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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He was not discrediting that any one individual had joined. He was essentially saying that if several DA players had joined, which was the original statement, why were the results so poor.   Now, he’s demonstrated the poor results in his follow up message.  The results are all facts, not dishonest in any way.  And it was a proper question to ask, based on the way the thread read [/quote]

I am not a previous poster, but Barca has different level teams.   Some teams are strong and did well in the top divisions of EDP (2001s, 2003s), while other teams are still developing their game to reach a higher level  (2004s, 2005s).  I am not sure why an assumption was made that VDA players joined a team with "poor" results.   My son's team has thee players that came from VDA and the team did well in EDP's top division.  The new players are a good fit with the team.  So while the question can be asked, it is premised on a faulty assumption or misunderstanding that former VDA players were placed on one of the younger teams.  This is simply not the case.   SVDA players joined a strong team that had strong results in the top division of EDP.   [/quote]

And this where the spin starts. EDP - in Fall - only has a handful of HS age teams since most states in EDP's area play HS soccer in the Fall. So you have a handful of teams, barely making up a division or two. So touting your results in "EDP's top division" is EXTREMELY misleading when there was actually only 1 or 2 divisions. I'm not sure Barca's 03s and 01s are (relatively) better than their 04s and 05s. The 04s and 05s struggled in EDP, but they were playing 'legit' EDP competition.[/quote]

The 01s are very good. It’s not spin. You starting a sentence with “I’m not sure”, is.[/quote]

So (overly) defensive.  My point is that last season's EDP results shouldn't be used to make that case; your team's results against teams from outside this area are probably more impressive than EDP league play, correct? On the flip side, I don't think it's fair to say Barca's 04s and 05s are awful because they struggled against some tough EDP competition, because there aren't a lot of teams in the area who would fair much better.[/quote]

I was not being defensive at all. Just found it funny how you accuse someone of “spinning”, then did so yourself.[/quote]

Stating facts about the level of EDP for Fall HS age groups isn't spin, it's acknowledging reality. I've heard great things about Barca's 05s, so I stand by my point that they might (for their age group) be as good as their 01s and 03s.

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What reality? Should they have circumvented playing the fall season and waited to do league play when there’s enough teams to satisfy you? The teams that are in that EDP division are no donkeys, and you also have their tournament record to go off. It’s pretty obvious that it’s a very good team. I’ll take your word on the 03s and 05s as well, but you don’t need to discredit the league to get your point across. I also agree with what someone else said that the club should look into joining other leagues that are commensurate with the actual talent level of the teams, such as NCSL or ODSL for developmental teams.[/quote]

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