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[quote=SpiritVAParent]I have been very impressed with the Spirit coaching staff, DCUM bashing notwithstanding. The current U16/17 group is the weakest, for sure, but even in that group I’ve seen real improvement. Tom, George, and Spencer — maybe especially Spencer — have done a fantastic job understanding individual players’ strengths and weaknesses, whether the parents are happy with those assessments or not, and helping girls move towards the best place possible within their individual talent set.  It is true that Spirit does not have the pipeline of players and talent base that other local DA/ECNL teams have, but I suspect that will change.

It will be a couple of years before Spirit is a real contender in the same way that FCV is today, and that will be well after my DD has moved on to college, but I’m convinced they are moving in the right direction and doing so very systematically, building for the long-term. I’ve been around youth soccer in this area for quite some time.  The Spirit program and plan is coherent, development-focused, and extremely soccer intelligent.  If your DD wants to be on a team that contends for national championships today or next year, FCV or BRYC are better choices (I have my doubts about Mclean).  But Spirit is an excellent choice if you’re focused on contending at U16 four or five years from now.  [/quote]

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