Anonymous
10/06/2025 14:03
Subject: Re:Alexandria on way down?
Could be because they all play high school during the season. Focus isn’t there.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 13:48
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
you're being naive about playing in Europe. Also, SYC just came on the soccer scene when they took all of LMVSC coaches and players. It's too early tell.
Ok. So how many players has SYC exported to Europe, a MLS academy or played for a youth USMNT (not a camp invite)?
Two. One to a club in Ligue 1 and another to La Liga.
Great! Who are they? I try to follow the DMV products.
The information is publicly available and I am pretty sure it's been discussed here before at one point. They are now in Montpellier and Sevilla academies.
I found the Sevilla player who is in the academy but not the other one. If I can’t find it in 3 minutes, it is not widely known.
I guess they are not professionals if we are not sharing names. I was looking for professionals.
Folks, let’s keep our eyes on the prize. I am not with ASA but the play a quality brand of ball in my kids age group that would lead to a player developing.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 12:48
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:none! SYC does not develop players.
BUT SYC does give opportunities for their new 1st year recruits! See other thread on this. Academies and USYNT passes on these players but when they come over to SYC they get picked up and offered opportunities.Those who sticks it out with SYC won't see the same opportunities. At some point, these players will give up and looking elsewhere.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 12:28
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
you're being naive about playing in Europe. Also, SYC just came on the soccer scene when they took all of LMVSC coaches and players. It's too early tell.
Ok. So how many players has SYC exported to Europe, a MLS academy or played for a youth USMNT (not a camp invite)?
Two. One to a club in Ligue 1 and another to La Liga.
Great! Who are they? I try to follow the DMV products.
The information is publicly available and I am pretty sure it's been discussed here before at one point. They are now in Montpellier and Sevilla academies.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 12:15
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
you're being naive about playing in Europe. Also, SYC just came on the soccer scene when they took all of LMVSC coaches and players. It's too early tell.
Ok. So how many players has SYC exported to Europe, a MLS academy or played for a youth USMNT (not a camp invite)?
Two. One to a club in Ligue 1 and another to La Liga.
Great! Who are they? I try to follow the DMV products.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 11:44
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
you're being naive about playing in Europe. Also, SYC just came on the soccer scene when they took all of LMVSC coaches and players. It's too early tell.
Ok. So how many players has SYC exported to Europe, a MLS academy or played for a youth USMNT (not a camp invite)?
Two. One to a club in Ligue 1 and another to La Liga.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 10:27
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
none! SYC does not develop players.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
you're being naive about playing in Europe. Also, SYC just came on the soccer scene when they took all of LMVSC coaches and players. It's too early tell.
Ok. So how many players has SYC exported to Europe, a MLS academy or played for a youth USMNT (not a camp invite)?
Anonymous
10/06/2025 08:26
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
you're being naive about playing in Europe. Also, SYC just came on the soccer scene when they took all of LMVSC coaches and players. It's too early tell.
Ok. So how many players has SYC exported to Europe, a MLS academy or played for a youth USMNT (not a camp invite)?
Anonymous
10/06/2025 08:11
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
you're being naive about playing in Europe. Also, SYC just came on the soccer scene when they took all of LMVSC coaches and players. It's too early tell.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 06:47
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Coach is spot on.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
This dude is right over the target.
Right on, is the well-known Alexandria Warrior. Always creating false narratives. But everybody knows.....
Anonymous
10/05/2025 18:36
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Coach is spot on.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
This dude is right over the target.
Anonymous
10/04/2025 11:35
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
This dude is right over the target.
Anonymous
10/04/2025 11:31
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
SYC plays puberty ball U13-U15. Deal with it.
Anonymous
10/04/2025 11:25
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
That team was always good. The rest at Asa is a disaster, top teams and other teams. Asa does not hire good coaches. Ran away. Unless you want to have your kid so rondos at every practice, and a coach not prepared for the task.
Anonymous
10/04/2025 09:55
Subject: Alexandria on way down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The 2011s were humiliated when they played SYC, losing 0–7.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the boy's side of the club?
We played their MLSNext team recently. Solid team. What’s your angle?
And this is why parents spend all of this money and time and wonder why their kid has no D1 offers and it is unfair that internationals are taking their D1 spots.
Can anyone name ONE current professional SYC alumni in Europe?
Can anyone name FIVE current SYC professional alumni playing professionally anywhere right now?
As someone who did the research and kept an open mind about where to go locally, it was clear that certain clubs prepared you for the highest level and some clubs prepared you to win IG, Jeff Cup, MLS Next, SuperCopa and the Rankings app. It’s okay if that is your thing but please understand winning has NOTHING to do with development.
The SYC team in my son’s age group would DESTROY our current team right and we are a “top 5 team in the state.” They have a great collection of talent.
While those kids are athletically superior right now and have no competition locally, we are building boring technical habits when they matter the most. Once puberty hits and you can no longer outrun and outmuscle your opponents and you have have a poor first touch and don’t know how to create a favorable 2v1 situation anywhere on the pitch through a dribble or pass because your soccer IQ is too low, have fun winning MLS Next while the boring kids who lost early are in Europe, MLS Next or at worst, D1.
You’re welcome to the two people who will heed this warning. The rest will return to being Rankings app drones and this can easily explain the 1% success rate of those who go D1, MLS or Europe/SA.
I agree with your comment. That's why looking at ASA U17 and U19 and these teams beating DCU speaks volumn to the training program as an outsider.