Anonymous
06/19/2020 19:10
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
There were a few from Potomac and Stoddert to Metro in the younger age groups. Those girls would have gone to Mclean. Not much movement to Mclean...but you know pandemic.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 19:08
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And to comment on a prior post-there was very little team movement from DA to ECNL this year among the FCV and Arlington now turned GAL girls. Not sure about Metro.
This is consistent with what I heard. There was little movement except for one of the younger age groups in which several players switched from Arlington to McLean.
I know of one younger age group where it was mclean to Arlington.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 18:47
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:And to comment on a prior post-there was very little team movement from DA to ECNL this year among the FCV and Arlington now turned GAL girls. Not sure about Metro.
This is consistent with what I heard. There was little movement except for one of the younger age groups in which several players switched from Arlington to McLean.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 18:33
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
And to comment on a prior post-there was very little team movement from DA to ECNL this year among the FCV and Arlington now turned GAL girls. Not sure about Metro.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 15:56
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...
No. The ECNL is about protecting its existing clubs. You really think Mclean wants Arlington girls in the ECNL? Mclean success was built on being the only game in town pre da. They had their pick of players from DC, Alexandria, Arlington, 1/2 of Fairfax and some from lower Moco. Mclean can not let Arlington get in to the ECNL.
As McLean’s 04 and younger squads age up, it will be clear they don’t have the draw and competitiveness they had in the past. Given the current landscape, they won’t be a destination club anytime soon or perhaps ever.
And that all depends on the GAL. If it isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, players will bolt. I’m sure plenty of FCV and Metro girls already did, Arlington teams probably holding out hope for ECNL next year. If they don’t join, it’ll be a drip drip drip of players the older it gets.
Not if the teams at mclean are weak. They will go to other clubs. The way it works is the strong teams attract strong players. DA started 2017 for girls...that’s would be the 05’s. How are McLean’s 06’s and below?
And as some other posters noted, Arlington GA has really upped their college recruiting help. Not sure if it will pay off but I guess we'll see with their 04s.
So we really do not know how the GA show cases will work or college exposure. They seem pretty smart in the marketing side. Let’s see if the league is college recruiting friendly for the coaches and players. ECNL lower standing teams are not friendly for the players. Hopefully a girls only league will be able to bring a few things to the table.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 14:26
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...
No. The ECNL is about protecting its existing clubs. You really think Mclean wants Arlington girls in the ECNL? Mclean success was built on being the only game in town pre da. They had their pick of players from DC, Alexandria, Arlington, 1/2 of Fairfax and some from lower Moco. Mclean can not let Arlington get in to the ECNL.
As McLean’s 04 and younger squads age up, it will be clear they don’t have the draw and competitiveness they had in the past. Given the current landscape, they won’t be a destination club anytime soon or perhaps ever.
And that all depends on the GAL. If it isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, players will bolt. I’m sure plenty of FCV and Metro girls already did, Arlington teams probably holding out hope for ECNL next year. If they don’t join, it’ll be a drip drip drip of players the older it gets.
Not if the teams at mclean are weak. They will go to other clubs. The way it works is the strong teams attract strong players. DA started 2017 for girls...that’s would be the 05’s. How are McLean’s 06’s and below?
And as some other posters noted, Arlington GA has really upped their college recruiting help. Not sure if it will pay off but I guess we'll see with their 04s.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 13:26
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...
No. The ECNL is about protecting its existing clubs. You really think Mclean wants Arlington girls in the ECNL? Mclean success was built on being the only game in town pre da. They had their pick of players from DC, Alexandria, Arlington, 1/2 of Fairfax and some from lower Moco. Mclean can not let Arlington get in to the ECNL.
As McLean’s 04 and younger squads age up, it will be clear they don’t have the draw and competitiveness they had in the past. Given the current landscape, they won’t be a destination club anytime soon or perhaps ever.
And that all depends on the GAL. If it isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, players will bolt. I’m sure plenty of FCV and Metro girls already did, Arlington teams probably holding out hope for ECNL next year. If they don’t join, it’ll be a drip drip drip of players the older it gets.
Not if the teams at mclean are weak. They will go to other clubs. The way it works is the strong teams attract strong players. DA started 2017 for girls...that’s would be the 05’s. How are McLean’s 06’s and below?
DA started with the 04s.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 13:05
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...
No. The ECNL is about protecting its existing clubs. You really think Mclean wants Arlington girls in the ECNL? Mclean success was built on being the only game in town pre da. They had their pick of players from DC, Alexandria, Arlington, 1/2 of Fairfax and some from lower Moco. Mclean can not let Arlington get in to the ECNL.
As McLean’s 04 and younger squads age up, it will be clear they don’t have the draw and competitiveness they had in the past. Given the current landscape, they won’t be a destination club anytime soon or perhaps ever.
And that all depends on the GAL. If it isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, players will bolt. I’m sure plenty of FCV and Metro girls already did, Arlington teams probably holding out hope for ECNL next year. If they don’t join, it’ll be a drip drip drip of players the older it gets.
Not if the teams at mclean are weak. They will go to other clubs. The way it works is the strong teams attract strong players. DA started 2017 for girls...that’s would be the 05’s. How are McLean’s 06’s and below?
Anonymous
06/19/2020 12:21
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...
No. The ECNL is about protecting its existing clubs. You really think Mclean wants Arlington girls in the ECNL? Mclean success was built on being the only game in town pre da. They had their pick of players from DC, Alexandria, Arlington, 1/2 of Fairfax and some from lower Moco. Mclean can not let Arlington get in to the ECNL.
As McLean’s 04 and younger squads age up, it will be clear they don’t have the draw and competitiveness they had in the past. Given the current landscape, they won’t be a destination club anytime soon or perhaps ever.
And that all depends on the GAL. If it isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, players will bolt. I’m sure plenty of FCV and Metro girls already did, Arlington teams probably holding out hope for ECNL next year. If they don’t join, it’ll be a drip drip drip of players the older it gets.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 12:01
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...
No. The ECNL is about protecting its existing clubs. You really think Mclean wants Arlington girls in the ECNL? Mclean success was built on being the only game in town pre da. They had their pick of players from DC, Alexandria, Arlington, 1/2 of Fairfax and some from lower Moco. Mclean can not let Arlington get in to the ECNL.
As McLean’s 04 and younger squads age up, it will be clear they don’t have the draw and competitiveness they had in the past. Given the current landscape, they won’t be a destination club anytime soon or perhaps ever.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 09:39
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...
No. The ECNL is about protecting its existing clubs. You really think Mclean wants Arlington girls in the ECNL? Mclean success was built on being the only game in town pre da. They had their pick of players from DC, Alexandria, Arlington, 1/2 of Fairfax and some from lower Moco. Mclean can not let Arlington get in to the ECNL.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 09:30
Subject: Re:Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Dear Arlington Soccer Travel Families:
We trust that you are well and staying safe. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to send regular updates including information about plans for when we can return to the field, the tryout and team formation process, and coaching assignments. In the meantime, we wanted to share some news about our DA program.
Arlington Soccer is excited to join the Girls Academy (GA). The GA has unified more than 50 of the 60 current Girls DA clubs to create a national platform which will uphold the defining standards of the DA while adding flexibility to enhance player development. Coach Nicci Wright will continue to lead the girls’ program as GA Director.
As mentioned before, we do not anticipate any changes to the travel team structure in the club. Arlington Soccer remains dedicated to providing the best environment for training, development, and competition for all players on all of our teams at all levels of league play.
Weak. You post you own clubs internal emails.
Why is it weak
I know. Someone is drinking the cool aid.
Anonymous
06/19/2020 09:21
Subject: Re:Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Dear Arlington Soccer Travel Families:
We trust that you are well and staying safe. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to send regular updates including information about plans for when we can return to the field, the tryout and team formation process, and coaching assignments. In the meantime, we wanted to share some news about our DA program.
Arlington Soccer is excited to join the Girls Academy (GA). The GA has unified more than 50 of the 60 current Girls DA clubs to create a national platform which will uphold the defining standards of the DA while adding flexibility to enhance player development. Coach Nicci Wright will continue to lead the girls’ program as GA Director.
As mentioned before, we do not anticipate any changes to the travel team structure in the club. Arlington Soccer remains dedicated to providing the best environment for training, development, and competition for all players on all of our teams at all levels of league play.
Weak. You post you own clubs internal emails.
Why is it weak
Anonymous
06/17/2020 11:54
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...
Like Bethesda? LOL. They will take whatever they can on the boys side.
Anonymous
06/17/2020 11:53
Subject: Any word from Arlington?
Arlington boys made the switch to ecnl, will the girls follow next year? ECNL looks for all in clubs...