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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no way someone not part of MU has watched more than a handful of practices and games. Shoot my DD plays for the club and I cannot make that claim. So the opinion is based on how Spirit ran things.[/quote]

If you are trying to assess the quality of the training and the environment ESPECIALLY at a club like MU that, at best, has soccer development as it's claimed primary focus, how can you not be watching the practices and games to make that assessment?

That is a serious question.  You have a DD in the club and you don't know FIRSTHAND the quality of the training or watch the games to see HOW the team is playing (not the results)?  And then you have an opinion as to how they are developing as players?  Seriously?

It would be more honest for you to say, I have no firsthand idea how much development these girls are getting RELATIVE to the other options out there but my DD likes it so we are staying.  That would be honest.  How a club is run is a factor but at the elite level the quality of the training and the pace and quality of the development is much more important.  [/quote]

DP.  I think what he is saying is that MU as a club hasn't existed long enough for you to have watched anything more than 1 game.  Pre-season games had a lot of missing players and isn't reflective of the team's.  They've only been in season since August, if you count pre-season. Which also had some missing players in some age groups if they were still going to ID camps.

So it's just mathematically impossible. [/quote]

Mmmmm ok. MU isn’t just rebranded WSVA?  Everything is better because of the entity structure?

Just stop it. [/quote]

And there it is. Proof that it is about last year. That proves you do not know what you are talking about. [/quote]

Lol. From the guy that thinks changing the name and one month of training changes everything.  Ok.

Have a good one man. Hope it’s a great season for all your kids in whatever sports they all play. Bit of advice:  always stay truly informed and don’t drink anyone’s kool aid because in 6 months things can change drastically.  Cheerleading for a club equals poor decisions.  Do what’s best for your child but be honest and always be open to frequent reassessment.

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Not sure how I was cheerleading or drinking kool aid but okay. Your posts were misleading so I had to call them out. A lot has changed in the club's approach. It remains to be seen how it turns out but I am encouraged for my DD so far. If that's cheerleading then guess I will bear that burden. Bye bye.[/quote]

Misleading?  Sorry you feel that way. I find it hard to believe people without an agenda here would really think MU and WSVA are not one in the same after only one month of training and a name change in terms of this topic.  [/quote]

How is it different?   Smaller rosters is a change from different ownership.  And Tom is no longer in charge, so the day to day leadership is different.  If you don't think a leadership change makes a difference, look at all the club's (professional and otherwise) that changed leadership.  Have you ever had ownership changes at work?  What about manager changes?  Changes in decision makers always have an impact.  Before, coaches weren't always allowed to play the roster or starting line up they wanted.  Instead of a coach watching try outs and having control of his team (at previous ECNL we came from), they were often told player x would be on the team.

The new coaches have also had quite the impact because they are demanding so much more from players.  I watched plenty of practices and players would run through drills, and I would see no feedback and then the next drill would start.  These guys are now stopping drills and correcting the players.  That should have always been the case, but it had reached a point at Spirit where it felt like the club was just going through the motions.

Before, if a player was getting "her start" , she was pretty much guaranteed one full half plus a portion of the next.  Now, they know that starting still requires them to earn staying out there.

Those are all changes.  So yeah, I'm saying it's different.  Is it enough?  No, not yet.  I'm giving them time on that.  Right now, I'm still seeing some of the same things I was told they wouldn't do any more.  So I'm giving them a chance for an incremental approach.  If they really show they can't do it, she made other teams last year, but we stayed after being told the new direction.  She can move just as easily next year. [/quote]

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