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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both Bethesda and VDA 2006s placed 3rd in their groups. Both struggled a lot and ended up where they should based on their play.[/quote]

Who asked?[/quote]

Sorry BSC or VDA Dad.  This is just a poor performance from arguably the better teams in this area.  Wondering if this is the teams/coaches choking or they are benefit to overall low quality of play in this area.[/quote]

I don't know where you came from but you don't know much about the 2006 age group. GSA is #8 in the USA and Challenge is rated just behind Bethesda at #23. Sure, GSA put a hurting on us, they are a great team. We tied Challenge in a very competitive game as expected. We won over Portland 2-0 as expected.

Just another Bethesda or ECNL hater posting anonymously. I really wonder what Club you are from standing on your pedestal looking down at anyone. Certainly not the GA.

As for quality of play, the problem here is not low quality, it is too many clubs in one area. Look at PDA who pretty much has a monopoly on millions of people. The same can be said of Solar SC, Eclipse and MVLA. Those four clubs should be expected to make the final four every year with it's assets and outreach. NOBODY in DMV can compete with those machines.

In GA you have Tophat, Michigan Nationals, NEFC, CULM and IMG. Very similar situation with the exception of IMG who draws players in based on School Merit. Also very hard to compete with those size clubs.

The problem in our area will never go away. Ever. If a ECNL or GA team makes a final four, they are an outlier and should be considered an exceptional team. These girls in our area have the odds stacked against them.

Only one girls team from our entire area made a Final Four in ages U17 and under. That is the FCV 04s. And just to give you and idea of just how hard it would be for an ECNL team to do this, there is not one single GA team rated in the top 10 in the 2004 year.

Summary - tough year for both ECNL and GA teams in our area. A big congrats to the FCV 04s! Good luck to everyone on your newly rostered teams and lets hope for a better showing next year!!! [/quote]

FCV 04 would never smell the final four in ECNL. So I’ll pass on the congrats[/quote]

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