Oakwood

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This advice works in the other 49 states but not here. The two clubs are too weak to capture anyone’s imagination. This is why some hope that the USL and HA fix that dynamic, but they need to be in a better league.

Yes if you're going to do MLS make sure it's a top club. obviously pro is better but this state sends few kids to the pro clubs. OW and BS used to be better clubs but now they're beyond mediocre. Cost, time and giving up may not be worth winding up at many of the same places as players from elsewhere

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Yes - so more equivalent to FSA

Yes if you're going to do MLS make sure it's a top club. obviously pro is better but this state sends few kids to the pro clubs. OW and BS used to be better clubs but now they're beyond mediocre. Cost, time and giving up may not be worth winding up at many of the same places as players from elsewhere

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Yes- so more equivalent to FSA….. gotcha

Yes if you're going to do MLS make sure it's a top club. obviously pro is better but this state sends few kids to the pro clubs. OW and BS used to be better clubs but now they're beyond mediocre. Cost, time and giving up may not be worth winding up at many of the same places as players from elsewhere

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Yes if you're going to do MLS make sure it's a top club. obviously pro is better but this state sends few kids to the pro clubs. OW and BS used to be better clubs but now they're beyond mediocre. Cost, time and giving up may not be worth winding up at many of the same places as players from elsewhere

Ok. All the kids in OW and FSA are going pro. This is why everyone is sending their kids to these clubs. Because playing professionally (not because possibly good training for kids, providing a good opportunity for your kid, and maybe the kid likes his team) is really the ONLY goal in all of this. This is sound advice! I was really upset with my older kid because he went to Loomis and he didn't become a doctor. He's such a failure... can't stand that. Sucks to be a parent.

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Ok. All the kids in OW and FSA are going pro. This is why everyone is sending their kids to these clubs. Because playing professionally (not because possibly good training for kids, providing a good opportunity for your kid, and maybe the kid likes his team) is really the ONLY goal in all of this. This is sound advice! I was really upset with my older kid because he went to Loomis and he didn't become a doctor. He's such a failure... can't stand that. Sucks to be a parent.

You really missed the point with your lame sarcasm

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You really missed the point with your lame sarcasm

youre really into kids soccer aren't you? the fact that you are "serious" on this web site is more disturbing that someone's "sarcasm".

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youre really into kids soccer aren't you? the fact that you are "serious" on this web site is more disturbing that someone's "sarcasm".

Uhh you confused "pro [academy]" with "going pro". The poster was making the non-controversial point that very few families can go do the drive to Red Bulls and BS and OW aren't much better than/ are probably worse than the other clubs in CT in terms of coaching, player quality and outcomes.

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Uhh you confused "pro [academy]" with "going pro". The poster was making the non-controversial point that very few families can go do the drive to Red Bulls and BS and OW aren't much better than/ are probably worse than the other clubs in CT in terms of coaching, player quality and outcomes.

Op-op here (#1006) and thank you that's exactly what I meant. This state sends almost no one to the pro academies. Not even a handful crack top D1 rosters either.

If you're going to play at BS and OW you should at least consider ohther options. BS and OW used to be quality clubs but they just aren't any longer. There's tremendous costs, not just $ and time, but giving up HS soccer too. Yeah yeah I know some HS programs are crap but not all are, and many kids would prefer to play. Top starter at a better MLSN club is more worthwhile but neither CT club is that. And face it, not everyones kids are top starters.

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Even among those good enough to make Red Bulls, Revs etc, the vast majority aren't going pro either. Even in a great year there might be two. The rest will play for solid college programs (if they go to college) and find careers.

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Uhh you confused "pro [academy]" with "going pro". The poster was making the non-controversial point that very few families can go do the drive to Red Bulls and BS and OW aren't much better than/ are probably worse than the other clubs in CT in terms of coaching, player quality and outcomes.

Crazy Poppy!

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What is happening with the 19s at oakwood on boys side : they have lost every single game in triple digets : who is coaching them

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What is happening with the 19s at oakwood on boys side : they have lost every single game in triple digets : who is coaching them

Jar-jar Binks is coaching them. He’s out of this world!

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What is happening with the 19s at oakwood on boys side : they have lost every single game in triple digets : who is coaching them

Avert your eyes from the u11s-u17s.

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How does a kid from Valley make an Oakwood roster. That should tell you all that you need to know about this club that is spiraling down into a heap of dog s%#t

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How does a kid from Valley make an Oakwood roster. That should tell you all that you need to know about this club that is spiraling down into a heap of dog s%#t

same on the girls side. the club is on social media posting in season tryouts for Pre GA and GA teams. older groups are having trouble field teams. girls are leaving club before season and in season. the club needs find coaches that the players want to come play for and not have coaches that are chasing away players.