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Anonymous wrote:8 2011's at NVU last night.

DB will coach that team. Of course he would get on the phones with his former players along with any other player he can grab. It’s his MO.

You would have to be the dumbest family in the world to pick DB over CW if you had an offer for both. Just like you would to chose Arlington who is winning now (like they always do at the young age groups). CW has developed more pro players than those coaches have developed players playing in college.

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To turn down an offer from CW is a poor choice indeed. His players show consistent and stunning growth every year.

NVA is ahead of Union in the 07/08/09 groups, all of which CW was involved involved in coaching. The 11's team he's currently coaching just lost to NVA 3-1 less than a month ago. Please tell us again how his history when they were the only game in town should be more heavily weighted than the results of this so called stunning growth for the last 4 age groups he's coached?

Congrats on NVA having a couple teams better than Union for the first year ever. But don’t be surprised if union is better in every age group next year.
Nobody would say the NVA 07s are ahead of the Va union 07s now. They are just lucky they don’t have anyone good enough to miss half the season with USYNT. If you are using individual results, didn’t the 08s just beat NVA. The NVA 08s are better because of some of the players CW had that left for NVA. And the 09s had a couple leave too.
Only game in town was like 7 years ago. And if you think records are the only way to define a coach then that my friend is why Loudoun and NVA don’t have any pros and you don’t hear much about how they are doing in college. You can win games with just better athletes and being organized. Do me a favor and go call any college coach in the country and say, I’m trying to decide on playing for any coach at NVA or playing for CW and l can promise you I know what they will say.

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Anonymous wrote:8 2011's at NVU last night.

DB will coach that team. Of course he would get on the phones with his former players along with any other player he can grab. It’s his MO.

You would have to be the dumbest family in the world to pick DB over CW if you had an offer for both. Just like you would to chose Arlington who is winning now (like they always do at the young age groups). CW has developed more pro players than those coaches have developed players playing in college.

100,000%

To turn down an offer from CW is a poor choice indeed. His players show consistent and stunning growth every year.

NVA is ahead of Union in the 07/08/09 groups, all of which CW was involved involved in coaching. The 11's team he's currently coaching just lost to NVA 3-1 less than a month ago. Please tell us again how his history when they were the only game in town should be more heavily weighted than the results of this so called stunning growth for the last 4 age groups he's coached?

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Anonymous wrote:VA Unions Girls 2025 Commits so far:

(MULTIPLE) UVA (ACC)
Florida State (ACC)
GEORGIA (SEC)
UCLA (BIG 10)
Penn State (BIG 10)
Wisconsin (BIG 10)
Maryland (BIG 10)
GEORGE MASON

I'm sure there are more. The point is that's a ton even compared to some of the top ECNL clubs in the country

Fake news.. you are not making $5M.. show me your pay stub

The phrase, "You couldn't pay me to go these schools," literally applies, except for one on the list that offered to do so. Let's just be clear about this: which ones are the recruits who could not have gotten these offers if they had played for a different coach or club? Are you one of the parents saying that these kids were not good enough to get these offers on their own (I certainly hope not)? Or are you one of the coaches who is trying to take the credit?

This is an idiot post. I would be happy to send my kids to any of these schools - UVA, UCLA? Are you mad? And nothing wrong with UMD, GA, UW or FL State.
Out of curiosity, where did you to go school, OP? And what is your current job? Just trying to see what makes someone so self-righteous

I think it is "idiotic," not idiot, and I am neither mad nor insane. Nor is it "self-righteous" to say anything like this - it is not a moral question or judgment in any respect whatsoever. I have a great job, have had a great career, make over $ 5 million per year, and guess what . . . IT HAS HAD NOTHING OR NEXT TO NOTHING WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL (I WENT TO FOUR), JUST LIKE THE SCHOLARSHIPS THESE WOMEN RECEIVE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CLUB OR COACH FOR WHICH THEY PLAY.

I did not say these were poor or mediocre universities. You need to read more carefully.

Anonymous wrote:This thread is proof there is no hope in the near future for improvement in the youth soccer culture locally

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Anonymous wrote:You mean to tell us OP that if these same kids played for BRAVE, they'd be getting the same looks at showcases than the kids at Union? Wake up...

Wow, $5 mil a year and still have time for this forum. maybe we all should go to wherever it is you went and spend time trolling with 'IDIOT'IC replies...

Not OP and DD not at either of these clubs but yes, the look that kids got on brave is similar to Union. Any ECNL team gets a ton of exposure. What you do with it is yours. DD played a game with 125 scouts at an Ecnl showcase. Many might have been there for the other team. She had an outstanding game. Received more than 20 calls from schools she had not been in contact with. ECNL get you the exposure. Would you rather be on Union than Brave if the travel time was the same. Of course. Was there more exposure at Union, of course. But Brave got plenty of exposure.

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My DD plays Brave and the colleges these kids are writing to are attending their games including US Scouts - all the big conference teams attended and contacted coaches. I am honestly shocked how arrogant PP statement is. I really hope this parent leaves for another club because I can already hear his elitist commentary on the sidelines. Ick!

Yes, the college coaches are watching lots of teams, but if you don’t think club coach connections matter you are deceiving yourself. College coaches see lots of players but will rely on club coaches they know and trust and that is what will land the plane and result in actual offers and placement. This is true across all sports.

No the club coaches do almost nothing. Most colleges coaches do not even reach out to club coaches before making a commit. Like 90%. If your experience was different then good for you but not that way at most clubs. Where club coaches do help is if you come up dry on your own and end junior year without a commit. Then yes club coaches make calls and really market you. Not earlier junior year though. Again -- if you have that you have something special that is not in wide use.

Wow. Just wow. You have really been short-changed in the process then. Our club's experience (FCV) was very different.

Like I said -- if that is true you had a good thing going because that is not the way it is at most places. Too bad it is gone.

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Anonymous wrote:Ask any BRAVE Parent or player how many coaches watched their 07s in Florida when they were moved off-site for the second year in a row...

Ok --- how many?

I would say writing on the wall that they were out. Many many 07 teams had over 100 coaches the first two days based on twitter posts.

Zero, the answer is zero.

no coaches for the 07s? That is odd.

No one worth watching?

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Anonymous wrote:Ask any BRAVE Parent or player how many coaches watched their 07s in Florida when they were moved off-site for the second year in a row...

Ok --- how many?

I would say writing on the wall that they were out. Many many 07 teams had over 100 coaches the first two days based on twitter posts.

Zero, the answer is zero.

no coaches for the 07s? That is odd.

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Anonymous wrote:Ask any BRAVE Parent or player how many coaches watched their 07s in Florida when they were moved off-site for the second year in a row...

Ok --- how many?

I would say writing on the wall that they were out. Many many 07 teams had over 100 coaches the first two days based on twitter posts.

Zero, the answer is zero.

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Anonymous wrote:You mean to tell us OP that if these same kids played for BRAVE, they'd be getting the same looks at showcases than the kids at Union? Wake up...

Wow, $5 mil a year and still have time for this forum. maybe we all should go to wherever it is you went and spend time trolling with 'IDIOT'IC replies...

Not OP and DD not at either of these clubs but yes, the look that kids got on brave is similar to Union. Any ECNL team gets a ton of exposure. What you do with it is yours. DD played a game with 125 scouts at an Ecnl showcase. Many might have been there for the other team. She had an outstanding game. Received more than 20 calls from schools she had not been in contact with. ECNL get you the exposure. Would you rather be on Union than Brave if the travel time was the same. Of course. Was there more exposure at Union, of course. But Brave got plenty of exposure.

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My DD plays Brave and the colleges these kids are writing to are attending their games including US Scouts - all the big conference teams attended and contacted coaches. I am honestly shocked how arrogant PP statement is. I really hope this parent leaves for another club because I can already hear his elitist commentary on the sidelines. Ick!

Yes, the college coaches are watching lots of teams, but if you don’t think club coach connections matter you are deceiving yourself. College coaches see lots of players but will rely on club coaches they know and trust and that is what will land the plane and result in actual offers and placement. This is true across all sports.

No the club coaches do almost nothing. Most colleges coaches do not even reach out to club coaches before making a commit. Like 90%. If your experience was different then good for you but not that way at most clubs. Where club coaches do help is if you come up dry on your own and end junior year without a commit. Then yes club coaches make calls and really market you. Not earlier junior year though. Again -- if you have that you have something special that is not in wide use.

Wow. Just wow. You have really been short-changed in the process then. Our club's experience (FCV) was very different.