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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello!!

I'm a parent of a 2016 girl from the Pittsburgh Riverhounds set to come down for the Nation's Capital Cup.  I just wanted to let you all know that all the parents of our girls have been raving about the soccer in your area and have glowing things to say about the level of play we are about to take part in.  Our top team is in a bracket with McLean Green and SYC.  We were curious however as to why the 2016 Arlington and Alexandria girls are not taking part in the competition.  They have quite the reputation up here in Pittsburgh and we were hoping to see them.  Any ideas as to why they won't be there?  Thanks so much!!  Can't wait to see how we stack up to the soccer in your area.[/quote] 
I think the Alexandria teams are playing in Bethesda Premier Cup. [/quote]

Got it....thanks.

Oh well, The McLean and SYC teams will still be super-exciting to play against.[/quote]

You’re talking about 9 year olds? [/quote]

Yes, exciting in the sense that my daughter's team has really only played in a few local tournaments over the past couple of years.  Even though it's only 9 year old soccer, our parents view Northern Virginia soccer almost like what people would think Canada is to hockey.  It'll be neat to see how the girls stack up.  Programs like Alexandria, Arlington, McClean, and SYC have a national reputation so it's a good early litmus test to see how our girls are progressing.[/quote]

Really????? I knew Baltimore and DC burbs have a pretty competitive youth soccer scene, but I didn’t think Northern Virginia specifically had a ‘national’ reputation, at least not one that was any more notable than other metro areas.

How do ppl know about these things? Or is this just based off older kids and where college recruiters go?[/quote]

So, maybe it was a little bit of a stretch using the "national reputation" term.  After all, I don't have the slightest idea of what states like California and Texas think about Northern Virginia soccer.  I can however promise you that those of us in Pittsburgh know, and respect the hell out of the youth soccer scene in your area.  I do think a lot of it has to do with parents of older girls who have already played your teams before.  Lol....I feel like our parents have been talking about this tourny since early Sep.  I kept hearing "wait until we head to Virginia and play some top notch competition....then we'll see how good we are"

Below is just two articles I found about soccer in your area

https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/womens-girls-soccer-ecnl-northern-virginia/

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1995/07/28/virginia-gets-more-than-its-share-of-kicks/

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