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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There appear to be similarities between some of the recent anti-Cap posts and discussions on the 2029 forum from previous months. At that time, some M&D DC 2029 parents and supporters expressed concerns about players moving to Capital and raised criticisms of Capital. One argument focused on the Cap Blue 2027 and 2028 teams' rankings in the 20s, suggesting this would negatively impact recruiting and the program’s future. That effort to keep the M&D DC 2029 team together failed miserably, but they became pretty invested in the narrative, which has brought us all the way to this thread and now.

Some recent comments in this thread have revealed an elementary understanding of the recruiting process combined with strange comments about an outsized role in the recruiting process played by the SR head coach, leading me to think the loudest of the anti-Cap parents/supporters in this thread are the same M&D DC 2029 group from the 2029 thread. Anyway, the recently flurry of Capital commitments coming out has taken the wind out of their sails and they are tucking tail.  Stay tuned for the next chapter in the 2028 forum over the next year.
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The anti-Capital rhetoric precedes the 2029s. If you need evidence, just scroll through the 900 pages of the 2028 thread. There are people who don't like the club for a range of reasons. There are also people who think the club is good, but find it agitating when Capital crusaders insist on saying girls get recruited BECAUSE of the name. The reality is, the club has connections and a lot of experience with recruiting, so they're one of many good clubs to play for. But Capital or not, a 5 star recruit is going to get recruited to UVA (BTW congratulations) because they are that good. Etc.

The true test of whether Capital works miracles is whether they get the WHOLE team recruited to schools beyond what might be projected based on abilities. The first wave of girls tells you very little. If in a few months you can line the list of recruits up next to past teams who were much higher performing and there's marginal difference in the caliber of schools - then you've proven your point. But in the meantime, can we just celebrate the commitments?[/quote]

This summarized my feelings exactly. Cap gets great players, great players get recruited. But there is nothing special about the Cap program other than location and lack of legit competition. [/quote]

I agree with you except I do think that brand recognition matters. Colleges know that all the best players in the area tryout for Capital. They know that it is the program where the best players want to play. Does Capital screw up and not take the best all the time? Absolutely! Those girls will be seen and do just fine at other programs. Generally, Capital as a brand attracts college coaches to the sidelines. Outside of that you are correct, it does not do much else.

I do fear that your last sentence about competition is going to get a rise out of the 29 crazys that swear all we need is a program to take Capital's spot in the DMV. Unfortunately, that will be hard to do because people RIGHTLY do not want to risk their kids college potential and be the guinea pig. [/quote]
do you think that's still true? I feel like this was probably accurate 5 years ago before any other local programs offered HS teams, but now it seems like every year there are a few more girls who choose to stay on their club teams, regardless of the ranking, and don't get sucked into the Capital craziness. I have seen it the last few years at our school which is in the ISL. People assume they didn't make Capital, yet some of these girls didn't even try out and are happy and still get offers.[/quote]

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