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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]03 VDA Girls Parent -- How would you describe the coaching, the players and parents for the VDA 03 girls team?  I have heard a mix bag but not actually from a parent directly.  Also from what I am putting together VDA is significantly less than the Spirit program.  Can you share pricing?[/quote]

Hi!

OK so VDA is $2500 for the year.  This does not include cost for tournaments.  The December Florida showcase was like ~$700 player cost for the trip.  That included flight, transportation, food and hotel.  Showcases are planned for Spring in North Carolina and then Summer in San Diego.  I am not sure of the trip costs for those yet.

I understand that Washington Spirit is more.  Perhaps like $5000.  So it appears that VDA is cheaper but the Spirit may include some of the tournament cost in the base cost and the difference may not be so stark in reality.

The coaching has been an issue.  We had a very experienced "A" licensed coach from preseason until November when he was dismissed from the team.  I am not clear on the reasons of why he was dismissed - but I do think DA for newly formed teams is a huge challenge for coaches to blend the girls into a new training system.  I believe that ECNL teams that converted to DA have a significant advantage in understanding the style of play of their mates prior to the formation into a DA club.  So, I think this turmoil is a natural side effect of new girls, new club, new league, new coach, etc.  However, our coach now is Mike Cullina.  Mike is an excellent coach and he was just elected Chairman of the Board for US Club Soccer.  If you want your coach to know the right folks toward college recruiting - Mike's a good match.  We will see how the Spring goes - the team is currently 6-6-3 and has the capability to dominate most of the teams in our division if we can put the all the speed bumps that come from being a new team behind us.

Hope this helps.

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