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Anonymous wrote:These posts are ridiculous. Someone has a major inferiority complex with Loudoun soccer.

Truth hurts.

Whats the truth?

As a former Loudoun parent, I haven’t seen any untruths out of the basic complaints:

1. Loudoun took the money (there’s no credible argument otherwise)
2. Loudoun nepotism in their coaching staff
3. Loudoun prioritizes, promotes and elevates the players of well connected and family parents (I saw this up close)
4. The TD covers for it all with gaslighting

Those who have been there and witnessed it know. Those who benefit are here to cover. Loudoun is a club in the truest sense of the word. There are families who are members of the club, then there are others who pay to support the club and in return get a lower level environment for their kid to play in as a bone. That’s just the way it is there, so for those who want their kid to play at a higher level there, make sure you build or have an in there first.

As a parent who spent 6+ years with two kids playing travel soccer at LS, I have to say that I agree with almost all of what this person wrote. I can't speak for #4 above because I never dealt with the TD but everything else is spot on.

Yes, most people don’t deal directly with him, but he has a very big impact on the makeup of the travel teams from the very earliest ages. There are coaches at Loudoun who have family children playing on preferred teams. Friends of the staff have children on the top teams and there are also lots of children of parents in high local positions on the highest teams. It’s not impossible for a less connected kid to make an upper level team, but they have to be extraordinary, which is rare in this area. This is why their teams, outside of a scant few, underperform.

My family and have decided to pull our child out after this fall season. 2 more families are joining us from our team.

I know my neighbor, with child from opposite gender, is also leaving Loudoun. We experienced some of the above and we believe we don’t need to participate in any charlatan’s show in order for kids to enjoy and have fun.

Will I have serious problems obtaining my child’s player card? Some of the stories that have been shared here and shared to me via word of mouth aren’t very optimistic but I don’t see how they can hold it when season is over? We don’t pay in advance for this very reason.

+1. The root of Loudoun Soccer issues here.

Take it to VYSA and they’ll reprimand Loudoun. They can’t hold your player card. But do expect it to happen. When we did our calls and emails went unanswered for over a month. Talk about professionalism.

I wish that were the extent of the problems at Loudoun.

It’s the tip of the iceberg. Soccer community (except LS staffers, parents with vested interest in the club, and ignorant families) are well aware of the unfixable problems at Loudoun $occer.

I'm curios,...does your kid play for LS?

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Anonymous wrote:These posts are ridiculous. Someone has a major inferiority complex with Loudoun soccer.

Truth hurts.

Whats the truth?

As a former Loudoun parent, I haven’t seen any untruths out of the basic complaints:

1. Loudoun took the money (there’s no credible argument otherwise)
2. Loudoun nepotism in their coaching staff
3. Loudoun prioritizes, promotes and elevates the players of well connected and family parents (I saw this up close)
4. The TD covers for it all with gaslighting

Those who have been there and witnessed it know. Those who benefit are here to cover. Loudoun is a club in the truest sense of the word. There are families who are members of the club, then there are others who pay to support the club and in return get a lower level environment for their kid to play in as a bone. That’s just the way it is there, so for those who want their kid to play at a higher level there, make sure you build or have an in there first.

As a parent who spent 6+ years with two kids playing travel soccer at LS, I have to say that I agree with almost all of what this person wrote. I can't speak for #4 above because I never dealt with the TD but everything else is spot on.

Yes, most people don’t deal directly with him, but he has a very big impact on the makeup of the travel teams from the very earliest ages. There are coaches at Loudoun who have family children playing on preferred teams. Friends of the staff have children on the top teams and there are also lots of children of parents in high local positions on the highest teams. It’s not impossible for a less connected kid to make an upper level team, but they have to be extraordinary, which is rare in this area. This is why their teams, outside of a scant few, underperform.

My family and have decided to pull our child out after this fall season. 2 more families are joining us from our team.

I know my neighbor, with child from opposite gender, is also leaving Loudoun. We experienced some of the above and we believe we don’t need to participate in any charlatan’s show in order for kids to enjoy and have fun.

Will I have serious problems obtaining my child’s player card? Some of the stories that have been shared here and shared to me via word of mouth aren’t very optimistic but I don’t see how they can hold it when season is over? We don’t pay in advance for this very reason.

+1. The root of Loudoun Soccer issues here.

Take it to VYSA and they’ll reprimand Loudoun. They can’t hold your player card. But do expect it to happen. When we did our calls and emails went unanswered for over a month. Talk about professionalism.

I wish that were the extent of the problems at Loudoun.

It’s the tip of the iceberg. Soccer community (except LS staffers, parents with vested interest in the club, and ignorant families) are well aware of the unfixable problems at Loudoun $occer.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts are ridiculous. Someone has a major inferiority complex with Loudoun soccer.

Truth hurts.

Whats the truth?

As a former Loudoun parent, I haven’t seen any untruths out of the basic complaints:

1. Loudoun took the money (there’s no credible argument otherwise)
2. Loudoun nepotism in their coaching staff
3. Loudoun prioritizes, promotes and elevates the players of well connected and family parents (I saw this up close)
4. The TD covers for it all with gaslighting

Those who have been there and witnessed it know. Those who benefit are here to cover. Loudoun is a club in the truest sense of the word. There are families who are members of the club, then there are others who pay to support the club and in return get a lower level environment for their kid to play in as a bone. That’s just the way it is there, so for those who want their kid to play at a higher level there, make sure you build or have an in there first.

As a parent who spent 6+ years with two kids playing travel soccer at LS, I have to say that I agree with almost all of what this person wrote. I can't speak for #4 above because I never dealt with the TD but everything else is spot on.

Yes, most people don’t deal directly with him, but he has a very big impact on the makeup of the travel teams from the very earliest ages. There are coaches at Loudoun who have family children playing on preferred teams. Friends of the staff have children on the top teams and there are also lots of children of parents in high local positions on the highest teams. It’s not impossible for a less connected kid to make an upper level team, but they have to be extraordinary, which is rare in this area. This is why their teams, outside of a scant few, underperform.

My family and have decided to pull our child out after this fall season. 2 more families are joining us from our team.

I know my neighbor, with child from opposite gender, is also leaving Loudoun. We experienced some of the above and we believe we don’t need to participate in any charlatan’s show in order for kids to enjoy and have fun.

Will I have serious problems obtaining my child’s player card? Some of the stories that have been shared here and shared to me via word of mouth aren’t very optimistic but I don’t see how they can hold it when season is over? We don’t pay in advance for this very reason.

+1. The root of Loudoun Soccer issues here.

Take it to VYSA and they’ll reprimand Loudoun. They can’t hold your player card. But do expect it to happen. When we did our calls and emails went unanswered for over a month. Talk about professionalism.

I wish that were the extent of the problems at Loudoun.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts are ridiculous. Someone has a major inferiority complex with Loudoun soccer.

Truth hurts.

Whats the truth?

As a former Loudoun parent, I haven’t seen any untruths out of the basic complaints:

1. Loudoun took the money (there’s no credible argument otherwise)
2. Loudoun nepotism in their coaching staff
3. Loudoun prioritizes, promotes and elevates the players of well connected and family parents (I saw this up close)
4. The TD covers for it all with gaslighting

Those who have been there and witnessed it know. Those who benefit are here to cover. Loudoun is a club in the truest sense of the word. There are families who are members of the club, then there are others who pay to support the club and in return get a lower level environment for their kid to play in as a bone. That’s just the way it is there, so for those who want their kid to play at a higher level there, make sure you build or have an in there first.

As a parent who spent 6+ years with two kids playing travel soccer at LS, I have to say that I agree with almost all of what this person wrote. I can't speak for #4 above because I never dealt with the TD but everything else is spot on.

Yes, most people don’t deal directly with him, but he has a very big impact on the makeup of the travel teams from the very earliest ages. There are coaches at Loudoun who have family children playing on preferred teams. Friends of the staff have children on the top teams and there are also lots of children of parents in high local positions on the highest teams. It’s not impossible for a less connected kid to make an upper level team, but they have to be extraordinary, which is rare in this area. This is why their teams, outside of a scant few, underperform.

My family and have decided to pull our child out after this fall season. 2 more families are joining us from our team.

I know my neighbor, with child from opposite gender, is also leaving Loudoun. We experienced some of the above and we believe we don’t need to participate in any charlatan’s show in order for kids to enjoy and have fun.

Will I have serious problems obtaining my child’s player card? Some of the stories that have been shared here and shared to me via word of mouth aren’t very optimistic but I don’t see how they can hold it when season is over? We don’t pay in advance for this very reason.

+1. The root of Loudoun Soccer issues here.

Take it to VYSA and they’ll reprimand Loudoun. They can’t hold your player card. But do expect it to happen. When we did our calls and emails went unanswered for over a month. Talk about professionalism.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts are ridiculous. Someone has a major inferiority complex with Loudoun soccer.

Truth hurts.

Whats the truth?

As a former Loudoun parent, I haven’t seen any untruths out of the basic complaints:

1. Loudoun took the money (there’s no credible argument otherwise)
2. Loudoun nepotism in their coaching staff
3. Loudoun prioritizes, promotes and elevates the players of well connected and family parents (I saw this up close)
4. The TD covers for it all with gaslighting

Those who have been there and witnessed it know. Those who benefit are here to cover. Loudoun is a club in the truest sense of the word. There are families who are members of the club, then there are others who pay to support the club and in return get a lower level environment for their kid to play in as a bone. That’s just the way it is there, so for those who want their kid to play at a higher level there, make sure you build or have an in there first.

As a parent who spent 6+ years with two kids playing travel soccer at LS, I have to say that I agree with almost all of what this person wrote. I can't speak for #4 above because I never dealt with the TD but everything else is spot on.

Yes, most people don’t deal directly with him, but he has a very big impact on the makeup of the travel teams from the very earliest ages. There are coaches at Loudoun who have family children playing on preferred teams. Friends of the staff have children on the top teams and there are also lots of children of parents in high local positions on the highest teams. It’s not impossible for a less connected kid to make an upper level team, but they have to be extraordinary, which is rare in this area. This is why their teams, outside of a scant few, underperform.

My family and have decided to pull our child out after this fall season. 2 more families are joining us from our team.

I know my neighbor, with child from opposite gender, is also leaving Loudoun. We experienced some of the above and we believe we don’t need to participate in any charlatan’s show in order for kids to enjoy and have fun.

Will I have serious problems obtaining my child’s player card? Some of the stories that have been shared here and shared to me via word of mouth aren’t very optimistic but I don’t see how they can hold it when season is over? We don’t pay in advance for this very reason.

+1. The root of Loudoun Soccer issues here.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts are ridiculous. Someone has a major inferiority complex with Loudoun soccer.

Truth hurts.

Whats the truth?

As a former Loudoun parent, I haven’t seen any untruths out of the basic complaints:

1. Loudoun took the money (there’s no credible argument otherwise)
2. Loudoun nepotism in their coaching staff
3. Loudoun prioritizes, promotes and elevates the players of well connected and family parents (I saw this up close)
4. The TD covers for it all with gaslighting

Those who have been there and witnessed it know. Those who benefit are here to cover. Loudoun is a club in the truest sense of the word. There are families who are members of the club, then there are others who pay to support the club and in return get a lower level environment for their kid to play in as a bone. That’s just the way it is there, so for those who want their kid to play at a higher level there, make sure you build or have an in there first.

As a parent who spent 6+ years with two kids playing travel soccer at LS, I have to say that I agree with almost all of what this person wrote. I can't speak for #4 above because I never dealt with the TD but everything else is spot on.

Yes, most people don’t deal directly with him, but he has a very big impact on the makeup of the travel teams from the very earliest ages. There are coaches at Loudoun who have family children playing on preferred teams. Friends of the staff have children on the top teams and there are also lots of children of parents in high local positions on the highest teams. It’s not impossible for a less connected kid to make an upper level team, but they have to be extraordinary, which is rare in this area. This is why their teams, outside of a scant few, underperform.

My family and have decided to pull our child out after this fall season. 2 more families are joining us from our team.

I know my neighbor, with child from opposite gender, is also leaving Loudoun. We experienced some of the above and we believe we don’t need to participate in any charlatan’s show in order for kids to enjoy and have fun.

Will I have serious problems obtaining my child’s player card? Some of the stories that have been shared here and shared to me via word of mouth aren’t very optimistic but I don’t see how they can hold it when season is over? We don’t pay in advance for this very reason.

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Anonymous wrote:Things can be “Amazing” for all kinds of reasons. Like we stared in amazement at the ECNL site reading the scores. How could LS have possibly competed (and actually won the day for both boys and girls) against McLean? All the geniuses that post to this board know that LS is the worst DMV club ever.

I think the theme has been that the NOVA ECNL teams are mostly all bad in their ECNL division. Bad teams beating or playing to ties against bad teams does not elevate either club and is not particularly worthy of celebration on a public forum.

Here are Loudoun's standings after such an amazing weekend that have all the "haters so upset"

U13 11th
U14 1st
U15 12th
U16 11th
U17 9th
U19 13th

So I think I speak for a large portion of the community when I ask that Loudoun parents to just STFU.

Uppercut to the face biatches.

You are still a trashy club with zero morals and no future. Keep hyping up the social media.

Is this weekend supposed to be an amazing super duper weekend where Loudoun can put on makeup on their overall scores by beating another shitty club? Asking for a friend.

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Anonymous wrote:Things can be “Amazing” for all kinds of reasons. Like we stared in amazement at the ECNL site reading the scores. How could LS have possibly competed (and actually won the day for both boys and girls) against McLean? All the geniuses that post to this board know that LS is the worst DMV club ever.

I think the theme has been that the NOVA ECNL teams are mostly all bad in their ECNL division. Bad teams beating or playing to ties against bad teams does not elevate either club and is not particularly worthy of celebration on a public forum.

Here are Loudoun's standings after such an amazing weekend that have all the "haters so upset"

U13 11th
U14 1st
U15 12th
U16 11th
U17 9th
U19 13th

So I think I speak for a large portion of the community when I ask that Loudoun parents to just STFU.

Uppercut to the face biatches.

You are still a trashy club with zero morals and no future. Keep hyping up the social media.

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Anonymous wrote:Attribute FCV’s success to nothing more than luck if you want, but FCV has had strong coaching in their program with coaches like Terry Foley, Julie Shackford, Richie Burke, Gus Donolo, Marvin Johnson, etc. Julie Shackford coached at Princeton prior to FCV and is now at W&M. Richie Burke was an asst with DC United, Academy Dir and pro coach in Scotland prior to FCV and is now at Spirit. Loudoun Soccer doesn’t have coaches with anywhere near those credentials. They have some of the highest salaries, but not the highest level of credentials. See that there is a disconnect there?

Maybe FCV will sustain, maybe they will fall apart. Either way, Loudoun Soccer has all the resources a club could ask for and had a subpar showing as a DA club. For the most part, they’ve maintained the status quo as they’ve transitioned to ECNL. I’d keep expectations in check.

Shakford coach for 5 minutes. Gus was recruited from Annandale a d brought his entire hallmark team with him...then they fired him after he wouldn't give them a cut of his "soccer the Brazilian way", Burke was brought in for the boys program that never really took off...bsst team was once again a Herndon team that the recruited. They gained valuable players when Loudoun walked over their 04, 05 red teams and allowed them to pick their best. (At that time, Loudoun 04, 05 were the best). I can go on but wont. FCVs hallmark team was stolen from SYA.

Now, I agree with you on Loudoun. I really dont like that organization.

Some of the coaches named are no longer with FCV, the club is run so POORLY they can't hold on to good coaches.

L$ is only capable of retaining their coaches due to the exorbitant and out of touch salaries they provide. Don’t fool yourself, I personally know 2 ECNL coaches that would leave the club is someone else paid them the same. Out of respect I’ll keep their names out.