Thanksgiving Showcases

LMULions said:
Does anyone have experience how easily SilverLakes will/will not cancel games, based on rain alone? I would think it's a field-maintenance issue more than a player safety issue. Do the SilverLakes fields stand up well to 1-2 days of rain or are we looking at cancellations on Friday if the forecast remains the same?
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Silver Lakes is open 24/7 regardless of weather. Rain is only for Wednesday and Thursday so games will be played 100%. Anyone playing before 9am Friday will be freezing cold and bloated by stuffing their faces the day before. Please be easy on all the girls and let them eat as much pie as they want :)
 
newwavedave said:
Silver Lakes is open 24/7 regardless of weather. Rain is only for Wednesday and Thursday so games will be played 100%. Anyone playing before 9am Friday will be freezing cold and bloated by stuffing their faces the day before. Please be easy on all the girls and let them eat as much pie as they want :)
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My DD has a 7:30am game on Friday....Oh the joy....
 
RedCard said:
My DD has a 7:30am game on Friday....Oh the joy....
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Who put that schedule together? JH must hate the clubs because that is wrong on all weather fronts. 35 degrees during 6:30am warm ups? Hell, it might snow!!! I dare ask were you live? Red Card to the genius scheduler. All games should be after 9am the day after TG. Got to squeeze in them games. Enjoy the memories that only Silver Lakes can bring. I have a buddy that does horse rides over off Limonite if you and the family are up for that afterwards?

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Amazingly they have 4 games for girls U12 and under at 730AM. 3 for the 2008s and 1 for the 2010s... 9 year old girls warming up at near freezing and wet fields? Yikes!

newwavedave said:
Who put that schedule together? JH must hate the clubs because that is wrong on all weather fronts. 35 degrees during 6:30am warm ups? Hell, it might snow!!! I dare ask were you live? Red Card to the genius scheduler. All games should be after 9am the day after TG. Got to squeeze in them games. Enjoy the memories that only Silver Lakes can bring. I have a buddy that does horse rides over off Limonite if you and the family are up for that afterwards?

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Looks like every age group has at least 1 game starting at 7:30 am on Friday.
I don't know the economics of tournaments- But if they let in a dozen less teams - Does this help with scheduling?
That sucks to have to play any time before 9:00 am during the year. But to have a 7:30 am game the day after thanksgiving is brutal. Not sure if its better to live local or to travel in and stay in a hotel for this.
Travelling in on Thanksgiving day to stay in Norco and wake up to a wet field on Friday morning is hell on Earth.
 
Easy answer is to get together as a team and let your coach know that you don’t want to play a Thanksgiving event. There should be a few off weekends and this should be one of them. Exceptions maybe for teams needing college showcases to get players seen. It’s ok not to play over the one 4 day holiday weekend in the entire year.
 
Yet you have teams lining up to pay. And not even teams with kids that should even be thinking about college yet.
 
timbuck said:
Looks like every age group has at least 1 game starting at 7:30 am on Friday.
I don't know the economics of tournaments- But if they let in a dozen less teams - Does this help with scheduling?
That sucks to have to play any time before 9:00 am during the year. But to have a 7:30 am game the day after thanksgiving is brutal. Not sure if its better to live local or to travel in and stay in a hotel for this.
Travelling in on Thanksgiving day to stay in Norco and wake up to a wet field on Friday morning is hell on Earth.
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Prepare for tough conditions folks
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No one but Silver Lakes is happy for 7:30am "squeeze them in games" for some extra revenue. 12 teams is more cars and more cars means more money. Silver Lakes is opening their clothing store at 6am Friday for the refs who got lucky to ref. At least when the ref looks over to see who is yelling at them they see the heat coming from the dudes mouth and tell him to shut up quickly so game can end on time.
 
Surfref said:
The smart people will take a 4-5 day holiday and enjoy quality family time. Also, it would give the players that are playing HS a break. Either go to the mountains and get in some skiing, trip to someplace warm (Hawaii, Caribbean or Mexico) or just stay home and relax.
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Agree. Especially with all the games being played throughout the year in every league, do you really want to spend one of the two main family holiday weekends on the pitch? I get all the Canada teams who want to come down for the weather---50's Farenheit and rain is still a balmy respite for Edmontonians -- but we've never let the soccer clubs take away this holiday from our family. I'm sure there are meetings held each year re holding a Xmas tournament too. Happy Thanksgiving to all, though the REAL Thanksgiving is in October ;)
 
First time in over 10 years that I have no Thanksgiving tournament. Enjoy the time you have watching your kids play and good luck! PS the rest of the nation would call you whiners complaining about above freezing weather and wet fields.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
First time in over 10 years that I have no Thanksgiving tournament. Enjoy the time you have watching your kids play and good luck! PS the rest of the nation would call you whiners complaining about above freezing weather and wet fields.
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Well soccer fan, when it comes to girls u12, we have a problem. That's just my opinion. College showcase for 15 year olds, I agree, welcome to soccer across the country. Little Sally who was at Grandma and Grandpa the night before should be asleep resting her body from all the food she ate. Long sleep help lose weight, not waking up at 5am to get ready for a soccer game in 33 degrees.
 
timbuck said:
What's more strange?
1. That a 2009 team is in a "college showcase" in the 1st place
2. Or that they were removed from the schedule?
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It's just a broader tournament with a college showcase element for the olders. As crazy as us U-little parents are at times, none of us considered ourselves going to a "college showcase" - just a tournament with hopefully good competition and a chance to play some teams we've never faced before, perhaps even from out of town.

Organizers obviously in a tough position. They had to prioritize out of towners that had flights booked as they consolidated to turf fields in the face of very likely grass field closures. I don't think anyone on this forum who would put themselves in the position of a club director/tourney organizer from SD Surf would think eliminating teams from the actual host club would go over well with parents in the club. After that, it's tough choices. Maybe it's a blind draw. Maybe our team (LA Surf) and other Surf teams not from SD (if any) were taken off off to avoid accusations of a broader "Surf bias" that could turn off other clubs. That said, that's probably (and seems to be) happening anyway.
 
newwavedave said:
Well soccer fan, when it comes to girls u12, we have a problem. That's just my opinion. College showcase for 15 year olds, I agree, welcome to soccer across the country. Little Sally who was at Grandma and Grandpa the night before should be asleep resting her body from all the food she ate. Long sleep help lose weight, not waking up at 5am to get ready for a soccer game in 33 degrees.
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The 7:30 am start times have been happening for years at Surf. I agree that College Showcases are for 15+. Regarding u12 the answer is simple. If you don’t want to play in these events move your daughter to a different team or talk to the other parents and if the majority don’t want to play speak up to your coach or manager.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
The 7:30 am start times have been happening for years at Surf. I agree that College Showcases are for 15+. Regarding u12 the answer is simple. If you don’t want to play in these events move your daughter to a different team or talk to the other parents and if the majority don’t want to play speak up to your coach or manager.
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Great points again. I'll shut up now :)
 
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