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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BSC isn't perfect but it is fair to ask why top players leave for other clubs. Sorry but I have never heard of a top player from club leave at u16 or later to join another ECNL club. [/quote]

It is primarily the college prep and recruitment piece.  It is missing at bsc.  Clyde has great connections at McLean, as does Harry at MD United..  Bsc doesn't have anyone on the girls side with strong connections to college coaches.  This is why the older teams will lose some players and continue to struggle.  Once committed, the stronger D1 coaches also want to see their commits in a strong training environment which bsc does not have at the oldest teams.  This could change, but the current state of affairs. [/quote]

I don’t think college recruitment was the issue.  Recall that Shannon Cirovski ran the girls side and she had great connections.  And BSC had a ton of commits from the 00 and 01 teams.  I believe that the 01 team had 11 or 12 D1 commits.  The 02 team lost some really good players bc of coaching issues and that team fell apart and became a total disaster.  And the 03 team has struggled also because of coaching - in large part due to overbearing parents who all believed their kids were better than they actually were and coaches caving to parent demands.  S 
Some girls started to get playing time based on how involved the parent was.   Shannon completely failed to take action to fix the coaching issues and couldn’t reign in the parents.  These issues predated KL - he’s trying to change the culture and to re-establish BSC as a club where accountability matters and playing time is determined by work and production - not how long your kid has been with the club or how loud the parent yells..  It’s a shock to the system for some, but IMHO he’s got the girls side heading in the right direction, even if it is a slow change at certain age groups.  Some can’t stomach his mouth, but the 06 girls are a reflection of his style.  They’re fearless, relentless, and mentally tough - all the while doing tik toks.  [/quote]

DG had a hand in the mental toughness of those '06s[/quote]

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