A lot of cuts at Mclean has boys scrambling for other clubs thanks to SYC partnership. Ive seen quite a few trying out at Arlington not sure they will be offered a spot.

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Anonymous wrote:what clubs are the new ECNL players from outside Arlington coming from?

I've heard McLean. But that doesn't make sense since they already have ECNL.

It does make sense if they live/have friends in Arlington.

ECNL is not about playing with your friend.

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Anonymous wrote:what clubs are the new ECNL players from outside Arlington coming from?

I've heard McLean. But that doesn't make sense since they already have ECNL.

For 09 boys?

The shift to ECNL in Arlington is for the girls.

Anonymous wrote:The McLean teams are changing radically with the SYC merger, so would not be surprised if some displaced players are moving clubs...

The SYC alliance was a factor, but even in pre-ECNL age groups, McLean still has some kids without offers and many of the kids that got offers are pushed down to lower teams. Also, rosters are getting bigger while last year they struggled to have sufficient numbers for some of the teams due to no tryouts as a result of pandemic. My DS's team has a couple of players without offers and they told my DS that they were at Arlington tryouts and a couple of players with offers were also there.

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Anonymous wrote:what clubs are the new ECNL players from outside Arlington coming from?

I've heard McLean. But that doesn't make sense since they already have ECNL.

It does make sense if they live/have friends in Arlington.

The McLean teams are changing radically with the SYC merger, so would not be surprised if some displaced players are moving clubs...

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Anonymous wrote:what clubs are the new ECNL players from outside Arlington coming from?

I've heard McLean. But that doesn't make sense since they already have ECNL.

For 09 boys?

Anonymous wrote:what clubs are the new ECNL players from outside Arlington coming from?

I've heard McLean. But that doesn't make sense since they already have ECNL.

what clubs are the new ECNL players from outside Arlington coming from?

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Anonymous wrote:Any 09 academy boys accepting from outside Arlington?

Any 09 academy boys getting moved to a lower team?

1-7 this spring, why change anything?

Cheap shot. They are a good team and good kids and are playing tough competition (not CCL). They are not playing the way they were taught U9-11 (they finally have good coaching) so you would expect this adjustment and saw the same with 08s.

I agree, I am at another club that has played them on different occasions over the last 3 years and the tactics have certainly changed dramtically.

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Anonymous wrote:Any 09 academy boys accepting from outside Arlington?

Any 09 academy boys getting moved to a lower team?

1-7 this spring, why change anything?

Cheap shot. They are a good team and good kids and are playing tough competition (not CCL). They are not playing the way they were taught U9-11 (they finally have good coaching) so you would expect this adjustment and saw the same with 08s.

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Anonymous wrote:Any 09 academy boys accepting from outside Arlington?

Any 09 academy boys getting moved to a lower team?

1-7 this spring, why change anything?

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Anonymous wrote:Getting bumped down to the second team leaves a sour taste in people's mouths and they know that the quality on the second team is way below what they are used to. Makes sense to leave.

Makes sense to leave if you have somewhere better to go.

Always keep your options open even if you are in good standing with your team. You never know what might happen. It is best to have several options because it is not an exact science and coaches value different qualities in players. Sometimes a player is not at the top team level and moving down is a good option, but sometimes the player is at the top team level, but the coach thinks he has better options (e.g., briinging new players from other clubs). In the latter case, a latteral move to another club is probably the best option.

There are a lot of teams/clubs in the area. If your kid is not getting playing time they are on the bubble. If your kid’s skill set or style of play is different vs the other kids it time to look for a better fit.

The thing is if a kid does not fit the style of play or coach does not know what to do with them, players do not develop. The coach really only concentrates on his/her top 5-6 players. These players start, coach favors them, their confidence grows, they take risks and develop. The other players on the team are the scout squad(and after thought) for the top players and they know it. Most places keep a coach for two years. That’s a lot of time to sit and hope a new coach will see your potential.

Anonymous wrote:Any 09 academy boys accepting from outside Arlington?

Any 09 academy boys getting moved to a lower team?

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^ that’s just a weird story. Why go back to the other Club? Why would you want to if that is what you think it takes to be promoted?

Because the location is better for us.

for others it's because they're dating a coach