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Anonymous wrote:VDA will take players from other clubs who already have the captain’s armband, or players that other clubs developed and promoted to ID camps at the high school age. So it’s better to keep your kid at the home club, get all that development and recognition, and then move to VDA later. No need to rush now.

To all of you, parents of younger players, reach out to the directors at these clubs and go see a session and talk to them. Do not listen to these angry soccer dads posting on an anonymous forum.

Players move clubs. The club they play for will post their accomplishments and market them.

What if you bought the captains armband from your coach? Will the still take you?

They might. It’s marketable. Even if the team doesn’t agree that they were a good captain.

How does a VDA team organize itself? Do they use volunteer parent team managers? Imagine the combo of captains armband player and experienced team manager, who could say no to that, it’s like a BOGO

No team managers.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VDA will take players from other clubs who already have the captain’s armband, or players that other clubs developed and promoted to ID camps at the high school age. So it’s better to keep your kid at the home club, get all that development and recognition, and then move to VDA later. No need to rush now.

To all of you, parents of younger players, reach out to the directors at these clubs and go see a session and talk to them. Do not listen to these angry soccer dads posting on an anonymous forum.

Players move clubs. The club they play for will post their accomplishments and market them.

What if you bought the captains armband from your coach? Will the still take you?

They might. It’s marketable. Even if the team doesn’t agree that they were a good captain.

How does a VDA team organize itself? Do they use volunteer parent team managers? Imagine the combo of captains armband player and experienced team manager, who could say no to that, it’s like a BOGO

Anonymous wrote:VDA will take players from other clubs who already have the captain’s armband, or players that other clubs developed and promoted to ID camps at the high school age. So it’s better to keep your kid at the home club, get all that development and recognition, and then move to VDA later. No need to rush now.

This is the way. But the ID camps now have a lot more fluff in there locally. So that might not get you to VDA. Regardless the rosters are maxed out and locked. Next season will tell if all the acquisitions pay off with the 16s and below.

I have to ask what are these other clubs doing to protect themselves lol. It has to stink watching this club snatch talent/marketed players year after year.

Oh well