Anyone who was willing to pay could sign their kid up for the u8 valor programs, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Are the u9 offers coming with teams attached, or are they going to wait an assign teams at the end of the summer.

For U9, in the past, they would wait until the Summer. It's hard to fully evaluate a player with only 2 tryouts. They're young, could have been shy or not 100% healthy at tryouts. They do 3 or 4 practices over the Summer to further evaluate the players and then place them on their respective teams.

Great, so the parents don't have to commit or pay anything until they are given a team assignment in the summer. Then they can opt to join or not.

No, you register first. 1st teams are probably 80% already decided since this is the first year that Valor did a U8 Academy. When my son went through, they did a good job placing the players exactly where they should have been. They even moved a couple around after the first 2 games. You as a parent should have an idea and expectation of what team they should be on based on your child's talent and there really shouldn't be a surprise.

If a kid was coming from rec parents would have no idea.

Well you would need to know the specific team assignment and coach before deciding whether it was worth 3000$.

Anonymous wrote:Are the u9 offers coming with teams attached, or are they going to wait an assign teams at the end of the summer.

My son started out at Valor at U9. The offer was not for a specific team. But one potential clue is the timing of the offer. An offer shortly after the first tryout is a sign that your child will probably be on one of the top two teams. We also got a personal email from the lead coach telling us that an offer would be coming. There were a few practices during the month of July, with team placement notification shortly after that. I don’t remember whether we ordered uniforms before or after the team placement. Theoretically you don’t need to wait to find out what team you’re on before ordering the uniform kit.

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Anonymous wrote:Are the u9 offers coming with teams attached, or are they going to wait an assign teams at the end of the summer.

For U9, in the past, they would wait until the Summer. It's hard to fully evaluate a player with only 2 tryouts. They're young, could have been shy or not 100% healthy at tryouts. They do 3 or 4 practices over the Summer to further evaluate the players and then place them on their respective teams.

Great, so the parents don't have to commit or pay anything until they are given a team assignment in the summer. Then they can opt to join or not.

No, you register first. 1st teams are probably 80% already decided since this is the first year that Valor did a U8 Academy. When my son went through, they did a good job placing the players exactly where they should have been. They even moved a couple around after the first 2 games. You as a parent should have an idea and expectation of what team they should be on based on your child's talent and there really shouldn't be a surprise.

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Anonymous wrote:Are the u9 offers coming with teams attached, or are they going to wait an assign teams at the end of the summer.

For U9, in the past, they would wait until the Summer. It's hard to fully evaluate a player with only 2 tryouts. They're young, could have been shy or not 100% healthy at tryouts. They do 3 or 4 practices over the Summer to further evaluate the players and then place them on their respective teams.

Great, so the parents don't have to commit or pay anything until they are given a team assignment in the summer. Then they can opt to join or not.

Thats a real short turnaround time to order uniforms. Unless the parents have to commit by July.

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Anonymous wrote:Are the u9 offers coming with teams attached, or are they going to wait an assign teams at the end of the summer.

For U9, in the past, they would wait until the Summer. It's hard to fully evaluate a player with only 2 tryouts. They're young, could have been shy or not 100% healthy at tryouts. They do 3 or 4 practices over the Summer to further evaluate the players and then place them on their respective teams.

Great, so the parents don't have to commit or pay anything until they are given a team assignment in the summer. Then they can opt to join or not.

Anonymous wrote:Are the u9 offers coming with teams attached, or are they going to wait an assign teams at the end of the summer.

For U9, in the past, they would wait until the Summer. It's hard to fully evaluate a player with only 2 tryouts. They're young, could have been shy or not 100% healthy at tryouts. They do 3 or 4 practices over the Summer to further evaluate the players and then place them on their respective teams.

Are the u9 offers coming with teams attached, or are they going to wait an assign teams at the end of the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:Have 2015 boys sent out second team offers yet?

They did send out a good number of 1st team invites after day one. But I don't think they've finalized the first team yet. I think they still want to assess some of the new players coming out and last nights cancellation only delays things. Hopefully they'll try to reschedule the 2nd tryout.

per their website, the second tryout was rescheduled for tomorrow at Greenbriar park at 6:45.

THanks

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Anonymous wrote:Have 2015 boys sent out second team offers yet?

They did send out a good number of 1st team invites after day one. But I don't think they've finalized the first team yet. I think they still want to assess some of the new players coming out and last nights cancellation only delays things. Hopefully they'll try to reschedule the 2nd tryout.

per their website, the second tryout was rescheduled for tomorrow at Greenbriar park at 6:45.

What age groups have sent out second team offers?

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Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on the 2013 boys and 2011 boys coaches? Does anyone know who they are? Thought we were sticking with current club and now maybe not

People on here said the first team coach for 2013, GL, was good. No other coaches for the other 3 teams have been listed. According to posters here there fourth team coach for this past year was fired midyear under mysterious circumstances and no one will spill the tea.

For 2011, the second coach is leaving after just one year which I heard was his first year of coaching. He also coach 2010 and I heard that from a 2010 parent.

They hired a guy who had never coached before to coach U15 and U16 boys?

Well it was U14 and U15 but yes. It went as well as you are imagining.

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Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on the 2013 boys and 2011 boys coaches? Does anyone know who they are? Thought we were sticking with current club and now maybe not

People on here said the first team coach for 2013, GL, was good. No other coaches for the other 3 teams have been listed. According to posters here there fourth team coach for this past year was fired midyear under mysterious circumstances and no one will spill the tea.

For 2011, the second coach is leaving after just one year which I heard was his first year of coaching. He also coach 2010 and I heard that from a 2010 parent.

They hired a guy who had never coached before to coach U15 and U16 boys?

Anonymous wrote:Have 2015 boys sent out second team offers yet?

They did send out a good number of 1st team invites after day one. But I don't think they've finalized the first team yet. I think they still want to assess some of the new players coming out and last nights cancellation only delays things. Hopefully they'll try to reschedule the 2nd tryout.