Anonymous wrote:Practicing year round is standard at all the clubs my kids have played at. Boy you really swallowed their marketing line hook and sinker.

Anonymous wrote:

Its a question of class and appropriateness. If a team *needs* guest players to have subs, the most reputable clubs will use this as an opportunity to give a chance to kids on a lower team. For instance, playing up a second team player with the first team.

Using MANY guest players from the first team to play in a tournament with a 3rd or 4th team is distasteful, poor sportsmanship and frankly, cringe AF. If Valor has no problem doing this, it’s just another reason to avoid their organization. Kids from the 3rd team sitting on the bench during their own tournament while kids from the first team compete against another club's third team? ICK.

Anonymous wrote:Played them last weekend and they had the coach and an army of dads on the bench.

Anonymous wrote:Is Valor’s recent sharing of Trinity Rosman’s post on social media worthy of being labeled ‘damage control’?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:coaches get raises based on performance, performance allows the club to raise sign up fees, low cost clubs with volunteering coaches are not so aggressive

Is that confirmed with Valor?

Is this confirmed with any other club in the area?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does Valor justifies a $3,000 + $300 kit to parents?
Results.
That’s why cheating is rooted at the company level, when you look them up
on Google tournaments results stand out the most and event organizers don’t enforce rules so they often bring older kids and ECNL players to play in their lowest teams

$3000 includes 2 practices per week during winter and tournament fees (not including hotel and transportation). Other travel clubs in the area do not hold regular practice in winter from mid-November to February. I know some parents paid more than $750 extra for winter training at other clubs to keep their child active, fit and game ready. 2 practices per week during winter makes the tuition justified.

Also, this assertion of cheating, is flat out false. All tournaments have rules and most allow guest players from higher level age group to play at a lower level team at the same age group. Guest what, most clubs in the area, have guest players. Team rosters are submitted and checked by tournament organizers before the start of a tournament. Then at game time, players check in with the referees. If you had concerns with an opponent’s roster, the coach and team manager can bring that to the attention of the referee before the match begins. This is the process, and if your team did not challenge your opponents roster then blame your team.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does Valor justifies a $3,000 + $300 kit to parents?
Results.
That’s why cheating is rooted at the company level, when you look them up
on Google tournaments results stand out the most and event organizers don’t enforce rules so they often bring older kids and ECNL players to play in their lowest teams

$3000 includes 2 practices per week during winter and tournament fees (not including hotel and transportation). Other travel clubs in the area do not hold regular practice in winter from mid-November to February. I know some parents paid more than $750 extra for winter training at other clubs to keep their child active, fit and game ready. 2 practices per week during winter makes the tuition justified.

Also, this assertion of cheating, is flat out false. All tournaments have rules and most allow guest players from higher level age group to play at a lower level team at the same age group. Guest what, most clubs in the area, have guest players. Team rosters are submitted and checked by tournament organizers before the start of a tournament. Then at game time, players check in with the referees. If you had concerns with an opponent’s roster, the coach and team manager can bring that to the attention of the referee before the match begins. This is the process, and if your team did not challenge your opponents roster then blame your team.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does Valor justifies a $3,000 + $300 kit to parents?
Results.
That’s why cheating is rooted at the company level, when you look them up
on Google tournaments results stand out the most and event organizers don’t enforce rules so they often bring older kids and ECNL players to play in their lowest teams

$3000 includes 2 practices per week during winter and tournament fees (not including hotel and transportation). Other travel clubs in the area do not hold regular practice in winter from mid-November to February. I know some parents paid more than $750 extra for winter training at other clubs to keep their child active, fit and game ready. 2 practices per week during winter makes the tuition justified.

Also, this assertion of cheating, is flat out false. All tournaments have rules and most allow guest players from higher level age group to play at a lower level team at the same age group. Guest what, most clubs in the area, have guest players. Team rosters are submitted and checked by tournament organizers before the start of a tournament. Then at game time, players check in with the referees. If you had concerns with an opponent’s roster, the coach and team manager can bring that to the attention of the referee before the match begins. This is the process, and if your team did not challenge your opponents roster then blame your team.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Played them last weekend and they had the coach and an army of dads on the bench.

did you play the real team of the ECNL RL team?

Anonymous wrote:How does Valor justifies a $3,000 + $300 kit to parents?
Results.
That’s why cheating is rooted at the company level, when you look them up
on Google tournaments results stand out the most and event organizers don’t enforce rules so they often bring older kids and ECNL players to play in their lowest teams