Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:58
Subject: Valor
What I dislike is my dc's team is always combined for practices with the second team and there is a huge skill drop off. I don't understand why our team just can't practice with each other. I can see that its more convenient for the coaches (often one or the other is missing) but huge 40 kid practice groupings is not what i expected.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:55
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't be happy honestly if my top team kid was doing the same exact drills as the 5th team kids.
Think of it this way. You set up the drill. The more advanced kids that have it down you then add in defenders. So it's harder for the top team but all the kids even on the lower team are taught how to shift and move the ball. I don't see how this is a bad thing.
Are they all in practice together or are the top kids playing against just their own team?
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:40
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Paying for a buffet and just eating the bread basket seems like a waste of money. Go to a cafe if you don’t want the buffet.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A low floor does allow room for improvement. Have fun watching everyone play a lot more tourneys for less money. You do youAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Would it be easier for you to follow if I said tournaments instead of events?mostly likely you played one tourney this season so you are 20% done before the season started. Yet you pay more than most clubs. Let me know how else I can help you with the math. Don’t be defensive, pick your head up.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:except you are paying 25% more for half the events than other clubs. Keep paying valor then but it’s dumb.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:VSA fields are convenient if you live on the western side of Centreville.
Burke and Bryc fields are convenient if you live on the eastern side of centreville.
Again if you are NORTH neither of those are good options. Going to SYA one day a week and more convenient fields the other days isn't that bad.
Half the events what are you talking about? Practice is 3 days a week. (Additional speed and agility day that i don't think anyone wants) League games and 5 tournaments. It's already too much I don't want more. Again I'm not rah rah Valor, but I don't really have any better alternatives at the moment. But at least make the arguments make sense.
This has been discussed already, it's not much more than the other clubs. But even if it is more if I have to drive an extra 45 minutes to an hour accounting for round trip 3 days a week. The time and money is more than worth $500+. Practices seem more planned out this year with all teams running the same drills. The coach(s) are there early setting up. We have good fields and space on them. I am unsure what you are trying to prove by the fact that we already played a preseason tournament. Some clubs played 2. Go enjoy your kids games this weekend. For those that have options enjoy your choices, so far this year is better for us than last year. We are taking it one year at a time.
Considering I'm not into specializing young my child plays another sport. I would not be happy with playing in more than 5 tournaments.
Clearly wasting every one of your weekends at a soccer tournament is your jam. Enjoy!
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:39
Subject: Valor
Paying for a buffet and just eating the bread basket seems like a waste of money. Go to a cafe if you don’t want the buffet.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A low floor does allow room for improvement. Have fun watching everyone play a lot more tourneys for less money. You do youAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Would it be easier for you to follow if I said tournaments instead of events?mostly likely you played one tourney this season so you are 20% done before the season started. Yet you pay more than most clubs. Let me know how else I can help you with the math. Don’t be defensive, pick your head up.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:except you are paying 25% more for half the events than other clubs. Keep paying valor then but it’s dumb.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:VSA fields are convenient if you live on the western side of Centreville.
Burke and Bryc fields are convenient if you live on the eastern side of centreville.
Again if you are NORTH neither of those are good options. Going to SYA one day a week and more convenient fields the other days isn't that bad.
Half the events what are you talking about? Practice is 3 days a week. (Additional speed and agility day that i don't think anyone wants) League games and 5 tournaments. It's already too much I don't want more. Again I'm not rah rah Valor, but I don't really have any better alternatives at the moment. But at least make the arguments make sense.
This has been discussed already, it's not much more than the other clubs. But even if it is more if I have to drive an extra 45 minutes to an hour accounting for round trip 3 days a week. The time and money is more than worth $500+. Practices seem more planned out this year with all teams running the same drills. The coach(s) are there early setting up. We have good fields and space on them. I am unsure what you are trying to prove by the fact that we already played a preseason tournament. Some clubs played 2. Go enjoy your kids games this weekend. For those that have options enjoy your choices, so far this year is better for us than last year. We are taking it one year at a time.
Considering I'm not into specializing young my child plays another sport. I would not be happy with playing in more than 5 tournaments.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:31
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't be happy honestly if my top team kid was doing the same exact drills as the 5th team kids.
Think of it this way. You set up the drill. The more advanced kids that have it down you then add in defenders. So it's harder for the top team but all the kids even on the lower team are taught how to shift and move the ball. I don't see how this is a bad thing.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:28
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:A low floor does allow room for improvement. Have fun watching everyone play a lot more tourneys for less money. You do youAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Would it be easier for you to follow if I said tournaments instead of events?mostly likely you played one tourney this season so you are 20% done before the season started. Yet you pay more than most clubs. Let me know how else I can help you with the math. Don’t be defensive, pick your head up.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:except you are paying 25% more for half the events than other clubs. Keep paying valor then but it’s dumb.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:VSA fields are convenient if you live on the western side of Centreville.
Burke and Bryc fields are convenient if you live on the eastern side of centreville.
Again if you are NORTH neither of those are good options. Going to SYA one day a week and more convenient fields the other days isn't that bad.
Half the events what are you talking about? Practice is 3 days a week. (Additional speed and agility day that i don't think anyone wants) League games and 5 tournaments. It's already too much I don't want more. Again I'm not rah rah Valor, but I don't really have any better alternatives at the moment. But at least make the arguments make sense.
This has been discussed already, it's not much more than the other clubs. But even if it is more if I have to drive an extra 45 minutes to an hour accounting for round trip 3 days a week. The time and money is more than worth $500+. Practices seem more planned out this year with all teams running the same drills. The coach(s) are there early setting up. We have good fields and space on them. I am unsure what you are trying to prove by the fact that we already played a preseason tournament. Some clubs played 2. Go enjoy your kids games this weekend. For those that have options enjoy your choices, so far this year is better for us than last year. We are taking it one year at a time.
Considering I'm not into specializing young my child plays another sport. I would not be happy with playing in more than 5 tournaments.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:24
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't be happy honestly if my top team kid was doing the same exact drills as the 5th team kids.
last year, when they used to do all the same age groups teams practicing together once a week (I don't know what the point of this was, to save on field space? to give coaches less work?)--my dc's coach used to take their team off to practice by themselves on the side rather than do whatever was planned for the lower teams.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:19
Subject: Valor
I wouldn't be happy honestly if my top team kid was doing the same exact drills as the 5th team kids.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:14
Subject: Valor
A low floor does allow room for improvement. Have fun watching everyone play a lot more tourneys for less money. You do youAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Would it be easier for you to follow if I said tournaments instead of events?mostly likely you played one tourney this season so you are 20% done before the season started. Yet you pay more than most clubs. Let me know how else I can help you with the math. Don’t be defensive, pick your head up.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:except you are paying 25% more for half the events than other clubs. Keep paying valor then but it’s dumb.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:VSA fields are convenient if you live on the western side of Centreville.
Burke and Bryc fields are convenient if you live on the eastern side of centreville.
Again if you are NORTH neither of those are good options. Going to SYA one day a week and more convenient fields the other days isn't that bad.
Half the events what are you talking about? Practice is 3 days a week. (Additional speed and agility day that i don't think anyone wants) League games and 5 tournaments. It's already too much I don't want more. Again I'm not rah rah Valor, but I don't really have any better alternatives at the moment. But at least make the arguments make sense.
This has been discussed already, it's not much more than the other clubs. But even if it is more if I have to drive an extra 45 minutes to an hour accounting for round trip 3 days a week. The time and money is more than worth $500+. Practices seem more planned out this year with all teams running the same drills. The coach(s) are there early setting up. We have good fields and space on them. I am unsure what you are trying to prove by the fact that we already played a preseason tournament. Some clubs played 2. Go enjoy your kids games this weekend. For those that have options enjoy your choices, so far this year is better for us than last year. We are taking it one year at a time.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 09:07
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Would it be easier for you to follow if I said tournaments instead of events?mostly likely you played one tourney this season so you are 20% done before the season started. Yet you pay more than most clubs. Let me know how else I can help you with the math. Don’t be defensive, pick your head up.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:except you are paying 25% more for half the events than other clubs. Keep paying valor then but it’s dumb.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:VSA fields are convenient if you live on the western side of Centreville.
Burke and Bryc fields are convenient if you live on the eastern side of centreville.
Again if you are NORTH neither of those are good options. Going to SYA one day a week and more convenient fields the other days isn't that bad.
Half the events what are you talking about? Practice is 3 days a week. (Additional speed and agility day that i don't think anyone wants) League games and 5 tournaments. It's already too much I don't want more. Again I'm not rah rah Valor, but I don't really have any better alternatives at the moment. But at least make the arguments make sense.
This has been discussed already, it's not much more than the other clubs. But even if it is more if I have to drive an extra 45 minutes to an hour accounting for round trip 3 days a week. The time and money is more than worth $500+. Practices seem more planned out this year with all teams running the same drills. The coach(s) are there early setting up. We have good fields and space on them. I am unsure what you are trying to prove by the fact that we already played a preseason tournament. Some clubs played 2. Go enjoy your kids games this weekend. For those that have options enjoy your choices, so far this year is better for us than last year. We are taking it one year at a time.
Is this true across all age groups? We left because practices were just scrimmages and combined with the coaches other younger team to save him time supposedly.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 08:57
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Would it be easier for you to follow if I said tournaments instead of events?mostly likely you played one tourney this season so you are 20% done before the season started. Yet you pay more than most clubs. Let me know how else I can help you with the math. Don’t be defensive, pick your head up.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:except you are paying 25% more for half the events than other clubs. Keep paying valor then but it’s dumb.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:VSA fields are convenient if you live on the western side of Centreville.
Burke and Bryc fields are convenient if you live on the eastern side of centreville.
Again if you are NORTH neither of those are good options. Going to SYA one day a week and more convenient fields the other days isn't that bad.
Half the events what are you talking about? Practice is 3 days a week. (Additional speed and agility day that i don't think anyone wants) League games and 5 tournaments. It's already too much I don't want more. Again I'm not rah rah Valor, but I don't really have any better alternatives at the moment. But at least make the arguments make sense.
This has been discussed already, it's not much more than the other clubs. But even if it is more if I have to drive an extra 45 minutes to an hour accounting for round trip 3 days a week. The time and money is more than worth $500+. Practices seem more planned out this year with all teams running the same drills. The coach(s) are there early setting up. We have good fields and space on them. I am unsure what you are trying to prove by the fact that we already played a preseason tournament. Some clubs played 2. Go enjoy your kids games this weekend. For those that have options enjoy your choices, so far this year is better for us than last year. We are taking it one year at a time.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 08:05
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Also agree no one wants speed/agility night,
its not well done
They want to offer things that don't require a lot of man power. One coach can oversee a ton of "speed/agility" drills. People want their kids to have technical skills. Technical skill night would need high quality instruction, though.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 07:33
Subject: Valor
Also agree no one wants speed/agility night,
its not well done
its not well done
Anonymous
09/06/2025 07:32
Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:yeah you are paying a premium for an inferior service. As a result, you are perpetuating an issue for your child. Convenience is nice but there is a reason there are so many unhappy people about this club. It bleeds talent and keeps convenience.Anonymous wrote:except you are paying 25% more for half the events than other clubs. Keep paying valor then but it’s dumb.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:VSA fields are convenient if you live on the western side of Centreville.
Burke and Bryc fields are convenient if you live on the eastern side of centreville.
Again if you are NORTH neither of those are good options. Going to SYA one day a week and more convenient fields the other days isn't that bad.
Yeah, we stuck with Valor longer than we should have due to convenience. It was a mistake. The coaching was just not good and this was on the top team in multiple age groups. I kind of think all of these clubs suck for different reasons. They are just out to make money and the people in charge probably wouldn’t be successful running any other type of business/organization. There are certainly things we aren’t thrilled with at the new one. But the coaching is better and it’s less expensive.
Where did you go?
We looked at VSA and the turnoff for me was practicing on the grass fields. Had heard only
good things about Herndon previously but they seem to have gone downhill this year.
Anonymous
09/05/2025 23:19
Subject: Valor
Would it be easier for you to follow if I said tournaments instead of events?mostly likely you played one tourney this season so you are 20% done before the season started. Yet you pay more than most clubs. Let me know how else I can help you with the math. Don’t be defensive, pick your head up.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:except you are paying 25% more for half the events than other clubs. Keep paying valor then but it’s dumb.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:VSA fields are convenient if you live on the western side of Centreville.
Burke and Bryc fields are convenient if you live on the eastern side of centreville.
Again if you are NORTH neither of those are good options. Going to SYA one day a week and more convenient fields the other days isn't that bad.
Half the events what are you talking about? Practice is 3 days a week. (Additional speed and agility day that i don't think anyone wants) League games and 5 tournaments. It's already too much I don't want more. Again I'm not rah rah Valor, but I don't really have any better alternatives at the moment. But at least make the arguments make sense.