Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 13:05     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:Dose this mean their will be another team added to encl or is encl having fewer teams this year?


FCV is going to slide into the vacated girls slot, while NVU will take the vacated boys slot.
confirmed
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:56     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Dose this mean their will be another team added to encl or is encl having fewer teams this year?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:54     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am exhausted. Could someone just announce the coaches and ID sessions already?


+100


They're still debating about who will take what.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:49     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:I am exhausted. Could someone just announce the coaches and ID sessions already?


+100
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:48     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where are they going? There are only so many clubs with open spots that are a reasonable distance.


Say the top 2-4 girls from Union and Brave teams find spots somewhere else because they’re easily good enough to be picked up by another team. They take the spots of “weaker” players at other clubs because their parents are sick of all the merger BS. (Did MYS learn nothing from the failed SYC partnership?) That does not leave strong teams at FXU.


That’s “FVU”


I know you are disappointed because now you can’t make fun of FVU. It’s FXU, check the new logo.


this new venture is named Fairfax Virginia Union - FVU so what’s to make fun of? maybe FXU if it was named Fairfax Union
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:45     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where are they going? There are only so many clubs with open spots that are a reasonable distance.


Say the top 2-4 girls from Union and Brave teams find spots somewhere else because they’re easily good enough to be picked up by another team. They take the spots of “weaker” players at other clubs because their parents are sick of all the merger BS. (Did MYS learn nothing from the failed SYC partnership?) That does not leave strong teams at FXU.


That’s “FVU”



I know you are disappointed because now you can’t make fun of FVU. It’s FXU, check the new logo.


C'mon it's forever McBrave, low budget fast food knock-off. Ya get it? Also, Union girls arent good enouh for Arlington see previous posts, Arlington moms are sharpening their pens and preparing their summer homes for team auctions
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:45     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So what does this mean for Super Y -- will mclean and brave have separate super y teams?


Seriously? Super Y?

Who cares, it's summer soccer.


Marcelo cares
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:37     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
I am exhausted. Could someone just announce the coaches and ID sessions already?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:35     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So what do the Brave girls say about all this? I feel like they must be less happy with these developments.


Why?
Probably feel no different than the McLean-Union girls — same mix of reactions for all.


I would expect brave girls to be much more worried about being cut


Union parents are just as worried about their girls being cut, or worse, their team getting worse. And that's not a jab at the Brave girls -- it's a critique of how hastily and sloppily this merger was put together and a fear that the top Brave and Union girls will go elsewhere. The clubs don't own these kids and they have choices.


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:33     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where are they going? There are only so many clubs with open spots that are a reasonable distance.


Say the top 2-4 girls from Union and Brave teams find spots somewhere else because they’re easily good enough to be picked up by another team. They take the spots of “weaker” players at other clubs because their parents are sick of all the merger BS. (Did MYS learn nothing from the failed SYC partnership?) That does not leave strong teams at FXU.


That’s “FVU”



I know you are disappointed because now you can’t make fun of FVU. It’s FXU, check the new logo.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:33     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So what do the Brave girls say about all this? I feel like they must be less happy with these developments.


Why?
Probably feel no different than the McLean-Union girls — same mix of reactions for all.


I would expect brave girls to be much more worried about being cut


Not if their coach is from Brave!
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:30     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My son has played “elite” level club MLSNext, ECNL — it’s laughable to him that people say HS is rough. In his opinion, the only “rough” players in HS are the ones who’ve played in those leagues…And, in his view, if you think any part of youth soccer is rough, try playing against some college or pro players sometime!


You're saying a 15 year old playing against men finds it rough?
What would be other expectations?

As for HS, when you have non-skilled players past puberty lacking coordination being told to be physical and aggressive by unqualified coaches, you get "rough"


It’s obvious that playing against men would be more physical, but so few kids do (in a competitive environment) they don’t have a sense for what it is like. If they do, there is not much a HS kid, skilled or unskilled, can throw at them that will phase them.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:25     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Announcement said more details were coming later. When is that?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:22     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Arlington parents buckle up... where do you think these players are going?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2024 12:21     Subject: ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where are they going? There are only so many clubs with open spots that are a reasonable distance.


Say the top 2-4 girls from Union and Brave teams find spots somewhere else because they’re easily good enough to be picked up by another team. They take the spots of “weaker” players at other clubs because their parents are sick of all the merger BS. (Did MYS learn nothing from the failed SYC partnership?) That does not leave strong teams at FXU.


That’s “FVU”