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Anonymous wrote:The problem is player placement, it is all politics at Mclean and will hurt badly Brave players who are coming from a healthy environment.

Let's hope the selection process is merit based and not deep pockets getting their kids buried in the team since the coaches are in their pockets. If I were Brave, I will demand an independent coach to come assess the players at the tryouts and make the selection so its fair. The teams can make their Veo games available as part of the evaluation of each player. Unfortunately, this would not happen and there will still be weak links on the consolidated team (undersize, not fast and physical, technical skills lacking and always getting pushed off the ball).

The stronger players always have do more to compensate for this when they are in the game, like they are playing one or two players down. This creates a situation where the these stronger players are risking getting injured -- ACL, MCL tears. These coaches really need to clean this up.

Under Coach Kevin (Bethesda), this will never happen. The weak ones rarely plays and eventually are replaced.

Anonymous wrote:Merit based soccer in America? This doesn't even happen at the national team level.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is player placement, it is all politics at Mclean and will hurt badly Brave players who are coming from a healthy environment.

Let's hope the selection process is merit based and not deep pockets getting their kids buried in the team since the coaches are in their pockets. If I were Brave, I will demand an independent coach to come assess the players at the tryouts and make the selection so its fair. The teams can make their Veo games available as part of the evaluation of each player. Unfortunately, this would not happen and there will still be weak links on the consolidated team (undersize, not fast and physical, technical skills lacking and always getting pushed off the ball).

The stronger players always have do more to compensate for this when they are in the game, like they are playing one or two players down. This creates a situation where the these stronger players are risking getting injured -- ACL, MCL tears. These coaches really need to clean this up.

Under Coach Kevin (Bethesda), this will never happen. The weak ones rarely plays and eventually are replaced.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is player placement, it is all politics at Mclean and will hurt badly Brave players who are coming from a healthy environment.

MV loves politics and will thrive at McLean. If he is a coach and you’re not from Vienna. Good luck.

Anonymous wrote:The problem is player placement, it is all politics at Mclean and will hurt badly Brave players who are coming from a healthy environment.

Anonymous wrote:The problem is player placement, it is all politics at Mclean and will hurt badly Brave players who are coming from a healthy environment.

Anonymous wrote:All these new alliances and new clubs should get caught up on history. No matter how much they think this time will be different, the fact is there just aren't enough national level players (girls) in this area to support the number of national league teams.

Even though there is one less team now with Brave and Union coming together, there were two more added in GA. It's musical chairs and there are only 4 or 5 chairs but 7 or 8 clubs trying to find one. Hard to see how any but the biggest, most established clubs survive.

Anonymous wrote:If I'm McLean, I form an alliance with Potomac for the girls side. Gives an option in MOCO, and gives Potomac girls a pathway to ECNL (boys already are)

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Anonymous wrote:Consolidation and cutting players is the point. Not every kid on Brave or Union is playing at the ECNL level. Consolidate to keep the stronger players and yes players will be cut. They can go to GA or ECNL-RL.

Exactly… they will be sending the weaker players right to GA.
I give them credit they are trying to do what they can to stay an Elite League.
I also acknowledge that it’s a crappy process for kids to have to go through. Especially the older ones. But as much as it hurts the ECNL is under no obligation to provide a spot for everyone. I just hope it’s as fair a process as possible.

You forget one thing: money; I can't see the club letting the kid go. That is at least $2500-$3500 per kid

how many kids do you see moving from ECNL-RL to ECNL within the same club?

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Anonymous wrote:Consolidation and cutting players is the point. Not every kid on Brave or Union is playing at the ECNL level. Consolidate to keep the stronger players and yes players will be cut. They can go to GA or ECNL-RL.

Exactly… they will be sending the weaker players right to GA.
I give them credit they are trying to do what they can to stay an Elite League.
I also acknowledge that it’s a crappy process for kids to have to go through. Especially the older ones. But as much as it hurts the ECNL is under no obligation to provide a spot for everyone. I just hope it’s as fair a process as possible.

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is such a waste of time. I can’t believe people are actually writing paragraphs explaining the merger set-up.

None of this is happening so stop wasting your time

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Consolidation and cutting players is the point. Not every kid on Brave or Union is playing at the ECNL level. Consolidate to keep the stronger players and yes players will be cut. They can go to GA or ECNL-RL.

Exactly… they will be sending the weaker players right to GA.
I give them credit they are trying to do what they can to stay an Elite League.
I also acknowledge that it’s a crappy process for kids to have to go through. Especially the older ones. But as much as it hurts the ECNL is under no obligation to provide a spot for everyone. I just hope it’s as fair a process as possible.