Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the points made earlier regarding why taxpayers should care, these clubs are all subsidized. Arlington Soccer pays next to nothing for prime access to turf and grass fields. These are constructed and maintained through tax dollars. They in fact, could not operate without these fields. Furthermore, they reserve huge amounts of space that then isn't available to the public. Now, you can make the argument that this is a good use of public space and I wouldn't disagree. In the end though, and this goes for all these clubs, they're basically an unregulated Parks and Rec extension. The Arlington salaries may not be the most egregious in the area, but if they were a part of the government, they wouldn't be anywhere near where they are.

Don’t clubs pay to reserve space? And can’t anyone, nonprofit or for profit or a live person, reserve them for a fee?

Yes but clubs usually get first option and they book it for the entire season. The regular person can book what is left open.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ED of Alexandria makes 340K a year
Bethesda makes 198k
McLean 171K

The ED of Alexandria makes 340K a year? Now that is criminal.
-Alexandria taxpayer

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot put my name on this because I have professional reputation in the area. I don't like all the anonymous accusations here because no one can then judge if its informed opinion or a monkey tossing his own sheet. Additionally my family is not yet out of this whole exploitative relationship and I trust no one to act in good faith.
First I'm sorry to hear the constant frustration from families as they come here for information or solace for their grievances. Sadly the boys/girls league and clubs and the college coaches act in alignment to get your money. and fewer clubs in the area only strengthen the hands of these people to be unaccountable.
Second I only share this because families need to understand who runs this club and not misunderstand their coach's role on all this - the coach decides playing time and not much else so if the "bad team culture" or "bad communication" or "broken promises" is your beef make sure you place accountability on the actual club leadership.
Third for families entering the recruitment phase also don't misunderstand these ASA adults who are taking money from your family to pay their mortgages care at all about your kid. They will promote your kid success for the club benefit and ignore your kid if there are struggles. If your kids goal is to play soccer in college at ASA or elsewhere good luck to you; if you're kid is not actually playing at highest level and you are paying and college recruitment is not a realistic goal I'd suggest you find another way to spend your kids time and your money. These people want your money and will keep you on the hook any way possible.

Original source is here:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237284150

2023
Club revenue from fees $7,189,692
German Peri (Technical Director) $182,533
Mohamed Tayari (Director Of Coaching) $148,756
Frank Demarco (Executive Director) $143,159
Jawed Sanie (Dir Of Player Development) $105,228
Eduardo Lima (Astnt Dir Coaching Ed, To 12/31/22) $101,730

2022
Club revenue from fees $6,615,126
German Peri (Technical Director) $155,076
Mohamed Tayari (Director Of Coaching) $138,785
Adam Brick (Executive Director (Until 10/17/21)) $136,479
Jawed Sanie (Dir. Of Player Development) $111,693
Frank Demarco Ast Dir Coach (Then Interim Exec Dir (10/18/21)) $109,368
Melissa Riemer (Operations Director) $101,426
Eduardo Lima (Assistant Director Coaching Ed) $100,800

2021
Club revenue from fees $5,395,277
German Peri (Technical Director) $136,782
Adam Brick (Executive Director) $135,662
Mohamed Tayari (Youth Director) $105,337

2020
Club revenue from fees $5,019,154
German Peri (Technical Director) $154,600
Adam Brick (Executive Director) $138,500
Mohamed Tayari (Youth Director) $118,000
Eduardo Lima (Asst. Director Coaching Education) $103,660

Who is German Peri? I’ve never once seen that person at any field or game.

He is the guy asking me via email "Hello, are you free at the moment?" Basically some spammer has been using his name to try and steal personal information, and I've received the same request about 6 times over the past year. I've met him a few times, seems nice enough. It's an expensive area, salary doesn't seem unreasonable. I'm more curious how much the coaches make. Do they do it for the love of the game?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot put my name on this because I have professional reputation in the area. I don't like all the anonymous accusations here because no one can then judge if its informed opinion or a monkey tossing his own sheet. Additionally my family is not yet out of this whole exploitative relationship and I trust no one to act in good faith.
First I'm sorry to hear the constant frustration from families as they come here for information or solace for their grievances. Sadly the boys/girls league and clubs and the college coaches act in alignment to get your money. and fewer clubs in the area only strengthen the hands of these people to be unaccountable.
Second I only share this because families need to understand who runs this club and not misunderstand their coach's role on all this - the coach decides playing time and not much else so if the "bad team culture" or "bad communication" or "broken promises" is your beef make sure you place accountability on the actual club leadership.
Third for families entering the recruitment phase also don't misunderstand these ASA adults who are taking money from your family to pay their mortgages care at all about your kid. They will promote your kid success for the club benefit and ignore your kid if there are struggles. If your kids goal is to play soccer in college at ASA or elsewhere good luck to you; if you're kid is not actually playing at highest level and you are paying and college recruitment is not a realistic goal I'd suggest you find another way to spend your kids time and your money. These people want your money and will keep you on the hook any way possible.

Original source is here:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237284150

2023
Club revenue from fees $7,189,692
German Peri (Technical Director) $182,533
Mohamed Tayari (Director Of Coaching) $148,756
Frank Demarco (Executive Director) $143,159
Jawed Sanie (Dir Of Player Development) $105,228
Eduardo Lima (Astnt Dir Coaching Ed, To 12/31/22) $101,730

2022
Club revenue from fees $6,615,126
German Peri (Technical Director) $155,076
Mohamed Tayari (Director Of Coaching) $138,785
Adam Brick (Executive Director (Until 10/17/21)) $136,479
Jawed Sanie (Dir. Of Player Development) $111,693
Frank Demarco Ast Dir Coach (Then Interim Exec Dir (10/18/21)) $109,368
Melissa Riemer (Operations Director) $101,426
Eduardo Lima (Assistant Director Coaching Ed) $100,800

2021
Club revenue from fees $5,395,277
German Peri (Technical Director) $136,782
Adam Brick (Executive Director) $135,662
Mohamed Tayari (Youth Director) $105,337

2020
Club revenue from fees $5,019,154
German Peri (Technical Director) $154,600
Adam Brick (Executive Director) $138,500
Mohamed Tayari (Youth Director) $118,000
Eduardo Lima (Asst. Director Coaching Education) $103,660

Who is German Peri? I’ve never once seen that person at any field or game.

Anonymous wrote:To the points made earlier regarding why taxpayers should care, these clubs are all subsidized. Arlington Soccer pays next to nothing for prime access to turf and grass fields. These are constructed and maintained through tax dollars. They in fact, could not operate without these fields. Furthermore, they reserve huge amounts of space that then isn't available to the public. Now, you can make the argument that this is a good use of public space and I wouldn't disagree. In the end though, and this goes for all these clubs, they're basically an unregulated Parks and Rec extension. The Arlington salaries may not be the most egregious in the area, but if they were a part of the government, they wouldn't be anywhere near where they are.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the points made earlier regarding why taxpayers should care, these clubs are all subsidized. Arlington Soccer pays next to nothing for prime access to turf and grass fields. These are constructed and maintained through tax dollars. They in fact, could not operate without these fields. Furthermore, they reserve huge amounts of space that then isn't available to the public. Now, you can make the argument that this is a good use of public space and I wouldn't disagree. In the end though, and this goes for all these clubs, they're basically an unregulated Parks and Rec extension. The Arlington salaries may not be the most egregious in the area, but if they were a part of the government, they wouldn't be anywhere near where they are.

Don’t clubs pay to reserve space? And can’t anyone, nonprofit or for profit or a live person, reserve them for a fee?

Anonymous wrote:I dunno some of these salaries seem high to me but if these people are highly qualified and working nights and weekends it’s not offensive. I mean if you have a family in this area, $130k for dad to be gone nights and weekends isn’t making bank.

Anonymous wrote:To the points made earlier regarding why taxpayers should care, these clubs are all subsidized. Arlington Soccer pays next to nothing for prime access to turf and grass fields. These are constructed and maintained through tax dollars. They in fact, could not operate without these fields. Furthermore, they reserve huge amounts of space that then isn't available to the public. Now, you can make the argument that this is a good use of public space and I wouldn't disagree. In the end though, and this goes for all these clubs, they're basically an unregulated Parks and Rec extension. The Arlington salaries may not be the most egregious in the area, but if they were a part of the government, they wouldn't be anywhere near where they are.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot put my name on this because I have professional reputation in the area. I don't like all the anonymous accusations here because no one can then judge if its informed opinion or a monkey tossing his own sheet. Additionally my family is not yet out of this whole exploitative relationship and I trust no one to act in good faith.
First I'm sorry to hear the constant frustration from families as they come here for information or solace for their grievances. Sadly the boys/girls league and clubs and the college coaches act in alignment to get your money. and fewer clubs in the area only strengthen the hands of these people to be unaccountable.
Second I only share this because families need to understand who runs this club and not misunderstand their coach's role on all this - the coach decides playing time and not much else so if the "bad team culture" or "bad communication" or "broken promises" is your beef make sure you place accountability on the actual club leadership.
Third for families entering the recruitment phase also don't misunderstand these ASA adults who are taking money from your family to pay their mortgages care at all about your kid. They will promote your kid success for the club benefit and ignore your kid if there are struggles. If your kids goal is to play soccer in college at ASA or elsewhere good luck to you; if you're kid is not actually playing at highest level and you are paying and college recruitment is not a realistic goal I'd suggest you find another way to spend your kids time and your money. These people want your money and will keep you on the hook any way possible.

Original source is here:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237284150

2023
Club revenue from fees $7,189,692
German Peri (Technical Director) $182,533
Mohamed Tayari (Director Of Coaching) $148,756
Frank Demarco (Executive Director) $143,159
Jawed Sanie (Dir Of Player Development) $105,228
Eduardo Lima (Astnt Dir Coaching Ed, To 12/31/22) $101,730

2022
Club revenue from fees $6,615,126
German Peri (Technical Director) $155,076
Mohamed Tayari (Director Of Coaching) $138,785
Adam Brick (Executive Director (Until 10/17/21)) $136,479
Jawed Sanie (Dir. Of Player Development) $111,693
Frank Demarco Ast Dir Coach (Then Interim Exec Dir (10/18/21)) $109,368
Melissa Riemer (Operations Director) $101,426
Eduardo Lima (Assistant Director Coaching Ed) $100,800

2021
Club revenue from fees $5,395,277
German Peri (Technical Director) $136,782
Adam Brick (Executive Director) $135,662
Mohamed Tayari (Youth Director) $105,337

2020
Club revenue from fees $5,019,154
German Peri (Technical Director) $154,600
Adam Brick (Executive Director) $138,500
Mohamed Tayari (Youth Director) $118,000
Eduardo Lima (Asst. Director Coaching Education) $103,660

Who is German Peri? I’ve never once seen that person at any field or game.

https://arlingtonsoccer.demosphere-secure.com/programs/travel/coaching-staff/director-of-travel-coaching

Hard working. At everything. Got girls ecnl. If he was paid double I would be ok with that.

Anonymous wrote:To the points made earlier regarding why taxpayers should care, these clubs are all subsidized. Arlington Soccer pays next to nothing for prime access to turf and grass fields. These are constructed and maintained through tax dollars. They in fact, could not operate without these fields. Furthermore, they reserve huge amounts of space that then isn't available to the public. Now, you can make the argument that this is a good use of public space and I wouldn't disagree. In the end though, and this goes for all these clubs, they're basically an unregulated Parks and Rec extension. The Arlington salaries may not be the most egregious in the area, but if they were a part of the government, they wouldn't be anywhere near where they are.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot put my name on this because I have professional reputation in the area. I don't like all the anonymous accusations here because no one can then judge if its informed opinion or a monkey tossing his own sheet. Additionally my family is not yet out of this whole exploitative relationship and I trust no one to act in good faith.
First I'm sorry to hear the constant frustration from families as they come here for information or solace for their grievances. Sadly the boys/girls league and clubs and the college coaches act in alignment to get your money. and fewer clubs in the area only strengthen the hands of these people to be unaccountable.
Second I only share this because families need to understand who runs this club and not misunderstand their coach's role on all this - the coach decides playing time and not much else so if the "bad team culture" or "bad communication" or "broken promises" is your beef make sure you place accountability on the actual club leadership.
Third for families entering the recruitment phase also don't misunderstand these ASA adults who are taking money from your family to pay their mortgages care at all about your kid. They will promote your kid success for the club benefit and ignore your kid if there are struggles. If your kids goal is to play soccer in college at ASA or elsewhere good luck to you; if you're kid is not actually playing at highest level and you are paying and college recruitment is not a realistic goal I'd suggest you find another way to spend your kids time and your money. These people want your money and will keep you on the hook any way possible.

Original source is here:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237284150

2023
Club revenue from fees $7,189,692
German Peri (Technical Director) $182,533
Mohamed Tayari (Director Of Coaching) $148,756
Frank Demarco (Executive Director) $143,159
Jawed Sanie (Dir Of Player Development) $105,228
Eduardo Lima (Astnt Dir Coaching Ed, To 12/31/22) $101,730

2022
Club revenue from fees $6,615,126
German Peri (Technical Director) $155,076
Mohamed Tayari (Director Of Coaching) $138,785
Adam Brick (Executive Director (Until 10/17/21)) $136,479
Jawed Sanie (Dir. Of Player Development) $111,693
Frank Demarco Ast Dir Coach (Then Interim Exec Dir (10/18/21)) $109,368
Melissa Riemer (Operations Director) $101,426
Eduardo Lima (Assistant Director Coaching Ed) $100,800

2021
Club revenue from fees $5,395,277
German Peri (Technical Director) $136,782
Adam Brick (Executive Director) $135,662
Mohamed Tayari (Youth Director) $105,337

2020
Club revenue from fees $5,019,154
German Peri (Technical Director) $154,600
Adam Brick (Executive Director) $138,500
Mohamed Tayari (Youth Director) $118,000
Eduardo Lima (Asst. Director Coaching Education) $103,660

Who is German Peri? I’ve never once seen that person at any field or game.