Anonymous
Post 02/14/2024 11:30     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sometimes current parents don't want more kids competing for spots on the team.

I find this forum very useful for getting the real dirt people won't tell you about non-anonymously.


Issue is you have parents with an axe to grind from experiences years ago. They can't seem to move on.


People are posting about fairly recent tryout experiences. Valor has only been around a few years, right?
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2024 09:07     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Sometimes current parents don't want more kids competing for spots on the team.

I find this forum very useful for getting the real dirt people won't tell you about non-anonymously.


Issue is you have parents with an axe to grind from experiences years ago. They can't seem to move on.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 13:04     Subject: Valor
Sometimes current parents don't want more kids competing for spots on the team.

I find this forum very useful for getting the real dirt people won't tell you about non-anonymously.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 12:38     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So it seems the feedback on Valor is almost all negative. We will look at Burke and maybe FPYC or BRYC for tryouts this spring.


Here is some insight into DMV soccer. Everyone criticizes clubs they are not "currently" affiliated with. Take your question and replace the name of the club with any other club and you will get the same exact answers. Team competition level, coaches, parents, etc. You are the parent, do your homework! Go to a practice and observe, go to a game and watch the behavior of the coach and kids. Coming on here and asking an open ended question is a recipe for disaster.

I have 3 travel players at 3 different clubs because they all needed something different from a coaching and team environment. I bring this up because there isn't one club that is perfect for everyone and unlike in Europe, each team within a club tends to have their own style of play and culture. My best suggestion is to go to practices and games and talk to the parents that are there now, they won't hold back on the +/-s.


FINALLY a reasonable answer. This is spot on.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 12:31     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:So it seems the feedback on Valor is almost all negative. We will look at Burke and maybe FPYC or BRYC for tryouts this spring.


Here is some insight into DMV soccer. Everyone criticizes clubs they are not "currently" affiliated with. Take your question and replace the name of the club with any other club and you will get the same exact answers. Team competition level, coaches, parents, etc. You are the parent, do your homework! Go to a practice and observe, go to a game and watch the behavior of the coach and kids. Coming on here and asking an open ended question is a recipe for disaster.

I have 3 travel players at 3 different clubs because they all needed something different from a coaching and team environment. I bring this up because there isn't one club that is perfect for everyone and unlike in Europe, each team within a club tends to have their own style of play and culture. My best suggestion is to go to practices and games and talk to the parents that are there now, they won't hold back on the +/-s.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 11:48     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree. Was it Alexandria where the soccer director made 300k? Ridiculous.
let me go find a park and start a club…. Ill call it nova elite fc

brb


I don't get it.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 11:48     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Played them on girls side and they were good. Like all Virginia teams. Wish we could keep the great Maryland players on our side of the Potomac.


No one is driving from Maryland for Valor. LOL! Its like driving past five Walmarts on your way to Walmart.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 11:44     Subject: Valor
Played them on girls side and they were good. Like all Virginia teams. Wish we could keep the great Maryland players on our side of the Potomac.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 11:07     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Agree. Was it Alexandria where the soccer director made 300k? Ridiculous.
let me go find a park and start a club…. Ill call it nova elite fc

brb
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 10:04     Subject: Valor
What is Valor?
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 08:36     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Agree. Was it Alexandria where the soccer director made 300k? Ridiculous.


I think it was 400k lol.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 07:16     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:This all depends on age group and boy or girls. The merger with CYA caused issues. Legacy CYA coaches and legacy SYA coaches are polar opposites. But alot of SYA coaches have left, who were better coaches imho. Ellis has done nothing to ensure consistency in coaching nor does he address issues in a couple of the age groups. The club does not have a developmental identity. Just talk to a parent who's in your kids group and should be able to determine if there is a good match.


Spot on, no developmental identity.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 06:40     Subject: Valor
Agree. Was it Alexandria where the soccer director made 300k? Ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 22:18     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:This all depends on age group and boy or girls. The merger with CYA caused issues. Legacy CYA coaches and legacy SYA coaches are polar opposites. But alot of SYA coaches have left, who were better coaches imho. Ellis has done nothing to ensure consistency in coaching nor does he address issues in a couple of the age groups. The club does not have a developmental identity. Just talk to a parent who's in your kids group and should be able to determine if there is a good match.


Which age groups have the most issues?

It amazes me how these travel club directors make six figures.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2024 21:58     Subject: Valor
This all depends on age group and boy or girls. The merger with CYA caused issues. Legacy CYA coaches and legacy SYA coaches are polar opposites. But alot of SYA coaches have left, who were better coaches imho. Ellis has done nothing to ensure consistency in coaching nor does he address issues in a couple of the age groups. The club does not have a developmental identity. Just talk to a parent who's in your kids group and should be able to determine if there is a good match.