Anonymous
06/12/2025 09:46
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:No, the year my son participated there were regular rec teams mixed in and
playing with rec all star teams, and different ages mixed together. No competitive games.
Their current ad says "any rec team or all star team". They will take anyone's money and don't care if its a decent experience for the kids.
And not all "all star" teams are equivalent so I don't know that matters as much. Loudoun has a program and the all-star kids practice together all season. Other clubs at the end you make the team and get a couple of practices is. It's an extension to the rec season some kids and families like that opportunity. If you don't, don't sign up.
Anonymous
06/12/2025 08:50
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
It’s fiesta weekend! Oh joyous wonder.
Anonymous
05/26/2025 22:51
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
No, the year my son participated there were regular rec teams mixed in and
playing with rec all star teams, and different ages mixed together. No competitive games.
Their current ad says "any rec team or all star team". They will take anyone's money and don't care if its a decent experience for the kids.
playing with rec all star teams, and different ages mixed together. No competitive games.
Their current ad says "any rec team or all star team". They will take anyone's money and don't care if its a decent experience for the kids.
Anonymous
05/26/2025 21:14
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kids really enjoyed those events when they played rec at SYA. It was fun to play against clubs outside of SYA. We normally play against the same 6-7 teams from the same club per season, which are half the duration of a travel season. So it makes the rec players feel good to play against other clubs. It costed $70 which included an all stars shirt and extra practices with coaches and players from other teams.
Maybe it is comical to these exalted travel parents. But those were memorable times for us lowly rec parents.
The problem with the Valor event (can't call it a tournament really) is you can literally feel their contempt for the rec kids.
My kids loved the Herndon and the FPYC tournaments. When we had to do the Valor thing, it was just pathetic. Rec teams and All Star teams were all jumbled up in the same bracket because they didn't have enough teams. We paid for an "all star tournament" but I don't think they even played one actual all star team. Game scores were like 20-0. (They didn't even put the right scores into the app because they were too ridiculous.) The field didn't look like a tournament or anything was even happening there. The medals were breaking in half as the coach passed them out.
Travel clubs shouldn't run events for rec kids. They don't respect them and just want their money and it shows.
This is why I’m confused. This person keeps saying rec teams vs all star teams but we were told it’s just all stars. I’m not aware of any full rec teams playing, just a few kids from each team (like the coaches kids and one or two others from each team). Is this person just full of shit?
Anonymous
05/24/2025 11:28
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
It must be very lucrative for Valor to continue to embarrass themselves with this tournament every year
Anonymous
05/24/2025 09:05
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:My kids really enjoyed those events when they played rec at SYA. It was fun to play against clubs outside of SYA. We normally play against the same 6-7 teams from the same club per season, which are half the duration of a travel season. So it makes the rec players feel good to play against other clubs. It costed $70 which included an all stars shirt and extra practices with coaches and players from other teams.
Maybe it is comical to these exalted travel parents. But those were memorable times for us lowly rec parents.
The problem with the Valor event (can't call it a tournament really) is you can literally feel their contempt for the rec kids.
My kids loved the Herndon and the FPYC tournaments. When we had to do the Valor thing, it was just pathetic. Rec teams and All Star teams were all jumbled up in the same bracket because they didn't have enough teams. We paid for an "all star tournament" but I don't think they even played one actual all star team. Game scores were like 20-0. (They didn't even put the right scores into the app because they were too ridiculous.) The field didn't look like a tournament or anything was even happening there. The medals were breaking in half as the coach passed them out.
Travel clubs shouldn't run events for rec kids. They don't respect them and just want their money and it shows.
Anonymous
05/24/2025 08:28
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
My kids really enjoyed those events when they played rec at SYA. It was fun to play against clubs outside of SYA. We normally play against the same 6-7 teams from the same club per season, which are half the duration of a travel season. So it makes the rec players feel good to play against other clubs. It costed $70 which included an all stars shirt and extra practices with coaches and players from other teams.
Maybe it is comical to these exalted travel parents. But those were memorable times for us lowly rec parents.
Maybe it is comical to these exalted travel parents. But those were memorable times for us lowly rec parents.
Anonymous
05/24/2025 07:37
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm confused - I thought this was just the rec all star games.
Valor started this tournament for rec players so they could funnel money from cya and sya rec leagues to their pocket. Its a truly terrible event, almost laughably bad.
My child plays CYA rec and we were told it's just all stars from CYA. We weren't aware there were other leagues and full teams playing.
Its just rec teams from sya and cya scrimmaging each other for a large fee.
How much does it cost?
Last year I payed around $70. We had 5 or 6 extra practices and played other teams then just cya and sya.
Anonymous
05/24/2025 06:50
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
They charge fees like its a real tournament ($600,$700 per team) and then the kids show up and its just sya and cya teams scrimmaging.
Anonymous
05/23/2025 23:29
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm confused - I thought this was just the rec all star games.
Valor started this tournament for rec players so they could funnel money from cya and sya rec leagues to their pocket. Its a truly terrible event, almost laughably bad.
My child plays CYA rec and we were told it's just all stars from CYA. We weren't aware there were other leagues and full teams playing.
Its just rec teams from sya and cya scrimmaging each other for a large fee.
How much does it cost?
Anonymous
05/23/2025 15:45
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm confused - I thought this was just the rec all star games.
Valor started this tournament for rec players so they could funnel money from cya and sya rec leagues to their pocket. Its a truly terrible event, almost laughably bad.
My child plays CYA rec and we were told it's just all stars from CYA. We weren't aware there were other leagues and full teams playing.
Its just rec teams from sya and cya scrimmaging each other for a large fee.
Anonymous
05/23/2025 15:15
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm confused - I thought this was just the rec all star games.
Valor started this tournament for rec players so they could funnel money from cya and sya rec leagues to their pocket. Its a truly terrible event, almost laughably bad.
My child plays CYA rec and we were told it's just all stars from CYA. We weren't aware there were other leagues and full teams playing.
It's fine. It's just usually a hot weekend.
Anonymous
05/23/2025 15:07
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm confused - I thought this was just the rec all star games.
Valor started this tournament for rec players so they could funnel money from cya and sya rec leagues to their pocket. Its a truly terrible event, almost laughably bad.
My child plays CYA rec and we were told it's just all stars from CYA. We weren't aware there were other leagues and full teams playing.
Anonymous
05/23/2025 12:33
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
I'm bummed they got rid of that hideous south of the border logo. it was....unique!
Anonymous
05/23/2025 08:22
Subject: anyone know about the "Virginia Valor Fathers Day Fiesta" or the "FPYC Fathers Day Tournament"
Anonymous wrote:I'm confused - I thought this was just the rec all star games.
Valor started this tournament for rec players so they could funnel money from cya and sya rec leagues to their pocket. Its a truly terrible event, almost laughably bad.