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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids play for McLean, but my daughter played against Vienna and they have a good team in her age group.  Vienna is a solid club.  On the girls side, they certainly do quite well.  U12 girls won their division in Jefferson Cup and are ranked No. 5 in Virginia by gotsoccer (I know the rankings are not perfect).  U13 girls are ranked No. 1 in Virginia and were a finalist at Jefferson Cup.  U15 girls are ranked No. 7 in Virginia and won their division at Jefferson Cup.  U16 girls are ranked No. 2 in Virginia.  This is a pretty good record for a small club.  [/quote]

Are you talking about the girls Phoenix (Red) teams or the NCSL (Black and below) teams? Actually it doesn’t matter. The girls side is imploding under Michel Vanderhart and Kevin James. Michel is not a kind person. He has his favorites and only coaches them. Everyone else he ignores. He told his 06 Phoenix girls who were trying out for HS soccer they should only play if they make varsity. That playing JV is a waste of time, much like playing for the 06G Black team. Then when his team tied their game this past weekend he told all his JV players they could not go to their JV practices bc it was making them worse. And they can not miss even one Red practice. Girls are literally fleeing Vienna bc of him. Don’t know much about the boys side, but the girls side is a disaster. [/quote]

I hate to say this but he is right about HS.
Coaching in HS is horrible and they mostly play long ball and run.
My local HS coaches wouldn't know a good soccer player if they saw him/ her. Though, that is a separate conversation. [/quote]

Playing HS sports is about so much more than the sport they are playing. It’s about pride in your school. Building bonds with your school mates. And I tend to disagree with you about HS Coaching. They hire quality coaches IMHO.[/quote]

But you are right that is a whole different conversation![/quote]

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