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But those are the very reasons that - no matter how could a job "Este's crew" does - SYC will never be considered an elite club.  
 
They aren't going to be able to attract and retain the best players.

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It sounds like you classify an elite club as only those that are topped off by a DA (i.e. Arlington, Loudoun, Bethesda). If that's the case, then you're right--SYC will probably not ever get there, as the best players will leave for DAs. However, they can get to the level of the best non-DA clubs in the region like McLean, Alexandria, LMVSC.

As far as the "raiding" question...There's no such thing as "raiding" for players. We don't sign multi-year contracts with clubs, and if we (as parents advocating for our players) don't like something, the club tells us to go f*ck ourselves. No parent or player owes a club a single thing beyond the fees which we agree to pay. Pay-to-play...it's a crappy system, but let's not pretend it should only work for the clubs.

Yeah, I think there will be lots of players and several coaches who go over to SYC. The worst part of that is that it seems that the coach of the teams at SYC that are already doing very well (06 and 07 Boys, both in their top brackets at the Jeff Cup) has already been fired. That seems pretty dumb.[/quote]

Yes,  I think they might be able to get to the level of the clubs you've mentioned.   They make a lot of money from the Virginian tournament and have pretty good fields.

Also agree with you on the club loyalty thing.   The club will stick your kid on the bench as soon as they find someone they think is better,  so parents can't be faulted for acting the same way.

Was the coach of the 06 and 07 boys Ben Kamara?  Why fire him in the middle of the year just because you're changing TDs?  Makes no sense and I think it will hurt their ability to hire good coaches in the future.   It's not a matter of whether they can trust Este.  It's a matter of whether they can trust the club.[/quote]

I believe the decision to fire the coaches that were let go had already been made before Este arrived.[/quote]

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