagrees. Pay attention this fall, you will hear their name a lot.

Anonymous wrote:If you feel your daughter is a top tier player and looking to get a D1 opportunity, then you will have to drive for a club with a good track record that can provide solid exposure. There are parents driving down from Bethesda and up from Richmond to play with clubs for exposure purposes in Northern VA. I even met a family driving down from Outside of Baltimore to play in Northern VA.

Now if your daughter is a tier 2 player then play close to home, get her training to increase her skills, reassess then ID for better opportunities. Just my 2 cents.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you everyone for your input. If you have personal experience with any of these teams I'm all ears! esp if any of them maybe looking to add more defender

Arlington
Brave
McLean/ Union
NVA
VDA

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Anonymous wrote:If you feel your daughter is a top tier player and looking to get a D1 opportunity, then you will have to drive for a club with a good track record that can provide solid exposure. There are parents driving down from Bethesda and up from Richmond to play with clubs for exposure purposes in Northern VA. I even met a family driving down from Outside of Baltimore to play in Northern VA.

Now if your daughter is a tier 2 player then play close to home, get her training to increase her skills, reassess then ID for better opportunities. Just my 2 cents.

Baltimore soccer teams are absolute powerhouses so I'm not sure why anyone would drive to NOVA for these soccer clubs...

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Anonymous wrote:If you feel your daughter is a top tier player and looking to get a D1 opportunity, then you will have to drive for a club with a good track record that can provide solid exposure. There are parents driving down from Bethesda and up from Richmond to play with clubs for exposure purposes in Northern VA. I even met a family driving down from Outside of Baltimore to play in Northern VA.

Now if your daughter is a tier 2 player then play close to home, get her training to increase her skills, reassess then ID for better opportunities. Just my 2 cents.

Baltimore soccer teams are absolute powerhouses so I'm not sure why anyone would drive to NOVA for these soccer clubs...

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you everyone for your input. If you have personal experience with any of these teams I'm all ears! esp if any of them maybe looking to add more defender

Arlington
Brave
McLean/ Union
NVA
VDA

Union, Arlington and VDA. Brave isn't well respected and NVA (Loudoun Soccer) is a complete joke unless you like kickball.

So NVA plays kickball but VDA doesn't? That's funny.

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Anonymous wrote:If you feel your daughter is a top tier player and looking to get a D1 opportunity, then you will have to drive for a club with a good track record that can provide solid exposure. There are parents driving down from Bethesda and up from Richmond to play with clubs for exposure purposes in Northern VA. I even met a family driving down from Outside of Baltimore to play in Northern VA.

Now if your daughter is a tier 2 player then play close to home, get her training to increase her skills, reassess then ID for better opportunities. Just my 2 cents.

Baltimore soccer teams are absolute powerhouses so I'm not sure why anyone would drive to NOVA for these soccer clubs...

Calling Baltimore teams 'powerhouses' is a stretch. Our club recently played Celtics, Pipeline and Baltimore Union and it was ...not competitive in any of the games to put it politely. But maybe your assessment is based on different clubs or age groups from Baltimore.

Anonymous wrote:I spoke with a Brave parent today. He said it was the worst experience they have ever had…

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you everyone for your input. If you have personal experience with any of these teams I'm all ears! esp if any of them maybe looking to add more defender

Arlington
Brave
McLean/ Union
NVA
VDA

Union, Arlington and VDA. Brave isn't well respected and NVA (Loudoun Soccer) is a complete joke unless you like kickball.

So NVA plays kickball but VDA doesn't? That's funny.

this lol the 2011 current coach is trying to get them on the right path….. he has a hill to climb due to his predecessors lack of development. They def dont play kickball from what i saw. But the struggle is real on defense and wing. Not sure what to call it. Noted a Couple of solid players at forward/mid . The few players left that we recognize from their early red team days are solid and imo wasting their time. My DD follows some of em and knows em through ODP. They could use some help.

Now VDA absolutely plays kickball. They are #2 behind the great illustrious Arl only because of luck and the twins.

Anyways I expect all these teams to change as time progresses

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Anonymous wrote:If you feel your daughter is a top tier player and looking to get a D1 opportunity, then you will have to drive for a club with a good track record that can provide solid exposure. There are parents driving down from Bethesda and up from Richmond to play with clubs for exposure purposes in Northern VA. I even met a family driving down from Outside of Baltimore to play in Northern VA.

Now if your daughter is a tier 2 player then play close to home, get her training to increase her skills, reassess then ID for better opportunities. Just my 2 cents.

Baltimore soccer teams are absolute powerhouses so I'm not sure why anyone would drive to NOVA for these soccer clubs...

Calling Baltimore teams 'powerhouses' is a stretch. Our club recently played Celtics, Pipeline and Baltimore Union and it was ...not competitive in any of the games to put it politely. But maybe your assessment is based on different clubs or age groups from Baltimore.

I wouldn’t call em a powerhouse like the illustrious 2011 arl team. They were/are good enough to give us a challenge. Close but no cigar

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Anonymous wrote:I spoke with a Brave parent today. He said it was the worst experience they have ever had…

Respect it. Fear it.

Anonymous wrote:Its silly to even worry about it until you know where you will be living. No one sensible is driving from southern Fairfax to Loudoun for a 12 year old's soccer practice.