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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll be surprised if VDA doesn’t win titles in 1 or 2 age groups given the amount of talent they have consolidated. Expectations are high.[/quote]

Well, well where is your local champion? Even after pulling many players from other clubs with cheap propaganda, 0 VDA teams made to Finals.[/quote]

One team in the final four. One team in the final eight. One team in the 16.

Sounds like a pretty good year to me. Let’s keep the cheap propaganda rolling.[/quote]
The funny thing is how many parents think getting to the final 4, 8, or 16 is meaningful for their daughter getting recruited or a scholarship. That’s why the clubs will promote the hell out of it on social. [/quote]

Tell the parent of the kid who traveled all the way to SD and Richmond just to show up on the pic and social media but who didn’t actually play. [/quote]
Exactly, playoffs attracts recruiters. Finals doesnt attract that many recruiters. If theres only 8 teams there's just not much reason for them to go. Especially right after playoffs.

The only thing that matters is national champion, maybe runner up, and ranking. Everyone else is speaking to recruiters the same way.

It’s an expensive way for parents to make clubs look good. Honesty the more I think about it clubs should be funding teams travel expenses as a thank you for making it to finals.[/quote]
From a recruiting perspective, being national champion, runner up, and certainly not ranking matter. What matters is how you market yourself and play when they are watching. If a college coach thinks you are good and can fill a need on the team, he/she isn’t going to choose or not choose you based on team rank or how far the team made it in playoffs. Your play on the field, on film, attitude, grades, interactions will all be assessed but they do not care about the team’s results. There are plenty of showcase opportunities in ECNL throughout the year for a good player to get enough looks. And no coach is going to overlook a player who doesn’t impress them just because they are on a winning team. [/quote]

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