Any educated guesses on who the final 2 teams will be in HoCo Elite 2028? Prob 2 of the following teams: BLC, Kelly Post, VLC, Blue Claws?
BLC for sure. Then probably Kelly Post. Blue Claws is close to KP so could be them too. VLC isn’t close to these teams yet. They will be mid to bottom of AAA.
To say they’re not close is misinformed. They’re essentially the Cavalier team, which is a perennial Elite level club. And they’ve got some other good athletes too. VLC has had significant success at the older levels, too.
I think BLC is out over their skis in this division— they got blown out in the Elite division last year where they clearly didn’t belong— score about 20 goals to 80 allowed. Not sure how they’re all of sudden so deserving of a spot in the Wlite division…. Could put 20 kids into early retirement with another bagel in the Win column.
Scores at the HOCO tournament this fall suggest you might be the one that is misinformed:
Madlax 14 VLC 2 Next Level 11 VLC 0 BLC 7 VLC 0
Total score: 32-2.
Kelly Post and Blue Claws would also easily beat VLC. Same with FCA white. VLC’s only wins against HOCO teams was a win against AA Team Maryland and A Rockfish. VLC should win a game against a AAA team before talking about elite I’d think.
They got smoked their first 3 games in existence (the ones you quoted) and then went like 4-4 the rest of the fall, including a 5-1 loss to Crabs. I don’t have a dog in this race, but I’ve seen them play and they’re better than BLC. BLC is flat out awful, no business in Elite. Maybe VLC doesn’t belong there either, but it’s not a slam dunk BLC over VLC.
VLC dad: Both of those posts are accurate. That first tournament was played after I think four total practices as a team, but was brutal nonetheless. Not clear on why they picked that as the kick-off event. Not surprisingly the team got significantly better as the boys got to know each other and the coaches figured out who to play where and to some extent how much, but it is still very much a work in progress -- I wouldn't run away from elite if they asked, but I don't think it's the right fit at this point. There are also just too many kids on the team right now.
Similar to Predators playing Madlax five? times after three team practices ever, or whatever the particulars of their story are. Brilliant. When this is the case, you know the new club is being led by someone who knows nothing about developing young men in a club, year-round setting, given the level of competition in this area. They may be a great HS or college coach. Or a fantastic MS teacher or what have you. But for crying out loud, why would you do this to 11-year olds.
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