Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 20:48     Subject: VRSC just got GA
sorry 9, bethesda OK to include.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 20:47     Subject: VRSC just got GA
I wouldn't count the 2 baltimore teams, maryland united, or Skyline. According to that logic you may as well count Richmond United.

So really there's 8 options - 5 ECNL and 3 GA.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 20:44     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Everything makes sense now. Ukranian Nationals will be in ECNL for the fall season.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 18:04     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Anonymous wrote:There are no elite teams in NL


NVA is going to Dallas this weekend. Let’s see how they do.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 17:55     Subject: VRSC just got GA
There are no elite teams in NL
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 17:41     Subject: Re:VRSC just got GA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Alexandria is currently scrambling too as they have a top boys program and now will lose all girls.

No one from FCV is coming to Alexandria but TSJ would make sense to hand over the GA license and sponsor or tie their name to the program.


A partnership between Alexandria and FCV just doesn’t make sense geographically if FCV is still based/practicing in Louduon. Maybe if they move to the Springfield facility but that is a trek for existing teams.
McLean-Alexandria, or SYC-Alexandria would be more feasible from a distance standpoint.


FCV doesn't have Loudoun County field space for the 2024/2025 season. Revolution is in the GA, so trying to keep the Loudoun FCV players will be difficult if FCV can't tell them where they're going to practice. SYC is doing a full court press in Springfield...So that leaves Alexendria as the best option for FCV to reload and give up Loudon and focus on Fairfax County
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 17:37     Subject: Re:VRSC just got GA
Anonymous wrote:Alexandria is currently scrambling too as they have a top boys program and now will lose all girls.

No one from FCV is coming to Alexandria but TSJ would make sense to hand over the GA license and sponsor or tie their name to the program.


A partnership between Alexandria and FCV just doesn’t make sense geographically if FCV is still based/practicing in Louduon. Maybe if they move to the Springfield facility but that is a trek for existing teams.
McLean-Alexandria, or SYC-Alexandria would be more feasible from a distance standpoint.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 17:36     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Anonymous wrote:Depends what you mean by elite.
The starting 11 players on ECNL and FCV's GA teams are elite. So that's ~66 players. Let's say every roster has ~22 players. So another 66 are "2nd team elite".

Then it gradually dips from there. there are still MANY good players beyond that but they are not considered "elite". A few hangers on at ECNL-R who were dropped from ECNL or quit at some point for a number of reasons but still play.




There is 12 options for teams in the immediate area that offer a chance to play at the top level of ECNL and GA. ECNL NL has Arlington, VDA, Union, Brave, NVA (not to mention Bethesda, Pipeline and Maryland United in this area) and the GA has SYC, FCV, Revolution and Skyline plus 2 Baltimore Teams.

how is that not watered down?

Does the best 22 play for 1 or 2 teams? No they don't because they have the option to join one of twelve teams.

Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 17:18     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Depends what you mean by elite.
The starting 11 players on ECNL and FCV's GA teams are elite. So that's ~66 players. Let's say every roster has ~22 players. So another 66 are "2nd team elite".

Then it gradually dips from there. there are still MANY good players beyond that but they are not considered "elite". A few hangers on at ECNL-R who were dropped from ECNL or quit at some point for a number of reasons but still play.


Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 17:16     Subject: Re:VRSC just got GA
Alexandria is currently scrambling too as they have a top boys program and now will lose all girls.

No one from FCV is coming to Alexandria but TSJ would make sense to hand over the GA license and sponsor or tie their name to the program.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 17:11     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Somewhat off topic but isn’t Alexandria kinda the odd one out here? Out of the (arguably) major clubs, everyone has a piece of ECNL or GA in area. They have MLS Next on the boys side so far from a stretch to consider them “major” and there’s a long list of NOVA clubs with a piece of ECNL or GA.

Granted their younger teams have been very weak besides 2012.


It would be strange to kick them out and them have them back in a year later, but in a world where Revolution and SYC just got in based on nothing but vision, then its odd that Alexandria isn't good enough. Maybe they need to work on their vision and then re apply.


After today's news, if I'm TSJ, Alexandria would be one of the clubs I'd be trying to make an alliance with. Now that they've officially been kicked to the curb in Loudoun county.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 17:06     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:VRSC must of paid extra to be featured on the ga media.
I just don’t see how this is good for the girls in general. Players will shuffle around and teams broken up. There just isn’t that much talent to hold up all these “elite” teams.


There is 10~12 "elite" teams in northern virginia alone that compete in either ECNL-NL or GA...so that's 200+ girls for each age group that are elite level talent? there is no way there is that many elite level players, if there isn't then all the competition is watered down but it's the same across the board in other high population density areas so until we get away from the Pay to Play model for youth soccer, nothing can or should be considered elite.


Don’t disagree but it’s 8 teams and really 7 if you consider that FCV may not even be around.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 16:56     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Not to mention there aren't enough good coaches for all these teams.

All there is enough of is money
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 16:33     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Anonymous wrote:VRSC must of paid extra to be featured on the ga media.
I just don’t see how this is good for the girls in general. Players will shuffle around and teams broken up. There just isn’t that much talent to hold up all these “elite” teams.


There is 10~12 "elite" teams in northern virginia alone that compete in either ECNL-NL or GA...so that's 200+ girls for each age group that are elite level talent? there is no way there is that many elite level players, if there isn't then all the competition is watered down but it's the same across the board in other high population density areas so until we get away from the Pay to Play model for youth soccer, nothing can or should be considered elite.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 15:30     Subject: VRSC just got GA
Anonymous wrote:VRSC must of paid…


A true statement in general. If you can’t go in the front door, you break out the wallet and go in the back door. Money talks. It always has and it always will.