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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 8:37:14 GMT -5
End of Season Tournaments - what should we do u9-u12?
We want to do 2 tournaments. Which 2 should we do? want to stay local, already traveled in august.
i left off GSA sorry in dec.
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Post by spectator on Sept 20, 2013 9:02:43 GMT -5
Really depends on the levels of the team:
TYSA and Challenger are pretty small and don't draw the top level teams so if you have a third/fourth tier team, those are competitive.
GSA is a college showcase - heavier at the older ages but still pretty good at Academy level
NIKE - pretty deep - multiple flights in each age group.
UFA and SSA are sketchy - quick to cancel or not as good a draw - plus they both have a thousand teams so it ends up being those clubs teams playing each other or set up to breeze through to a final.
Athens has a small tournament after GSA and NIKE so that's an option, too.
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Post by gladtobhere on Sept 20, 2013 9:19:02 GMT -5
U9-u12 stay local. Not a big deal. Just go have fun. SSA is big and does have a lot of SSA teams involved. If you can get to the finals against one of their local teams you will have done well.
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Post by fan on Sept 20, 2013 9:23:16 GMT -5
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Post by bc9 on Sept 20, 2013 11:34:51 GMT -5
I don't know if this an option but germantown is a great tournament.
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Post by jack4343 on Sept 20, 2013 20:54:42 GMT -5
We do the NSA Nike Cup (of course since we're the host club) and this year both of my girls are doing the CESA Tournament in Greenville, SC the week before Thanksgiving. CESA Fall Challenge We've never been to the tournament up there but my oldest played there before as an exhibition. The MESA field is enormous and outstanding. They even have free Wi-Fi at the fields! It's up to u14 for boys and girls. We did the Challenger Cup last year and it's a small but well run tourney. |
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Post by oldoldsocceradmin on Sept 24, 2013 9:45:08 GMT -5
Odd that the graph at the start of this thread wouldn't show GSA's tournament(s). Between the College Showcase and the GSA Invitational they had something like 450 teams last year. The GSA Invitational used to be just U9 - U12 and then expanded to the older ages as well. I think they get they still get most of their teams in those youngest age groups and they get many of the best teams. It's where I always send my teams but I send my older teams to Norcross.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 9:51:10 GMT -5
ha, thanks, just an oversight! sorry about that.
i filtered the events at soccer in college, and i think just ignored the dec ones other than nike cup. good catch. thanks for the recommendation.
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Post by spectator on Sept 26, 2013 14:20:05 GMT -5
We do the NSA Nike Cup (of course since we're the host club) and this year both of my girls are doing the CESA Tournament in Greenville, SC the week before Thanksgiving. CESA Fall Challenge We've never been to the tournament up there but my oldest played there before as an exhibition. The MESA field is enormous and outstanding. They even have free Wi-Fi at the fields! It's up to u14 for boys and girls. We did the Challenger Cup last year and it's a small but well run tourney. CESA's facilities are amazing and the teams up there are formidable! |
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