Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I was paying $3000 and my kid's team had a whole spring with no games.

No spring season is crazy. I know a lot of high school kids who are having a spring season.

I would be livid if I was a 2009B parent. Are these kids even going to come back after what this debacle?

This is across the board at all clubs currently. ECNL-R as a league does not have a spring season. Most top kids play HS, and the vast majority are not 8th graders. If your kid is a freshman and didnt make HS, it should beg to question if they really good enough to be on top team.

OK, so the club knew there would be no spring season. I am sure this was announced to parents prior to them accepting spots innthe team and paying for a year of soccer? Why are they charged the same fees when they aren't getting games or practices?

They should have put them in ncsl d1 or edp for the spring season, or scheduled
freestanding games against other teams.

We were never expressly told we would not have any games spring season. A parent with an older soccer player shared that he didn't think there would be. But Coach kept saying he was setting up scrimmages -- message April 1:
"I am currently working with Loudoun, VSA, Vienna, McClean and LMVSC on getting scrimmages for the spring sorted. They are like us and have a mix of freshmen and 8th graders, and hopefully this week we have some dates set!"
So yeah, even up to 17 days ago this is what we have been told.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I was paying $3000 and my kid's team had a whole spring with no games.

No spring season is crazy. I know a lot of high school kids who are having a spring season.

I would be livid if I was a 2009B parent. Are these kids even going to come back after what this debacle?

This is across the board at all clubs currently. ECNL-R as a league does not have a spring season. Most top kids play HS, and the vast majority are not 8th graders. If your kid is a freshman and didnt make HS, it should beg to question if they really good enough to be on top team.

OK, so the club knew there would be no spring season. I am sure this was announced to parents prior to them accepting spots innthe team and paying for a year of soccer? Why are they charged the same fees when they aren't getting games or practices?

They should have put them in ncsl d1 or edp for the spring season, or scheduled
freestanding games against other teams.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I was paying $3000 and my kid's team had a whole spring with no games.

No spring season is crazy. I know a lot of high school kids who are having a spring season.

I would be livid if I was a 2009B parent. Are these kids even going to come back after what this debacle?

This is across the board at all clubs currently. ECNL-R as a league does not have a spring season. Most top kids play HS, and the vast majority are not 8th graders. If your kid is a freshman and didnt make HS, it should beg to question if they really good enough to be on top team.

Its a 2009 team, half the kids will be 8th graders

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two DSes.

DS #1 coaches U11 girls and had a baby and is moving to Vermont and people want to know who the new coach will be for the team.

DS #2 is an employee of CYA soccer and also separately an employee of Valor soccer and coaches U15 boys.

Lol who cares that he had a baby? Immaterial, DS 1 is a terrible coach who is moving to Delaware. Can't happen fast enough. IF he cared about the girls he would leave now so the team can repair the mess he left.
No one is wondering who will take over because the club has already told us.

Aren’t his u11 boys one of the best teams in the area? Pretty sure they finished 1st in Pre-ECNL

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I was paying $3000 and my kid's team had a whole spring with no games.

No spring season is crazy. I know a lot of high school kids who are having a spring season.

I would be livid if I was a 2009B parent. Are these kids even going to come back after what this debacle?

This is across the board at all clubs currently. ECNL-R as a league does not have a spring season. Most top kids play HS, and the vast majority are not 8th graders. If your kid is a freshman and didnt make HS, it should beg to question if they really good enough to be on top team.

Anonymous wrote:Oh crap.

DS still listed for 2009B but under Sofiane who also has another top team of 2008Bs.

Is this going to be a bait and switch? We pay excited about Coach only to be told that Sophia is busy and we get stuck with DS?

I mean assuming my kid makes top team.

And what’s with announcing on IG? Couldn’t they have at least let current Valor participants in on the secret first??

Yes.

Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I was paying $3000 and my kid's team had a whole spring with no games.

No spring season is crazy. I know a lot of high school kids who are having a spring season.

I would be livid if I was a 2009B parent. Are these kids even going to come back after what this debacle?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh crap.

DS still listed for 2009B but under Sofiane who also has another top team of 2008Bs.

Is this going to be a bait and switch? We pay excited about Coach only to be told that Sophia is busy and we get stuck with DS?

I mean assuming my kid makes top team.

And what’s with announcing on IG? Couldn’t they have at least let current Valor participants in on the secret first??

Dont know where you were hearing DS was not going to be with boys. My take is SA is there as a backup help out. And to stop the complaining of parents. The parents complaining are the ones the boys shouldnt be on team in first place.

SA is pretty sure he's top. That's what he's told parents.
And NO - the parents complaining are not just the ones with kids who shouldn't be on the top team.
My kid is on the team. I've heard the complaing. For years now.

Is your kid in the age group? On the top team? Where are you hearing SA is just a backup?

keep thinking that..

Thanks. I will. The thought of having Dylan another year. 🤢

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh crap.

DS still listed for 2009B but under Sofiane who also has another top team of 2008Bs.

Is this going to be a bait and switch? We pay excited about Coach only to be told that Sophia is busy and we get stuck with DS?

I mean assuming my kid makes top team.

And what’s with announcing on IG? Couldn’t they have at least let current Valor participants in on the secret first??

Dont know where you were hearing DS was not going to be with boys. My take is SA is there as a backup help out. And to stop the complaining of parents. The parents complaining are the ones the boys shouldnt be on team in first place.

SA is pretty sure he's top. That's what he's told parents.
And NO - the parents complaining are not just the ones with kids who shouldn't be on the top team.
My kid is on the team. I've heard the complaing. For years now.

Is your kid in the age group? On the top team? Where are you hearing SA is just a backup?

keep thinking that..

Anonymous wrote:Its on their instagram.

Who the heck is Stevie Alabi?

He is currently a great falls coach

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two DSes.

DS #1 coaches U11 girls and had a baby and is moving to Vermont and people want to know who the new coach will be for the team.

DS #2 is an employee of CYA soccer and also separately an employee of Valor soccer and coaches U15 boys.

Lol who cares that he had a baby? Immaterial, DS 1 is a terrible coach who is moving to Delaware. Can't happen fast enough. IF he cared about the girls he would leave now so the team can repair the mess he left.
No one is wondering who will take over because the club has already told us.

I heard from a parent this guy is missing practices so he can hold tryouts for his new club. I can’t imagine he would do that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh crap.

DS still listed for 2009B but under Sofiane who also has another top team of 2008Bs.

Is this going to be a bait and switch? We pay excited about Coach only to be told that Sophia is busy and we get stuck with DS?

I mean assuming my kid makes top team.

And what’s with announcing on IG? Couldn’t they have at least let current Valor participants in on the secret first??

Dont know where you were hearing DS was not going to be with boys. My take is SA is there as a backup help out. And to stop the complaining of parents. The parents complaining are the ones the boys shouldnt be on team in first place.

SA is pretty sure he's top. That's what he's told parents.
And NO - the parents complaining are not just the ones with kids who shouldn't be on the top team.
My kid is on the team. I've heard the complaing. For years now.

Is your kid in the age group? On the top team? Where are you hearing SA is just a backup?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So late not to have the full list out. These people have to be hired and available to oversee tryouts and select their teams in two weeks.

When a new coach is coming in, how much does the input of the current coach factor in? Is there a chance that the new coach bumps a kid down based on what they see at tryouts? Or do they weigh the current coach’s assessment more heavily? If a player is a starter who always gets lots of playing time, are they pretty safe bet to stay where they are? Or are there situations where new coach(es) come in and shake things up?

at this age not alot adjustments are made.. rarely a kid or 2 gets demoted.. the next chance is when they jump from 9v9 to 11v11. Unless your kid has a messi tryout or is known outside club its hard to get promoted.

Anonymous wrote:Oh crap.

DS still listed for 2009B but under Sofiane who also has another top team of 2008Bs.

Is this going to be a bait and switch? We pay excited about Coach only to be told that Sophia is busy and we get stuck with DS?

I mean assuming my kid makes top team.

And what’s with announcing on IG? Couldn’t they have at least let current Valor participants in on the secret first??

Dont know where you were hearing DS was not going to be with boys. My take is SA is there as a backup help out. And to stop the complaining of parents. The parents complaining are the ones the boys shouldnt be on team in first place.

Anonymous wrote:So late not to have the full list out. These people have to be hired and available to oversee tryouts and select their teams in two weeks.

When a new coach is coming in, how much does the input of the current coach factor in? Is there a chance that the new coach bumps a kid down based on what they see at tryouts? Or do they weigh the current coach’s assessment more heavily? If a player is a starter who always gets lots of playing time, are they pretty safe bet to stay where they are? Or are there situations where new coach(es) come in and shake things up?