Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 07:44     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kids play bryc rec and we had a player leave for Valor from my son's rec team, play for a year, and then come back to rec this fall. He was an average player in the SFL league (did not start). He didn't get any better, in that whole year of practicing with Valor. We thought he would have improved a lot. It was surprising that he stayed the same as rec kids who were barely playing.


As someone who has a kid with valor this is on brand for them. They do not care to develop the player at all. They only care that the credit card clears for the dues.


Wouldn't a kid get better just by practicing 3 x a week year round instead of 1-2 times a week for the 8 weeks of rec season? Even if she had one of the crappy low level coaches and rec level teammates?
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2024 01:22     Subject: Valor
First, communication is poor. 4th and 5th teams here are all complete money grabs. Recreational players at best. If kids move up, its a nebulas decision done in a vacuum. Parents don’t get a voice. They don’t rotate players with little equity in movement. If your kids committed to soccer, I’d find another institution or train them yourself. Lots of favoritism for those still happy to pay the bill even though there kids isn't truly a 2nd or 3rd team performer.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2024 19:57     Subject: Valor
If you don't think your kid will make a team anywhere else, stop by a Valor tryout this season. He will get a spot on a 4th, 5th, etc team.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2024 10:11     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If my kids played for Valor, I would be thrilled about this thread. A lot less competition for their spots at tryouts with people reading this thread and taking a hard pass.


Right, if your kid is afraid to compete, go to Valor.


Its sounds like they don't turn anyone away.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2024 09:41     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:If my kids played for Valor, I would be thrilled about this thread. A lot less competition for their spots at tryouts with people reading this thread and taking a hard pass.


Right, if your kid is afraid to compete, go to Valor.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2024 07:56     Subject: Valor
If my kids played for Valor, I would be thrilled about this thread. A lot less competition for their spots at tryouts with people reading this thread and taking a hard pass.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 22:51     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:The Valor Vitriol is back in force I see. If you literally believe any club in this area picks up one kid from outside, I have no idea what to tell you. I agree with the person above who stated that every club has kids from other clubs coming to tryouts. They also have their kids going to other clubs' tryouts. If that weren't the case, why hold them?
I assume the family of the player whose sibling joined didn't like Valor either, and the child who was already there was not developing, right? So they brought their other kid over? Makes perfect sense.
My kids don't play for Valor, but when we play them- which somehow seems to be quite often- the coaches seem to know what they are talking about and the parents are pleasant. I have been watching this thread in wonder. I've decided they must have a very unhappy parent with a vendetta.


Your kids clearly play for valor. That’s why you’re taking it so personally you big baby.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 16:11     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:The Valor Vitriol is back in force I see. If you literally believe any club in this area picks up one kid from outside, I have no idea what to tell you. I agree with the person above who stated that every club has kids from other clubs coming to tryouts. They also have their kids going to other clubs' tryouts. If that weren't the case, why hold them?
I assume the family of the player whose sibling joined didn't like Valor either, and the child who was already there was not developing, right? So they brought their other kid over? Makes perfect sense.
My kids don't play for Valor, but when we play them- which somehow seems to be quite often- the coaches seem to know what they are talking about and the parents are pleasant. I have been watching this thread in wonder. I've decided they must have a very unhappy parent with a vendetta.


With 50 teams, I am sure they have tons of unhappy parents. See pages 1-30. Sure, the same could probably be said about any giant local soccer factory, but its the only org on this forum with so many salty former customers.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 15:53     Subject: Valor
The Valor Vitriol is back in force I see. If you literally believe any club in this area picks up one kid from outside, I have no idea what to tell you. I agree with the person above who stated that every club has kids from other clubs coming to tryouts. They also have their kids going to other clubs' tryouts. If that weren't the case, why hold them?
I assume the family of the player whose sibling joined didn't like Valor either, and the child who was already there was not developing, right? So they brought their other kid over? Makes perfect sense.
My kids don't play for Valor, but when we play them- which somehow seems to be quite often- the coaches seem to know what they are talking about and the parents are pleasant. I have been watching this thread in wonder. I've decided they must have a very unhappy parent with a vendetta.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 12:47     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Every year Valor has a ton of kids from outside trying out, which is normal everywhere. That's why clubs have tryouts.... its the normal thing.


We had one player from outside of the club come to tryouts last year and that player had a sibling already playing for valor so it was a switch to make driving easier for the family.

One kid is hardly "TONS"
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 12:44     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:My kids play bryc rec and we had a player leave for Valor from my son's rec team, play for a year, and then come back to rec this fall. He was an average player in the SFL league (did not start). He didn't get any better, in that whole year of practicing with Valor. We thought he would have improved a lot. It was surprising that he stayed the same as rec kids who were barely playing.


As someone who has a kid with valor this is on brand for them. They do not care to develop the player at all. They only care that the credit card clears for the dues.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 12:39     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Every year Valor has a ton of kids from outside trying out, which is normal everywhere. That's why clubs have tryouts.... its the normal thing.


200 is a lot bruh! Don't sugar coat it. You do too much bruh.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 12:36     Subject: Valor
Every year Valor has a ton of kids from outside trying out, which is normal everywhere. That's why clubs have tryouts.... its the normal thing.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 12:16     Subject: Valor
wouldn't you improve just doing 3 practices a week year round and playing against other good players at practice even if the coach sucked and you didn't play in games
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2024 12:11     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:My kids play bryc rec and we had a player leave for Valor from my son's rec team, play for a year, and then come back to rec this fall. He was an average player in the SFL league (did not start). He didn't get any better, in that whole year of practicing with Valor. We thought he would have improved a lot. It was surprising that he stayed the same as rec kids who were barely playing.


That kid was just a paying widget to Valor. He probably had a bad coach and didn't play in the games so he didn't improve.