This is why you have teams like Sterling popping up out of nowhere and wiping the floor with mcleans younger age group teams

Okay, so here's the deal, the parents who can afford the thousands of dollars to pay for all the travel and ecnl and all of the frills with the training are middle to upper class suburban people.

Kids who grow up playing soccer from the time they are born don't come from these kinds of families. They tend to be non-white people who don't live in mclean, and soccer is in their blood and their culture and they have multiple family members who have either played or are truly passionate about the game of soccer and are doing it 24/7 as fans or out on the field.

McLean parents are focused on getting extracurricular activities and checking the box for their kids to get into a competitive college. That's why the talent level is not in McLean it's elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:How is it that a club that used to be a clear first choice for players has sunk? I know they still have a lot of good teams, and it is possible that many who come here just have an axe to grind with them, but what happened if not?

My son doesn’t like the kids in that part of NOVA and the parents don’t have the best reputation, though Arlington gives them a run for their money in my book. I would be delighted if he changed his mind as he gets older. It is a lot closer to where we live vs the club that he goes to now. I am sure McLean has done nothing wrong. Perception is not reality no matter how much people are slaves to perception. And they are often fluid, as the theme of the thread suggests.

What is wrong with the parents?

Extreme entitlement

I know entitlement is a cool buzzword but its not entitlement when you pay for a product.

Entitlement is when you haven’t earned the right to complain
...yet complain anyways

Is Arlington any better?

God, no! Though I think they are too chicken to complain though. They’ll do whatever you tell them and even bend over if it will help their cause.

So we should expect McLean’s ECNL rosters to look a lot different next year? Is this 1-2 new players or several?

They didn’t have tryouts last year, so maybe they will get a lot of newbies try out this year...

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is guest players are playing in club scrimmages taking playing time away from the players on the team who actually have paid to be there. Who cares about equal playing time either your kid's a starter or 2nd string in this case it doesn't matter. If you haven't paid to be on the team GTFO! I can understand guest players attending a practice with a team to see if there's a good fit but to have the guest player play in multiple scrimmages and even start games ahead of paid players on the team is ludicrous.

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Here’s a question for you-why haven’t these guest players been offered official spots on the team? McLean carries a large roster for ECNL teams (you can have up to 30 on the roster) so why not take these players officially if they are that good?

Because it is mid-season and there are more factors involved than just performance on the field.

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Anonymous wrote:How is it that a club that used to be a clear first choice for players has sunk? I know they still have a lot of good teams, and it is possible that many who come here just have an axe to grind with them, but what happened if not?

My son doesn’t like the kids in that part of NOVA and the parents don’t have the best reputation, though Arlington gives them a run for their money in my book. I would be delighted if he changed his mind as he gets older. It is a lot closer to where we live vs the club that he goes to now. I am sure McLean has done nothing wrong. Perception is not reality no matter how much people are slaves to perception. And they are often fluid, as the theme of the thread suggests.

What is wrong with the parents?

Extreme entitlement

I know entitlement is a cool buzzword but its not entitlement when you pay for a product.

Entitlement is when you haven’t earned the right to complain
...yet complain anyways

Is Arlington any better?

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Anonymous wrote:How is it that a club that used to be a clear first choice for players has sunk? I know they still have a lot of good teams, and it is possible that many who come here just have an axe to grind with them, but what happened if not?

My son doesn’t like the kids in that part of NOVA and the parents don’t have the best reputation, though Arlington gives them a run for their money in my book. I would be delighted if he changed his mind as he gets older. It is a lot closer to where we live vs the club that he goes to now. I am sure McLean has done nothing wrong. Perception is not reality no matter how much people are slaves to perception. And they are often fluid, as the theme of the thread suggests.

What is wrong with the parents?

Extreme entitlement

I know entitlement is a cool buzzword but its not entitlement when you pay for a product.

Entitlement is when you haven’t earned the right to complain
...yet complain anyways

I don't know my McLean well but from what I have read in these discussions, it is clear that McLean is constantly upgrading its player pool by recruiting. If my DD were on that team and I weren't comfortable with a large roster, I would encourage DD to move. The downside is that whatever they are doing there is working given the number of girls that are currently at or heading to DI programs. That being said, if players from the outside are starting games, you should discuss with the coach.

Anonymous wrote:No girls on McLean green and ECNL at the oldest ages. But the ECNL does have a “composite” team playing in EDP to add games because of the large roster sizes.

There is a Composite team too at BRYC-it’s a way for the clubs to have a deep player pool for ECNL. After a certain time though, the same girls are chosen for the Composite games and the same ones for ECNL, so at the older ages it doesn’t make as much sense to keep the larger pool. The cream rises...

Anonymous wrote:The problem is guest players are playing in club scrimmages taking playing time away from the players on the team who actually have paid to be there. Who cares about equal playing time either your kid's a starter or 2nd string in this case it doesn't matter. If you haven't paid to be on the team GTFO! I can understand guest players attending a practice with a team to see if there's a good fit but to have the guest player play in multiple scrimmages and even start games ahead of paid players on the team is ludicrous.

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Here’s a question for you-why haven’t these guest players been offered official spots on the team? McLean carries a large roster for ECNL teams (you can have up to 30 on the roster) so why not take these players officially if they are that good?

Anonymous wrote:Create an email account and do it anonymously

Pussy.

Anonymous wrote:Do other clubs do these same tricks?

No.

If you're that pissed then why don't you email the coach instead of suffer in silence. Create an email account and do it anonymously

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Boys? Girls? Which age group?

Boys

I'm talking about girls

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Boys? Girls? Which age group?

Boys