Anonymous wrote:"What is the cost?" $195 to register and $3000 to participate.
Anonymous wrote:Also, they doing SY or BY?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has anyone else seen the recent “Registration Now Open: Loudoun Soccer 2026 Summer Travel League” email and felt like it was missing, pretty much all the important information?
The announcement was extremely vague and honestly leaves more questions than answers. Loudoun is a large, well-established club, so it’s surprising to see such an important program rolled out with so few details.
Before any family registers—especially for a summer league—you would expect at least the basics:
What league is this actually for?
Is it USL Super Y, or a completely different league? The email didn’t say.
What does the program include?
Number of training sessions? Start/end dates? How many games? What does the schedule look like?
Who else is participating?
What other clubs or teams will be in this league? That matters a lot for competition level and travel.
What is the cost?
Kind of important before asking families to sign up.
Who are the coaches?
No coaching slate was provided for any age group—boys or girls. Most families want to know who will be leading the teams before committing.
Is this actually a tryout/ID process?
The wording makes it sound like anyone who shows up will be taken. That might work for purely developmental programs, but it won’t work for higher-level players who want to train and compete with peers at a similar level.
It honestly feels like the club wanted to announce something quickly because the dates were already on the calendar, but didn’t wait until the actual plan was finalized.
This type of rollout naturally makes people question who is making these decisions and how much planning is actually happening behind the scenes. Families deserve clarity before being asked to register for a program—especially one built around summer competition.
Hopefully Loudoun follows up soon with more complete information, because right now it’s hard for anyone to know what exactly they’re signing up for.
It sounds like the normal poor planning in this soccer world. I would be shocked if they deterred from the framework that USL Y already provides. I would wait for at least the website to be rolled over to 2026.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don’t know, maybe just call them would be a brilliant idea. Bet it is what they do EVERY year maybe.
I get what you’re saying, and yes—people can call if they want. But the larger point is that the Club shouldn’t be asking families to register for a program without providing the basic information upfront.
For something like a summer league, it’s reasonable for parents to expect clarity on:
What league this is actually for
What the program includes (training sessions, number of games, dates)
Which other clubs are participating
What the cost is
Who the coaches will be
Those are standard details that most clubs provide before opening registration, and they’re important for families trying to decide if the program is a good fit. People shouldn’t have to guess, assume, or chase down information that should have been included in the announcement in the first place.
Calling the club shouldn’t be a workaround for missing details — the info should simply be communicated clearly from the start.
Dude it’s Loudoun SC, they scammed thousands of families by keeping their fees during the COVID plandemic and after not rendering services. That’s akin to a heist that Al Capone could only dream of!