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The biggest problem with youth soccer is that they all talk about development, but it is about winning at all cost.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents, which team will offer better player development? Arlington appears to be a more stable and well-organized club, with a clear pathway for strong players to progress. On the other hand, McLean has Mike Stankovic coaching that team, which is appealing, I guess? I’d really appreciate any input or insight you might have.

It would be great to have a high caliber coach. The 2016 Green team rarely won any games. Hopefully, the team will turn around with Mike Stankovic.

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Anonymous wrote:If your daughter is good enough to be picked by a coach like Stankovic, her chances of getting to ECNL or any other high level club in 3 years is much much higher.
Go for it, dont lose the opposrtunity.

Very few girls at the 2016 McLean soccer tryout. They used to be able to field 4 girls teams in the U9 age groups but in recent years, they are only able to field 3 girls teams. Probably less girls interested in playing soccer.

Interesting. We went to Vienna 2016 try outs and they had 4 teams.

Don’t worry, those Vienna girls will eventually end up at McLean.

Funny. We know a few who wished they never made that switch right about now…

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Anonymous wrote:If your daughter is good enough to be picked by a coach like Stankovic, her chances of getting to ECNL or any other high level club in 3 years is much much higher.
Go for it, dont lose the opposrtunity.

Very few girls at the 2016 McLean soccer tryout. They used to be able to field 4 girls teams in the U9 age groups but in recent years, they are only able to field 3 girls teams. Probably less girls interested in playing soccer.

Interesting. We went to Vienna 2016 try outs and they had 4 teams.

Don’t worry, those Vienna girls will eventually end up at McLean.

Anonymous wrote:The suspense is killing me, op .. which club did you end up choosing?

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t matter what World Cup team he coached. If he can’t relate to little girls his pedigree means nothing. I would ask a family of a little girl he has coached in the past.

Anonymous wrote:Parents, which team will offer better player development? Arlington appears to be a more stable and well-organized club, with a clear pathway for strong players to progress. On the other hand, McLean has Mike Stankovic coaching that team, which is appealing, I guess? I’d really appreciate any input or insight you might have.

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Anonymous wrote:If your daughter is good enough to be picked by a coach like Stankovic, her chances of getting to ECNL or any other high level club in 3 years is much much higher.
Go for it, dont lose the opposrtunity.

Very few girls at the 2016 McLean soccer tryout. They used to be able to field 4 girls teams in the U9 age groups but in recent years, they are only able to field 3 girls teams. Probably less girls interested in playing soccer.

Interesting. We went to Vienna 2016 try outs and they had 4 teams.

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Anonymous wrote:Not saying this Stankovic is necessarily a good or bad coach. I know nothing of him, but it also sounds like no one here has actually seen him coach either. The reality is coaching at the senior level and coaching a u10 team are ENTIRELY different things. Experience at the senior level has almost zero carry over to the younger youth levels. He may very well have the aptitude for both, but this is a clear appeal to authority fallacy. The same is true for licensure. USSF licensure has ZERO reflection on someones actual coaching ability.

I am sorry Sir, but I could not stop laughing at your reasoning that a qualified coach is not qualified to coach.
I am sure it is due to your lack of knowledge about sport in general and youth soccer in particular.
1) Per your reasoning, the likes of Juliano Belletti are not qualified to coach youth soccer, just because they played or coached at the highest level.
2) These coaches, including Mike Stankovic, start at youth academy before being qualified to coach at world cup level.
My suggestion to you, if your daughter has a remote chance of being coached by Mike Stankovic, I take that any time, anywhere at any level over a D-licensed coach who watched a set of youtube videos.
Soccer is both a science and an art, take the opportunity if it is presented to your daughter, let a qualified coach, coach her.

Anonymous wrote:Not saying this Stankovic is necessarily a good or bad coach. I know nothing of him, but it also sounds like no one here has actually seen him coach either. The reality is coaching at the senior level and coaching a u10 team are ENTIRELY different things. Experience at the senior level has almost zero carry over to the younger youth levels. He may very well have the aptitude for both, but this is a clear appeal to authority fallacy. The same is true for licensure. USSF licensure has ZERO reflection on someones actual coaching ability.

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Anonymous wrote:If your daughter is good enough to be picked by a coach like Stankovic, her chances of getting to ECNL or any other high level club in 3 years is much much higher.
Go for it, dont lose the opposrtunity.

Very few girls at the 2016 McLean soccer tryout. They used to be able to field 4 girls teams in the U9 age groups but in recent years, they are only able to field 3 girls teams. Probably less girls interested in playing soccer.