UFA Forsyth & UFA Norcross

They will have a pretty good 08 team next year

If what you say happened, I'm not saying it's appropriate behavior by the coach. Actually I would say it's inappropriate behavior and should not happen BUT the players did have a choice. I can't imagine any were taken, caught, trapped. Don't know the parents in the situation, but it's highly probable they left on their own free will. Based on your story, Let's agree that the players were "illegally hunted".

Haha, ok let us settle on "illegally hunted".

There are no ifs, buts and maybes with this, it is a fact. You can go check the rosters for fall and spring.

Of course those parents had a choice to make but we all are gullible and blinded by our love for our kids and wanting to make the best choice for them. False promises and illegal hunting practices finally caught up and those kids are headed back to Concorde for next Fall.

Here is the bigger issue in all this, when few kids left mid season the rest of the kids did not have a team to field and got caught in the mess they did not create. We are talking about 10-11 yr olds, SAD STORY.

I hope this is an exception and not a common practice at NTH. I still miss OLD TOPHAT.

 I heard a story about the Fowler 2006 girls RED team (the one directly under premier) being given 9 girls all season for the roster. UFA could have moved girls around, but forced RED to play a WHOLE season with 9 ... So much for caring about development.
 
 Also heard the Premier coach SP had a pretty bad attitude toward player development (demeaning remarks aimed at the RED girls during scrimmages)... My bet is that whole RED team leaves UFA to go to NTH or Rush.

Can't confirm or deny because I have not heard anything like this.  We do have a player whose younger brother already plays at another club.  I'd be surprised if accurate but stranger things have happened.

So if my son is a AU player I can't have my daughter play at UFA?  Yeah I don't see that happening anytime soon.

what club did your daughter end up with?

Saw this today and was determined to find out the truth.  Coincidentally, met up with some old friends from NTH for late lunch today (more on this later).  Soooo it looks like there is a modicum of truth to this.  New rule or retaliation, you decide. Story goes back to the recent UFA loss of their best 2008s to NTH. Apparently, it was so unexpected, that the powers that be did not have a plan B, C,...#Furious! Looks like one of the 2008 players has/had a sister at UFA also.  Said sister made her UFA team at tryouts and opted to stay and play next season with her friends & teammates. After the migration this past week, her parents were called on Friday/Saturday (after tryouts) and told either both girls stay or both move on to NTH.  Pleas to "management" fell on deaf ears.  So faced with being forced to choose UFA or NTH for both girls, parents reached out to friends/coaches from NTH.  Calls were made and thankfully by early morning today, player is now joining her 2008 sister at NTH. Again is it a rule or retaliation, i'll leave it to you to decide.  However, it is a disheartening state of affairs since UFA is retaliating against a child.  Maybe it is time to look inward as to why you lost what by all accounts has been a very successful and talented groups of young ladies en-mass...

Ok.

Stupid question

How is a boy 08 leaving for AU really any different then a girl 08 leaving for tophat?

We need to Be careful making generalizations about a single event. I have no idea the truth.

Maybe I can give some clarity from an outsider’s opinion. FG, a lot of people know who you are and you definitely are perceived as a snake to many. Wasn’t surprising to see that here you go again spreading drama, it almost predictable now. There were a couple of bad apples that created the drama at norcross and from what I hear, the management is very happy to have certain people out.

The best players on that team wanted to stay, 3 of which cried to stay. Because of the shopping around and drama it created panic which escalated the move. All normal as everyone is entitled to shop around, no big deal.
So it’s clear, last year 3 of those players were offered at NTH and chose to stay at norcross, the move was going to happen regardless. .

As far as the player that left with a sibling at norcross, it’s a much deeper story than told. That family has been helped in numerous ways by the club to the point of employment even. Players have been helped and cared for just as the family has been since the norcross fury days. The way that family handled leaving and that parent stirring up a lot led to a disgraceful end in my opinion. Everyone can choose where they go but I’m a firm believer in honesty and doing things the right way. At the end of the day what matters is that every kid has a place to play and compete. Everything outside of that is selfish and about the parents. There are a lot of people that hide here spreading false things but are dumb to think no one knows who they are or know the situation. It’s all for the kids, parents need to stop making about them. Coaches and clubs need to stop making it about them.
By the way, you guys know who you are. If the boot fits.

So this has become an interesting read to me. Based off of your statement, if a family get's assistance in this case employment and care from a club then they are not entitled to take their child to another club? You reference the "right way" in terms of leaving, please enlighten us, because, i would love to know what the right way is. I don't ever really post, but since it is tryout season this topic has forced me to speak. I can only surmise that you (futsal queen) work for the club, and that the threat/ultimatum/rule or whatever you may want to call it is true. And with that, the club/director or whoever this person is, should be ashamed of him or herself. These are children, and let's not be so naive to think that they aren't aware of what is going on.  You may want to keep pointing fingers at these such parents, but as any parent will state on this forum, we are constantly having to consider what is best for our children. Have you ever thought that the player might have had a lot to do with this. Maybe he/she didn't want to go back to the club. Maybe they wanted to a new start, or thought the other club was better, but whatever the case, it's not for the director to threaten one child for the choice of their sibling. As for the other players that seemed to have left, how can you blame any other family for the majority of a team to leave. Per your statement the best players wanted to stay, so why would they change their mind if other players wanted to leave. I have seen it time and time again, players leave yearly, and most clubs replace them. Maybe it is hitting home to Norcross, because they are bleeding players, due to the many leadership issues that bleed on to the field. If you think parents don't talk team to team, friend to friend, customer to customer, then maybe you should go take a business management course as a refresher. Pay attention to what is happening to you now, and work to fix it for the future generations that are coming up in your club. Stop focusing on one family, and start making better choices for all of the players families (and i will add coaches, because i won't begin to bring up the amount of coaches that left or tried to leave). And for that family, i am mortified that they are having their personal issues aired out in a public forum, so since some of you seem to know who they are, let them know that you have at least one anonymous person that wishes them nothing but the best for their CHILDREN. Last but not least, you brought up Norcross Fury, well i would love to see UFA Norcross bring back some of the same morals, beliefs, and leadership that Norcross Fury showed when my child played for them. 

So what you're saying is that no one can call her out when she constantly spread lies and drama for likes?

Everyone should just sit back and accept everything she says?

Some of us do know who she is, and you should take a step back and allow her to defend herself. If shes going to talk, then she should be able to handle it when it comes back at her.

I too heard the story about that family leaving and its not quite like she tells it.

No its not true. Lots of dual club families.

The poor parent who started this thread looking for info/advice.

All that has been established is that there are two or three or four sides to every story.

And as I have seen over the years on the forum there are a few things that happen almost every year.

1: There is always at least one team in one age group at one club (different one every year) that “blows up” “disbands” “implodes” “takes their team to another club” “gets a coach fired” or “tries to teach a club or coach a lesson”

That might be a fun thread:

Remember the MOBA/AFC drama? Or what was The entire girls team that left somewhere and went to NTH or UFA Milton Or the entire Concorde North team that went to NTH

2: The actual participation in the forum is a very very very small representation of the actual parents/players who participate in club soccer.

You won’t convince me that you are doing anyone a “service” by airing your personal laundry with a club or coach here.