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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s tryout season—if you don’t like Valor, just move on. Not all of us are unhappy. I came here looking for tryout dates and stumbled upon a lot of negativity. I’ve had three kids go through NOVA travel, and every club has its issues. Two of mine played at the national level—one went on to play college soccer, while the other chose club soccer in college. My youngest is currently at Valor, and aside from a few tournament selections, I haven’t seen the problems being mentioned here.

You have to be realistic about your child’s level and commitment. My eldest trained nonstop and now plays for a top 10 D1 program. My youngest prefers hanging out with friends and riding his bike—I don’t expect the same outcome. Let go of entitlement and the inflated perception of your kid’s abilities.[/quote]

I don't think too many would disagree with what you're saying here. Valor is fine for kids who like soccer and want more than rec, but are not talented and/or dedicated enough for higher level play. Though it is expensive compared to other clubs that fit this same bill. Valor is not fine for kids on their top teams who do want to train hard and aim for a higher level. Valor by and large does not attract enough of those players to put together quality teams. But they try to act like they are on par with the actual good clubs, with a price tag to match. It's a tough lesson to learn if you aren't familiar with the soccer landscape and didn't realize that leadership has zero vision beyond social media marketing and making as much money as possible.[/quote]

Valor rates are on par with pretty much every club in the area.  $2500-3500 is the typical range for 1 year of travel soccer at VDA, VSA, PWSI, Loudoun, Herndon, GFR, Valor, Arlington, Union.  You can get a cheaper option from small clubs that is parent coached.  In regards to your comment "act like they are par with the actual good clubs".  Why wouldn't they?  Go into a Kia dealership and go into a Lexus dealership, they make the same claims regarding Value, reliability, performance, etc.  I've seen parents complain about the coaching, but yet I watch their kid suck down ice cream 10 mins before games.  Here is the deal, go to any local park in July and find a group of kids playing soccer on their own.  It shouldn't be a surprise that most of them play for high level clubs/leagues because they live and breath soccer which is why they are good.  If your kid does that, then go try out for ECNL/GA/MLSN.  If they are playing on tiktok as soon as they get up.....ECNL R, NCSL, EDP, Rec is probably just fine.  [/quote]

“Live and breathe soccer…” yeah, that’s what their shirt says, their midsize and play says otherwise.

Lots of complaints here- how do we fix this? I have nothing against 4th teams- you gotta start somewhere but if kids and parents aren’t putting in the effort then it’s going to suck for everyone. It’s so painful to watch.

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