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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any info on the boy's youth program??

I'd like to hear all the bad and good please.[/quote]

There isn’t one?

FCV until 4 years ago was a girls only club.

They kicked open boys and took in the sporting global Barca teams when they moved into other markets. They lost 98% of them.

Loudoun and VRSC teams flatten them, and also offer actual learning opportunities. The FCV boys program is trying to lure kids in with “you made it to the first team!” when the first team is kids that should be having fun in rec, and will have a miserable time in NCSL/EDP.

But hey, they got your $2850![/quote]

What about the training, drills or repetition?

Engagement, coaching and communication on/off the field?

Can you add more detail...

Specific dislikes vs things you actually saw that stood out. TIA.

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As the PP stated, FCV / St James Soccer / St James Football Club (or whatever it is called) was only a Girl's program previously. You could say that the Boy's program is new, but it is really new. Any comments about current or past training / drills / repetition is moot because these new Coaches will have their own style / strategy / philosophy / etc. Maybe it will be great. Maybe it will be a complete dumpster fire. You have to look at the top and wonder....

Looking at the North roles...from Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6RHrNVrHM7/?img_index=1

U09 2016 - Gabe Ascune (joined in April)
U10 2015 - Adam Baumgardner - this site has enough information
U11 2014 - Chris Pruden (joined in March)  
U12 2013 - Zachary Johnson - name is listed, no other info posted
No mention of U13-U19

U13-U19 Boys Director - Christiane Lessa (joined this week)
Director Of Goalkeeping - Chris Lawson (joined in March)
Director of Coaching - Patrick Finney (joined in March)
Director of Player Development - Chris Pruden (joined in March)
Asst Dir of Player Development - "Announcement Coming Soon"
Director of College Placement - Dominic Rutan (promoted to role in Feb)
Director of Soccer - Adam Baumgardner (promoted to role in Feb)

As to Fields - this is where coaches / teams / players are impacted.
Today, FCV uses 7 Fields:
Evergreen / Raventek / VA Revolution Field 4 - Turf.
Bles Park - 3 fields. Grass
Hanson Park. 3 Fields. 1 Field Turf, 2 Fields Grass

Next year, Bles is under construction by the County, and will not be available. VRSC is not renewing FCV's contract (they didn't renew Loudoun years ago, and this contract end was known), so that is not available.
[b]That leaves 3 fields. For the WHOLE North Travel and Rec. Boys and Girls.[/b]

AB says that the County will probably allocate the 2 newly built fields to FCV. Probably is not a yes.

So - 3 fields.
Field 1 at Hanson is Turf, but only lined for 11v11. Anyone U12 and younger cannot play games there. AB said he's going to ask the County to line it.
Field 3 at Hanson is Grass, but only lined for 7v7. Only U9-U10 can play games there.
Field 12 at Hanson is Grass, but only lined for 9v9. Only U11-U12 can play games there.

So - if you are U9, U10, U11 or U12 and it rains on game day, what happens?

Anyone who has played for FCV knows with limited field space, comes crowded practices with up to 6 teams practicing on a single field.
Full field scrimmage? No.
Half field scrimmage? No.
Rec practicing next to Travel? Yes.

Chaos? Absolutely.
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Well they will probably have a lot fewer teams next year due to low numbers so limited field space may work out.[/quote]

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