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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

Not sure, but a lot of clubs a deposit means you are on the hook for the full balance for the next year.

I was always wondering about this once you get to U13/GA/ECNL. I know at the younger ages you can switch teams at any time as long as you pay your full balance. Your player card is your player card.

your player card is not yours. It's the clubs. The clubs need to release you, but you don't take your player card with.

I meant to say, you can leave and get a new card at the new club almost instantly. VYSA rules. As long as you paid in full. A former club can’t prevent you from playing.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

Not sure, but a lot of clubs a deposit means you are on the hook for the full balance for the next year.

I was always wondering about this once you get to U13/GA/ECNL. I know at the younger ages you can switch teams at any time as long as you pay your full balance. Your player card is your player card.

your player card is not yours. It's the clubs. The clubs need to release you, but you don't take your player card with.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

Not sure, but a lot of clubs a deposit means you are on the hook for the full balance for the next year.

I was always wondering about this once you get to U13/GA/ECNL. I know at the younger ages you can switch teams at any time as long as you pay your full balance. Your player card is your player card.

your player card is not yours. It's the clubs. The clubs need to release you, but you don't take your player card with.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

Not sure, but a lot of clubs a deposit means you are on the hook for the full balance for the next year.

I was always wondering about this once you get to U13/GA/ECNL. I know at the younger ages you can switch teams at any time as long as you pay your full balance. Your player card is your player card.

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Anonymous wrote:How many players will be on the SYC U13 roster this year? Look like last year they had 14 players and the playing time was good. Will it be similar this year?

17-18 like every other club that does 11 V 11. The roster was smaller because the girls left last year and they didn’t have the talent to backfill. I wouldn’t get too excited.

No talent to fill? Yet they still beat NVA, who had a 20 player roster. If anything, having 14 girls means more touches, more minutes, and more actual development for each player. Kudos to SYC for not just filling spots for numbers’ sake and instead prioritizing the girls growth and development.

Yea. Not knocking the roster size but rather explaining why the 2014s had a smaller team. NVA isn’t the gold standard so I’m not even sure why you would use them as any type of example

yet NVA is still ahead of them in GA and rankings. SYC plays kickball to the one elite player on the team. Majority of NVA players would displace SYC players.

This is a 2014 thread. Why are you talking about 2013s. Go to that thread.

Ok, How about SYC 2014 VS LS 2014? Let’s go!

This is cute. There’s no contest. Loudoun.

Not sure how I’m letting myself get baited into this dumb convo but they tied last time they played.

the ranking system is generally pretty accurate within some tolerance. Even at young ages. Loudoun 1st VA 51st in usa SYC 3rd VS 78 in usa.

Coach B has been purposely playing against lower skill leveled u13 teams all year. When they play appropriate leveled teams they do not out pro-form 6-0 anymore. I can't help but wonder why. SYC doesn't do this. Loudoun also plays down 2014 NVA girls to pad certain games/tournaments while SYC does not. They are not the same and you're obsessive tracking of stats that don't actually matter won't change that.

They won their 3 games at the GA showcase and won the USL-Y championship (without NVA kids). Isn't that good competition?

Ha. Anyways, I guess we will see when they play in the top bracket of Jeff Cup. SYC is seeded a tier lower. Both could play each other at ASIST as well. Assuming Loudoun team stays together when they go NVA, there will be a lot of chances to play each other.

Looks like second bracket ASIST for Loudoun (along with SAC). Really makes you think about Jefferson cup bracket seeding.

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Anonymous wrote:How many players will be on the SYC U13 roster this year? Look like last year they had 14 players and the playing time was good. Will it be similar this year?

17-18 like every other club that does 11 V 11. The roster was smaller because the girls left last year and they didn’t have the talent to backfill. I wouldn’t get too excited.

No talent to fill? Yet they still beat NVA, who had a 20 player roster. If anything, having 14 girls means more touches, more minutes, and more actual development for each player. Kudos to SYC for not just filling spots for numbers’ sake and instead prioritizing the girls growth and development.

Yea. Not knocking the roster size but rather explaining why the 2014s had a smaller team. NVA isn’t the gold standard so I’m not even sure why you would use them as any type of example

yet NVA is still ahead of them in GA and rankings. SYC plays kickball to the one elite player on the team. Majority of NVA players would displace SYC players.

This is a 2014 thread. Why are you talking about 2013s. Go to that thread.

Ok, How about SYC 2014 VS LS 2014? Let’s go!

This is cute. There’s no contest. Loudoun.

Not sure how I’m letting myself get baited into this dumb convo but they tied last time they played.

the ranking system is generally pretty accurate within some tolerance. Even at young ages. Loudoun 1st VA 51st in usa SYC 3rd VS 78 in usa.

Coach B has been purposely playing against lower skill leveled u13 teams all year. When they play appropriate leveled teams they do not out pro-form 6-0 anymore. I can't help but wonder why. SYC doesn't do this. Loudoun also plays down 2014 NVA girls to pad certain games/tournaments while SYC does not. They are not the same and you're obsessive tracking of stats that don't actually matter won't change that.

They won their 3 games at the GA showcase and won the USL-Y championship (without NVA kids). Isn't that good competition?

Ha. Anyways, I guess we will see when they play in the top bracket of Jeff Cup. SYC is seeded a tier lower. Both could play each other at ASIST as well. Assuming Loudoun team stays together when they go NVA, there will be a lot of chances to play each other.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

Not sure, but a lot of clubs a deposit means you are on the hook for the full balance for the next year.

I was always wondering about this once you get to U13/GA/ECNL. I know at the younger ages you can switch teams at any time as long as you pay your full balance. Your player card is your player card.

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Anonymous wrote:some MYS offers went out based on those practice sessions. Official ID session is February 17. See: https://mcleansoccer.org/ga-idsessions/ for details

Correct. Most of the rising u13 team is locked in already. Probably only a few spots left at this point.

But not all of their best girls committed.

Ok, so your kid is the one who hasn’t yet, but most others have. Most aren’t going to FVU and most of those kids are staying together. It is a bad look to sit on the offer for several weeks, especially as all the other sessions continue to get delayed. I am sure you know this but coaches are spiteful, so just be careful.

Nice try but not my kid. A bad look is a club trying to lock kids in during the Fall season for a team that won’t play until almost a year later. They are using fomo against you and you’re trying to use that as a reason for why others should make rushed decisions without complete information.

Asking families to commit in November for the following year is a sh*tty thing to do especially for rising u13 kids. But I wouldn’t expect any less from that clown of a coach.

just curious on the hostility here since we're considering MYS as an option. An old teammates moved to the team and they seem generally happy with the situation. Why don't people like the coach? I know he moved over from VYS, but he doesn't seem as polarizing as other coaches mentioned here.

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Anonymous wrote:some MYS offers went out based on those practice sessions. Official ID session is February 17. See: https://mcleansoccer.org/ga-idsessions/ for details

Correct. Most of the rising u13 team is locked in already. Probably only a few spots left at this point.

But not all of their best girls committed.

Ok, so your kid is the one who hasn’t yet, but most others have. Most aren’t going to FVU and most of those kids are staying together. It is a bad look to sit on the offer for several weeks, especially as all the other sessions continue to get delayed. I am sure you know this but coaches are spiteful, so just be careful.

Nice try but not my kid. A bad look is a club trying to lock kids in during the Fall season for a team that won’t play until almost a year later. They are using fomo against you and you’re trying to use that as a reason for why others should make rushed decisions without complete information.

Asking families to commit in November for the following year is a sh*tty thing to do especially for rising u13 kids. But I wouldn’t expect any less from that clown of a coach.

just curious on the hostility here since we're considering MYS as an option. An old teammates moved to the team and they seem generally happy with the situation. Why don't people like the coach? I know he moved over from VYS, but he doesn't seem as polarizing as other coaches mentioned here.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

Not sure, but a lot of clubs a deposit means you are on the hook for the full balance for the next year.

Well, it gets more expensive at U13... depending on Club and team Level... $2800 to $3200 for the year.

I was always wondering about this once you get to U13/GA/ECNL. I know at the younger ages you can switch teams at any time as long as you pay your full balance. Your player card is your player card.

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Anonymous wrote:some MYS offers went out based on those practice sessions. Official ID session is February 17. See: https://mcleansoccer.org/ga-idsessions/ for details

Correct. Most of the rising u13 team is locked in already. Probably only a few spots left at this point.

But not all of their best girls committed.

Ok, so your kid is the one who hasn’t yet, but most others have. Most aren’t going to FVU and most of those kids are staying together. It is a bad look to sit on the offer for several weeks, especially as all the other sessions continue to get delayed. I am sure you know this but coaches are spiteful, so just be careful.

Nice try but not my kid. A bad look is a club trying to lock kids in during the Fall season for a team that won’t play until almost a year later. They are using fomo against you and you’re trying to use that as a reason for why others should make rushed decisions without complete information.

Asking families to commit in November for the following year is a sh*tty thing to do especially for rising u13 kids. But I wouldn’t expect any less from that clown of a coach.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

Not sure, but a lot of clubs a deposit means you are on the hook for the full balance for the next year.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?

Are you implying that the deposit taken locks in players?

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a verbal offer in the Fall, who's taking that as a real sign of commitment? A real commitment comes with $ or a formal roster spot. Coaches and families break commitments all the time, so not sure why anyone would be surprised by early verbal offers for the top players. Similarly, I don't see why a family couldn't "accept" a verbal and then go see if they can do better. I imagine coaches look at it the same way - try to lock someone down with a verbal and then fill in the hole if you lose one of our your good players. Of course, some coaches keep to their word better than others, so it depends on how much you can trust a coach and a verbal.

The problem is if the family gives their verbal but then looks/commits elsewhere. I would imagine there is a large intersection of coaches who offer in November are the same coaches who will be vindictive. This is especially problematic for kids that aren't the top 1-2 kids. They cannot afford to burn any bridges and these coaches are preying on that fear.

Maybe MYS u13 isn’t that locked in even with the early offers. Sounds like overzealous pressure tactics from the club

What makes you think they didnt get a formal offer recently?