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Post by Keeper on May 12, 2020 13:39:10 GMT -5
Wondering if I should start a new poll on this but do other parents actually expect clubs to make a refund policy for select players if another outbreak happens? (Leaving Rec players out for now) And would a 25% refund be enough for most parents, as anything larger would mean coaching staff lay-offs. And even though a couple DOC types make that 6 figure salary, we all know it’ll be the lower level majority of coaches laid off. I would definitely consider such an offer. There needs to be something. And an explanation like you provided (fixed costs, layoffs of coaches etc) would also go a long way. Pretending this is a normal season (ie ignoring the situation on the ground) will not fly. Yikes. Your club hasn’t laid all that out to you? We’ve gotten weekly emails and communications about what’s going on and what they’re doing. One of the first things was that they didn’t want to lay off the coaches so they’d try and do the best of a season.
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Post by Keeper on May 12, 2020 11:50:02 GMT -5
Wondering if I should start a new poll on this but do other parents actually expect clubs to make a refund policy for select players if another outbreak happens? (Leaving Rec players out for now)
And would a 25% refund be enough for most parents, as anything larger would mean coaching staff lay-offs. And even though a couple DOC types make that 6 figure salary, we all know it’ll be the lower level majority of coaches laid off.
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Post by Keeper on May 12, 2020 11:38:16 GMT -5
Will have to see how it goes over the year. Keeping in mind that relegation is an option for clubs who overall finish at the bottom of the league. It'll just be interesting if its BUSA again or one of the original 5 Georgia clubs. Just to clarify Promotion/Relegation is only for the SCCL Premier leagues, not the top club level. So if BUSA, finishes last in that top Champions league theyll still be there the following season.
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Post by Keeper on May 11, 2020 21:51:43 GMT -5
Neil McNab who has been running and founded Chiefs FC and also took over running Ga Rush last fall has combined his clubs under the name Rush Union Soccer Club. Outside of a name and uniform change not much changing for the Chiefs side as they will align themselves with Rush-Milton and the whole Rush National Soccer program. Rush Milton will still be based out of the Stars Complex while Rush Dekalb will be out of Pleasantdale Park and their new turf complex at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody. www.rushunionsoccer.org/Last little fun bit is as one club they will be joining SCCL at club level like Ambush, Santos and FC Alliance this coming year. Better get your popcorn ready because tryouts on the Northside just got very interesting if you aren’t guaranteed an ECNL spot. RU joining top flight SCCL or just the Premier? Both, top club level with second and third teams in the Premier 1-4 leagues.
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Post by Keeper on May 11, 2020 21:29:39 GMT -5
Neil McNab who has been running and founded Chiefs FC and also took over running Ga Rush last fall has combined his clubs under the name Rush Union Soccer Club. Outside of a name and uniform change not much changing for the Chiefs side as they will align themselves with Rush-Milton and the whole Rush National Soccer program. Rush Milton will still be based out of the Stars Complex while Rush Dekalb will be out of Pleasantdale Park and their new turf complex at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody. www.rushunionsoccer.org/Last little fun bit is as one club they will be joining SCCL at club level like Ambush, Santos and FC Alliance this coming year. Better get your popcorn ready because tryouts on the Northside just got very interesting if you aren’t guaranteed an ECNL spot.
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Post by Keeper on May 11, 2020 17:49:06 GMT -5
Just heard GaSoccer is pushing tryouts back at least one week back to June 1st. With many govt. facilities still closed had a feeling this was coming. For clubs that are no longer in GA Soccer (Athena/Classic) and only in other leagues, would GA Soccer be able to impact their tryouts (maybe Academy??) Not sure how this works now since it looks like so many clubs have completely jumped ship and are only offering SCCL/SCCL-P rather than Athena/Classic All of these clubs are still in Ga Soccer as ECNL and SCCL don’t have Rec or Academy, and even for those low level teams that’ll stay in Athena/Classic. Also to keep everyone equal most clubs have decided to follow these rules as ECNL/USClub tryouts started in May so technically the ECNL clubs could already establish ECNL only teams.
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Post by Keeper on May 11, 2020 12:49:27 GMT -5
Just heard GaSoccer is pushing tryouts back at least one week back to June 1st. With many govt. facilities still closed had a feeling this was coming.
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Post by Keeper on May 11, 2020 0:09:01 GMT -5
See this is one of those rumors that is wrong. Every girls team I’ve coached minus one family has loved the All white Kit (shorts and all). And that’s a lot of girls teams. And they were all mad or sad to see it go. So it just really depends. The all white Kit was made famous by the USWNT and nearly every HS wears it too so of course most girls want to wear it. I'm not going to say it is a rumor or that it is wrong. My daughter likes the white jersey but hates the white shorts. If they have the liner she wears them without complaining but when they don't have the liner, and are essentially see thru, she hates them. In addition, her team asked this year if they could just leave the white uniforms in the drawer at home, but they were told no. I don't know why there is such a difference in our experiences, but my daughter has had a lot of teammates in the past 3-4 years that don't like the all white uniforms. They tolerate them, but don't look forward to wearing them. Exactly my point it’s half and half, love or hate them. You know it probably comes down to the brand too.
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Post by Keeper on May 10, 2020 17:51:27 GMT -5
I agree, I would have liked to see AFU with a white jersey. They can keep the white shorts though, and it is good to see they aren't included (girls typically don't like white shorts since most are see through). See this is one of those rumors that is wrong. Every girls team I’ve coached minus one family has loved the All white Kit (shorts and all). And that’s a lot of girls teams. And they were all mad or sad to see it go. So it just really depends. The all white Kit was made famous by the USWNT and nearly every HS wears it too so of course most girls want to wear it.
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Post by Keeper on May 9, 2020 23:33:44 GMT -5
I think AFU should bring back the collared soccer jerseys. Man, that was a classy llook. Now they pretty much look like everyone else. I nearly put money that AFU was going to pick the new collared Nike jerseys! Instead they went with this overpriced blah kit. Though the ECNL 3rd Kit with the Grey/Black/White Kit is pretty sharp. Should have down those instead of all Black. Add in its all dark. I know there are idiot parents, and yes these ones are all idiots, that whine about White jerseys and shorts because they don’t know how to wash them. But this is the South and 90% of our games are 90° and hotter so why would you choose an All Black and All Dark Red Kit?!?! 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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Post by Keeper on May 9, 2020 23:29:47 GMT -5
GSA is on a 2 year cycle with uniforms and got new ones for this year, so will keep the red/black stripes, solid white, and the AWFUL orange/maroon combo. I don't think those are bad at all! Yes thank you! The Parkview orange and Brookwood Maroon Gsa Kit is fooooooooooking ugggggggghhhhhly! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
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Post by Keeper on May 9, 2020 16:37:15 GMT -5
Just got an email that the league has canceled the summer season. Not at all surprised with everything going on and add in that a lot of the clubs were having issues filling teams back in February. Probably for the best as tryouts will be pushed at least a week back and all.
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Post by Keeper on May 9, 2020 16:35:15 GMT -5
Depends on what part of town your living in and how much money you want to burn errr I mean spend on soccer.
Don’t just get caught up in the name of Tophat and Concorde, there’s a lot of coaches and teams equally as good as them depending on what you and your kids long term goals are.
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Post by Keeper on May 9, 2020 11:44:22 GMT -5
Will traveling 2-3 hrs to play CASA be as worthwhile? I was also thinking that all CASA away games are now 2-3 hours away. Havent heard of any of their teams being good enough for that time commitment for every away game? Why not just play in what ever local league the SC teams will play in? The other SC league is mainly Columbia, Charleston and coastal teams... I’ll let you do the math on that travel.
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Post by Keeper on May 9, 2020 9:00:59 GMT -5
Clemson Anderson Soccer Alliance. The little guy south of CESA. Seems odd to trade CESA for CASA. 2-3 hrs away? It’s not a trade. CESA was at the higher Club level of SCCL. CASA is joining at the lower Premier leagues level. They got left out of the SCCL Premier East Division last year being all the way on west side of the state. Now they get closer & easier travel then they would have in SCCL Premier East.
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Post by Keeper on May 9, 2020 1:14:21 GMT -5
Forgive my ignorance, what is CASA? Clemson Anderson Soccer Alliance. The little guy south of CESA.
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Post by Keeper on May 8, 2020 15:49:28 GMT -5
I don't think there was anything political there. He was the 04G SCCL-P coach and the girls liked him. He was only coaching one team, maybe he decided on time off or moved elsewhere?? He also had a Boys U13 Classic 4 team too.
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Post by Keeper on May 8, 2020 15:22:58 GMT -5
Which team is the blue circled R logo on the dpleague.org home page? To the left of NasaTophat? That’s Colorado Rush
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Post by Keeper on May 8, 2020 15:20:49 GMT -5
More surprisingly, she has an SCCL team and SCCL-P1 also. Don't know how she is going to swing that (even from a practice perspective there's only 8 sessions available a week and 2 of those teams will definitely take up 6 of the sessions (perhaps SCCL-P will only practice twice a week?). Some odd logistical choices for AFU for gamedays, other coaches on ECNL, SCCL and SCCL-P teams.
Looks like Paul Young moved on.
Whoa yeah I just noticed Paul Young isn’t on the AFU list. Not sure how the politics at AFU work but from what I saw he was a great coach. Any idea of where he went? Another club had to snag him and give him a promotion.
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Post by Keeper on May 8, 2020 15:07:21 GMT -5
Not a surprise that this is from THE Cheater State University. Considering the Chair of the ncaa board of governors is the president of the SuckEyes don’t expect anything to change except maybe the NCAA making more money from their form sports slavery.
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Post by Keeper on May 8, 2020 14:59:11 GMT -5
Spawned from? Dunno who that would be. Starts with an A, ends with a In and has their main presence in Sugar Hill
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Post by Keeper on May 8, 2020 14:57:25 GMT -5
You mean that other local club that was spawned from AFU?? In regards to Rec though I did hear from Ga Soccer that numbers for all Rec leagues were down last year. Just another tread as we continue to lose young players due to the age mandate. It’s been a steady 10% decrease every year. Do rec leagues need to follow the birth year mandate? Rec leagues through Ga Soccer and USYS have to. They follow the same rules of the game as Select players.
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Post by Keeper on May 8, 2020 12:33:42 GMT -5
Here's what I know. AFU's rec numbers were down, select numbers were up. The overall numbers for select tryouts last year were high (they weren't quite expecting it), and at the 05 and 06 age groups they had 4 teams last year instead of the usual 3 (on the girls side). Regarding rec, they were pretty sure that another local small club was taking down their rec advertisements and replacing with that club's. You mean that other local club that was spawned from AFU?? In regards to Rec though I did hear from Ga Soccer that numbers for all Rec leagues were down last year. Just another tread as we continue to lose young players due to the age mandate. It’s been a steady 10% decrease every year.
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Post by Keeper on May 7, 2020 22:33:27 GMT -5
These are the clubs that have been accepted into the top level SCCL as well as individual teams from certain clubs that applied for a spot in Premier 1.
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Post by Keeper on May 7, 2020 12:51:04 GMT -5
I wonder if a club would pull down ECNL players to keep their position. While the powers that be at SCCL have mentioned a clear path to top flight, they have not mentioned anything about a clear path to relegation from top flight SCCL. While there might be teams within SCCL-P1 that can compete in the top flight of SCCL, is the club deep enough and strong enough to field a team through all age groups? That will be a big question once things progress in the seasons to come. As to the pulling down players, I didn't think US Club allowed that. If you are officially rostered on an ECNL team I didn't think you could play SCCL. If you are officially rostered on an SCCL team I didn't think you could play in SCCL-P games. Am I not understanding that correctly? In regards to SCCL “club passing” there are no rules. You can pull a player from any level as long as they are age appropriate so yes an ECNL or NPL player can play on an SCCL team if needed. That’s one of the perks of SCCL as you hope this rule will only be used to help teams that are short and keep games competitive.
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Post by Keeper on May 6, 2020 20:55:01 GMT -5
Speaking for Ambush, (at least on the girls side)they would lose players every year to the bigger clubs because they couldn't offer a consistent higher level of play. Many of the age groups on the girls side would only have one team, and because of the lack of depth, it was rare to progress higher than the Piedmont level. If a girl wanted to play at a higher level, looked to play in college or beyond, they usually would end up moving to a larger club with more options. I think with the move to SCCL, in the long run it will help with that issue,and possibly even be a much needed draw. My youngest is still there because he's only u9 and we love the club, the coaches, and the smaller, family atmosphere, but we did end up moving our daughter to a bigger club past year to give her a pathway to move up, be seen, scouting opportunities, etc. Who knows, if they had had the SCCL opportunity earlier, we may have stayed. They are a quality club, we've been very happy there. Absolutely! Ambush, Santos and the other Metro club that’s added to SCCL will benefit greatly by keeping all those true homegrown and academy kids again. All three clubs have been known for developing great talented players even when they don’t always get the top class grade A athletes.
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Post by Keeper on May 6, 2020 19:34:24 GMT -5
@jumpjumpkeep311 What club are you at? I thought it was Augusta, but since you mention Augusta, I guess not... Well the family is spread across three clubs but I can’t say at the moment. Oh wow good old Augusta Arsenal, I wonder how things are going for them now that they are playing out of South Carolina and not Ga Soccer. I miss playing against some of those teams!
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Post by Keeper on May 6, 2020 17:59:11 GMT -5
Okay for us that don’t know I’m taking a wild guess that AM is Alejandro Munoz? Yes....and I believe I was talking about a different coach. My bad Was he at Lanier years back?? The name is familiar but just can’t place him.
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Post by Keeper on May 6, 2020 17:51:26 GMT -5
Okay for us that don’t know I’m taking a wild guess that AM is Alejandro Munoz?
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Post by Keeper on May 6, 2020 17:21:46 GMT -5
Excellent point! Even if clubs are ready for tryouts or games, do they have fields to use ! This is a good point. Can anyone provide a list of clubs that own their own fields? I would rather go to one of these clubs this Fall. First off not sure if “own” is the right term but they use and are not county/local govt owned or school owned. NASATophat has Quest Park, Metro North and Tophat fields GaRush has the Stars Complex Gsa has the Lilburn Complex Inter Atlanta has Arizona Anyone know of anywhere else?
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