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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a huge fan of Valor but since it's only been around 3 years, I'll cut some slack for now that they are still trying to figure out who they are. But honestly, all this talk about how they jsut want to fill the teams with paying customers, it takes two to tango here. Year after year parents keep coming back and writing the check. I am not sure why we are blaming them for being in business - if it's not a good one, the marekt will take care of that, no? Otherwise, if people keep lining up and paying, I don't see how the blame and horror is about how Valor isn't any good at what they do.[/quote]

I agree to a certain extent. Yes, their younger teams have a lot of kids because parents didnt know any better. We did rec league with SYA and we weren't even considering a travel team. They pitched the idea and my kid loved it . First year was great. We had nothing to compare it to. Second year we kinda started mingling with other parents in and out of our club and found out that other teams do things differently. We started noticing the lack of coaching, training, development and third year we bounced bc of it.

So yes while some are writing checks the majority is in the very young age group. Are there families who stay after the 2-3rd year? Absolutely, some love valor but i think the main reason why is because they have never experienced other teams and coaches. I also think a lot of parents want it to get better and they have high hopes it will but there is only so long you can stay with them if your kid is serious. Also once you factor in all the external programs we paid for to make up for the lack of coaching it is cheaper to move clubs and find a great coach than it is staying will valor. [/quote]

What other programs in the western Fairfax area would people recommend? SYC? BRYC? GFR? Burke? Looking for something that has a GA or ECNL pathway. [/quote]

My kids have played with 3 of the 4 clubs you mention, and I've found Burke the best run by far. Though I think that's precisely because it doesn't have a GA or ECNL pathway.[/quote]

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