Anonymous
07/17/2023 11:50
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If I were part of an incoming high school club class that did not make Capital Blue I would strongly consider getting the next group of 20-22 most talented players coordinated and aligned to either stay with or go to Pride or Stars. I know easier said than done, but there could be a lot of benefit to taking this route if someone can pull it off.
The reason being you know Capital Orange will play second fiddle to Blue. They will never play in the top brackets with Blue, they will not receive the same exposure to college coaches as Blue, and they will not get the same recruiting support as Blue. And many colleges do not recruit players from the same club in the same class, so Blue players will get this nod over Orange players every time.
If the next group of 20-22 players band together with Pride or Stars they will be the primary focus. You could have the chance to play in the top brackets, which would mean much better exposure to college coaches. The risk is these clubs do not have track records with recruiting. Pride is sending some players to great D1 schools so you could at least lean on this alumni for some guidance. You would want to make sure Pride or Stars has a recruiting plan in place starting from day one in the high school program.
Capital Orange is definitely an option. And some girls will be recruited from that team. But if a strong group can be put together I would choose another clubs A team for the reasons above.
Always and for everything. Former Orange Parent.
Where did you go? Did you stick it out?
Anonymous
07/17/2023 11:20
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:If I were part of an incoming high school club class that did not make Capital Blue I would strongly consider getting the next group of 20-22 most talented players coordinated and aligned to either stay with or go to Pride or Stars. I know easier said than done, but there could be a lot of benefit to taking this route if someone can pull it off.
The reason being you know Capital Orange will play second fiddle to Blue. They will never play in the top brackets with Blue, they will not receive the same exposure to college coaches as Blue, and they will not get the same recruiting support as Blue. And many colleges do not recruit players from the same club in the same class, so Blue players will get this nod over Orange players every time.
If the next group of 20-22 players band together with Pride or Stars they will be the primary focus. You could have the chance to play in the top brackets, which would mean much better exposure to college coaches. The risk is these clubs do not have track records with recruiting. Pride is sending some players to great D1 schools so you could at least lean on this alumni for some guidance. You would want to make sure Pride or Stars has a recruiting plan in place starting from day one in the high school program.
Capital Orange is definitely an option. And some girls will be recruited from that team. But if a strong group can be put together I would choose another clubs A team for the reasons above.
Always and for everything. Former Orange Parent.
Anonymous
07/17/2023 10:55
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who is the new recruiting director ?
Hayley S. She is KM's right hand.
Soutter?
Anonymous
07/17/2023 10:45
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Have any current Blue 26 players heard anything?
Anonymous
07/17/2023 10:32
Subject: Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How many new players made the Capital 26 teams?
Rumor has it a few cuts from both Blue and Orange? Two new girls on Orange?
Pretty sure these are just backfills. 2 or 3 leaving Orange who have decided to pursue other endeavors.
Anonymous
07/17/2023 09:55
Subject: Capitol tryouts
Both Cap 25 Blue and Orange won their brackets this weekend at the Maryland Summer Championships. Orange team lost by only a goal in playoffs to AIM who is a highly rated A team club. Both Cap 25 teams had successful weekends.
Anonymous
07/17/2023 09:53
Subject: Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How many new players made the Capital 26 teams?
Rumor has it a few cuts from both Blue and Orange? Two new girls on Orange?
Hope the girls cut attended other tryouts.
Anonymous
07/17/2023 09:46
Subject: Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:How many new players made the Capital 26 teams?
Rumor has it a few cuts from both Blue and Orange? Two new girls on Orange?
Anonymous
07/17/2023 09:32
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Who is the new recruiting director ?
Hayley S. She is KM's right hand.
Anonymous
07/17/2023 09:14
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ok so now we have
Blue = 11 BLC and 5 Pride and 5 Stars and 1 VA Metro and 1 Next Level - that is a big roster if true?!
Orange = 4 Pride and 5 or 6 Stars and 3 Next Level and some BLC who may or may not be coming?
24 is pretty standard roster size for Capital
24 is big and bigger than normal (20-22) 7A/7D/8M/2G. What will they do when it goes to 11v11?
Anonymous
07/17/2023 09:14
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Who is the new recruiting director ?
Anonymous
07/17/2023 08:44
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:If I were part of an incoming high school club class that did not make Capital Blue I would strongly consider getting the next group of 20-22 most talented players coordinated and aligned to either stay with or go to Pride or Stars. I know easier said than done, but there could be a lot of benefit to taking this route if someone can pull it off.
The reason being you know Capital Orange will play second fiddle to Blue. They will never play in the top brackets with Blue, they will not receive the same exposure to college coaches as Blue, and they will not get the same recruiting support as Blue. And many colleges do not recruit players from the same club in the same class, so Blue players will get this nod over Orange players every time.
If the next group of 20-22 players band together with Pride or Stars they will be the primary focus. You could have the chance to play in the top brackets, which would mean much better exposure to college coaches. The risk is these clubs do not have track records with recruiting. Pride is sending some players to great D1 schools so you could at least lean on this alumni for some guidance. You would want to make sure Pride or Stars has a recruiting plan in place starting from day one in the high school program.
Capital Orange is definitely an option. And some girls will be recruited from that team. But if a strong group can be put together I would choose another clubs A team for the reasons above.
The 25 class is probably the first class where you can decide if Pride Black is a better landing spot than CLC O. This is the first class for Pride's "new" recruiting director to see if she is adding value. Both teams are pretty equal as shown by the close game and while they might play in different brackets I almost think that is more by design than skill.
Anonymous
07/16/2023 21:53
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:If I were part of an incoming high school club class that did not make Capital Blue I would strongly consider getting the next group of 20-22 most talented players coordinated and aligned to either stay with or go to Pride or Stars. I know easier said than done, but there could be a lot of benefit to taking this route if someone can pull it off.
The reason being you know Capital Orange will play second fiddle to Blue. They will never play in the top brackets with Blue, they will not receive the same exposure to college coaches as Blue, and they will not get the same recruiting support as Blue. And many colleges do not recruit players from the same club in the same class, so Blue players will get this nod over Orange players every time.
If the next group of 20-22 players band together with Pride or Stars they will be the primary focus. You could have the chance to play in the top brackets, which would mean much better exposure to college coaches. The risk is these clubs do not have track records with recruiting. Pride is sending some players to great D1 schools so you could at least lean on this alumni for some guidance. You would want to make sure Pride or Stars has a recruiting plan in place starting from day one in the high school program.
Capital Orange is definitely an option. And some girls will be recruited from that team. But if a strong group can be put together I would choose another clubs A team for the reasons above.
Pride 23s originally had a recruiting plan too.
Anonymous
07/16/2023 20:47
Subject: Re:Capitol tryouts
If I were part of an incoming high school club class that did not make Capital Blue I would strongly consider getting the next group of 20-22 most talented players coordinated and aligned to either stay with or go to Pride or Stars. I know easier said than done, but there could be a lot of benefit to taking this route if someone can pull it off.
The reason being you know Capital Orange will play second fiddle to Blue. They will never play in the top brackets with Blue, they will not receive the same exposure to college coaches as Blue, and they will not get the same recruiting support as Blue. And many colleges do not recruit players from the same club in the same class, so Blue players will get this nod over Orange players every time.
If the next group of 20-22 players band together with Pride or Stars they will be the primary focus. You could have the chance to play in the top brackets, which would mean much better exposure to college coaches. The risk is these clubs do not have track records with recruiting. Pride is sending some players to great D1 schools so you could at least lean on this alumni for some guidance. You would want to make sure Pride or Stars has a recruiting plan in place starting from day one in the high school program.
Capital Orange is definitely an option. And some girls will be recruited from that team. But if a strong group can be put together I would choose another clubs A team for the reasons above.
The reason being you know Capital Orange will play second fiddle to Blue. They will never play in the top brackets with Blue, they will not receive the same exposure to college coaches as Blue, and they will not get the same recruiting support as Blue. And many colleges do not recruit players from the same club in the same class, so Blue players will get this nod over Orange players every time.
If the next group of 20-22 players band together with Pride or Stars they will be the primary focus. You could have the chance to play in the top brackets, which would mean much better exposure to college coaches. The risk is these clubs do not have track records with recruiting. Pride is sending some players to great D1 schools so you could at least lean on this alumni for some guidance. You would want to make sure Pride or Stars has a recruiting plan in place starting from day one in the high school program.
Capital Orange is definitely an option. And some girls will be recruited from that team. But if a strong group can be put together I would choose another clubs A team for the reasons above.
Anonymous
07/16/2023 20:11
Subject: Capitol tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pride A is a better option than Capital B team. College coaches don’t want B level players.
That’s so not true. Capital B has better connections and better recruiting staff.
Fwiw, with the exception of 1 tournament his summer (where they were in the same bracket), the Pride 25s played in higher brackets than Capital Orange.