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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Karen is great.  So is MR, who is coaching the older girls.

The management of the club is suspect.  We came up through the Annandale club, but BA and CA (and others, who have since left) really struggled to make the partnership with Villareal work. We ended up leaving for another club and honestly feel sad when we see the VIVA teams at matches and tournaments.  They are pretty hemmed in by bigger brands -- SYC, BRYC, VYS, Arlington, Alexandria, and McLean. TBH, if you have options, I'd look elsewhere.  [/quote]

Why do you feel sad for them? Are they any good? How has the partnership failed? What do you mean by "hemmed in"?[/quote]

I'm not PP, but I have a VIVA player and it can be challenging to recruit talent with so many huge clubs in the area. There isn't a lot of marketing or advertising, so you hear about VIVA through word of mouth. My kid's team mostly has kids who missed tryouts at the other clubs or joined because it's the closest practices to their house. These means there are kids who are very good and could play on the top team anywhere on a team with kids who would be on the lowest team at a big club. I think with better marketing, they could grow the club in a positive way that would lead to their younger teams being more competitive and more attractive to new families, but I don't see the management really making any effort here. That said, we've found club management and coaches to be very responsive to parent concerns and the coaches will come up and talk to parents individually at "tryouts." You won't be left hanging and wondering how your kid is doing, what the plans for the team are, whether your kid will get an offer, etc.

We've had a very positive experience with the club and have no plans to leave. The coaches are all current or former soccer players who love the game. The kids and parents are fantastic -- no drama and very welcoming. Maybe there are kids on my son's team who have dreams of playing soccer in college or beyond, but most just want to have fun and eventually make their HS varsity team. I have to drag my kid off the field after practice because all the kids just want to keep playing together. These are kids who play soccer because they love soccer, and every kid on on my kid's team is returning next year unless they're moving out of the area. [/quote]

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