Blues Cup 2019

MicPaPa said:
Bingo, you made my point. Friendship, smiles and ice cream is nonsense. These parents with top 3rd players on teams obviously need more than having to play with their teams bottom 2/3rd. (Key words being "parents need"... not "players need").

True Teammates fight for each other...they go to war with what they have, not what they wish they had.
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Goats teams get assembled for a specific event when players aren’t otherwise playing with their teams. The players would never come together to play State Cup or CRL because players are committed to their teams and teammates.
 
LASTMAN14 said:
My kid was the third generation to partake. RG who if I recall was an original with his eldest guided the parents and the girls on what GOATS was about their first time around. That group was made up of girls from Surf, Slammers, Legends, Surf & Sand, Arsenal, Real So Cal, Legends, and LAGSB.
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We also had SoCal Academy represented I think.
 
Goforgoal said:
Fair question, but the primary reason may not necessarily be intentional I think ... at first at least. I think those that are most active on these forums, tend to have kids that are in the upper 3rd talent-wise on their various teams and at various ages, and are probably most if not all first team players. I mean, how often are we talking about flight 2 or 3 tournament or league results around here? Yeah, rarely if ever. The vast majority of soccer parents out there have never heard of these forums, or if they have, don't participate. So if regular forum participants are getting together to form a team, it's a decent bet that their kids are better than average. Not all for sure, but most. Just my take.
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Or are told to stay away....
Sombitch said:
Glad to see the Goats are still alive all these years later.

I don’t know who is on the current team.

I do know we set rules early on,...

Had to be an active poster
Had to not be a douche bag parent
First Goat experience was to be made on the 11 v 11 field
No coaching
Three player max from a team

Original team had kids from every level blades, CSC, blues, United, legends, PSA, infinity, Encinitas express, Albion, lasers, Wolfpack, etc.

So it was NOT an all Star team nor a flight one team.

This original team 00/01 has since all graduated - and is represented across the county and playing collegiately at the like of AZ st, Irvine, Fullerton, Vassar, Hawaii, Army, Wake Forest, Pacific, Marian, LMU, etc.

Along the way they won a few events until DA took over. A highlight was playing Baker Blues in a final and losing late 1/0. Highlight of that day and loss was the water balloons thereafter

Clearly not about wins and losses

The next group was 03/04 and they followed the same guidelines they took the green paint, beads, and costumes next level. Players came from Carlsbad lightning, beach, legends south, eagles, surf, NHB, SDSC, Arsenal, Fullerton, Slammers, etc

Again no all star team here.

DA too took its toll on this group as well

So hopefully these are still the same guidelines wearing ridiculous green cartoon goats jerseys and giving the ref an occasional Baaaaaaaaahhhhhh
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I remember meeting the great one (Sombitch) for the first time at my first Legends Classic Invitational (U9) when I was a rookie soccer dad. I had No clue on how this bond would change my life forever :) Anyway, big time tournament and Legends decided to enter the Legends Combo Team with some of us Temecula folks. We were stacking the deck big time too because we were short on players (7x7) so we added his stud Carlsbad Lightning player who seemed to me that she could score at will. The Bitch was trying to calm me down even back then. I was so pumped to see how pissed off the other side was. I was shocked and laughing my head off. "That's not fair" "cheaters" "Medal Hogs" "all star players" "Blah blah blah Blah." I come from hoops. Get your 5 and lets go play. I was fascinated by the crazy parents who were whining and complaining all day because we were a "combo/mix" team at the Great Classic. I think these might be the same parents who took over the DA and get to start 25% of the time and threaten folks on the forum with being blacklisted, labeled club hoppers but I'm not sure. I liked this Sombitch guy though. He knew his stuff about soccer. Former D1 and I believe a little pro ball in Europe and a short MLS career. He told me at the end of the tournament to go check out the "SoCal Forum." My life changed forever that night. I go on the forum to the U9 thread "Legends Classic." My gosh, Legends Combo was not well received. In fact, some on the forum were calling out my little #7 for crying too much so she could draw the foul in the box after getting roughed up by girls two feet taller than her. Now you got me. I'm hooked and not too happy with one poster making fun of my dd. So back then, the forum was not positive. It was smack talk like Rome but with little kids and butt hurt parents. The coolest thing about the forum though is that poster is now my friend and our dds played GOATs together. He's nice dad who loves his dd and got a little carried away on the froum that day because his team lost. Kind of like I did last month. It was the forum folks who came to my rescue to help me in my time of need. I got a call from Sparky to set up a beer time with him and Keeper. Kicker was trying but I was too far gone. Sombitch "bitch slapped" me a few times and I got a little better. He made me wear a "douche-bag" (an obnoxious or contemptible bag, typically used for a man) over my head until I got off my obnoxious rants. I was still not out of the woods so 808 came over to my house for an intervention. Let me just say it worked. TY 808 for your tough love, the kind of love only a Marine could give. 808 is busy right now roaming the courts on the High School circuit. I hear his dd is a 3 sport athlete in HS and will be all CIF in all 3 soon. Give them hell brah!!!!! P.S. I hear Tech was ready to take me away for 30 days if 808 couldn't get through to me. Thanks Tech :) All the parents on this forum love their kids. That is not ever going to change. For a few days last weekend, a group of parents had control of what is a very messy and I might add, unhealthy youth soccer environment in SoCal where girls are not having some of the fun they need to have. That is a FACT!!!!! Keep it real folks and good luck this weekend whatever pitch the kids are on :)
 
Congrats to the Goats on a great weekend. There is also something to be said for taking some of the pressure off of the girls by just letting them play. I had not seen them at Blues in the past due to the fact that older versions often drew from the teams already playing on Labor Day. Sounds like they had a great weekend and the quality of play at Blues Cup certainly wasn't hurt by their inclusion.
 
I was curious so I took a peak over there. He's up to the same ol' shit. He even added his criticism of the Goats on a 2009 National Rankings thread. A guy from the East Coast posting about SoCal soccer on a North Texas board...
 
sdb said:
I was curious so I took a peak over there. He's up to the same ol' shit. He even added his criticism of the Goats on a 2009 National Rankings thread. A guy from the East Coast posting about SoCal soccer on a North Texas board...
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I clicked over there. They don't agree with him there either.
 
Can we all just be honest and say how much we love Mars!?! He offers us all a wonderful view of an end of the spectrum that makes us all realize ‘most’ of us are rational and sane.

Come back Mars!!!! We miss your comic relief!
 
3SoccerLadies said:
Can we all just be honest and say how much we love Mars!?! He offers us all a wonderful view of an end of the spectrum that makes us all realize ‘most’ of us are rational and sane.

Come back Mars!!!! We miss your comic relief!
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Unfortunately for MS the end of a spectrum much like one seen in a rainbow has many views. MS can't get past that.
 
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