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Anonymous wrote:How are VYS try-outs? I know they are eliminating their 3rd and 4th teams at the older age groups. That should create extra drama.

Saw THREE kids from their top Eagles teams (rising U12s and U13s) at another club's tryouts. The barn door is open.

This is the problem. The parents. Not the club. (And hell, to paraphrase a famous actress, is parents from other clubs.). Only a moron would view this as a bad sign about a club’s ability to develop a kid. The fact they are welcome at other tryouts and invited to join good teams in the area is actually good, not bad, if you can get over the dream of your little ones playing together happily ever after, or the preposterous conceit that all clubs are equally positioned to achieve supremacy.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe the next homegrown signing by DC united is somewhere in VYS's player pool

From U9-U12 player pool, I can see that.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe the next homegrown signing by DC united is somewhere in VYS's player pool

Hey one came from SYA.

Maybe the next homegrown signing by DC united is somewhere in VYS's player pool

Anonymous wrote:part of it is that Vienna is a small "bubble" where everyone knows each other, everyone has played soccer together since a very young age, everyone is neighbors with each other and very tight-knit community.

It's a normal thing to want to see what's outside the bubble - especially with clubs that draw from much larger areas and player pools where it's not just your neighbors on the teams.

In Vienna, soccer is a "planned activity" that kids get carpooled and dropped off for, few parents have played and know how to start their kids off at a young age, so parents overall don't really know the sport that well, so they don't know "good" coaching and what is necessary to develop high level players from "soccer babysitting" at the young ages.

Vienna parent here. Partially true, but it's not like Vienna is some magical place beyond the fog. Other communities have the same attributes and few parents know much about good coaching at the outset. Two major factors that lead to defections.
1.) It's simply not their priority nor in their resources to compete with a Bethesda in terms of elite talent development. Taking that next step is not easy nor likely desirable.
2.) TBH, the coaches and kids aren't the toughest in terms of intensity. Kids who really want to get better need to go to more structure clubs or blue collar areas where the kids live and breathe soccer. The kid who plays baseball, basketball, lacrosse, and soccer is certainly well-rounded. But, they aren't going to make an MLS Next team - nor do they likely want to.

part of it is that Vienna is a small "bubble" where everyone knows each other, everyone has played soccer together since a very young age, everyone is neighbors with each other and very tight-knit community.

It's a normal thing to want to see what's outside the bubble - especially with clubs that draw from much larger areas and player pools where it's not just your neighbors on the teams.

In Vienna, soccer is a "planned activity" that kids get carpooled and dropped off for, few parents have played and know how to start their kids off at a young age, so parents overall don't really know the sport that well, so they don't know "good" coaching and what is necessary to develop high level players from "soccer babysitting" at the young ages.

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised the excuses haven't rolled in yet. I'll help out with the most common...it's a baseball town. We are very competitive at the younger ages until the kids leave for all the top clubs. We focus on our rec program.

Alex, I'll take "Lack of leadership on the boys' side" for $500.

I'm surprised the excuses haven't rolled in yet. I'll help out with the most common...it's a baseball town. We are very competitive at the younger ages until the kids leave for all the top clubs. We focus on our rec program.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are VYS try-outs? I know they are eliminating their 3rd and 4th teams at the older age groups. That should create extra drama.

Saw THREE kids from their top Eagles teams (rising U12s and U13s) at another club's tryouts. The barn door is open.

Smart move on their part.

Anonymous wrote:How are VYS try-outs? I know they are eliminating their 3rd and 4th teams at the older age groups. That should create extra drama.

Saw THREE kids from their top Eagles teams (rising U12s and U13s) at another club's tryouts. The barn door is open.

How are VYS try-outs? I know they are eliminating their 3rd and 4th teams at the older age groups. That should create extra drama.

Why bother with this club. It’s a high priced rec club.

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Anonymous wrote:We are really happy with VYS.

They are now offering a discount renewal for positive reviews.

Also starting spots and playing mins for players and parents that suck up to the coach.

Anonymous wrote:We are really happy with VYS.

They are now offering a discount renewal for positive reviews.

We are really happy with VYS.