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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=FPYCparent]The official bid tracking spreadsheets were updated today.  BRVA seems to have accepted the USA division bids (14s and 15s).  The Metro and MDJRS bids are also reflected in the documents.  I'll update the first post...and I'll hold off on my bid-declining rant for now.  ;). Basically, don't compete for a bid if you aren't going to accept it.

One 18 National division bid has been reallocated, so CHRVA is now second in line to get another bid there (would have VAJRS moving up based on current results).  Not sure how 5th place from Bid Reginald will be determined.  I've heard it was up to a coin toss in recent years.[/quote]
Metro 17 Travel got an open bid in Boston. Not sure if any other CHRVA teams have gotten additional bids yet this weekend, but with Metro having open bids at 15, 16, and 17s, it sets up an interesting test of how the Metro National teams at those age groups will stack up at regionals in 2 weeks without the Travel teams there.

NEQ for 18s and 17 Open is next weekend and it is probably another good shot for Paramount 17s to get their open bid. They were 6-2 in Boston and just missed making top 4, going 1-1 in their gold pool.  [/quote]

I'm sure Coach Nick lost his mind over this.  Paramount was banned from going to Sunshine b/c so many complaints about his behavior- there were tournament officials at each match to keep him in check the last time Paramount played at Sunshine.  If Paramount keeps it up they'll be down to fewer and fewer qualifiers[/quote]

Keep your dramas to yourself.  Every coach may have his/her outburst in the past but it's tough love and nothing else.  Coach Nick is still well respected in the DMV.[/quote]
I agree that if the comment about Paramount not being able to go to Sunshine is an unsubstantiated rumor, then it shouldn't be shared.

That said, Coach Nick's outbursts are known to be much more than what is considered acceptable and I disagree that he is well respected in the DMV. His outbursts are not received by many players and parents on his teams as "tough love". I have heard directly from more than one parent of former Paramount players who played for Coach Nick that the culture that he cultivates is toxic. These weren't parents of players bitter about not getting playing time - these were starters who left the club to play elsewhere. Also, Paramount has significantly higher numbers of players that leave the club year after year than other CHRVA clubs (there was a pretty extensive analysis of the data done in the Metro vs Paramount thread from last year) and that is often attributed to the club/team culture. Finally, there was a widely shared video of Coach Nick aggressively taunting a Metro team in a match that his team won last season. Getting upset with a ref's call or getting a yellow card for an isolated outburst are one thing - menacing teenage girls (much less after you win) is a whole other thing.  [/quote]

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