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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how people are quick to defend WS VA or dismiss the negative comments without knowing what is going on.

Here is the reality on the 04 team.  The majority (won't say all because haven't spoken to everyone) of the families are unhappy.  There are 25 players on the roster.  That is a fact and you cant dispute it.  There are 2 younger girls that practice and play with the 04 team and are included on the 04 team.  There is one player who was supposed to be 'EDP Only' already rostered by the 2nd weekend.   Add that to the 22 that were listed and you get 25.  There is no way to defend a roster of 25 when the Spirit website specifically states there will be no more than 18 players on the team.

There is no such thing as development when there are 25 players on a roster.  Almost every other team rosters less than 18 or 18.  That is how you develop - by playing; not by being held off a roster because you roster 25 and it is your turn to arbitrarily sit when sitting is not based on your level of play.

At practice there are 28 when you add the EDP players.   You cannot effectively develop when there are 28 players of varying talent levels at every practice.  You develop when it is a smaller group and everyone is of 'like talent'.  Go to a WS VA game and try to argue that the talent level is similar across the board.   It is like night and day.

And you don't develop by playing a random position every week.  Yesterday was an embarrassment - everyone was in the wrong place.  The coach actually asked the girls who he should put in a certain position.  7 girls that aren't starters started the game.  Are you kidding me - this is DA soccer.  Defenders were playing in mid, mids were playing defense, strikers were playing as mids, and no idea why the 2 starting forwards were nowhere to be found.  The harsh reality is there are at least 8 players that don't deserve to play DA.  But WS VA was more interested in taking money from families and brought the mess on themselves.

If people had it to do over again, the talented players would be gone and would not have come back.  Again, can't speak for everyone but confident that the majority would have gone elsewhere.

Someone said why don't you just leave.  Well that is an ignorant statement.  Where are you going to go in the middle of September to play high level soccer.  And don't forget the close to $3k that has already been invested.  Most families aren't looking to throw away $3k so easily.

So we are mad, we are disappointed, and we have a right to be.  And we post it here so that other families outside of the club understand what they may be getting themselves into.  I would think it is a good thing to post here so that the negative reviews get out there.  Just like when you aren't happy with an Amazon purchase, people leave a comment so that others learn from your mistake.

If you don't believe this you are either blinded by some promise from the TD or you aren't part of the club.  Come to a practice or a game and see for yourself.

We let it slide last year because the team had just started up.  But we have had it and unfortunately there is no viable option and we are stuck.  So we are warning everyone else out there not to make the mistakes we made. [/quote]

+1000.  Thank you for summarizing the issue.  And anyone who calls up can get invite down to come see the madness that is practice for themselves.  Come watch a game.  Watch several.  Watch multiple age groups.

These kool-aid drinkers just keep spewing the same crap and try to sweep everything under the rug.  It’s either a couple of interns or the husband and wife of a play up. They scour the forum ready to steamroll anyone who dares speak up.  [/quote]

See, this is how we know you are crazy. Not one person has said you don’t believe what you say, not one person has said you shouldn’t feel the way you feel. The difference is you can’t fathom or believe that not everyone shares your opinion.

Things will not get better for you or your DD. The only real option is to leave the club, and it would be best to just leave quietly at this point. It’s just soccer. Find a good fit for your DD and move on with life. All you are doing here is having a temper tantrum like a toddler. I’m glad you are so concerned with telling strangers the truth while you are simultaneously throwing your DDs teammates and their families under the bus. Your ranting is simply you being selfish. So if you are not going to be constructive then leave the club in a mature manner because those girls didn’t do anything to you for you to crap on them the way you’re doing here. [/quote]

As a PP stated, at least we have made sure you go in with your eyes open.  If you still choose it, then everyone has to play somewhere.  Go for it.  There are always enough kids, suckers and wallets to fill any roster of any club, and I have yet to see a single club ever fold due to lack of players in all my years.  [/quote]

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