Anonymous wrote:I am wishing the best for MU. There are a lot of families who have great players who are looking for an elite experience or who are on a team and not happy. Some of these clubs seem to already pick the girls before ID sessions or favor kids who they know. Once your child is a certain age, if they are not already on DA or ECNL it is very hard to get on a team even if your child works really hard. It is also hard to go from a bench player to a starter. There is room for another club. I almost feel like some parents want there to be no options because then they will feel like their kid is more special. Many people are watching this club and hoping it works out. I suspect, if they can hang on for the next year, they will see many more people at their ID sessions. Good luck MU!

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?

Sadly, she reads into it and takes it as an attack. Probably difficult to discuss anything with her.

Because you are really only concerned about your kid’s age group. MU is fielding a team at every official age group. Context matters.

Fielding in all age groups speaks to the longevity of the club.

If you are seriously worried about longevity of clubs you need to narrow it down to McLean, Loudoun or BRYC. Those three can trace roots back to the 1970-80s. BRYC even had Mia Hamm - how cool is that? Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?

Sadly, she reads into it and takes it as an attack. Probably difficult to discuss anything with her.

Because you are really only concerned about your kid’s age group. MU is fielding a team at every official age group. Context matters.

Fielding in all age groups speaks to the longevity of the club.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?

Sadly, she reads into it and takes it as an attack. Probably difficult to discuss anything with her.

Because you are really only concerned about your kid’s age group. MU is fielding a team at every official age group. Context matters.

Fielding in all age groups speaks to the longevity of the club.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

+1
my experience as well

Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?

Sadly, she reads into it and takes it as an attack. Probably difficult to discuss anything with her.

Because you are really only concerned about your kid’s age group. MU is fielding a team at every official age group. Context matters.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?

Sadly, she reads into it and takes it as an attack. Probably difficult to discuss anything with her.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?

Sadly, she reads into it and takes it as an attack. Probably difficult to discuss anything with her.

I actually think all these "omg, troll alert posts" are coming from dads, based on experience.

Haha. I'm a MOM!

And "based on experience"? What kind of specific experience do you have in knowing if the anonymous board posters are men or women? Please elaborate. I think that question is very specific!

Anonymous wrote:^^^^ since you missed it the first time:

"u13 is a pilot age group, so it's not wrong to opt out and focus on the actual DA teams. When we were in the ECNL, u13 at that time was "pre-ecnl" . I don't know if the DA coming changed that, but several clubs didn't field a pre-ecnl team and we personally stopped it. Why? Too much travel for that young age in middle school. That included NC Courage (formerly CASL) by the way.

They have teams in every official age group."

If you still don't get it, then you don't want to.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?

Sadly, she reads into it and takes it as an attack. Probably difficult to discuss anything with her.

I actually think all these "omg, troll alert posts" are coming from dads, based on experience.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?

Sadly, she reads into it and takes it as an attack. Probably difficult to discuss anything with her.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the OP asking the question, but this is a very typical response when I do from MU parents. Very defensive about the program.

Some MU parents. I see it too. Questions that look legitimate to me as an MU parent are sometimes labeled as trolling, which I don't get, but a loud voice doesn't mean it's the only voice.

A legitimate question can be asked in a legitimate way.

Again, all the poster had to do was ask what they wanted to know. Asking in such a passive way is a stupid way to get the information and answer you really want to know. A kid isn't being outed because they want to know about a certain age group.

Why is this hard to grasp?

I see the question as one of stability. If a club is struggling in some age groups, is it stable and viable? I say MU not fielding a pilot team isn't the same at all. Plus, the quality of players that have joined the program and the additional of coaches like Izzy Cotto as having stepped up the entire culture. So rather than push back, I prefer to answer the question.

But you haven't answered the question - is MU fielding a team in every age group? How is that not a legitimate question?