Anonymous
04/20/2021 21:42
Subject: McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:It happens every year that 3-4 ECNL players move down a level. Nothing new or unusual. If an ECNL player quits altogether you’d have to question their commitment to soccer to begin with!
Many of such players ditch their prior club end up moving to another club. I know some girls moved to Arlington, when they were not offered a spot on the top team. The player movement occurs back and forth. Sometimes a player could flourish with a different coach at a different club. The grass is always greener on the other side and coaches sometimes think that a player from another club is better than their existing player. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are wrong. I have seen players, who did not make the cut, start against the club that snubbed them and outplay their former teammates. It is not an exact science.
Anonymous
04/20/2021 15:54
Subject: McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So OP, where did your DC McLand?
After thinking about long and had we have decided to slip the coach an envelope with an extra $1000 in it. We aren't telling our DC anything about it. We will be staying at MYS.
This is Mclean. Need to add a zero to that to have any impact. Coaches are probably laughing at you
Anonymous
04/20/2021 15:35
Subject: McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:So OP, where did your DC McLand?
After thinking about long and had we have decided to slip the coach an envelope with an extra $1000 in it. We aren't telling our DC anything about it. We will be staying at MYS.
Anonymous
04/20/2021 14:11
Subject: Re:McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:11 was just an example and true all may not want to go to Green, but most will from what I can see.
Across the board, McLean is gonna cut the players that aren't at the ECNL level and for one of the teams that's probably half the team. Yes, there are some that shouldn't be there, but with the pandemic there were no tryouts and coaches assembled the teams based on what they knew about the players for the 20-21 season.
[b]My DD plays ECNL and that's the level my DD wants to continue playing, but if my DD doesn't make ECNL her decision is to stop playing. I think McLean didn't think this through and is basically shooting themselves in the foot. [b]
It’s doubtful McLean would outright cut any current ECNL player unless they were getting no playing time whatsoever as of late. More likely to put those marginal players in a “dual roster” pool between ECNL and EDP vs Green team, depending on roster size.
Highly doubt that any of those families would accept that demotion after losing the roster spot to a new kid from SYC.
This is absolutely happening on the boys side. Plus, the bigger roster size will make the kids compete to play on weekends which will supposedly raise their play. Most development happens in practice is MYS's mindset and games are secondary. Kid's who don't make the weekend rosters will eventually burn out.
How can McLean rosters get any bigger? They're already at 30+ kids on some teams.
Lmao I see as McLeaners as big FOMO people. 30+ rosters happen because insecure and obscenely rich people buy into them. Coaches and TD’s laughing all the way to the bank.
Anonymous
04/20/2021 13:41
Subject: McLeaving
So OP, where did your DC McLand?
Anonymous
04/19/2021 15:46
Subject: Re:McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:11 was just an example and true all may not want to go to Green, but most will from what I can see.
Across the board, McLean is gonna cut the players that aren't at the ECNL level and for one of the teams that's probably half the team. Yes, there are some that shouldn't be there, but with the pandemic there were no tryouts and coaches assembled the teams based on what they knew about the players for the 20-21 season.
[b]My DD plays ECNL and that's the level my DD wants to continue playing, but if my DD doesn't make ECNL her decision is to stop playing. I think McLean didn't think this through and is basically shooting themselves in the foot. [b]
It’s doubtful McLean would outright cut any current ECNL player unless they were getting no playing time whatsoever as of late. More likely to put those marginal players in a “dual roster” pool between ECNL and EDP vs Green team, depending on roster size.
Highly doubt that any of those families would accept that demotion after losing the roster spot to a new kid from SYC.
This is absolutely happening on the boys side. Plus, the bigger roster size will make the kids compete to play on weekends which will supposedly raise their play. Most development happens in practice is MYS's mindset and games are secondary. Kid's who don't make the weekend rosters will eventually burn out.
How can McLean rosters get any bigger? They're already at 30+ kids on some teams.
Anonymous
04/19/2021 13:32
Subject: Re:McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:Good news for any of the Mclean boys who get cut. You can move over to BRYC and be a feature player right away.
Lol. this is probably true for all BRYC teams. Not getting enough playing time? Come on over. On the second team and want to play ECNL? Come on over. Have friends you want to start with? Bring them too!
Anonymous
04/19/2021 13:10
Subject: Re:McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:11 was just an example and true all may not want to go to Green, but most will from what I can see.
Across the board, McLean is gonna cut the players that aren't at the ECNL level and for one of the teams that's probably half the team. Yes, there are some that shouldn't be there, but with the pandemic there were no tryouts and coaches assembled the teams based on what they knew about the players for the 20-21 season.
[b]My DD plays ECNL and that's the level my DD wants to continue playing, but if my DD doesn't make ECNL her decision is to stop playing. I think McLean didn't think this through and is basically shooting themselves in the foot. [b]
It’s doubtful McLean would outright cut any current ECNL player unless they were getting no playing time whatsoever as of late. More likely to put those marginal players in a “dual roster” pool between ECNL and EDP vs Green team, depending on roster size.
Highly doubt that any of those families would accept that demotion after losing the roster spot to a new kid from SYC.
This is absolutely happening on the boys side. Plus, the bigger roster size will make the kids compete to play on weekends which will supposedly raise their play. Most development happens in practice is MYS's mindset and games are secondary. Kid's who don't make the weekend rosters will eventually burn out.
Anonymous
04/19/2021 12:57
Subject: McLeaving
Good for her for taking the hard look and deciding it’s not for her-no shame in that. Play HS and be happy!
Anonymous
04/19/2021 12:51
Subject: Re:McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:11 was just an example and true all may not want to go to Green, but most will from what I can see.
Across the board, McLean is gonna cut the players that aren't at the ECNL level and for one of the teams that's probably half the team. Yes, there are some that shouldn't be there, but with the pandemic there were no tryouts and coaches assembled the teams based on what they knew about the players for the 20-21 season.
My DD plays ECNL and that's the level my DD wants to continue playing, but if my DD doesn't make ECNL her decision is to stop playing. I think McLean didn't think this through and is basically shooting themselves in the foot.
So your daughter will either play Mclean ECNL or quit? What would she have done if those same SYC (and other club players) just showed up at the tryout and beat her out? There were always going to be lots of kids at tryouts this year given lack of full tryouts last year and concerns around changing clubs in the environment.
Yes, I'm sure it's just a gut reaction right now, but she said she's ready to give it up. She's come to the realization that she's probably not part of the less than one percent that make it to college or next level of soccer. She's good with playing for her high school team only and focus on her classes and getting better grades to get into college.
Anonymous
04/19/2021 11:48
Subject: McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:It happens every year that 3-4 ECNL players move down a level. Nothing new or unusual. If an ECNL player quits altogether you’d have to question their commitment to soccer to begin with!
Not based on ECNL player more the insecure embarrassed parent in such a clique driven atmosphere.
Anonymous
04/19/2021 11:42
Subject: McLeaving
It happens every year that 3-4 ECNL players move down a level. Nothing new or unusual. If an ECNL player quits altogether you’d have to question their commitment to soccer to begin with!
Anonymous
04/19/2021 11:32
Subject: Re:McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:11 was just an example and true all may not want to go to Green, but most will from what I can see.
Across the board, McLean is gonna cut the players that aren't at the ECNL level and for one of the teams that's probably half the team. Yes, there are some that shouldn't be there, but with the pandemic there were no tryouts and coaches assembled the teams based on what they knew about the players for the 20-21 season. [/b]
[b]My DD plays ECNL and that's the level my DD wants to continue playing, but if my DD doesn't make ECNL her decision is to stop playing. I think McLean didn't think this through and is basically shooting themselves in the foot. [b]
It’s doubtful McLean would outright cut any current ECNL player unless they were getting no playing time whatsoever as of late. More likely to put those marginal players in a “dual roster” pool between ECNL and EDP vs Green team, depending on roster size.
Highly doubt that any of those families would accept that demotion after losing the roster spot to a new kid from SYC.
Anonymous
04/19/2021 11:07
Subject: Re:McLeaving
Anonymous wrote:11 was just an example and true all may not want to go to Green, but most will from what I can see.
Across the board, McLean is gonna cut the players that aren't at the ECNL level and for one of the teams that's probably half the team. Yes, there are some that shouldn't be there, but with the pandemic there were no tryouts and coaches assembled the teams based on what they knew about the players for the 20-21 season. [/b]
[b]My DD plays ECNL and that's the level my DD wants to continue playing, but if my DD doesn't make ECNL her decision is to stop playing. I think McLean didn't think this through and is basically shooting themselves in the foot. [b]
It’s doubtful McLean would outright cut any current ECNL player unless they were getting no playing time whatsoever as of late. More likely to put those marginal players in a “dual roster” pool between ECNL and EDP vs Green team, depending on roster size.
Anonymous
04/19/2021 10:59
Subject: Re:McLeaving
Good news for any of the Mclean boys who get cut. You can move over to BRYC and be a feature player right away.