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Anonymous wrote:Girls are leaving FVU left and right, sinking ship!

What year?

Multiple years... 09's, some 10's already left probably more to come, 11's, and some 12's

wait until md has their tryouts/ids

Expect more

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Anonymous wrote:While on the topic of VDA, question about how they handle tryouts: Went to first session and no numbers were given out. DC says they were grouped with other kids from outside the partner clubs. Coaches asked DC their name at one point, along with a couple other kids, but apparently didn't ask others in that group. At the end, coaches told the kids they can come back for the next session if they don't get an email saying this isn't the right fit. Got an email this morning reminding us about the second session. Is everyone who registered getting that email, or just a subset who they want to see back again? Trying to figure out if it's worth going or not.

99% of the time that scenario leads to no offer. If teams want you they definitely will talk to the player and parent after the first ID session.

Why keep stringing kids along through multiple ID sessions? Are they really still trying to figure out who will fill the last couple of spots? Like what is the purpose of not offering kids but not cutting them either? I am asking in general, not just VDA specifically.

I believe clubs have gotten slammed by parents and league officials for not holding ID sessions and giving all kids a chance. So now they need to have multiple sessions and have enough kids there that it is “meaningful”.

SYCs have been meaningful. So meaningful that outside players aren’t really showing up.

SYC is a classic rec club that has talented soccer rich culture surrounding it that has in turn created a reputable soccer program for thos only interested in Rec and boys who want to push themselves to become proffesionals. Its a notable achievement for a youth organization who's objective is to encourage kids to play and be active. SYC is failing in converting that Rec program into evidence based developmental model that NoVA parents demand especially on the girls side. Boys have a track to profesionalism with academies and SYC has done a better job than any with this, but not for the college going boys. For the girls its a developmental club. Knowledeable coaches and proximity are key, but at 12/13 girls leave because they have proven nothing of quality for next steps for the ladies

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Anonymous wrote:Girls are leaving FVU left and right, sinking ship!

What year?

Multiple years... 09's, some 10's already left probably more to come, 11's, and some 12's

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Anonymous wrote:While on the topic of VDA, question about how they handle tryouts: Went to first session and no numbers were given out. DC says they were grouped with other kids from outside the partner clubs. Coaches asked DC their name at one point, along with a couple other kids, but apparently didn't ask others in that group. At the end, coaches told the kids they can come back for the next session if they don't get an email saying this isn't the right fit. Got an email this morning reminding us about the second session. Is everyone who registered getting that email, or just a subset who they want to see back again? Trying to figure out if it's worth going or not.

99% of the time that scenario leads to no offer. If teams want you they definitely will talk to the player and parent after the first ID session.

Why keep stringing kids along through multiple ID sessions? Are they really still trying to figure out who will fill the last couple of spots? Like what is the purpose of not offering kids but not cutting them either? I am asking in general, not just VDA specifically.

I believe clubs have gotten slammed by parents and league officials for not holding ID sessions and giving all kids a chance. So now they need to have multiple sessions and have enough kids there that it is “meaningful”.

SYCs have been meaningful. So meaningful that outside players aren’t really showing up.

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Anonymous wrote:While on the topic of VDA, question about how they handle tryouts: Went to first session and no numbers were given out. DC says they were grouped with other kids from outside the partner clubs. Coaches asked DC their name at one point, along with a couple other kids, but apparently didn't ask others in that group. At the end, coaches told the kids they can come back for the next session if they don't get an email saying this isn't the right fit. Got an email this morning reminding us about the second session. Is everyone who registered getting that email, or just a subset who they want to see back again? Trying to figure out if it's worth going or not.

99% of the time that scenario leads to no offer. If teams want you they definitely will talk to the player and parent after the first ID session.

Why keep stringing kids along through multiple ID sessions? Are they really still trying to figure out who will fill the last couple of spots? Like what is the purpose of not offering kids but not cutting them either? I am asking in general, not just VDA specifically.

I believe clubs have gotten slammed by parents and league officials for not holding ID sessions and giving all kids a chance. So now they need to have multiple sessions and have enough kids there that it is “meaningful”.

The decisions are already made and the ID sessions are essentially PR. Like a company listing a job opening knowing full well who they are about to hire already.

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Anonymous wrote:While on the topic of VDA, question about how they handle tryouts: Went to first session and no numbers were given out. DC says they were grouped with other kids from outside the partner clubs. Coaches asked DC their name at one point, along with a couple other kids, but apparently didn't ask others in that group. At the end, coaches told the kids they can come back for the next session if they don't get an email saying this isn't the right fit. Got an email this morning reminding us about the second session. Is everyone who registered getting that email, or just a subset who they want to see back again? Trying to figure out if it's worth going or not.

99% of the time that scenario leads to no offer. If teams want you they definitely will talk to the player and parent after the first ID session.

Why keep stringing kids along through multiple ID sessions? Are they really still trying to figure out who will fill the last couple of spots? Like what is the purpose of not offering kids but not cutting them either? I am asking in general, not just VDA specifically.

I believe clubs have gotten slammed by parents and league officials for not holding ID sessions and giving all kids a chance. So now they need to have multiple sessions and have enough kids there that it is “meaningful”.

Anonymous wrote:Girls are leaving FVU left and right, sinking ship!

What year?

Girls are leaving FVU left and right, sinking ship!

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Anonymous wrote:While on the topic of VDA, question about how they handle tryouts: Went to first session and no numbers were given out. DC says they were grouped with other kids from outside the partner clubs. Coaches asked DC their name at one point, along with a couple other kids, but apparently didn't ask others in that group. At the end, coaches told the kids they can come back for the next session if they don't get an email saying this isn't the right fit. Got an email this morning reminding us about the second session. Is everyone who registered getting that email, or just a subset who they want to see back again? Trying to figure out if it's worth going or not.

99% of the time that scenario leads to no offer. If teams want you they definitely will talk to the player and parent after the first ID session.

Why keep stringing kids along through multiple ID sessions? Are they really still trying to figure out who will fill the last couple of spots? Like what is the purpose of not offering kids but not cutting them either? I am asking in general, not just VDA specifically.

Mind games are VDA’s super power.

Anonymous wrote:While on the topic of VDA, question about how they handle tryouts: Went to first session and no numbers were given out. DC says they were grouped with other kids from outside the partner clubs. Coaches asked DC their name at one point, along with a couple other kids, but apparently didn't ask others in that group. At the end, coaches told the kids they can come back for the next session if they don't get an email saying this isn't the right fit. Got an email this morning reminding us about the second session. Is everyone who registered getting that email, or just a subset who they want to see back again? Trying to figure out if it's worth going or not.

99% of the time that scenario leads to no offer. If teams want you they definitely will talk to the player and parent after the first ID session.

While on the topic of VDA, question about how they handle tryouts: Went to first session and no numbers were given out. DC says they were grouped with other kids from outside the partner clubs. Coaches asked DC their name at one point, along with a couple other kids, but apparently didn't ask others in that group. At the end, coaches told the kids they can come back for the next session if they don't get an email saying this isn't the right fit. Got an email this morning reminding us about the second session. Is everyone who registered getting that email, or just a subset who they want to see back again? Trying to figure out if it's worth going or not.

See earlier post: Relax....

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Anonymous wrote:How is Coach AS? Is he good with the U13-14 group? Any insights?

AS will make your kid a tougher player. Instagram ball skills don’t cut it in ECNL. No club will develop your player, you do that on your own time. The club just gives your player a platform to perform. The club you play on doesn’t matter before HS so play wherever is close and move to VDA in HS like everyone else.

AS will make your DD a better player and definitely a tougher player. He seems calmer since BP showed up.

He is VERY well-liked by VDA players, parents, alumni.

He’s not a “kick and run” coach. That’s pretty well documented.

Since you joined the chat, go ahead and tell us which team you’ve actually produced that plays a good brand of soccer. What a joke.
Once the landscape shifts, all this high‑school recruiting VDA keeps relying on is going to blow up in their face. They don’t develop — they poach.
And now they’re finally getting a taste of their own medicine. NVA is taking their players left and right, including the entire 2012 boys team.
Pretty soon they’ll be begging to join MLS or GA. The landscape is changing fast, bud.

soooo how many players from vda actually played well enough to make the mlsn cut?

In the same post, you accuse Vda of poaching but talk about NVA taking an entire team from Vda. Isn’t that poaching? I thought girls parents were bad. These boys parents are real idiots.

Can’t both be true?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is Coach AS? Is he good with the U13-14 group? Any insights?

AS will make your kid a tougher player. Instagram ball skills don’t cut it in ECNL. No club will develop your player, you do that on your own time. The club just gives your player a platform to perform. The club you play on doesn’t matter before HS so play wherever is close and move to VDA in HS like everyone else.

AS will make your DD a better player and definitely a tougher player. He seems calmer since BP showed up.

He is VERY well-liked by VDA players, parents, alumni.

He’s not a “kick and run” coach. That’s pretty well documented.

Since you joined the chat, go ahead and tell us which team you’ve actually produced that plays a good brand of soccer. What a joke.
Once the landscape shifts, all this high‑school recruiting VDA keeps relying on is going to blow up in their face. They don’t develop — they poach.
And now they’re finally getting a taste of their own medicine. NVA is taking their players left and right, including the entire 2012 boys team.
Pretty soon they’ll be begging to join MLS or GA. The landscape is changing fast, bud.

soooo how many players from vda actually played well enough to make the mlsn cut?

In the same post, you accuse Vda of poaching but talk about NVA taking an entire team from Vda. Isn’t that poaching? I thought girls parents were bad. These boys parents are real idiots.