Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would agree but I can tell you I am a parent at VDA and my kid actually is one of the kids who gets the most playing time however it is a train reck right now there is no structure the practices are half assed and that Particular coach in the above comment that other person mentioned it was very accurate. You can’t believe how many people are sick to there stomachs on how this pass weekend went it is deafening and if this club doesn’t do something to change above comment is correct... half the teams will be gone and they can replace them with what ever comes to try out or they can wake up and start training and coaching properly. Not everyone gets a trophy and elite is elite there is a time and place for everything and this club is not doing what’s right for anyone involved. Start treating your good coaches with respect give them the money they deserve so that they stay and build on the talented core players they have. Oh... and something that everyone has noted VDA, stop just focusing on the boys side and put a little effort in showcasing your girls side on social media and give them a landscape that makes them feel important to.. I mean we are living in 2019 right? As for us if things don’t drastically change we are leaving. Every club has there issues but at lest it would be more organized then this BS.

are you referring to a particular age group or is it across the board?

Anonymous wrote:I would agree but I can tell you I am a parent at VDA and my kid actually is one of the kids who gets the most playing time however it is a train reck right now there is no structure the practices are half assed and that Particular coach in the above comment that other person mentioned it was very accurate. You can’t believe how many people are sick to there stomachs on how this pass weekend went it is deafening and if this club doesn’t do something to change above comment is correct... half the teams will be gone and they can replace them with what ever comes to try out or they can wake up and start training and coaching properly. Not everyone gets a trophy and elite is elite there is a time and place for everything and this club is not doing what’s right for anyone involved. Start treating your good coaches with respect give them the money they deserve so that they stay and build on the talented core players they have. Oh... and something that everyone has noted VDA, stop just focusing on the boys side and put a little effort in showcasing your girls side on social media and give them a landscape that makes them feel important to.. I mean we are living in 2019 right? As for us if things don’t drastically change we are leaving. Every club has there issues but at lest it would be more organized then this BS.

Anonymous wrote:It’s so interesting how differently a coach is viewed from parents. There’s a team that my DD is interested to tryout this Spring. I’ve heard from various people that he’s a screamer/teller and kids don’t want to play for him. But while watching one of their games, I asked a parent and the parent said all the kids love to play for him and the parents like him too. And the coach didn’t yell during the game. Maybe the coach changed his ways???

So we plan to attend practices and determine for ourselves.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In no particular order...

Clyde Watson
Christian Cziommer
Marvin Johnson
Quan Phan
Alex Silver
Larry Best
Oscar Feliu
David Sanford

LMAO SOMEONE SAID ALEX..... that guy is the worst. VDA is a joke because of him there is only his fav 4-5 that want him to stay. This club if they don’t figure things out quick will lose all the top players except for the favorite 1/2 that they put all there chips on will leave next year. Not because they are losing but because the stupid club is unorganized, listens to Rec coaching from Alex who thinks he knows the players and decides if they are good or not while making sideline comments to sway all the other coaches to do what he wants them to do to make sure his select few stays in the lime light. I repeat if this club doesn’t start changing the way the develop the players and start paying attention to playing the right way and treat these players as elite individuals that deserve the right training (not just mini scrimmages every practice) a curriculum that teaches how to play out the back and have vision and some F***** time spent going over game tape, talking about the games and how they can do better or spending time at showcases actually getting the teams unified instead of drinking and bitching about how we aren’t winning when it all stems from the top down... next year most of the teams would be lucky to keep half there teams together. People are done and it’s in every age group. People joke about why people run from VDA but the truth is because the management has no clue how to manage and instead of making a deference they sit up there on there high horses and blame the kid’s.. Guess what? If all age groups are losing it’s not the kids it’s the damn coaching.. get good coaches back and run a good program stop listening to the losers who have had absolutely no success like a alex coaching at PWSI and now VDA..

Anonymous wrote:In no particular order...

Clyde Watson
Christian Cziommer
Marvin Johnson
Quan Phan
Alex Silver
Larry Best
Oscar Feliu
David Sanford

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your DD specifically said he’s one of the best coaches in the area?

No, she specifically said that he explains things well. That was the specific comment I responded to.

People can bash him all day for personality, but the guy can coach. He is different as he is a coach and not a parent or cheerleader. He asks for hard work and excellence and it comes across as harsh at times.

The FCV teams have constant improvement throughout the year that is VERY noticeable.

As a FCV insider, I do not believe this post for one minute. Unless your kid is very new to the club, there is no way they believe BP is a good coach. Let me guess - your DD is new to FCV and VERY young (knows no better - or came from VDA)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your DD specifically said he’s one of the best coaches in the area?

No, she specifically said that he explains things well. That was the specific comment I responded to.

People can bash him all day for personality, but the guy can coach. He is different as he is a coach and not a parent or cheerleader. He asks for hard work and excellence and it comes across as harsh at times.

The FCV teams have constant improvement throughout the year that is VERY noticeable.

As a FCV insider, I do not believe this post for one minute. Unless your kid is very new to the club, there is no way they believe BP is a good coach. Let me guess - your DD is new to FCV and VERY young (knows no better - or came from VDA)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your DD specifically said he’s one of the best coaches in the area?

No, she specifically said that he explains things well. That was the specific comment I responded to.

People can bash him all day for personality, but the guy can coach. He is different as he is a coach and not a parent or cheerleader. He asks for hard work and excellence and it comes across as harsh at times.

The FCV teams have constant improvement throughout the year that is VERY noticeable.

Anonymous wrote:Your DD specifically said he’s one of the best coaches in the area?

Anonymous wrote:Your DD specifically said he’s one of the best coaches in the area?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BP doesn’t explain things well to the girls-they are often confused by what he wants them to do but are too scared to ask him to explain further. He needs to put himself in their shoes and realize he isn’t coaching the US women’s national team, but adolescent girls.

So it’s probably safe to say he is not one of the best coaches in the area.

Anonymous wrote:Still no comments about McLean ECNL coaches. Given that many of their players go to the top programs in the country, those coaches are doing something right. This page says it all.

http://www.mcleansoccer.org/home.php?layout=10917933

I hear that they recruit but even of they do, they are clearly doing something to hep these girls shine as freshman.

Anonymous wrote:BP doesn’t explain things well to the girls-they are often confused by what he wants them to do but are too scared to ask him to explain further. He needs to put himself in their shoes and realize he isn’t coaching the US women’s national team, but adolescent girls.