Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:45     Subject: TSJFC
Facilities? What facilities?

They promised soccer fields for years and got burnt by VRSC lol.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:43     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And now STJ is going in on football.


Flag football is on the rise, which is fine of course for flag football/ sports families. But the problem that will further stymie the ST James FC (at the St James in Springfield) will be the increased competition for space in their field house -which cuts the size and availability for soccer players to use the space.





Not talking flag, they just hired a big name local HS coach, they're shooting to build a program like IMG has it appears. The question is, where are the resources? They have no space for all of this.

St James is a private for profit business that has been operating successfully for 7 years. I'm sure they hired a big name coach and put out press announcements without giving any thought to how the space will work. In businesses these things are planned out long in advance before they get funded. You have no idea of their business plan, nor should you because you don't work there. It's either arrogance or ignorance on your part to make comments on their business strategy from the cheap seats. I vote for the latter.


7 years is not an impressive length of time to stay in business. This football news is foolish at best and I venture to predict that it will bite them in the ass.

Ok Mr Business. It's not very difficult to see the strategy. It is part of their "academy" that began last year. Basically a private prep school for athletes of many sports: soccer, lacrosse, hockey, volleyball, baseball, and now football. There is a lot of money in football and bringing in an accomplished high school coach will attract athletes looking to get recruited to college. There are many of these around the country but nothing in the DMV area. It may or may not be successful but if you have the money to invest like St James, they are in as good a position as anyone in the DMV to build something like this given their facilities and existing programs.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:38     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And now STJ is going in on football.


Flag football is on the rise, which is fine of course for flag football/ sports families. But the problem that will further stymie the ST James FC (at the St James in Springfield) will be the increased competition for space in their field house -which cuts the size and availability for soccer players to use the space.





Not talking flag, they just hired a big name local HS coach, they're shooting to build a program like IMG has it appears. The question is, where are the resources? They have no space for all of this.

St James is a private for profit business that has been operating successfully for 7 years. I'm sure they hired a big name coach and put out press announcements without giving any thought to how the space will work. In businesses these things are planned out long in advance before they get funded. You have no idea of their business plan, nor should you because you don't work there. It's either arrogance or ignorance on your part to make comments on their business strategy from the cheap seats. I vote for the latter.


How did investing into expanding gym operations in Reston go?

Oh right...
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:36     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And now STJ is going in on football.


Flag football is on the rise, which is fine of course for flag football/ sports families. But the problem that will further stymie the ST James FC (at the St James in Springfield) will be the increased competition for space in their field house -which cuts the size and availability for soccer players to use the space.





Not talking flag, they just hired a big name local HS coach, they're shooting to build a program like IMG has it appears. The question is, where are the resources? They have no space for all of this.

St James is a private for profit business that has been operating successfully for 7 years. I'm sure they hired a big name coach and put out press announcements without giving any thought to how the space will work. In businesses these things are planned out long in advance before they get funded. You have no idea of their business plan, nor should you because you don't work there. It's either arrogance or ignorance on your part to make comments on their business strategy from the cheap seats. I vote for the latter.


Hi Kendrick.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:33     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And now STJ is going in on football.


Flag football is on the rise, which is fine of course for flag football/ sports families. But the problem that will further stymie the ST James FC (at the St James in Springfield) will be the increased competition for space in their field house -which cuts the size and availability for soccer players to use the space.





Not talking flag, they just hired a big name local HS coach, they're shooting to build a program like IMG has it appears. The question is, where are the resources? They have no space for all of this.

St James is a private for profit business that has been operating successfully for 7 years. I'm sure they hired a big name coach and put out press announcements without giving any thought to how the space will work. In businesses these things are planned out long in advance before they get funded. You have no idea of their business plan, nor should you because you don't work there. It's either arrogance or ignorance on your part to make comments on their business strategy from the cheap seats. I vote for the latter.


7 years is not an impressive length of time to stay in business. This football news is foolish at best and I venture to predict that it will bite them in the ass.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 14:55     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And now STJ is going in on football.


Flag football is on the rise, which is fine of course for flag football/ sports families. But the problem that will further stymie the ST James FC (at the St James in Springfield) will be the increased competition for space in their field house -which cuts the size and availability for soccer players to use the space.





Not talking flag, they just hired a big name local HS coach, they're shooting to build a program like IMG has it appears. The question is, where are the resources? They have no space for all of this.

St James is a private for profit business that has been operating successfully for 7 years. I'm sure they hired a big name coach and put out press announcements without giving any thought to how the space will work. In businesses these things are planned out long in advance before they get funded. You have no idea of their business plan, nor should you because you don't work there. It's either arrogance or ignorance on your part to make comments on their business strategy from the cheap seats. I vote for the latter.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 14:48     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And now STJ is going in on football.


Flag football is on the rise, which is fine of course for flag football/ sports families. But the problem that will further stymie the ST James FC (at the St James in Springfield) will be the increased competition for space in their field house -which cuts the size and availability for soccer players to use the space.





Not talking flag, they just hired a big name local HS coach, they're shooting to build a program like IMG has it appears. The question is, where are the resources? They have no space for all of this.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 14:04     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:And now STJ is going in on football.


Flag football is on the rise, which is fine of course for flag football/ sports families. But the problem that will further stymie the ST James FC (at the St James in Springfield) will be the increased competition for space in their field house -which cuts the size and availability for soccer players to use the space.



Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 13:59     Subject: TSJFC
And now STJ is going in on football.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 08:44     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’ve been following this thread for sometime and understand there are pro TSJ and those against so I figured, I’d get a good balance.

I’ve been trying to get some details on TSJStriker & GK clinics as my kid gets basically no GK training at the current club. I’ve emailed Chris directly after Adam originally connected us maybe 2 weeks ago, but still nothing. I went ahead and registered for the GK clinic since it’s only through early March and with all this snow, my kid can’t really get “training”. Does anyone have insight on the GK training? Is it actual training or more like here stand in goal and figure out how to save the shots from the strikers who signed up for the clinic?


It's very good GK training. Usually 6 GKs max, they get a lot of technical instruction and finish with a scrimmage in goal against the strikers. More kids enrolled in winter months and less kids in the summer months.


Great club to be keeper as you certainly have many in game reps
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2025 18:50     Subject: Re:TSJFC
Confirmed all the 06s/07s won’t be competing this spring season to focus on the VA high school season. The girls in MD will have the opportunity to train within the club, but don’t be so sure of attendance.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2025 18:46     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:I’ve been following this thread for sometime and understand there are pro TSJ and those against so I figured, I’d get a good balance.

I’ve been trying to get some details on TSJStriker & GK clinics as my kid gets basically no GK training at the current club. I’ve emailed Chris directly after Adam originally connected us maybe 2 weeks ago, but still nothing. I went ahead and registered for the GK clinic since it’s only through early March and with all this snow, my kid can’t really get “training”. Does anyone have insight on the GK training? Is it actual training or more like here stand in goal and figure out how to save the shots from the strikers who signed up for the clinic?


Please report back on your experience. I was going to offer my "insider" view but it is really unnecessary.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2025 19:52     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:I’ve been following this thread for sometime and understand there are pro TSJ and those against so I figured, I’d get a good balance.

I’ve been trying to get some details on TSJStriker & GK clinics as my kid gets basically no GK training at the current club. I’ve emailed Chris directly after Adam originally connected us maybe 2 weeks ago, but still nothing. I went ahead and registered for the GK clinic since it’s only through early March and with all this snow, my kid can’t really get “training”. Does anyone have insight on the GK training? Is it actual training or more like here stand in goal and figure out how to save the shots from the strikers who signed up for the clinic?


It's very good GK training. Usually 6 GKs max, they get a lot of technical instruction and finish with a scrimmage in goal against the strikers. More kids enrolled in winter months and less kids in the summer months.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2025 15:33     Subject: TSJFC
Anonymous wrote:All these recent moves TSJ recently made was a little too late....got this feeling the GA is no more for them


When they can't field teams at mulitple age levels to send to their two required GA showcase events this spring, then you sir will be the nostradamus of DCUM
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2025 15:04     Subject: TSJFC
I’ve been following this thread for sometime and understand there are pro TSJ and those against so I figured, I’d get a good balance.

I’ve been trying to get some details on TSJStriker & GK clinics as my kid gets basically no GK training at the current club. I’ve emailed Chris directly after Adam originally connected us maybe 2 weeks ago, but still nothing. I went ahead and registered for the GK clinic since it’s only through early March and with all this snow, my kid can’t really get “training”. Does anyone have insight on the GK training? Is it actual training or more like here stand in goal and figure out how to save the shots from the strikers who signed up for the clinic?