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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 cleansheet on May 11, 2020 21:35:17 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? |
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Post by soccermaxx72 on May 11, 2020 21:49:48 GMT -5
And the circle is complete, SCCL is now officially Athena A with a better name.
SCCL= Semi Competitive Club League
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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 honeybadger on May 11, 2020 21:53:01 GMT -5
And the circle is complete, SCCL is now officially Athena A with a better name. SCCL= Semi Competitive Club League I know an SCCL team who has beaten more than one ECNL team. Be happy for the kids. |
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Post by buck44 on May 11, 2020 22:29:20 GMT -5
Seriously Maxx. Does someone at SCCL owe you money??? Lol You’re constantly trashing the league. I’m curious if you actually watched any SCCL games last year? I thought our league was competitive and far from Athena A. But you probably have a lot more insight than I do. And to your point, I do believe that some of the additional teams will weaken SCCL 1.
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Post by soccerspin on May 12, 2020 7:47:06 GMT -5
Does this new Rush Union have enough depth to provide teams to both NL AND SCCL club/top tier? (Even assuming the NL teams are only here and there).
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Post by soccernotfootball on May 12, 2020 8:01:51 GMT -5
Rush and Chiefs were added to SCCL-p during the last announcement. No indication (yet) they've been added to top flight. I don't know what the membership looks like for both of these clubs but I'm assuming it was on the smaller side... good on them for boosting their membership and access. (Seems like there's some smaller clubs around Chiefs that would have benefited from this access and had great geographical connections. Last, they should rethink the R|U IN? tag... Ruin?  Hope that's not foretelling... ;-) |
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Post by footyfan on May 12, 2020 8:28:55 GMT -5
And the circle is complete, SCCL is now officially Athena A with a better name. SCCL= Semi Competitive Club League Is the name better?  |
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Post by soccerspin on May 12, 2020 8:48:17 GMT -5
Rush and Chiefs were added to SCCL-p during the last announcement. No indication (yet) they've been added to top flight. I don't know what the membership looks like for both of these clubs but I'm assuming it was on the smaller side... good on them for boosting their membership and access. (Seems like there's some smaller clubs around Chiefs that would have benefited from this access and had great geographical connections. Last, they should rethink the R|U IN? tag... Ruin? Hope that's not foretelling... ;-) Correct, but that’s not what jumpjumpkeep is now saying... and had previously noted (last week or so) such an announcement was forthcoming (one more local team to be added to SCCL top tier) |
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 12, 2020 8:55:42 GMT -5
And the circle is complete, SCCL is now officially Athena A with a better name. SCCL= Semi Competitive Club League I know an SCCL team who has beaten more than one ECNL team. Be happy for the kids. I know of another couple of SCCL teams that have done the same with ECNL teams and NPL teams. Unfortunately, if the Rush thing IS true, those teams achievements will be tarnished a bit with these weaker small clubs joining the top division of SCCL. It will also bring greater disparity from the top to the bottom of the league. Sorry to those at the smaller clubs, I'm not trying to be an a-hole, I just have a feeling most teams are going to struggle just to make it to the mid-tier of the league in SCCL-C. Maybe they are adding these teams now, becuase next year they will introduce ECRL and provide a place for those teams that are competitive with ECNL and the like?? |
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Post by atlfutboldad on May 12, 2020 9:23:15 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.
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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 atlfutboldad on May 12, 2020 12:26:12 GMT -5
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Post by OTPSoccer on May 12, 2020 13:40:03 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. You know who has been looking for this clarification... BUSA parents! |
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Post by soccernotfootball on May 12, 2020 13:43:51 GMT -5
Rush and Chiefs were added to SCCL-p during the last announcement. No indication (yet) they've been added to top flight. I don't know what the membership looks like for both of these clubs but I'm assuming it was on the smaller side... good on them for boosting their membership and access. (Seems like there's some smaller clubs around Chiefs that would have benefited from this access and had great geographical connections. Last, they should rethink the R|U IN? tag... Ruin? Hope that's not foretelling... ;-) Correct, but that’s not what jumpjumpkeep is now saying... and had previously noted (last week or so) such an announcement was forthcoming (one more local team to be added to SCCL top tier) Don't you have to be able to form teams u12-18 for boys and girls to be in the top flight? Can Ga Rush or Chiefs do that? Or can Rush Union? |
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Post by soccerspin on May 12, 2020 14:06:00 GMT -5
Yes that is my question. And on top of that, can they do so in both NL AND SCCL top tier? Maybe JumpJumpKeep can shed some light on that...?
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Post by Keeper on May 12, 2020 14:37:59 GMT -5
To my understanding yes this new club will be able to field multiple teams in all age groups for SCCL.
I do not believe they will be putting any teams back into NL though.
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Post by atlfutboldad on May 12, 2020 14:39:53 GMT -5
It doesn't look like Rush nor Chiefs have an 05 girls team, although both have an 06, so one maybe will have to play in 05 bracket?
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Post by Keeper on May 12, 2020 14:47:57 GMT -5
It doesn't look like Rush nor Chiefs have an 05 girls team, although both have an 06, so one maybe will have to play in 05 bracket? Or they’ll both be created out of new teams like clubs did last year with SCCL Premier Teams. Lot of former Rush and Chiefs players at Nth-Milton, UFA Forsyth & Norcross, Impact, Concorde, Brookhaven, and Inter Atlanta that left to see if the grass was greener. Plus since SCCL doesn't have any rules about club passing other then being age appropriate & registered that’s a lot of game time potential for players. |
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Post by fan on May 12, 2020 16:40:00 GMT -5
McNab is on the board of Georgia Soccer. Will he remove himself from that position? It seems awkward to remain if he's pulling teams out of Georgia Soccer. To be fair, I do not know the affiliations of other board members so there may be others in the same situation.
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Post by rifle on May 12, 2020 17:10:01 GMT -5
Take two small clubs and merge their top players and you may see something surprising.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 12, 2020 19:58:43 GMT -5
Take two small clubs and merge their top players and you may see something surprising. Take two small clubs and merge their top players and you may see ... a mid-sized club level?? |
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Post by soccerdad76 on May 13, 2020 1:14:08 GMT -5
Take two small clubs and merge their top players and you may see something surprising. Take two small clubs and merge their top players and you may see ... a mid-sized club level?? not sure a club-wide “A” team can be formed with all the top players... too many miles between locations, unless they don’t practice together. Why would a family suddenly be inclined to drive that far because of a new logo on the uniform? |
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Hope that's not foretelling... ;-)
