Anonymous
Post 05/13/2026 09:06     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You guys are trying really hard to convince yourselves that driving to Long Park and Howison isn’t that bad. And the whole “they don’t even have their own fields” is getting tiresome. Does Arlington own Long Bridge?

Ffx county has plenty of fields that Union accesses. Marshall, Oakmont and Quantum are accessible for most including those from MD. Robinson, Oakton, Woodson are worse than Long Park? Tell me another one.
You mean half a field. For half the practice for full price. Badum spssssshhhh


Keep telling yourself it will be ok and get better. Looks at the boys records.



Yeah, the half-field practice setup and the 2013/2012 girls still produced the #1 team in the Mid-Atlantic. Just look at the girls’s record.

You can have the most beautiful, perfect field like Revolution, and that still does not guarantee results.

So enough with all the excuses and nonsense already. It is not about the field. It is about the training, the players, and the results.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2026 09:01     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:The size of the patch of grass you practice on commentary may be the stupidest argument on here. If you can't operate in tight space and manipulate the ball to where you want, you are not a footballer. Not advocating for less space just pointing out that its truly irrelevent to development.


Its fine if a coach chooses to run a drill in a small space, but he should be assigned enough space to practice by the clubs. Clubs use this lie about small space making better players to justify 4-5 teams per field.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2026 08:49     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
The size of the patch of grass you practice on commentary may be the stupidest argument on here. If you can't operate in tight space and manipulate the ball to where you want, you are not a footballer. Not advocating for less space just pointing out that its truly irrelevent to development.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 20:35     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:You guys are trying really hard to convince yourselves that driving to Long Park and Howison isn’t that bad. And the whole “they don’t even have their own fields” is getting tiresome. Does Arlington own Long Bridge?

Ffx county has plenty of fields that Union accesses. Marshall, Oakmont and Quantum are accessible for most including those from MD. Robinson, Oakton, Woodson are worse than Long Park? Tell me another one.
You mean half a field. For half the practice for full price. Badum spssssshhhh


Keep telling yourself it will be ok and get better. Looks at the boys records.

Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 20:00     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
You guys are trying really hard to convince yourselves that driving to Long Park and Howison isn’t that bad. And the whole “they don’t even have their own fields” is getting tiresome. Does Arlington own Long Bridge?

Ffx county has plenty of fields that Union accesses. Marshall, Oakmont and Quantum are accessible for most including those from MD. Robinson, Oakton, Woodson are worse than Long Park? Tell me another one.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 19:58     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
I really wish Loudoun had at least one ECNL club. Instead, we’ve got a bunch of GA and smaller clubs, and next year right when my kid needs ECNL almost every option will mean driving over an hour each way. It’s frustrating that families here still don’t have a strong local ECNL option.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 19:35     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:People act like you need a passport to cross into another county from Fairfax County. Lol. Yes Fx county is big but it’s really not that far of a drive to Arlington or VDA. No one is staying with FVU just cause it’s Fairfax (plus they don’t have their own fields). VDA also got lucky with the 66 toll lanes to make it easier to travel to them on a nightly basis - before parents wouldn’t sit in an hour of traffic out of Fairfax County to Long Park. Now the drive can be as quick as 25–35 minutes depending on where you are in Fx county. Being the only club in the county really isn’t that much of an advantage for FVU (it also takes 45 minutes to drive from one side of Fairfax County to the other).


This is true. You can sit in 25-35 min of traffic driving through Fairfax County on smaller roads, or you can get on a highway and drive much further in the same amount of time. Aren't FVU fields at places like Robinson and Woodson? Traffic around the Fairfax City area is so bad. There is no way around it, you just have to drive through it. If you live on the eastern or southern end of the county, you can get to Arlington, Alexandria, or SYC. If you live on the northern end, you can go out to Loudoun/NVA. If you live on the western end, then Loudoun/NVA or VDA.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 17:45     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
People act like you need a passport to cross into another county from Fairfax County. Lol. Yes Fx county is big but it’s really not that far of a drive to Arlington or VDA. No one is staying with FVU just cause it’s Fairfax (plus they don’t have their own fields). VDA also got lucky with the 66 toll lanes to make it easier to travel to them on a nightly basis - before parents wouldn’t sit in an hour of traffic out of Fairfax County to Long Park. Now the drive can be as quick as 25–35 minutes depending on where you are in Fx county. Being the only club in the county really isn’t that much of an advantage for FVU (it also takes 45 minutes to drive from one side of Fairfax County to the other).
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 15:48     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:As an outsider, I’d like to see a strong ecnl team in the Fairfax area. The age change might be just what fvu needs.


This outsider agrees as well. Stronger ECNL teams benefit the DMV area. On the boys side, most top players interested in ECNL will choose to play for Arlington or VDA if they have that option. FVU should be able to keep more Fairfax-area players if FVU teams become more competitive (a chicken and egg problem). It's a relatively new club that needs time to grow.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 15:01     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
As an outsider, I’d like to see a strong ecnl team in the Fairfax area. The age change might be just what fvu needs.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 14:59     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No one is driving down to SC for the experience. Either they are on the team for next year or were given the opportunity to go as part of a tryout for next year.


I agree. Or maybe they are hoping to get an offer to be on the team after not receiving one at official tryouts. But that would make one think they are in desperate need of kids.


Yes, they would be desperate for more kids to fill their roster, but those kids should be cautious. If they are a late addition they will be guaranteed little to no playing time.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 14:55     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:No one is driving down to SC for the experience. Either they are on the team for next year or were given the opportunity to go as part of a tryout for next year.


I agree. Or maybe they are hoping to get an offer to be on the team after not receiving one at official tryouts. But that would make one think they are in desperate need of kids.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 14:15     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
No one is driving down to SC for the experience. Either they are on the team for next year or were given the opportunity to go as part of a tryout for next year.
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2026 17:27     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Loudoun
Yes, what I know to be true on the girls side: 4-5 from loudoun (declined NVA). At least a couple 2015s from SYC. 4-5 Valor. 1-2 from GFR. A token 1-2 from VYS. Not sure where the remaining 10 girls are coming from, but we all know FVU likes large rosters.


Which is further evidence the "Pathway" is a gimmick - ECNL teams will take the best players, regardless of where they played the year before.
Why does everyone keep emphasizing that the pathway for FVU is a gimmick. I dont think there has been one person who has argued otherwise.


This is true - there are 5 coming from NVA, 4 from Valor, a couple 2013 from BRYC and also a couple 2013 VYS. There were some 2015 SYC players there for SC but not sure if they are on the roster for the fall. A lot of guest players went to SC that won't even be on the roster for fall. Not a lot of the actual roster could make it to the tournament from what I hear.


Why make a trip all the way down to SC if no intention to play on the team next year?


For the experience
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2026 17:23     Subject: Fairfax Virginia Union
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Its really uncommon for more than maybe one Valor kid to make an ECNL team. They don't have good training there and so the strongest players bail well before U13.


Agreed- but this year almost the entire 2014G Pre-ECNL team (not new age group title) is leaving for ECNL and GA teams.
Well that isnt true. Of the 14, 4 FVU, 1 SYC GA, 1 Loudoun GA, 1 Arlington ECNL. About 5 are repeaters that are either doing RL playing up or repeating. So about half is going ECNL or GA.