Anonymous
Post 05/21/2024 07:32     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There's been a lot of negative talk about this league, yet a lot of kids seem to be trying out. I'm curious. My kid has a tryout tonight, but this league seems almost too good to be true when so many other programs are a compete disaster. What's going to make this program different? I love the idea of friends saying together and not having to drive far out for practices and games.


Kids are trying out b/c who in their busy lives want to drive to Fairfax, Alexandria, Herndon, etc for a B level team? Also, current ATB kids are trying out b/c theu would have tried out for ATB 13u anyhow which is now nonexistent. Will this program be any better? Hope so for them and to save ASBR.


Have people not been happy with ATB? Seems to me that the kids who switched out of Senators fared much better at high school tryouts, at least as freshman.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2024 16:29     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Anonymous wrote:There's been a lot of negative talk about this league, yet a lot of kids seem to be trying out. I'm curious. My kid has a tryout tonight, but this league seems almost too good to be true when so many other programs are a compete disaster. What's going to make this program different? I love the idea of friends saying together and not having to drive far out for practices and games.


Kids are trying out b/c who in their busy lives want to drive to Fairfax, Alexandria, Herndon, etc for a B level team? Also, current ATB kids are trying out b/c theu would have tried out for ATB 13u anyhow which is now nonexistent. Will this program be any better? Hope so for them and to save ASBR.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2024 11:08     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
There's been a lot of negative talk about this league, yet a lot of kids seem to be trying out. I'm curious. My kid has a tryout tonight, but this league seems almost too good to be true when so many other programs are a compete disaster. What's going to make this program different? I love the idea of friends saying together and not having to drive far out for practices and games.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2024 06:03     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Anonymous wrote:Have they done any tryouts yet? Big turnout?

They’ve had several days of tryouts including last night
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2024 15:31     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Have they done any tryouts yet? Big turnout?
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 15:51     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Anonymous wrote:How was the turnout for tryouts?


My kid’s isn’t until tomorrow. They had a bunch of days going through next Monday I think.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2024 09:41     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
How was the turnout for tryouts?
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2024 22:19     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Well it’s not on their website.
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2024 21:36     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
They sent an email with coaches today
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 19:14     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Arlington United is a JV between ATB and Senators. Senators (13u-15+ U) is generally fed from Storm (goes up to 12u). ATB goes up to 14U. Over the past few years kids 13u+ increasingly started playing outside of Arlington (Pioneers, Primetime, Cadets, etc) instead of going to ATB or Senators. Senators was tied with Arlington Senior Babe Ruth by the way, which is a house league. When kids don't go to Senators, the house league suffers. I think its a smart move to strengthen the overall Arlington program by combining and forming United, but much is left unknown about who will be leading and coaching.


If kids didn't go to senators because they heard others didn't have a good experience, how are people supposed to trust that AU will be any better?


It's a valid question. They hired some new guy to lead it who has a good reputation but he's not coaching.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 19:08     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Anonymous wrote:Arlington United is a JV between ATB and Senators. Senators (13u-15+ U) is generally fed from Storm (goes up to 12u). ATB goes up to 14U. Over the past few years kids 13u+ increasingly started playing outside of Arlington (Pioneers, Primetime, Cadets, etc) instead of going to ATB or Senators. Senators was tied with Arlington Senior Babe Ruth by the way, which is a house league. When kids don't go to Senators, the house league suffers. I think its a smart move to strengthen the overall Arlington program by combining and forming United, but much is left unknown about who will be leading and coaching.


If kids didn't go to senators because they heard others didn't have a good experience, how are people supposed to trust that AU will be any better?
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 19:00     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Arlington United is a JV between ATB and Senators. Senators (13u-15+ U) is generally fed from Storm (goes up to 12u). ATB goes up to 14U. Over the past few years kids 13u+ increasingly started playing outside of Arlington (Pioneers, Primetime, Cadets, etc) instead of going to ATB or Senators. Senators was tied with Arlington Senior Babe Ruth by the way, which is a house league. When kids don't go to Senators, the house league suffers. I think its a smart move to strengthen the overall Arlington program by combining and forming United, but much is left unknown about who will be leading and coaching.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 17:08     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
I know a couple of kids who play on other travel teams trying out and a few rec players
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 14:03     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
No coaches have been name yet, correct? It's basically a rebrand of Arlington Senators which seems to be flailing over the past few years. Kids leaving the program in droves. It's also to get more kids playing for ASBR (rec/house bball) which has also been losing kids to travel programs outside Arlington. Partnering with ATB was a good idea so funnel those kids in, instead of losing them to other better programs starting at 13U.

Kids that we know who are trying out aren't elite enough to be in a top tier/select program but want to practice/play close to Arlington.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 13:01     Subject: Any insight to arlington United?
Tryouts are coming up for 13u and up. Lots of kids trying out?