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Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

Anonymous wrote:U11 White is up to 13 kids registered. (Can see rosters on Playmetrics.)

Most U11/12 teams shoot for 12-14.

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Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

Does it even occur to some of you that some families don't want their kids on the higher teams? It's baffling to me what blinders some people have. This idea that everyone is constantly gunning for more, more, more. Some families don't want the additional travel and practices or stress level.

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Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

Does it even occur to some of you that some families don't want their kids on the higher teams? It's baffling to me what blinders some people have. This idea that everyone is constantly gunning for more, more, more. Some families don't want the additional travel and practices or stress level.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

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Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

special deals to stay... in the same place?
doesn't sound so... special?

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Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

We’re seeing opposite for the girls. Most 2015 red girls are staying on U12 Red. Many made special deals with the coaches before travel tryouts bc they thought they’d get moved up to pre-academy.

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Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

Yea tell me about... my sons whole red team was moved down to white but for 1 kid that made red and from what i hear the red team is all 2015s dropping down.... sucks

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

Only 2 leaving and debatable who the best players are.

No debate. The best 2012 is leaving.

where are they going?

Anonymous wrote:looks like the younger players have suffered most with the new age format.... lots of them moved down teams and being replaced with older kids who now fit the age group...

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

Only 2 leaving and debatable who the best players are.

No debate. The best 2012 is leaving.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

Only 2 leaving and debatable who the best players are.

Anonymous wrote:Vda is crowing about union but dont look around Arlington, your teams are being hollowed one call up at a time. Deposits be damned.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what you would propose to hold coaches and age group directors accountable?

Other than the 2011 girls, the teams have generally done worse than even their local peers (VDA/FVU). The results have been consistent enough to cause a reasonable person to ask whether the ID/team formation/recruitment mechanism is working. Do we just give EG a pass for another decade? Sometimes a baseball team will change managers not because the current manager is a bad person but because the organization is adrift and needs sharpening, new energy. GP is a great guy and the mayor of kids soccer but is he setting the right tone?

I don’t know the complete answer to your question but if you look at other clubs with better performance outcomes you can imagine they have some goal-setting and accountability. For now I would settle for any modicum of self-reflection and accountability. Imagine if you get a side order of transparency along with it, where it feels like the club is working with the parents and players in the daylight and not always against them in secret.

Lets not forget that even with the 2011s a decent amount of girls came over from McLean years back and are some of the best players on the team or this age group wouldn't be nearly as good either

Say it louder for the Arlington parents in the back.

And now the 11’s are losing some of their best players as are the 12’s. Arlington will not have any strong, maybe not even good, teams remaining.

Only 2 leaving and debatable who the best players are.