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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My favorite Karen memory was the practice makeups for the 'A' /higher level team (they'd rent a field for them) but nothing forvthd next team down. Same fees paid but you had to treat the lower level teams like trash so everyone aspired to be on the higher level  team.[/quote]

Jesus--she sounds just perfect for Arlington!!  That's the direction they've been going for awhile now.

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What bad coaches have come from other clubs to join Arlington?

Just generalities.  At least here there are credible examples, but hate the rag on Arlington tone in these threads.  [/quote]

Agreed.  McLean and Alexandria have more intensive U8 programs than Arlington - but Arlington gets the bad rap for crazy parents and the U9 tryouts.  Arlington has options for parents who do not want the competitive soccer environment through its ADP program, and then there is the entire Rec league.  Arlington hosts legitimate Drop-in soccer days for any kids in the region to just come out and play to have fun without parents telling kids what to do - who else has something like that on a regular basis?  Arlington gets about 2X as many people trying out for its 6 travel teams as other local clubs, and then can field about 6 - 8 ADP teams in the same age group, and dozens of rec leagues per grade.  Soccer is big in Northern VA, it is a popular sport.  I'm not saying Arlington is the best, but its top teams are generally always competitive.  [/quote]

I don't disagree with what you said, but let's be fair.  The pool of people that only have Arlington as their travel club option is ENORMOUS.  That is why there are so many kids playing soccer for the Club. Arlington is going to have a 4,000 person High School and 3 other High Schools at close to 2,000-3,000 (all feeding into one Club).  The schools cannot keep up with the number of children.  AC has a population feeding into the Club the size of Iceland.  Other Clubs have much, much smaller pool of players and many more clubs right next door.  If there was a Fairfax County Soccer Association you would see something along those lines.

Again, I'm not saying anything bad.  I'm just saying they get a little full of themselves without realizing the reason they can field so many teams---and still have fairly good athletes on even the lowest teams is a sheer numbers game.

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