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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So winning games and club raking don’t matter? Tell that to the other top clubs….[/quote] Also tell that to the parents who club hop. Players in the DMV do not have to go out of region to get better or be recruited. [/quote]

That is from someone defending their club that continually loses to the better Maryland clubs.  The DMV clubs, especially during the middle school years are failing at developing talent.  Player growth isn't there and it shows.  That's why the top DMV players continue to leave Pride and Stars and go to the better Maryland clubs.  [/quote]
It’s surprising how many kids commute from Virginia to play for the Baltimore teams. [/quote]

Why?  Better coaching, schedules and opportunities.   If the families want to drive a little more, why the surprise?[/quote]

MD clubs get the Nova kids who don’t make Capital.

The sport is growing. 180 DC kids tried out for Capital last year. Not all will make it.

Those who don’t will face the decision of going to Pride, Metro or MCE - or fighting rush hour to go to a MD club to try and match the recruiting strength of Capital.

I’ve been around this crazy sport for years and have never heard of a Nova kid who chose a MD club over Capital. I know plenty who didn’t make Capital and joined a MD club as a second choice. [/quote]

It's not about choosing a Maryland club over Capital, it's more about choosing a Maryland club over the DMV clubs in the middle school years.  That is the big issue.  If a player moves in 6th or 7th grade, the choice to go to M&D, Heros, Skywalkers etc is more about choosing a new home for the long term, especially development in the MS years.  The Capital teams will continue to get weaker with the weaker MS teams/clubs, that is an issue.[/quote]

Is that why 180 kids tried out for Capital last year?[/quote]

And of those 180, there's probably 50 worth looking at and maybe 20 that could make MD clubs and that's being nice.  Do you really think Capital is better than Heros, M&D, Skywalkers etc for talent? Capital is good and has a strong track record for recent recruiting.  However, as stated above, the middle school clubs feeding capital continue to get weaker and weaker.  [/quote]

Your math is off.

If winning was the goal, and Capital coached their teams the way other top teams play, the outcomes would be different. As it stands, 23s beat Hero’s two times last year and came within one last weekend on even rotations. They lost by two to NXT Black (ranked #2) last weekend on even rotations. Facts

Capital seeks to maximize recruits by giving players equal opportunity to showcase their talents.  Guarantee your MD club doesn’t do this. 
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What about the 23 team's losses to M&D, Skywalkers and STEPS?  What about those games? If you really think there are 180 girls in the DMV that can make the top Maryland clubs, you obviously don't know how to evaluate talent.   You keep mistaking the point that it's all about winning, which is not the argument.  The discussion topic is about the Maryland clubs having the top/better talent and developing that top talent.  There are too many watered down teams in the DMV. [/quote]

Man - tough to get thru that skull of yours.

You are the one basing your entire argument on winning-is-better.

Capital has the talent to beat those teams. They're just coached with a focus on maximizing recruits ... because of ... equal ... rotations.

Capital talent development is doing just fine ... Killed it with the 23s!

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Newbie here, so please forgive the ignorance.  Presumably some of you know who are the very best DMV HS girls players.  Do most play for MD teams?  Just trying to understand the landscape here.[/quote]

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