Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 19:57     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SYC loves to ride the wave of someone else’s success—even if the player was with them for a hot minute. They’ll still slap their name on it like they built them.


So for argument’s sake, you are an employee (coach, staffer, media) of SYC. A kid who was first trained and developed by an out of town club for years, but then his/her parents moved into this area so then joined SYC. That kid happens to be a rockstar player and scores three goals every game. Are you honestly not going to ride that kid’s popularity?


This is literally every club, every where. This is not an SYC problem or an issue at all. Hell, my Elementary School has a picture of an NFL pro athlete in the glass case at the entrance that they are proud of. It is not a crime to be proud of a kid who came through your program and went on to do bigger things. You just sound like you're trying to pick an argument.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 16:53     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:SYC loves to ride the wave of someone else’s success—even if the player was with them for a hot minute. They’ll still slap their name on it like they built them.


So for argument’s sake, you are an employee (coach, staffer, media) of SYC. A kid who was first trained and developed by an out of town club for years, but then his/her parents moved into this area so then joined SYC. That kid happens to be a rockstar player and scores three goals every game. Are you honestly not going to ride that kid’s popularity?
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 14:54     Subject: Re:SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:The exact and thing happened when my dd played for fcva few years ago. There were 3 kids that got the mentions, videos on the website and the rest were chopped liver. Btw.. none of those kids are pros now. One kid from the backrooms got kids of d1 offers and now plays pro with a multi year contract. (NOT my ) It pays to be humble.



Humble is not in their vocabulary
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 12:41     Subject: Re:SYC social media
The exact and thing happened when my dd played for fcva few years ago. There were 3 kids that got the mentions, videos on the website and the rest were chopped liver. Btw.. none of those kids are pros now. One kid from the backrooms got kids of d1 offers and now plays pro with a multi year contract. (NOT my ) It pays to be humble.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 11:28     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:My playmetrics account is telling me that Generation Adidas was a big deal. Lots of emails. Better hope somone from SYC can make the GA all-star team cut next year so that my inbox has relevant outcomes in it too



Someone better make it. They need to post about their own player. Otherwise, they will face the consequences. When VDA beat SYC 11-1, the players were forced to run and was told to 'never f**** embarrass SYC every again'

Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 10:48     Subject: SYC social media
My playmetrics account is telling me that Generation Adidas was a big deal. Lots of emails. Better hope somone from SYC can make the GA all-star team cut next year so that my inbox has relevant outcomes in it too
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2025 08:48     Subject: SYC social media
SYC loves to ride the wave of someone else’s success—even if the player was with them for a hot minute. They’ll still slap their name on it like they built them.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2025 20:55     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:My kid moved from third team to first team at SYC in two years. Killing it in MLSNEXT right now. Didn’t get a shoutout in the post… what’s the big deal? Do you expect them to talk about every single kid in an insta post? Received amazing support from many coaches and lots of play opportunities in his time at the club.

At the end of the day, every kid has a different experience and the club is just a part of it. I know other kids have had other experiences, but it’s not like there aren’t other clubs to go to if one isn’t working for your family.


SYC’s MLSNext teams. Sure they win. But that’s because each team has two or three players up front that are 6+ and play kickball.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

Anonymous
Post 04/11/2025 20:53     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid moved from third team to first team at SYC in two years. Killing it in MLSNEXT right now. Didn’t get a shoutout in the post… what’s the big deal? Do you expect them to talk about every single kid in an insta post? Received amazing support from many coaches and lots of play opportunities in his time at the club.

At the end of the day, every kid has a different experience and the club is just a part of it. I know other kids have had other experiences, but it’s not like there aren’t other clubs to go to if one isn’t working for your family.



How about the dad who's son moved up, scored two of the three goals against Philadelphia Union but didn't get a shot out and he called the club out on it.


Set up on your son's own IG account and put your highlight there and tag the club. Why wait for someone to shine the light on you....be your own sunshine and they will come.


+100

It's your/your kid's job to sell themselves, not the club. Yeah, the club can help but the player needs to do 95+% of the work.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2025 20:42     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid moved from third team to first team at SYC in two years. Killing it in MLSNEXT right now. Didn’t get a shoutout in the post… what’s the big deal? Do you expect them to talk about every single kid in an insta post? Received amazing support from many coaches and lots of play opportunities in his time at the club.

At the end of the day, every kid has a different experience and the club is just a part of it. I know other kids have had other experiences, but it’s not like there aren’t other clubs to go to if one isn’t working for your family.



How about the dad who's son moved up, scored two of the three goals against Philadelphia Union but didn't get a shot out and he called the club out on it.


Set up on your son's own IG account and put your highlight there and tag the club. Why wait for someone to shine the light on you....be your own sunshine and they will come.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2025 15:57     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:My kid moved from third team to first team at SYC in two years. Killing it in MLSNEXT right now. Didn’t get a shoutout in the post… what’s the big deal? Do you expect them to talk about every single kid in an insta post? Received amazing support from many coaches and lots of play opportunities in his time at the club.

At the end of the day, every kid has a different experience and the club is just a part of it. I know other kids have had other experiences, but it’s not like there aren’t other clubs to go to if one isn’t working for your family.



How about the dad who's son moved up, scored two of the three goals against Philadelphia Union but didn't get a shot out and he called the club out on it.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2025 08:45     Subject: SYC social media
My kid moved from third team to first team at SYC in two years. Killing it in MLSNEXT right now. Didn’t get a shoutout in the post… what’s the big deal? Do you expect them to talk about every single kid in an insta post? Received amazing support from many coaches and lots of play opportunities in his time at the club.

At the end of the day, every kid has a different experience and the club is just a part of it. I know other kids have had other experiences, but it’s not like there aren’t other clubs to go to if one isn’t working for your family.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2025 22:45     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Genuine question from an outsider:

I saw the post and it was actually the first time I was impressed with SYC as it appeared to show that a kid can develop through the ranks.
Was the post not accurate in highly underdog stories that we rarely hear about?

Again, genuine question from an outsider.




The stories sounded heartfelt and warm but the honest truth is those kids got 'moved' up due to their physical attributes.


What does that mean? A kid worked his way up from the bottom team to the top team and you say it had nothing to do with his hard work, just his luck in..what? being tall? being fast? having red hair?


Time and time again I have seen bigger kids with less technical and tactical skills get picked over smaller more technical players. Esp for boys at the U12/U13/U14 ages where boys are developing physically at different times.

But this is not just an SYC problem. This happens at many of the DMV area clubs. I was just talking with a coach at one club who was lamenting this (he admitted his club does this more than he likes).



Only clubs that can't develop players goes for this approach. It will catch up to them, no pun intended.


Oh really?
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 22:54     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Genuine question from an outsider:

I saw the post and it was actually the first time I was impressed with SYC as it appeared to show that a kid can develop through the ranks.
Was the post not accurate in highly underdog stories that we rarely hear about?

Again, genuine question from an outsider.




The stories sounded heartfelt and warm but the honest truth is those kids got 'moved' up due to their physical attributes.


What does that mean? A kid worked his way up from the bottom team to the top team and you say it had nothing to do with his hard work, just his luck in..what? being tall? being fast? having red hair?


Time and time again I have seen bigger kids with less technical and tactical skills get picked over smaller more technical players. Esp for boys at the U12/U13/U14 ages where boys are developing physically at different times.

But this is not just an SYC problem. This happens at many of the DMV area clubs. I was just talking with a coach at one club who was lamenting this (he admitted his club does this more than he likes).



Only clubs that can't develop players goes for this approach. It will catch up to them, no pun intended.
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2025 20:35     Subject: SYC social media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Genuine question from an outsider:

I saw the post and it was actually the first time I was impressed with SYC as it appeared to show that a kid can develop through the ranks.
Was the post not accurate in highly underdog stories that we rarely hear about?

Again, genuine question from an outsider.




The stories sounded heartfelt and warm but the honest truth is those kids got 'moved' up due to their physical attributes.


What does that mean? A kid worked his way up from the bottom team to the top team and you say it had nothing to do with his hard work, just his luck in..what? being tall? being fast? having red hair?


Time and time again I have seen bigger kids with less technical and tactical skills get picked over smaller more technical players. Esp for boys at the U12/U13/U14 ages where boys are developing physically at different times.

But this is not just an SYC problem. This happens at many of the DMV area clubs. I was just talking with a coach at one club who was lamenting this (he admitted his club does this more than he likes).