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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was lucky enough to make one of these teams. Wish we had tried out for a MD team last year. The juice may not be worth the squeeze of all of the stress expended.

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I agree. Say what you will about MD teams, they do not have any of mass hysteria and financial burdens of trying out for their teams as Capital does. It was truly a miserable experience and I hope parents push back on all of the pointless clinics and HB sessions.

Right, no drama at the MD teams. Just smooth sailing. And no stress over tryouts either, right? Those cut-throat sessions happen at a much younger age group, where children are far mentally equipped to handle audition and rejection.

There is absolutely no comparison to the outright paranoia of the week leading up to Capital tryouts at any of the MD teams nor any of the expenses like Capital hits people up for. I am a Capital parent so I buy into it just think it is all a bit much.

So you don’t think a third- or fourth-grade child trying to compete to be on a MD team has a magnetized level of
stress on her shoulders? “Will I make it?” .. “Will I still be welcomed by my old team if I don’t?” … “Will my new team accept me - or marginalize me - even if I do make it”? All questions running thru a far younger-child’s mind.

You are making $hit up. You must be a Capital director.

Wrong on both fronts. I’m a parent who’s been thru it, JA.

So you paid thousands in clinics and HB sessions and dealt with 140+ families all clamoring to learn if they earned a spot on a MD team. You are so full of crap. You’re a good apparatchik.

Every club has a version of this. Hero’s evaluates talent at its summer skills academy which start just before tryouts. Coppermine offers spring clinics. Players who want to play for these teams go (and pay) to meet the coaches and club admin and get noticed.

Right. They don’t have 6 of them though at $70+ a pop plus all of the HB clinics. It’s not even close. Capital gets away with it though because it is the only ball game in town.

Not anymore. Cue M&D DC…with Kristen McDaniel at the recruiting helm. Capital just got some competition

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was lucky enough to make one of these teams. Wish we had tried out for a MD team last year. The juice may not be worth the squeeze of all of the stress expended.

+1

I agree. Say what you will about MD teams, they do not have any of mass hysteria and financial burdens of trying out for their teams as Capital does. It was truly a miserable experience and I hope parents push back on all of the pointless clinics and HB sessions.

Right, no drama at the MD teams. Just smooth sailing. And no stress over tryouts either, right? Those cut-throat sessions happen at a much younger age group, where children are far mentally equipped to handle audition and rejection.

There is absolutely no comparison to the outright paranoia of the week leading up to Capital tryouts at any of the MD teams nor any of the expenses like Capital hits people up for. I am a Capital parent so I buy into it just think it is all a bit much.

So you don’t think a third- or fourth-grade child trying to compete to be on a MD team has a magnetized level of
stress on her shoulders? “Will I make it?” .. “Will I still be welcomed by my old team if I don’t?” … “Will my new team accept me - or marginalize me - even if I do make it”? All questions running thru a far younger-child’s mind.

You are making $hit up. You must be a Capital director.

Wrong on both fronts. I’m a parent who’s been thru it, JA.

So you paid thousands in clinics and HB sessions and dealt with 140+ families all clamoring to learn if they earned a spot on a MD team. You are so full of crap. You’re a good apparatchik.

Every club has a version of this. Hero’s evaluates talent at its summer skills academy which start just before tryouts. Coppermine offers spring clinics. Players who want to play for these teams go (and pay) to meet the coaches and club admin and get noticed.

Right. They don’t have 6 of them though at $70+ a pop plus all of the HB clinics. It’s not even close. Capital gets away with it though because it is the only ball game in town.

Anonymous wrote:Ok time to come up to the big leagues and talk highschool. Put away the diapers and pacifiers your in the big league now.

Looks more like middle school with posts like this.

Ok time to come up to the big leagues and talk highschool. Put away the diapers and pacifiers your in the big league now.

I love you all were asked to get to 300 yesterday and you blasted up to 305. Class of 2028 Parents are the DCUM GOATs!

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was lucky enough to make one of these teams. Wish we had tried out for a MD team last year. The juice may not be worth the squeeze of all of the stress expended.

+1

I agree. Say what you will about MD teams, they do not have any of mass hysteria and financial burdens of trying out for their teams as Capital does. It was truly a miserable experience and I hope parents push back on all of the pointless clinics and HB sessions.

Right, no drama at the MD teams. Just smooth sailing. And no stress over tryouts either, right? Those cut-throat sessions happen at a much younger age group, where children are far mentally equipped to handle audition and rejection.

There is absolutely no comparison to the outright paranoia of the week leading up to Capital tryouts at any of the MD teams nor any of the expenses like Capital hits people up for. I am a Capital parent so I buy into it just think it is all a bit much.

So you don’t think a third- or fourth-grade child trying to compete to be on a MD team has a magnetized level of
stress on her shoulders? “Will I make it?” .. “Will I still be welcomed by my old team if I don’t?” … “Will my new team accept me - or marginalize me - even if I do make it”? All questions running thru a far younger-child’s mind.

You are making $hit up. You must be a Capital director.

Wrong on both fronts. I’m a parent who’s been thru it, JA.

So you paid thousands in clinics and HB sessions and dealt with 140+ families all clamoring to learn if they earned a spot on a MD team. You are so full of crap. You’re a good apparatchik.

Every club has a version of this. Hero’s evaluates talent at its summer skills academy which start just before tryouts. Coppermine offers spring clinics. Players who want to play for these teams go (and pay) to meet the coaches and club admin and get noticed.

True. LI Yellow Jackets does it, too. Pretty smart, if you ask me.

Anonymous wrote:If the player can’t run the 300 under 50 then they will not make middie and they better be under 55 for defense and attack. Capital wants speed and you can’t coach it.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was lucky enough to make one of these teams. Wish we had tried out for a MD team last year. The juice may not be worth the squeeze of all of the stress expended.

+1

I agree. Say what you will about MD teams, they do not have any of mass hysteria and financial burdens of trying out for their teams as Capital does. It was truly a miserable experience and I hope parents push back on all of the pointless clinics and HB sessions.

Right, no drama at the MD teams. Just smooth sailing. And no stress over tryouts either, right? Those cut-throat sessions happen at a much younger age group, where children are far mentally equipped to handle audition and rejection.

There is absolutely no comparison to the outright paranoia of the week leading up to Capital tryouts at any of the MD teams nor any of the expenses like Capital hits people up for. I am a Capital parent so I buy into it just think it is all a bit much.

So you don’t think a third- or fourth-grade child trying to compete to be on a MD team has a magnetized level of
stress on her shoulders? “Will I make it?” .. “Will I still be welcomed by my old team if I don’t?” … “Will my new team accept me - or marginalize me - even if I do make it”? All questions running thru a far younger-child’s mind.

You are making $hit up. You must be a Capital director.

Wrong on both fronts. I’m a parent who’s been thru it, JA.

So you paid thousands in clinics and HB sessions and dealt with 140+ families all clamoring to learn if they earned a spot on a MD team. You are so full of crap. You’re a good apparatchik.

Every club has a version of this. Hero’s evaluates talent at its summer skills academy which start just before tryouts. Coppermine offers spring clinics. Players who want to play for these teams go (and pay) to meet the coaches and club admin and get noticed.

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Anonymous wrote:Pride 2029s made the National Championship final - playing YJ now. Their model is certainly working.

Because the tournament is called "Nationals" it is hardly a "National Championship", in fact it has the weakest pool of teams of any of the "major" summer tournaments.

Pride had to bring in a a guest player that wasn’t on their team all season who is prob one of the best players in 2029 class. Cheating

I believe the "guest" player is from Ultimate NC, which is a Pride affiliate. The player typically plays for Ultimate NC, but will play with Pride Red when there is no conflict. This does make me think twice about the Pride/Ultimate Elite team option for those of us who did get the call from Capital earlier this week.

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Anonymous wrote:Hope Stars tryouts were not as awful as Capital tryouts. Can always go with Pride still as well. The 3 clubs obviously have agreements at 9th grade for the girls to continue playing travel. Virginia One or Virginia Metro also good options if your daughter just wants to enjoy the game.

I'd slide YJ Mid-Atlantic in between Pride/Stars and VA One/VA Metro.

I wouldn't. No chance.

It’s stressful because it is funneling 2 strong programs together along with some very good players from several other programs. If parents just stayed with the current teams then Capital would go away. Surprised St James has not pushed their high school teams more to keep the kids in the system to the end. Pride and Stars 28 teams would both be strong in the rankings if these kids stayed together and they would have better friendships for life.

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Anonymous wrote:Not PP but you are not following. M&D and Hero’s are more or less set very early on. So you have the stress just in 4th grade instead of 9th

Totally untrue. If your kid can make it they will give her a shot to compete up to 8th grade. Compare that to this Capital money grab where they know 60-70% of the girls have no chance.

No one is being forced to attend pre-tryout clinics or HB. If you don't want to go¿ then don't! The paranoia is being created by the parents and there are 305+ pages to prove it!. Many girls made it without spending money for the extra training.

Anonymous wrote:Not PP but you are not following. M&D and Hero’s are more or less set very early on. So you have the stress just in 4th grade instead of 9th

Totally untrue. If your kid can make it they will give her a shot to compete up to 8th grade. Compare that to this Capital money grab where they know 60-70% of the girls have no chance.

Not PP but you are not following. M&D and Hero’s are more or less set very early on. So you have the stress just in 4th grade instead of 9th

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was lucky enough to make one of these teams. Wish we had tried out for a MD team last year. The juice may not be worth the squeeze of all of the stress expended.

+1

I agree. Say what you will about MD teams, they do not have any of mass hysteria and financial burdens of trying out for their teams as Capital does. It was truly a miserable experience and I hope parents push back on all of the pointless clinics and HB sessions.

Right, no drama at the MD teams. Just smooth sailing. And no stress over tryouts either, right? Those cut-throat sessions happen at a much younger age group, where children are far mentally equipped to handle audition and rejection.

There is absolutely no comparison to the outright paranoia of the week leading up to Capital tryouts at any of the MD teams nor any of the expenses like Capital hits people up for. I am a Capital parent so I buy into it just think it is all a bit much.

So you don’t think a third- or fourth-grade child trying to compete to be on a MD team has a magnetized level of
stress on her shoulders? “Will I make it?” .. “Will I still be welcomed by my old team if I don’t?” … “Will my new team accept me - or marginalize me - even if I do make it”? All questions running thru a far younger-child’s mind.

You are making $hit up. You must be a Capital director.

Wrong on both fronts. I’m a parent who’s been thru it, JA.

So you paid thousands in clinics and HB sessions and dealt with 140+ families all clamoring to learn if they earned a spot on a MD team. You are so full of crap. You’re a good apparatchik.