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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What VYS can do to keep our top players? [/quote] It's a tough question; sort of like that chicken-and-egg riddle. Good players need good teammates to really play at a high level against some of the other major clubs in the area. So every time VYS loses a good player to another club, it sets itself back and increases the likelihood that more players will leave. When you look at the geographic location of VYS, it's natural area extends well beyond the town of Vienna, and so one would think it has the potential to be just as strong as some of the other nearby clubs. I'd like to see that. Why do some good players leave VYS? It's probably related to the desire to play on a team with other teammates that are able to play at at higher level, to play and perform against better competition. That seems obvious. One part of it is really tough to solve -- VYS may simply not have enough "good" players right now to support their top players, so they've got to work with the players they have and develop them to their maximum potential. If that can be accomplished, fewer of the "top" players would leave for other clubs, which would strengthen the VYS teams, lead to more success, and ideally attract other top players. That's all about coaching and training, and continuing to develop that. They seem to be doing a good job from my experience, but of course, there's always room to continue improving. The other part, however, is more about philosophy. First, does VYS do the same thing that other clubs do, even at U-little, and play kids at the positions they're at, and allow them to specialize and improve in those roles? Or do they rotate players frequently, from offense to defense, left to right side, goalkeeper to striker, etc., under the theory that that is how to best develop players? At tournaments, I've seen other strong teams play the same players in the same position, keep the same goalkeeper all game (usually a very good one), rather than rotate them all around the field; this approach of course results in stronger team play and better performance. I understand that some trial-and-error is needed to find the "best" position for each player, but the trial-and-error can be overdone. "Top" players who everyone can see will never be a goalkeeper or a striker may look for a club with a different philosophy so that they can spend time on the ball in their "best" position rather than being asked to play a role that they are not suited for. Success attracts success. Second, does VYS follow a similar playing-time philosophy to other clubs, i.e., the ones they're losing "top" players to? After a recent tournament game against a stronger opposing team, my U-little commented to me about two of the excellent "top" players on the other team ... he said "They never took them out of the game!" ... well, why would you, really, if you're playing to win? These couple of players were great for their age, it was a joy to watch them play even though they were on the other team. And yes, they played the entire game. VYS did the "equal playing time for all players" thing, and VYS lost (but not by much). What's the right philosophy here? Everyone will have their own opinion I suppose, but if you're a "top" player for VYS, you might start to wonder whether more time on the ball would be found at another club, and how that would be better for your player's individual development; and how that would come with stronger team play, which leads to playing at a higher level against better competition. I understand that no player should be placed on at team where they will get zero playing time, but an approach that anchors the team with some of the strongest players getting more playing time, while subbing in/out the less-developed players, might be a better way to retain "top" players. That is, after all, how sports are traditionally played. That's what I experienced playing sports as a kid -- in some sports I was a starter, in other sports, I was a little-used substitute. But I played because it was fun, I enjoyed being part of a team, and I kept trying to get better. [b]I don't think there's anything in the geographic location that limits VYS from being the equal to any team in NOVA. But they have to find some way to claw to near-parity with stronger clubs in the area, to retain their own top players and attract new ones.[/b][/quote] they aren't in the leagues the top players (probably more their parents) want to end up in. McClean and Arlington are easy commutes and play in those leagues. It's just the way it is.[/quote]
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