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Anonymous wrote:A DA team propted up by GFR with two non-winning coaches.

You cant make this up. There is so much money going around that anyone can get a piece.

And FCV was propped up by South County and Ashburn.

You lost all crediability with that. Do better and learn history

So their feeder partner clubs were never Ashburn and South County?

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Anonymous wrote:Two questions:

So ... do you go with the better coaching staff or the better players? MU’s staff is better while FCV’s players are better. Which team should your daughter choose and why?

Also, if FCV, do you throw your morals out the window and let your kid play for a staff of self-interested jerks or guide her to play for a team that has players that are good, but not as good and coaches that are better, and/or at least better humans?

Discuss ...

FCV is better in coaching and players. Not even close. And this isn’t a knock on George or Spencer, but FCV coaching is on another level.

Not true at all. I know all of these coaches and have had my DD train with all of them many times. FCV coaches are not better than George and Spencer. The training they do are very similar between the clubs. All do rondos for warms up including keep away, free play with Pugg goals and small sided, small field games to handle pressure situations. The way they handle players is the biggest difference. George and Spencer are more player's coaches and create a more friendly and supportive environment but can still be tough on the kids when needed. The two are both former players and at times join the players on the field. Bobby P is more of a sideline coach and administrator overseeing the sessions. Gus D is a former player will who will sometimes join the field to demonstrate but also is a sideline coach.

Bobby P probably does a better job of promoting his club (social media, connections to USSF staff, etc). If that's what you mean by another level then fine but from a pure coaching standpoint the clubs are very similar.

If you’ve had your kid trained by the FCV coaches, you’d know that what you described is not how FCV typically trains. But you already knew that.

Let's all attend an FCV training session and watch Bobby P demonstrate his mad skills with the soccer ball...

George Hales is a former player? His bio mentions going to college. I don’t think he played. Please clarify.

Your question makes it clear you don't know enough to compare the two clubs.

I know plenty. DD was at a different club while George was there. Very nice guy. Never played beyond high school. We are all having a laugh that he has sold all of you on this. Good luck!

Sold me what? You are reading into things. I never said he played in college, but he knows how to play soccer. I have seen him out there with the kids on the field. You won't see Bobby kick a soccer ball. Simply comparing the coaching. If you think they are such different levels of coaching then stop trolling and explain why and support your argument. Because I have seen both up close and the training is the same.

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Anonymous wrote:Two questions:

So ... do you go with the better coaching staff or the better players? MU’s staff is better while FCV’s players are better. Which team should your daughter choose and why?

Also, if FCV, do you throw your morals out the window and let your kid play for a staff of self-interested jerks or guide her to play for a team that has players that are good, but not as good and coaches that are better, and/or at least better humans?

Discuss ...

FCV is better in coaching and players. Not even close. And this isn’t a knock on George or Spencer, but FCV coaching is on another level.

Not true at all. I know all of these coaches and have had my DD train with all of them many times. FCV coaches are not better than George and Spencer. The training they do are very similar between the clubs. All do rondos for warms up including keep away, free play with Pugg goals and small sided, small field games to handle pressure situations. The way they handle players is the biggest difference. George and Spencer are more player's coaches and create a more friendly and supportive environment but can still be tough on the kids when needed. The two are both former players and at times join the players on the field. Bobby P is more of a sideline coach and administrator overseeing the sessions. Gus D is a former player will who will sometimes join the field to demonstrate but also is a sideline coach.

Bobby P probably does a better job of promoting his club (social media, connections to USSF staff, etc). If that's what you mean by another level then fine but from a pure coaching standpoint the clubs are very similar.

If you’ve had your kid trained by the FCV coaches, you’d know that what you described is not how FCV typically trains. But you already knew that.

Let's all attend an FCV training session and watch Bobby P demonstrate his mad skills with the soccer ball...

George Hales is a former player? His bio mentions going to college. I don’t think he played. Please clarify.

Your question makes it clear you don't know enough to compare the two clubs.

I know plenty. DD was at a different club while George was there. Very nice guy. Never played beyond high school. We are all having a laugh that he has sold all of you on this. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:A DA team propted up by GFR with two non-winning coaches.

You cant make this up. There is so much money going around that anyone can get a piece.

And FCV was propped up by South County and Ashburn.

You lost all crediability with that. Do better and learn history

Anonymous wrote:Two questions:

So ... do you go with the better coaching staff or the better players? MU’s staff is better while FCV’s players are better. Which team should your daughter choose and why?

Also, if FCV, do you throw your morals out the window and let your kid play for a staff of self-interested jerks or guide her to play for a team that has players that are good, but not as good and coaches that are better, and/or at least better humans?

Discuss ...

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Anonymous wrote:A DA team propted up by GFR with two non-winning coaches.

You cant make this up. There is so much money going around that anyone can get a piece.

And FCV was propped up by South County and Ashburn.

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Anonymous wrote:Two questions:

So ... do you go with the better coaching staff or the better players? MU’s staff is better while FCV’s players are better. Which team should your daughter choose and why?

Also, if FCV, do you throw your morals out the window and let your kid play for a staff of self-interested jerks or guide her to play for a team that has players that are good, but not as good and coaches that are better, and/or at least better humans?

Discuss ...

FCV is better in coaching and players. Not even close. And this isn’t a knock on George or Spencer, but FCV coaching is on another level.

Not true at all. I know all of these coaches and have had my DD train with all of them many times. FCV coaches are not better than George and Spencer. The training they do are very similar between the clubs. All do rondos for warms up including keep away, free play with Pugg goals and small sided, small field games to handle pressure situations. The way they handle players is the biggest difference. George and Spencer are more player's coaches and create a more friendly and supportive environment but can still be tough on the kids when needed. The two are both former players and at times join the players on the field. Bobby P is more of a sideline coach and administrator overseeing the sessions. Gus D is a former player will who will sometimes join the field to demonstrate but also is a sideline coach.

Bobby P probably does a better job of promoting his club (social media, connections to USSF staff, etc). If that's what you mean by another level then fine but from a pure coaching standpoint the clubs are very similar.

If you’ve had your kid trained by the FCV coaches, you’d know that what you described is not how FCV typically trains. But you already knew that.

Let's all attend an FCV training session and watch Bobby P demonstrate his mad skills with the soccer ball...

George Hales is a former player? His bio mentions going to college. I don’t think he played. Please clarify.

Your question makes it clear you don't know enough to compare the two clubs.

Anonymous wrote:A DA team propted up by GFR with two non-winning coaches.

You cant make this up. There is so much money going around that anyone can get a piece.

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Anonymous wrote:Two questions:

So ... do you go with the better coaching staff or the better players? MU’s staff is better while FCV’s players are better. Which team should your daughter choose and why?

Also, if FCV, do you throw your morals out the window and let your kid play for a staff of self-interested jerks or guide her to play for a team that has players that are good, but not as good and coaches that are better, and/or at least better humans?

Discuss ...

FCV is better in coaching and players. Not even close. And this isn’t a knock on George or Spencer, but FCV coaching is on another level.

Not true at all. I know all of these coaches and have had my DD train with all of them many times. FCV coaches are not better than George and Spencer. The training they do are very similar between the clubs. All do rondos for warms up including keep away, free play with Pugg goals and small sided, small field games to handle pressure situations. The way they handle players is the biggest difference. George and Spencer are more player's coaches and create a more friendly and supportive environment but can still be tough on the kids when needed. The two are both former players and at times join the players on the field. Bobby P is more of a sideline coach and administrator overseeing the sessions. Gus D is a former player will who will sometimes join the field to demonstrate but also is a sideline coach.

Bobby P probably does a better job of promoting his club (social media, connections to USSF staff, etc). If that's what you mean by another level then fine but from a pure coaching standpoint the clubs are very similar.

If you’ve had your kid trained by the FCV coaches, you’d know that what you described is not how FCV typically trains. But you already knew that.

Let's all attend an FCV training session and watch Bobby P demonstrate his mad skills with the soccer ball...

George Hales is a former player? His bio mentions going to college. I don’t think he played. Please clarify.

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Anonymous wrote:What do people think of the Mclean commitment list? Few ECNL/DA clubs across the nation can match or exceed.

Aleigh Gambone University of North Carolina Chapel Hill McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Angela Caloia Harvard University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Cayla White University of Virginia McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Courtney Brown Troy University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Ella Gantman Princeton University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Faith Lee Air Force Academy McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Gabriella Nastasi Morehead State University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Holly Weber Virginia Tech University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Isabella DeLew Cornell University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Jordan Beverina Columbia University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Julia Leas Georgetown University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Kendall Robertson Rice University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Macy Monticello University of Wisconsin McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Mia Pham James Madison University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Nora O'Connor New Jersey Institute of Technology McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Rebekah Myers Elon University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Serena Pham University of Alabama McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Claire Kaplan Hamilton College McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Danielle Soto Uncommitted McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Margaux Ameer Tufts University McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Ashley Hong Uncommitted McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Cadyn Westhoff Uncommitted McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Samantha Odeh Uncommitted McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Sophie Tran Uncommitted McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL
Zoe Tran Uncommitted McLean YSA U18/19 ECNL

Congratulations to those girls. This is an example of a super team formed when there were only 2 club options for top level soccer in the area. The talent used to be very concentrated. For the younger girls the talent is spread across 6-7 DA/ECNL teams.

A factor to consider here is where would these girls have gone to school without soccer? Many of them may have gone to same level school for other reasons (academics or connections of parents or their private high schools). McLean soccer is full of very well connected families and many of these families have many college options for their kids regardless of sports. Point being that lists like these don’t always tell the whole story especially when the application is very strong in other facets than sports.

This is not Varsity Blues. UNC, UVA, Georgetown, Princeton and Wisconsin do not recruit you unless you can help them win an NCAA title. If Obama's daughter couldn't get on Harvard or Princeton's team no matter how strong the Obama connections are. At this level, you need to be a stand out player. Obviously, academic institutions like Harvard, Columbia and Princeton require strong academics but connections only go so far. Playing and standing out on an elite ECNL team is the main driver. This is not about going to school. This is about going to school and playing for an elite NCAA DI team that will compete for the championship.

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Anonymous wrote:Two questions:

So ... do you go with the better coaching staff or the better players? MU’s staff is better while FCV’s players are better. Which team should your daughter choose and why?

Also, if FCV, do you throw your morals out the window and let your kid play for a staff of self-interested jerks or guide her to play for a team that has players that are good, but not as good and coaches that are better, and/or at least better humans?

Discuss ...

FCV is better in coaching and players. Not even close. And this isn’t a knock on George or Spencer, but FCV coaching is on another level.

Not true at all. I know all of these coaches and have had my DD train with all of them many times. FCV coaches are not better than George and Spencer. The training they do are very similar between the clubs. All do rondos for warms up including keep away, free play with Pugg goals and small sided, small field games to handle pressure situations. The way they handle players is the biggest difference. George and Spencer are more player's coaches and create a more friendly and supportive environment but can still be tough on the kids when needed. The two are both former players and at times join the players on the field. Bobby P is more of a sideline coach and administrator overseeing the sessions. Gus D is a former player will who will sometimes join the field to demonstrate but also is a sideline coach.

Bobby P probably does a better job of promoting his club (social media, connections to USSF staff, etc). If that's what you mean by another level then fine but from a pure coaching standpoint the clubs are very similar.

If you’ve had your kid trained by the FCV coaches, you’d know that what you described is not how FCV typically trains. But you already knew that.

Let's all attend an FCV training session and watch Bobby P demonstrate his mad skills with the soccer ball...