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Anonymous wrote:Yikes. 2010 Union loses to Surf 0-10.

What a disgrace.

It just takes time for players to learn union’s tactics. Very complicated. Next level.

I don't think it matters against Surf. They have good odds of winning it all. VA Union a big longshot darkhorse. Good opportunity for the girls to play top California teams. Question everyone at Seattle are asking in this age is who is better, Surf or MVLA? VA Union kids get to come home saying they played against both these teams.

Subbing system is a circus. Why were 2011 players allowed to go an play and suck up playing time when they didn't start on their own team, and when the 2010 team already had a full roster? Club politics at it's worst.
Awful.

Lol! Go ahead and blame a 10-0 loss on 2011 players that barely saw the field. This has got to be a VA Union 2010 parent.

Sounds like a departing VA Union parent…sad

Fair play to VA McLean Union. Their 2 best 2011s start looking at other clubs so they invite them to Seattle to lose 10-0.

I was told they are not the best 2011s on the team. Politics as usual. Both players just came back from injury and were not in any playing shape to go compete with the 2010s. The third 2011 player who also went almost did not make the 2011 team.

I know a lot of the 2010 parents were not happy these these girls went with the team but I also know some of the 2011 parents were also not happy when they heard these three were going.

Not aware one of the two is leaving. Do you know where they are going?

I heard that they invited the two to keep them happy because they have options elsewhere. The third who almost didn’t make the team has a sister on the 2010s who is v good which is how she made the team and got invited to go to Seattle so again keeping families happy. Politics as usual.

Also heard both 2010 and other 2011 parents not happy with this.


Would be interested to hear where the one player is going.

FVU see what you have to look forward to? $hi+$h0w

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Anonymous wrote:Some of you are obsessed with Union. You're the only ones still talking about it.

I’m obsessed with all chest thumping Union parents being humbled. ML did not have any confidence in the team. He thought he had to take younger players to supplement.

Isn’t that kinda normal practice? I know other teams/ clubs have pulled players from a younger ECNL to go with teams to tournament. Not always but sometimes the younger ECNL players are better than the age group 2nd team players.

Arlington has done this, VDA has done this and FCV and other clubs in the areas. It’s not that uncommon. Why are we pp so upset that Union did this?

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Anonymous wrote:Some of you are obsessed with Union. You're the only ones still talking about it.

I’m obsessed with all chest thumping Union parents being humbled. ML did not have any confidence in the team. He thought he had to take younger players to supplement.

Anonymous wrote:Some of you are obsessed with Union. You're the only ones still talking about it.

Anonymous wrote:thank you Union parents for taking over this thread and beating it into the ground, it's not like you have your own thread with over 300 pages to it to bicker amongst yourselves

Anonymous wrote:Personally I feel like DMV never really celebrate any team. If someone is doing well - then it’s they won’t be in the next 2 years or they only have big and fast kids etc.

If someone is not doing well then it’s all the coaches and the clubs faults.

Like the other PP said, maybe we should learn to build up the team in our area vs talking down on them and thinking they are going to fail….. at the end of the day if they fail they fail it’s also not the end of the world and it doesn’t mean anything in the big picture as a player.

Anonymous wrote:Personally I feel like DMV never really celebrate any team. If someone is doing well - then it’s they won’t be in the next 2 years or they only have big and fast kids etc.

If someone is not doing well then it’s all the coaches and the clubs faults.

Like the other PP said, maybe we should learn to build up the team in our area vs talking down on them and thinking they are going to fail….. at the end of the day if they fail they fail it’s also not the end of the world and it doesn’t mean anything in the big picture as a player.

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Anonymous wrote:U13 and U14 age mean nothing. U15 only good for a very very select few. You all need to grow up. Any of the teams spoken of can completely fall apart or completely turn it around before U16. Seen both happen. These girls aren’t fully grown until U16 and some even later.

I can guarantee you some of these U13/U14 girls are not going to be dominant when they are older. Happens every year here though. Parents of the U12/U13/U14 talking championships, college, etc and two years later the poor kid is 5’1”, skinny, and gets pushed off the ball by bigger defenders and somehow still tries to ball hog because little Sally still thinks she is a star. Some teams will have 3 or 4 of these players and the team goes from being one the best to well, pedestrian. This isn’t even bringing in the who ACL aspect.

Remember Arlington 08s? Went from 1st to almost last in one year. Bethesda 08s were at the bottom 2 years ago. Loudoun 08s used to be below Arlington and not that good. Brave 08s were winless 2 years ago I think. VDA 09s were bad two years ago. Could go into older ages but I don’t think many of you would know.

My best advice to you is to raise your kid as an unselfish team player. Selfish players who YOU think look good are not from a College Coach view point. Those are a dime a dozen. It’s the players that have high energy combined with high IQ that make everyone around them better, that is what your DD should be striving for.

This is true although most of the dominant teams at U13 and U14 at a national level continue to be dominant through HS ages.

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Anonymous wrote:U13 and U14 age mean nothing. U15 only good for a very very select few. You all need to grow up. Any of the teams spoken of can completely fall apart or completely turn it around before U16. Seen both happen. These girls aren’t fully grown until U16 and some even later.

I can guarantee you some of these U13/U14 girls are not going to be dominant when they are older. Happens every year here though. Parents of the U12/U13/U14 talking championships, college, etc and two years later the poor kid is 5’1”, skinny, and gets pushed off the ball by bigger defenders and somehow still tries to ball hog because little Sally still thinks she is a star. Some teams will have 3 or 4 of these players and the team goes from being one the best to well, pedestrian. This isn’t even bringing in the who ACL aspect.

Remember Arlington 08s? Went from 1st to almost last in one year. Bethesda 08s were at the bottom 2 years ago. Loudoun 08s used to be below Arlington and not that good. Brave 08s were winless 2 years ago I think. VDA 09s were bad two years ago. Could go into older ages but I don’t think many of you would know.

My best advice to you is to raise your kid as an unselfish team player. Selfish players who YOU think look good are not from a College Coach view point. Those are a dime a dozen. It’s the players that have high energy combined with high IQ that make everyone around them better, that is what your DD should be striving for.

This is true although most of the dominant teams at U13 and U14 at a national level continue to be dominant through HS ages.

Anonymous wrote:U13 and U14 age mean nothing. U15 only good for a very very select few. You all need to grow up. Any of the teams spoken of can completely fall apart or completely turn it around before U16. Seen both happen. These girls aren’t fully grown until U16 and some even later.

I can guarantee you some of these U13/U14 girls are not going to be dominant when they are older. Happens every year here though. Parents of the U12/U13/U14 talking championships, college, etc and two years later the poor kid is 5’1”, skinny, and gets pushed off the ball by bigger defenders and somehow still tries to ball hog because little Sally still thinks she is a star. Some teams will have 3 or 4 of these players and the team goes from being one the best to well, pedestrian. This isn’t even bringing in the who ACL aspect.

Remember Arlington 08s? Went from 1st to almost last in one year. Bethesda 08s were at the bottom 2 years ago. Loudoun 08s used to be below Arlington and not that good. Brave 08s were winless 2 years ago I think. VDA 09s were bad two years ago. Could go into older ages but I don’t think many of you would know.

My best advice to you is to raise your kid as an unselfish team player. Selfish players who YOU think look good are not from a College Coach view point. Those are a dime a dozen. It’s the players that have high energy combined with high IQ that make everyone around them better, that is what your DD should be striving for.

Anonymous wrote:U13 and U14 age mean nothing. U15 only good for a very very select few. You all need to grow up. Any of the teams spoken of can completely fall apart or completely turn it around before U16. Seen both happen. These girls aren’t fully grown until U16 and some even later.

I can guarantee you some of these U13/U14 girls are not going to be dominant when they are older. Happens every year here though. Parents of the U12/U13/U14 talking championships, college, etc and two years later the poor kid is 5’1”, skinny, and gets pushed off the ball by bigger defenders and somehow still tries to ball hog because little Sally still thinks she is a star. Some teams will have 3 or 4 of these players and the team goes from being one the best to well, pedestrian. This isn’t even bringing in the who ACL aspect.

Remember Arlington 08s? Went from 1st to almost last in one year. Bethesda 08s were at the bottom 2 years ago. Loudoun 08s used to be below Arlington and not that good. Brave 08s were winless 2 years ago I think. VDA 09s were bad two years ago. Could go into older ages but I don’t think many of you would know.

My best advice to you is to raise your kid as an unselfish team player. Selfish players who YOU think look good are not from a College Coach view point. Those are a dime a dozen. It’s the players that have high energy combined with high IQ that make everyone around them better, that is what your DD should be striving for.