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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Players that should be on the list and are not is one thing, but players who are on the list and CLEARLY should NOT be on the list is a joke/corrupt/nepotism, etc.... U17 has at least 2 who are obviously not qualified. U19 also has at least one player not qualified. My opinion, of course, but I've been around the NOVA soccer landscape for a while now. [/quote]

Happens all the time in soccer and in life. Does the "best" candidate always get promoted at work? No. Best is relative anyway and is subjective in the eyes of the beholder, same as these recognition lists. I can assume positive intent here, even if my opinion does not match the outcome. Should the kid from down in Richmond that won u17 National Player of the year be the player of the year for all of the ECNL? Depends on someone's opinion. He hasn't gone to the YNT camp, etc. like many others have. In my opinion, I have seen kids on that Richmond team that I feel are better players than the one selected but I can still tip my cap to the young man and congratulate him on getting this recognition. I'm sure there are opinions out there that others should have gotten that award over him so I guess that makes that "corrupt" and "nepotism". I don't buy it. These types of debates can go on and on but in the end someone was picked and others were not. So yes, congratulate them.[/quote]

You do understand what the term “nepotism” means, right? Reasonable people can have differing opinions on two players of similar ability, and there is nothing corrupt or nefarious going on. That’s not the situation, though. There are kids getting selected whose parent also happens to be their coach or their coach’s boss (TD).[/quote]

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