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Anonymous wrote:2014 South is great, but the kids peel off to other clubs instead of wanting to join up with the GA team at U13 so far away from The St James Field house. No way families will drive an hour in Rush hour every evening to training out west.

Seriously? That drive is nothing. Unless you're just doing lower team travel which I'm assuming your kid does. Top players travel for top travel teams. It's no different than other competitive sports. Travel is just part of what you sign up for. We know families traveling well over an hour to come to practices and games for our team.

Yes seriously. None of these families will drive from the Springfield-Alexandria area past SYC, McLean and Arlington's programs in rush hour traffic to Hal and Bernie Hanson regional park. About 75 minutes or pay $30 in toll fees. That is part of the reason why the 2013-2014s are peeling off to SYC, McLean and Arlington's programs. They can get on top programs at less than half the distance. TSJFC South just needs to break away ant team up with someone locally if they want that side of the program to grow past U11&U12. So far, the've developed the kids, but many don't stay on and transition out west.

You aren't a top team parent. 😉

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Anonymous wrote:2014 South is great, but the kids peel off to other clubs instead of wanting to join up with the GA team at U13 so far away from The St James Field house. No way families will drive an hour in Rush hour every evening to training out west.

Seriously? That drive is nothing. Unless you're just doing lower team travel which I'm assuming your kid does. Top players travel for top travel teams. It's no different than other competitive sports. Travel is just part of what you sign up for. We know families traveling well over an hour to come to practices and games for our team.

Yes seriously. None of these families will drive from the Springfield-Alexandria area past SYC, McLean and Arlington's programs in rush hour traffic to Hal and Bernie Hanson regional park. About 75 minutes or pay $30 in toll fees. That is part of the reason why the 2013-2014s are peeling off to SYC, McLean and Arlington's programs. They can get on top programs at less than half the distance. TSJFC South just needs to break away ant team up with someone locally if they want that side of the program to grow past U11&U12. So far, the've developed the kids, but many don't stay on and transition out west.

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Anonymous wrote:2014 South is great, but the kids peel off to other clubs instead of wanting to join up with the GA team at U13 so far away from The St James Field house. No way families will drive an hour in Rush hour every evening to training out west.

Seriously? That drive is nothing. Unless you're just doing lower team travel which I'm assuming your kid does. Top players travel for top travel teams. It's no different than other competitive sports. Travel is just part of what you sign up for. We know families traveling well over an hour to come to practices and games for our team.

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Anonymous wrote:2014 South is great, but the kids peel off to other clubs instead of wanting to join up with the GA team at U13 so far away from The St James Field house. No way families will drive an hour in Rush hour every evening to training out west.

Seriously? That drive is nothing. Unless you're just doing lower team travel which I'm assuming your kid does. Top players travel for top travel teams. It's no different than other competitive sports. Travel is just part of what you sign up for. We know families traveling well over an hour to come to practices and games for our team.

Ha. So true. Richmond ECNL pulls players living closer to VDA, Beach and Skyline.

Also, I would never do it but over the years daughter's Northern VA team had players traveling from places we didn't know existed. From way down in St. Mary's County, MD, From out in West Virginia, and bypassing closer ECNL/GA clubs (that they could also easily start on) on their way back and forth. Crazy...

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Anonymous wrote:2014 South is great, but the kids peel off to other clubs instead of wanting to join up with the GA team at U13 so far away from The St James Field house. No way families will drive an hour in Rush hour every evening to training out west.

Seriously? That drive is nothing. Unless you're just doing lower team travel which I'm assuming your kid does. Top players travel for top travel teams. It's no different than other competitive sports. Travel is just part of what you sign up for. We know families traveling well over an hour to come to practices and games for our team.

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Anonymous wrote:2014 South is great, but the kids peel off to other clubs instead of wanting to join up with the GA team at U13 so far away from The St James Field house. No way families will drive an hour in Rush hour every evening to training out west.

Seriously? That drive is nothing. Unless you're just doing lower team travel which I'm assuming your kid does. Top players travel for top travel teams. It's no different than other competitive sports. Travel is just part of what you sign up for. We know families traveling well over an hour to come to practices and games for our team.

Anonymous wrote:2014 South is great, but the kids peel off to other clubs instead of wanting to join up with the GA team at U13 so far away from The St James Field house. No way families will drive an hour in Rush hour every evening to training out west.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a parent with a kid at TSJ and I am ok with the situation. No matter the final score we are getting to compete against other clubs. Doesn’t mean my kid isn’t as good as others. In some respects it provides opportunities you can’t get other places. The pendulum will swing as it always does.

Yes - it is an opportunity - but is it a good opportunity? Losing by double digits in Copa Reyados doesn't justify "getting to compete against other clubs"

We may have lost, but no where close to double digits. If you want to pick a game or two from an entire tournament from a particular age group have at it. Doing so makes you look small, and petty. The reality is that losing by a goal or two isn’t as big a catastrophe as you make it out to be. We will see you on the pitch. Hope we don’t ruin your dreams.

What?

2014: Can't field a team
2013: Can't field a team
2012 GA which is a combo of 2013s and 2012s since they can't field a whole team: 0-12, 1-12, 0-7
2011 GA: 0-11, 2-1 (only club win against Sterling), 1-4
2010 GA: 0-5, 0-3
2009 GA: 0-14, 0-0, 0-3, 1-9
2008 GA: 0-4, 0-3, 1-2, 0-3
2007 GA: 2-3, 3-0

the new TSJ slogan: 6 teams, one win, 18 games

almost half the games were by more than 5 goals.

Which age group among those above is best?

2014

lol they're 10 years old

i think you missed the joke, there is no 2014 team

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a parent with a kid at TSJ and I am ok with the situation. No matter the final score we are getting to compete against other clubs. Doesn’t mean my kid isn’t as good as others. In some respects it provides opportunities you can’t get other places. The pendulum will swing as it always does.

Yes - it is an opportunity - but is it a good opportunity? Losing by double digits in Copa Reyados doesn't justify "getting to compete against other clubs"

We may have lost, but no where close to double digits. If you want to pick a game or two from an entire tournament from a particular age group have at it. Doing so makes you look small, and petty. The reality is that losing by a goal or two isn’t as big a catastrophe as you make it out to be. We will see you on the pitch. Hope we don’t ruin your dreams.

What?

2014: Can't field a team
2013: Can't field a team
2012 GA which is a combo of 2013s and 2012s since they can't field a whole team: 0-12, 1-12, 0-7
2011 GA: 0-11, 2-1 (only club win against Sterling), 1-4
2010 GA: 0-5, 0-3
2009 GA: 0-14, 0-0, 0-3, 1-9
2008 GA: 0-4, 0-3, 1-2, 0-3
2007 GA: 2-3, 3-0

the new TSJ slogan: 6 teams, one win, 18 games

almost half the games were by more than 5 goals.

Which age group among those above is best?

2014

lol they're 10 years old

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a parent with a kid at TSJ and I am ok with the situation. No matter the final score we are getting to compete against other clubs. Doesn’t mean my kid isn’t as good as others. In some respects it provides opportunities you can’t get other places. The pendulum will swing as it always does.

Yes - it is an opportunity - but is it a good opportunity? Losing by double digits in Copa Reyados doesn't justify "getting to compete against other clubs"

We may have lost, but no where close to double digits. If you want to pick a game or two from an entire tournament from a particular age group have at it. Doing so makes you look small, and petty. The reality is that losing by a goal or two isn’t as big a catastrophe as you make it out to be. We will see you on the pitch. Hope we don’t ruin your dreams.

What?

2014: Can't field a team
2013: Can't field a team
2012 GA which is a combo of 2013s and 2012s since they can't field a whole team: 0-12, 1-12, 0-7
2011 GA: 0-11, 2-1 (only club win against Sterling), 1-4
2010 GA: 0-5, 0-3
2009 GA: 0-14, 0-0, 0-3, 1-9
2008 GA: 0-4, 0-3, 1-2, 0-3
2007 GA: 2-3, 3-0

the new TSJ slogan: 6 teams, one win, 18 games

almost half the games were by more than 5 goals.

Which age group among those above is best?

2014

Anonymous wrote:2014 South is great, but the kids peel off to other clubs instead of wanting to join up with the GA team at U13 so far away from The St James Field house. No way families will drive an hour in Rush hour every evening to training out west.