Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:35
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It seems that this can go a couple of ways on the girls side:
- Either the girls get stronger because the top players from Union and Brave join FVU and weaker players go to other teams
OR
- Everyone freaks out and FVU loses top players because they're not willing to gamble on FVU working out. If you get an FVU offer, how can you be assured that a strong team is being built? There will need to be a lot of coordination among parents -- "are you staying?" "who is staying?"
There are now more asses than seats.
If you’re not currently a starter, you’re looking early. If you are a starter you’ll have a seat.
Non starters among BRAVE, Union and FCV will end up on one of the three GA squads.
Kids who are starters are not panicking. They aren’t enjoying any of this but they’ll find a team.
You may have a seat, but you may not have minutes. Retaining all starters is 22 kids. I think a lot of starters will be shopping around for new teams
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:32
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:It seems that this can go a couple of ways on the girls side:
- Either the girls get stronger because the top players from Union and Brave join FVU and weaker players go to other teams
OR
- Everyone freaks out and FVU loses top players because they're not willing to gamble on FVU working out. If you get an FVU offer, how can you be assured that a strong team is being built? There will need to be a lot of coordination among parents -- "are you staying?" "who is staying?"
There are now more asses than seats.
If you’re not currently a starter, you’re looking early. If you are a starter you’ll have a seat.
Non starters among BRAVE, Union and FCV will end up on one of the three GA squads.
Kids who are starters are not panicking. They aren’t enjoying any of this but they’ll find a team.
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:32
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tough break for those older BRAVE and UNION kids who are losing their ECNL platform going into their recruiting years.
Fairfax Virginia Union’s inaugural ECNL National League season will kick off this fall for the 2024-2025 seasonal year for both boys' and girls' teams from U13 to U19.
They are going from 2 ECNL-NL teams (Brave and VA Union) to one (Fairfax VA Union). A bunch of former ECNL-NL kids will have to try and get recruited from GA or ECNL-RL, which is a lot tougher than getting recruited from ECNL-NL.
Why is ECNL-RL harder than ECNL?
RL showcases don't generally have a lot of attendance and sometimes ECNL makes a dumb decision putting them near ECNL NL ones.
Would think placing them near would be a great thing, if the level of talent rises. With colleges continuing to cut athletic travel budgets, if ECNL-RL could be a considered a viable source of talent, then scouts could spend less on travel by attending an ECNL-RL event in the same city as National ECNL, but either before or after.
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:32
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:It seems that this can go a couple of ways on the girls side:
- Either the girls get stronger because the top players from Union and Brave join FVU and weaker players go to other teams
OR
- Everyone freaks out and FVU loses top players because they're not willing to gamble on FVU working out. If you get an FVU offer, how can you be assured that a strong team is being built? There will need to be a lot of coordination among parents -- "are you staying?" "who is staying?"
The main question is, how many players are on a team?
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:25
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
It seems that this can go a couple of ways on the girls side:
- Either the girls get stronger because the top players from Union and Brave join FVU and weaker players go to other teams
OR
- Everyone freaks out and FVU loses top players because they're not willing to gamble on FVU working out. If you get an FVU offer, how can you be assured that a strong team is being built? There will need to be a lot of coordination among parents -- "are you staying?" "who is staying?"
- Either the girls get stronger because the top players from Union and Brave join FVU and weaker players go to other teams
OR
- Everyone freaks out and FVU loses top players because they're not willing to gamble on FVU working out. If you get an FVU offer, how can you be assured that a strong team is being built? There will need to be a lot of coordination among parents -- "are you staying?" "who is staying?"
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:21
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
NVU for boys from Brave and Union.
NVA?
NO typo.
It is NVU.
It should be considered a typo. NVU isn’t a serious option.
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:20
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:All other VA clubs right now - "Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake!".
No kidding!
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:19
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
NVU for boys from Brave and Union.
NVA?
NO typo.
It is NVU.
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:18
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tough break for those older BRAVE and UNION kids who are losing their ECNL platform going into their recruiting years.
Specially the 2007/2006
Well, many of them will just attempt to latch on with another local ECNL club, thereby throwing even more programs into chaos. The BRAVE teams don't have many skilled players, but I've heard of at least one player who's planning to return to old club after the family spent years bad mouthing the former program. If they take them, this would mean players who stayed with the program get moved out. And honestly, most high-level '06 and '07 players have already signed with schools. The ones left are either settling for a school that will have them, or still trying to justify the parents' paying tens of thousands of dollars over the years with the deluded focus on "helping get into college." The system is a cesspool.
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:17
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
NVU for boys from Brave and Union.
NVA?
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:17
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
All other VA clubs right now - "Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake!".
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:16
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:Some people earlier in this thread looking pretty foolish now.
take it easy, it is all anonymous, no one knows you pee in your pants.
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:15
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:I wonder if FCV VRSC and SYC will push back tryouts. An awful lot of ENCL players are going to be looking for new teams
GA clubs can bring on ECNL players any time of year.
ECNL parents will simply call GA coaches and ask for a tryout. If things go well they'll be invited to join the team.
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:14
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Word on the street is that this announcement was delayed because the Union ECNL boys leadership were not consulted throughout the process and only found out this week. They fought to prevent this partnership but the league scared the board into making this move. Their best coaches (assuming JW and AP) are not going to be in the coaching lineup for FVU. If true that is a big blow to this program as they have been the only coaches with any history of success over the last 10 years (winning the only MYS boys National Championship). Coaches and players should find better clubs. Like always MYS only cares about the girls program and once again MYS is willing to lose it's best boys coaches to be replaced by Brave coaches. Ask German and many other coaches how they ended up at Arlington. RIP McLean legacy.
Huh?? Lmfao someone got their feelings hurt
Maybe the girl's coach will be VYS. BL will be to HU; NM will focus on GFR and DMV,
The boys coaches stay
NM is going to get fired from GFR. RP has sued an won his first case (wrongful termination). Going to sue to regain control of the board. RS is corrupt and will be ousted
Who is RP and RS?
Rado Pletko and Rich Shelton.
Anonymous
02/22/2024 14:14
Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Some people earlier in this thread looking pretty foolish now.