Anonymous
05/04/2026 13:22
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
On the girls side they just announced invite only tryouts...are the teams not set yet?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 13:21
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Fvu parent here on boys side. Fvu has the closest practice locations for us. Not worth driving far to another club just because they have a better record.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 11:25
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
1,0 - Incomplete
2.0 - B-
Arlington - C+ every year
VDA - A- right now
2.0 - B-
Arlington - C+ every year
VDA - A- right now
Anonymous
05/04/2026 11:23
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:Brave was kinda of successful, only lasted two years and didnt fail, it was McClean failing to keep the SYC merger together that forced Brave to have to partner with McClean so that their could be a ECNL badge in Fairfax Co. Is Brave 2.0 such a bad thing?
What happened after that is less mismanagment more McClean parents wanting their own thing, typical spoiled parent behavior at its finest.
The bigger question wth FVU is what's up with all the ACL injuries!?
The main purpose of the league is helping our kids with college commitments. Brave 1.0 and brave 2.0 is an absolute disaster.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 11:18
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Brave was kinda of successful, only lasted two years and didnt fail, it was McClean failing to keep the SYC merger together that forced Brave to have to partner with McClean so that their could be a ECNL badge in Fairfax Co. Is Brave 2.0 such a bad thing?
What happened after that is less mismanagment more McClean parents wanting their own thing, typical spoiled parent behavior at its finest.
The bigger question wth FVU is what's up with all the ACL injuries!?
What happened after that is less mismanagment more McClean parents wanting their own thing, typical spoiled parent behavior at its finest.
The bigger question wth FVU is what's up with all the ACL injuries!?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 10:14
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
It is a lower level club. Let’s put it that way. MV is managing like with Brave 2.0. Just a matter of time before the whole thing collapses. CW holding it by a thread.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 09:30
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:boys suck girls average now but have been better and youth looks strong so optimism is keeping folks from posting anxious threads like these. Only show in Fairfax, not going anywhere as a result despite how bad boys get. What else is there to talk about here?
Youth doesn’t look that great IMO. Still, this all just a big audition for VDA now.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 09:17
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:my sons GFR team had at least 2 FVU kids come to tryouts - not sure if they'll accept offers or not but clearly they're looking around
Maybe they were cut from FVU for next year? Especially with the age group change could’ve pushed some kids down a level.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 09:02
Subject: Re:Fairfax Virginia Union
Why cant they get their act together. All kidding aside on the alliances, they are best positioned to get kids around the beltway, but are generally viewed as lower level/ path of least interest. The rising U13s will be interesting as a lot of kids chose FVU over GA. I think the coach is supposed to be very meh. FVU was able to pick up the kids that couldnt get into VDA and Arlington too far away for those on western side of FFX county. 4-5 from Valor, 4-5 who declined NVA, some 2015s who probably shouldn’t be on the team (roster spot fill), and probably some kids sprinkled from other clubs around the DMV (VYS, BRYC, etc.). They will probably be third in line between VDA and Arlington but probably more competitive than originally projected given the NVA exodus.Anonymous wrote:And if CW ever moves to a different club, you know his teams are following him. And that leaves fvu with what?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 08:53
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
boys suck girls average now but have been better and youth looks strong so optimism is keeping folks from posting anxious threads like these. Only show in Fairfax, not going anywhere as a result despite how bad boys get. What else is there to talk about here?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 08:49
Subject: Re:Fairfax Virginia Union
And if CW ever moves to a different club, you know his teams are following him. And that leaves fvu with what?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 08:49
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
my sons GFR team had at least 2 FVU kids come to tryouts - not sure if they'll accept offers or not but clearly they're looking around
Anonymous
05/03/2026 22:28
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
I think the problem on the boys side is that it became known as not being a destination club and now that issue is compounding on itself. There was just too much turmoil there for a few years.The best players want to be on a winning team at a club that has been more stable. They will go to SYC, Alexandria, NVA, Arlington, or VDA before they will “settle” for Union. So Union has the players who can’t make those other teams. There are kids on the AD and RL teams at the clubs mentioned above that are probably stronger than half of the Union players.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 22:26
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:What’s up over there at Fairfax Virginia Union? Might be time to make some serious organizational changes. I just checked the standings and all of the teams on the boys side have terrible records. One team was .500, the rest were all in last or second last place and there was even a team that has a -80 goal differential.
It’s not much better on the girls side once you cut out the 2012 and 2013 teams.
Would be a great boost to the competitiveness in the area if this club could get its act together. I don’t think it’s a case of too many teams, rather a lack of effort by this club to attract the 4-5 quality players they need from neighboring teams. Look at Villarreal, FPYC and grab a couple kids. I doubt anyone drives from more than 8-10 miles to play for FVU. What they have isn’t cutting it.
Brave 2.0
Anonymous
05/03/2026 21:26
Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
What’s up over there at Fairfax Virginia Union? Might be time to make some serious organizational changes. I just checked the standings and all of the teams on the boys side have terrible records. One team was .500, the rest were all in last or second last place and there was even a team that has a -80 goal differential.
It’s not much better on the girls side once you cut out the 2012 and 2013 teams.
Would be a great boost to the competitiveness in the area if this club could get its act together. I don’t think it’s a case of too many teams, rather a lack of effort by this club to attract the 4-5 quality players they need from neighboring teams. Look at Villarreal, FPYC and grab a couple kids. I doubt anyone drives from more than 8-10 miles to play for FVU. What they have isn’t cutting it.
It’s not much better on the girls side once you cut out the 2012 and 2013 teams.
Would be a great boost to the competitiveness in the area if this club could get its act together. I don’t think it’s a case of too many teams, rather a lack of effort by this club to attract the 4-5 quality players they need from neighboring teams. Look at Villarreal, FPYC and grab a couple kids. I doubt anyone drives from more than 8-10 miles to play for FVU. What they have isn’t cutting it.