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Anonymous wrote:It doesnt surprise me that people spend money on ncsl division 8 travel but it does surprise me that they spend $3200 on it from Valor when it is a known bad product.

It’s simple. For me it’s the close drive, nice fields, chance for my kid to make friends and play/practice soccer 3-4 times a week. Soccer is fun and I can afford it. Anything else you want to know?

Funny, I don't remember posting this but that's exactly it for us too. The price includes tournament fees and winter practices/futsal. Also, since it is the local club for where I live I've known some parents for years (multiple kids in soccer). I've always had families I trust who live near me that my kids can carpool with. That really cuts down on the time commitment for us as parents, which to be honest is the hardest part of travel soccer.

I think for most people its mediocre and overpriced but convenient until they run into a bad coach situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Is valor still hiring?

If you’re a parent of a player, you’re eligible.

Joke. Couldn’t resist

Anonymous wrote:What tournaments are 2014G attending? They are no where since Jeff Cup.

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Anonymous wrote:What tournaments are 2014G attending? They are no where since Jeff Cup.

Your not on that team. Why do you care?

Anonymous wrote:What tournaments are 2014G attending? They are no where since Jeff Cup.

Anonymous wrote:Is the concern that there are not any coaches hired or is that the names aren't listed? We are at a different club and this is our 6th year of travel soccer. We have had coaches named every year before tryouts but only twice were the coaches familiar to the parents. 3 of the coaches were decent the other 2 not so much. Regardless of who the coach is you'll probably have 50 percent happiness rate. Not having a coach hired at all until Sept is different which i agree is no good.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots and lots of orgs rarely have complainers
post here. Local to Valor--Burke, Herndon, South County, Vienna, Fc Dulles, PAC, FPYC, Villareal rarely have complaints posted. People seemed happy with GFR aside from their recent drama.

longtime lurker, NP here not from NoVA. All these little programs don't pretend like they're some soccer juggernaut. They just provide travel soccer for communities.

I think Valor gets so much mockery and hate because it's a poser hawking BS crap product to families and players. CYA and SYA families rightfully believe they are big enough and good enough to deserve the bare minimum of what passes for professionalism in travel soccer management. Valor (and its marketing hype man here on DCUM) front like they're Loudoun, Bethesda or some giant club, but yes, behind the facade of Instagram and Fathers Day Fiesta tchotchkes it's just a total joke.

+1

They seem to put more into social media and marketing more than hiring and retaining quality coaches. It’s like they are out there to see who they can sucker into paying their high fees while laughing behind the families’ backs that their kids are actually terrible at soccer.

Many of those clubs seem to do more with less. They don’t come off quite as braggy and are not trying to extract money from families at every turn.

+1000!!! BAC doesn't pretend to be what it isn't.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots and lots of orgs rarely have complainers
post here. Local to Valor--Burke, Herndon, South County, Vienna, Fc Dulles, PAC, FPYC, Villareal rarely have complaints posted. People seemed happy with GFR aside from their recent drama.

longtime lurker, NP here not from NoVA. All these little programs don't pretend like they're some soccer juggernaut. They just provide travel soccer for communities.

I think Valor gets so much mockery and hate because it's a poser hawking BS crap product to families and players. CYA and SYA families rightfully believe they are big enough and good enough to deserve the bare minimum of what passes for professionalism in travel soccer management. Valor (and its marketing hype man here on DCUM) front like they're Loudoun, Bethesda or some giant club, but yes, behind the facade of Instagram and Fathers Day Fiesta tchotchkes it's just a total joke.

+1

They seem to put more into social media and marketing more than hiring and retaining quality coaches. It’s like they are out there to see who they can sucker into paying their high fees while laughing behind the families’ backs that their kids are actually terrible at soccer.

Many of those clubs seem to do more with less. They don’t come off quite as braggy and are not trying to extract money from families at every turn.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots and lots of orgs rarely have complainers
post here. Local to Valor--Burke, Herndon, South County, Vienna, Fc Dulles, PAC, FPYC, Villareal rarely have complaints posted. People seemed happy with GFR aside from their recent drama.

longtime lurker, NP here not from NoVA. All these little programs don't pretend like they're some soccer juggernaut. They just provide travel soccer for communities.

I think Valor gets so much mockery and hate because it's a poser hawking BS crap product to families and players. CYA and SYA families rightfully believe they are big enough and good enough to deserve the bare minimum of what passes for professionalism in travel soccer management. Valor (and its marketing hype man here on DCUM) front like they're Loudoun, Bethesda or some giant club, but yes, behind the facade of Instagram and Fathers Day Fiesta tchotchkes it's just a total joke.