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Post by mightydawg on Jul 30, 2020 14:44:20 GMT -5
It does offer each school the option of scheduling additional conference and non-conference opponents. Probably a smart decision to allow schools the freedom to determine what is best for their situations.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 30, 2020 8:49:09 GMT -5
Yeah slickdaddy's info isn't correct - a few years ago our Concorde team was in the SSA spring preseason tournament that was completely cancelled due to weather. We got a 50% refund and a "credit" for the other 50% toward SSA's August tournament that could be used by our team or another team within Concorde. I don't know if the credit was ever used since we left Concorde after that season. Well since we are on an SSA team I am not incorrect. SSA teams got a full refund the last time a tournament was completely cancelled. I understand that other teams from other clubs did not, but our team did. We did get a credit for a partial cancellation another year as well. Also internal teams at least for SSA in their tournament (I would assume same goes for UFA in UFA tournaments, Concorde in theirs, etc...) get a lot more leeway in what they get and don't get compared to other club teams and when they need to pay or not. I am assuming at this point that no one (even non-SSA) has been kicked out for not paying yet. That doesn't generally happen till they start making divisions and making schedule. They generally give all teams that have not paid a warning email before kicking them off. So before you tell me I'm wrong you might want to get full info. I was specifically talking about our SSA team when I stated what I said. So you are right and I am right as well. Glad that SSA treats it’s own teams better. With a refund policy like that, they should just host an SSA in house tournament instead of stealing money from paying customers when they are unable to deliver on the purchased services. Concorde has found a way (insurance) to issue full refunds. My guess is that other clubs could to if they wanted to.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 30, 2020 8:06:54 GMT -5
Our team is in the SSA tournament a week later, and we are part of an SSA team, and our team manager said they are not going to pay the tournament fee until they are pretty much saying they are kicking us out of the tournament if we don't, then they will pay. Since I can find no refund related policy in writing for the SSA tournament, I think that is a good idea. Now I will say SSA has never screwed over tournament people though. Generally if it doesn't get played at all they refund 100% of the money, but you never know.... How is that when it says this on their home page? “Deadline for registration (and for payment of open registrations): Sat, July 25th at 11pm.“ Regarding their cancel policy, it’s in their tournament doc: “ Neither the Tournament Committee, Southern Soccer Academy, the Tournament Sponsors, or their agents and representatives are responsible for any expenses incurred by any team in the event the tournament is cancelled in whole or part, or in the event games are discontinued or cancelled due to inclement weather or adverse field conditions. In the event that the tournament is completely cancelled due to weather or other natural cause outside of the control of the club, teams will receive a partial refund of their entry fee. The actual amount will be determined once tournament expenses and other charges have been deducted but will be at least 50% of the entry fee. If the tournament has commenced, and a team has played at least one of its scheduled games, no refunds will be issued.” That is a pretty crappy policy. That alone would keep me from registering for the SSA tournament especially in the time of COVID.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 28, 2020 20:07:09 GMT -5
We received our SCCL schedule today. Our first game is 9/13 (the earlier tentative schedule had us playing Labor Day but not on the final one today) Which club? We still do not have our sccl schedule.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 24, 2020 20:18:18 GMT -5
Been quiet for a reason, convos been happening behind the scene. More news will be out within the next few days and we will just SIGH... If all of the big clubs go forward with their tournaments, they are going to have some explaining to do if they delay or cancel the regular season.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 23, 2020 16:05:29 GMT -5
One of our players stepped away from the team today due to CV19 concerns. Completely understand their family’s decision. Thus my request for field players even though we HAD“15” 😂😂 Just my opinion this is the season to have extra players. So we now have 14 field and a GK. 1-2 injuries and a CV19 scare for one parent and the season can go south in a hurry . How many players did the team lose when went from UFA to All In?
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 22, 2020 11:23:27 GMT -5
I have yet to see any proof that the coach has a material say in personnel. I have yet to see any proof that the coach can in fact coach.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 21, 2020 14:48:13 GMT -5
My U15G's coach said WAGS, Disney and Jefferson Cup ... but we are still waiting for our DOC to confirm what tourneys we can do. i am surprised that Jefferson cup has not run off more teams with the way that it handled the spring cancellation and lack of refund. I would have thought this would have caused teams to be apprehensive with paying that money again.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 21, 2020 12:13:03 GMT -5
Look at 13 gpl, No team within 40 miles of one another
P1 CFC Red Star 08 G Elite-GPL Columbus P2 Savannah United 08G Premier Savannah P3 Georgia Storm 08G Elite Douglasville P4 MSC 2008 Girls Elite Macon P5 IAFC '08 Girls Elite Flowery Branch P6 Georgia Impact SC 08G Elite Kennesaw
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 21, 2020 11:43:20 GMT -5
Looked at some of the girls brackets, there is some brutal travel criss crossing the state.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 20, 2020 16:57:00 GMT -5
Letter from CEO Kevin Payne | COVID-19 and the 2020-21 season July 20, 2020
Dear members,
The prospect of any new season brings optimism and renewed passion. And while that's true for the 2020-21 season, there's also good reason to balance excitement with caution. The COVID-19 pandemic is still very real and affecting many states around the country – in some areas worse than ever.
We must harness that optimism and passion and apply an unrelenting commitment to everyone's health and safety. Like most organizations, we made difficult decisions to suspend or cancel programming in the 2019-20 season. And we'd like nothing more than to turn the page and welcome the 2020-21 season without restraint. But, all of us must continue to ask ourselves if our actions are responsible for all our families – both our club soccer families and our families at home.
Recognizing the wide range of impact that COVID-19 is having throughout the country, US Club Soccer lifted its national suspension of activities on May 18, which delegated the return-to-play decision making to our members. Our stance on returning to play remains the same as it was in mid-May: abide by local public health regulations and enjoy a safe return to the game we all love. Those can, and should, be done in harmony.
As a reminder: for activities to be sanctioned with the normal US Club Soccer-provided insurance coverage in effect, members returning to play must be in compliance with requirements/mandates established by the applicable local and state public health authorities.
Of course, US Club Soccer always encourages members to follow optional guidelines or recommendations established by local and state public health authorities, to the extent applicable and possible. Members should err on the side of caution in health and safety matters.
There have been new return-to-play resources released in recent weeks, which are detailed below. For insurance-related questions, please refer to the COVID-19 section of our Insurance web page. Return-to-play resources:
CDC's directory of local, state and territorial health departments CDC's COVID-19 Considerations for Youth Sports U.S. Soccer PLAY ON: Return-to-Play Guidelines (Phases 1, 2 and 3 are all available) ECNL’s Recommendations for Returning to Play: To training environments To competitions Players First partner Player's Health web page: archived Facebook Live episode, discounted Kinduct COVID-19 screening for teams, return-to-play guide and discounted imPACT concussion testing
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We remain as proud as ever of the resilience of the soccer community. Together, we will not just return to the way things used to be, but we'll form an even more fulfilling, Players First-focused environment for every child.
Sincerely,
Kevin Payne CEO/Executive Director
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 20, 2020 15:17:44 GMT -5
Come on y’all sign your girls up for the 3v3 this weekend so we can get some soccer playing!!! 3v3live.com/tourneys/Why is it so expensive? Most 3 v. 3 tournaments are 50 to 75% of the cost of that one.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 17, 2020 8:51:10 GMT -5
The best fast food breakfast by far was Mrs Winners. The steak biscuit was awesome.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 17, 2020 7:28:54 GMT -5
Is there any grass on the fields at North Mt Carmel park? Last several times we were there, the fields were in horrible shape. Nice complex though if some time and money were spent on field maintenance.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 16, 2020 12:13:37 GMT -5
If all of the students are virtual, the teachers should be able to go to the buildings, sit in their classrooms alone and conduct somewhat normal teaching to students that are attending the class remotely.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 15, 2020 12:44:08 GMT -5
There are baseball games/tournaments going on left and right so why wouldn't they be open for soccer? Exactly, I think that soccer and football are the only major sports that are not currently conducting tournaments and games. Basketball, baseball, and lacrosse are all playing currently.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 14, 2020 18:57:43 GMT -5
USYS and USClub have returned decision making to the local level. Cities and counties have issued updated orders to impose mask requirements but have left parks open. Curious 1) masks required in some places (all of the time - including running sports)? 2) whose kid is going to play soccer if they have to wear a mask? First of all, none of the local mask orders are enforceable. Second, almost all of the mask orders exempt physical exercise.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 14, 2020 18:06:06 GMT -5
Who is going to cancel it due to Covid? I doubt that Kemp is going to rollback restrictions to go back into quarantine. Unless the Counties and Cities close the parks, which they have not shown any interest in doing, it looks like soccer will be played. Same people that canceled the Spring season. USYS/GaSoccer/USClub Kemp is a F’ing idiot and that’s why everything is blowing up in his face and things will be worse come August & Sept then March & April were. USYS and USClub have returned decision making to the local level. Cities and counties have issued updated orders to impose mask requirements but have left parks open.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 14, 2020 15:21:41 GMT -5
Great.. now we'll get TWO rainy weekends instead of one. Don’t worry about the rain! Both will he canceled due to Covid anyway. 😂 Who is going to cancel it due to Covid? I doubt that Kemp is going to rollback restrictions to go back into quarantine. Unless the Counties and Cities close the parks, which they have not shown any interest in doing, it looks like soccer will be played.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 14, 2020 14:35:57 GMT -5
Shows how far GA soccer has dropped with some of the names on that list, have not heard of 2-3 of them. Georgia clubs that I have never heard of: Atlanta City FC Bryson Park SC
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 14, 2020 14:30:25 GMT -5
I find it interesting that GA Rush is listed since it is now Rush Union and it has joined SCCL club division.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 14, 2020 10:47:12 GMT -5
...but only if they have as many sponsor patches on their jerseys as a NASCAR vehicle. Speaking of sponsor patches, I was not a fan of Atlanta United's new NAPA butt advertisement.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 13, 2020 9:28:28 GMT -5
This is my opinion on Bello, with the limited soccer knowledge I have, I watched the match but I haven’t seen him play first team too much because he has been injured. I have seen a few AU2 matches and I have never been too impressed. He did a lot of walking in those matches, same as Mo Adams, and I thought if he doesn’t get the ball running into space, he’s not that effective. Doesn’t dribble in 1v1 situations and just passes the ball off. He will obviously have to track back more with the first team. However, I noticed the same thing with some other wingbacks, a la Marcelo. People complain he doesn’t track back also. But I think that position requires you to attack more than defend at times. These players aren’t robots so maybe they pick and choose when to turn it on or off. To some degree you have to have faith your teammates will do their job and defend so you don’t have to run up and back like a pinball. If your teammates don’t lose the ball, there’s no need to have to make a 40-50 yard recovery run. That’s how the Red Bull’s scored, Atlanta loses the ball in the most dangerous part of the pitch, two passes and the striker is played in with a ball greatly helped by the high line of the back two it appeared because Bello was high and wide to provide width. The squad will get better. A lot of things have happened and I was glad just to see the boys out there playing. I thought they looked good for the circumstances. Atlanta was playing a 3 man back line--Escobar, Robinson, and Meza. It appeared to me that the 3 got shifted too far to the defensive right (all 3 were on the right side of the field). Bello was playing an outside mid role, same thing played by Lennon. I am not a big fan of de Boer's preferred 3-4-3. We always seem to be outnumbered in the center mid-field and did not have the number of people inside to break the lines. Red Bulls appeared content with letting everything go wide and defending the crosses with no true striker to go up and head the ball in. Castro had 2 good chances to score. Barco had one on a cross by Pity and of course, Bello off the post.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 13, 2020 9:15:26 GMT -5
Does anyone know when each of these leagues will have their first games, not including preseason tournaments: Ecnl SCCL GA L Piedmont NL For the last 2 years, the first SCCL games have been held over Labor Day Weekend with games normally on all 3 days.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 10, 2020 13:26:37 GMT -5
Based upon CDC guidelines, it does not seem that the soccer season is really at risk. Here is what the CDC defines as close contact and who would need to quarantine in the event that they are around someone that tested positive.
Who needs to quarantine? Anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19.
This includes people who previously had COVID-19 and people who have taken a serologic (antibody) test and have antibodies to the virus.
What counts as close contact?
You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19 You had direct physical contact with the person (touched, hugged, or kissed them) You shared eating or drinking utensils They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 8, 2020 15:47:57 GMT -5
Per Jon rothstein on Twitter: Sources: Ivy League programs have been informed that fall sports have been cancelled. The conference will not entertain any sports being played until after January 1st. Winter sports will have an update in mid-July on their respective practice schedules. that includes football and are beloved futbol. Not rescheduled to the spring but cancelled. Also, that would seem to imply basketball cancelled as well as their games usually start in November, wow. If sports are allowed to start on January 1, basketball could likely play their conference schedule since that typically starts after January 1st and still play in the NCAA tournament (if it happens). The teams would breach any contracts that they had for non-conference games.
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 8, 2020 15:19:48 GMT -5
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 8, 2020 14:56:16 GMT -5
The dates do not make much sense because so little of the season is played by the time that they start the tournament. How will they seed teams with such little data?
IMPORTANT DATES: September 19-20 - Round 1 October 3-4 - Round 2 November 7-8 and November 14-15 - Elite 8 December 5-6 - Final 4 Boys December 12-13 - Final 4 Girls December 19-20 - Final 4 Rain date
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Post by mightydawg on Jul 2, 2020 13:56:56 GMT -5
Sounds like a bunch of people stabbing in the dark. Just like it was in March. Anyways, mask ordinances are stupid and I'm not sure they would be upheld in a constitutional challenge (nor should they). But why even let it go there? The goal should be to get people to WANT TO wear masks, correct? Some personalities which naturally align themselves with one political party do not mind compulsory declarations if they feel like they're helping society, other personalities that typically align with another political party automatically resist compulsory declarations, seeing the importance of liberty over life. I see and understand both viewpoints. However, people getting upset about businesses requiring masks are obviously dumb. Many businesses require shirt and shoes to enter the door, its a simple hygiene issue. But attracting flies with honey is the way to go IMO. How about tax incentives for businesses that require masks? How about even better incentives for businesses which have 100% compliance? Money, its the #1 motivator. Anecdotally, sitting at TOCA with a mask on for an hour, the mask becomes oppressive and I have to lift it every 5 min or so just to get a decent full breath. They are not pleasant to wear. Lastly, people like Joy Behar saying she drives around to lambast and snitch on people not wearing masks, and the tip line for social distance/ gatherings...I have one word...Orwellian. Where did you get your law degree from? If masks were mandated, the statute would almost certainly be upheld as constitutional. The police powers especially in times of emergency are very broad. Ask people of Japanese descent about the constitutionality of the police powers during World War II. Also we have some very basic examples like speed limits, seat belts, etc that show government‘s ability to mandate certain things or face criminal punishment.
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Post by mightydawg on Jun 29, 2020 14:21:56 GMT -5
highest paid homegrowns in 2019:
Gyasi Zardes $1,471,667 Kellyn Acosta $665,000 Jordan Morris $619,600 Juan Agudelo $605,000 Will Trapp $593,746 Justin Glad $345,000 Sean Davis $327,500
7 more players made $200,000+ 5 more players made $150,000+ 22 more players made $100,000+
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