Valeo

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Can anyone provide some details on the Valeo facilities in Newton? I've only seen the outdoor turf, and it's been a while. IIRC, the turf was a little older and getting worn. What's the inside facility like? Is it a full field? 7v7? 9v9? 11v11? Do they have strength & fitness training too? I thought I saw something years ago about weight training and fitness monitoring and testing technology. And what's the relationship with the school there. Does Valeo rent from the school or own the facility? Does Valeo share use of the facility with the school?

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Anything new on Valeo? We're practicing with them as a tryout for next year, but they are at the bottom in both MLS and NAL. We can live with a losing team, but if they are an organizational mess we will look somewhere else. The best theories on here about them are that their best teams were taken to by BF and JB to IFA and Surf and CS has them a disorganized mess still unable to recover 3-4 years later. Is that about it? Does anyone have anything good to say about them? Coaching? Development? Culture?

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Anything new on Valeo? We're practicing with them as a tryout for next year, but they are at the bottom in both MLS and NAL. We can live with a losing team, but if they are an organizational mess we will look somewhere else. The best theories on here about them are that their best teams were taken to by BF and JB to IFA and Surf and CS has them a disorganized mess still unable to recover 3-4 years later. Is that about it? Does anyone have anything good to say about them? Coaching? Development? Culture?

Seems like you know a lot about them already? If you are practicing with them why ask other people? If the training is good and you like the coaches that’s all that matters. The other stuff just ask the parents at the field.
It is nice to hear that “we” can live with a losing team.

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Seems like you know a lot about them already? If you are practicing with them why ask other people? If the training is good and you like the coaches that’s all that matters. The other stuff just ask the parents at the field.
It is nice to hear that “we” can live with a losing team.

Corlton, don't you have bigger things to worry about?

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It’s a total dumpster fire

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Valeo is run like a professional club, albeit extremely disorganized. The goal is to create a professional player every few years. The goal is not to make competitive u15 teams. They have good principles of play, produce technically sound players, and won't sell your non-Revs MLS Next player on playing soccer past high school - because they won't.

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It’s a total dumpster fire

In what way(s)?

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Valeo is run like a professional club, albeit extremely disorganized. The goal is to create a professional player every few years. The goal is not to make competitive u15 teams. They have good principles of play, produce technically sound players, and won't sell your non-Revs MLS Next player on playing soccer past high school - because they won't.

Thanks, that's helpful. I think someone above made a similar comment. In your opinion, if they have good principles of play and technically sound players, why don't they have competitive u15 teams? And why wouldn't they play past high school. Maybe not pro, but MLS level players should at least have a shot a college, no?