Anonymous wrote:Come on, those GA 2 level players are fantastic and will do just fine in National competitions.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t get it. If all the players leaving FCV are choosing not to travel because they have accepted other offers, are going to play in a new club’s tournament, or are following a coach somewhere else, why couldn’t FCV just bring in the new players they have recruited for next year? My assumption was this wasn’t allowed but it seems if others are allowing it why not FCV?
Anonymous wrote:The new players are watching and look forward to competing against your new team.
Anonymous wrote:FCV does have new players, but unlike their current players, those new players are fulfilling their commitment to their current team and finishing their seasons. They are not turning their back on current teammates to play for a new team this season!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The new players are watching and look forward to competing against your new team.
What new players? 90% of the players at FCV tryouts were current players that have committed to other clubs next season.
90%. I say it was closer to 30%.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The new players are watching and look forward to competing against your new team.
What new players? 90% of the players at FCV tryouts were current players that have committed to other clubs next season.
Anonymous wrote:The new players are watching and look forward to competing against your new team.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t get it. If all the players leaving FCV are choosing not to travel because they have accepted other offers, are going to play in a new club’s tournament, or are following a coach somewhere else, why couldn’t FCV just bring in the new players they have recruited for next year? My assumption was this wasn’t allowed but it seems if others are allowing it why not FCV?
Anonymous wrote:I don’t get it. If all the players leaving FCV are choosing not to travel because they have accepted other offers, are going to play in a new club’s tournament, or are following a coach somewhere else, why couldn’t FCV just bring in the new players they have recruited for next year? My assumption was this wasn’t allowed but it seems if others are allowing it why not FCV?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's like this every year towards the end at a lot of places. But to ask families to dish out thousands to go play in a big stage against big opponents when the coaches have all left, and players are already out the door and ready to play for VDA in Seattle, why spend the money?
THIS.
Fair point for those families that don’t want to go for the reasons stated above. I agree completely.
But it falls flat for me if you say it’s too expensive but you were one of the families that blew it up in the first place by prioritizing Seattle with VDA. Or you say you are worried about playing time or positioning or fitting with new coaches or a few different kids that FCV might bring along to California but you blew it up in the first place by joining a whole new team to play for the first time in Seattle with VDA. Or if you don’t want to go to California because FCV can’t compete at a high level since the team won’t be prepared - but you haven’t been to practice in a month.
If that’s you just go. No hard feelings. But these coaches have enough to deal with. Not fair for them to think about you for even a minute.
Blame on VDA for letting the new players go to playoffs - unfair for the current players.
That's pretty low for VDA to tell some of their current players, that they will not be rostered for playoffs, or have seriously reduced playing time, in order to make room for these new FCV players that are joining next season?
VDA treats players leaving like s—, whether they want them back or not. They are worse about it than the other big clubs. Not sure why that isn’t common knowledge on this board, but has been the case with their current leadership for years.