I was watching and our footage was ok, but not great. We have a parent that also video's the games and shares them out so girls can either clip from the game or send a link with better picture for coaches to watch and able to manipulate the speed. It is hard to know who is watching when you cannot have direct communication as of yet for a '23. My kid had contact after the games so that was nice, but she is a '22.
I think it's a done deal - nothing official yet. This may be the saddest example of a group of people governing from a position of ignorance and pre-conceived bias.
Following in the footsteps of California
Sad indeed. At least Councilman Jim Waring was able to bring some semblance of balance to the discussion. Doesn't look like it will matter in the end though
Yep, just the city of phoenix. The complete lack of understanding in regards to problem solving and administrating is woefully embarrassing. Somehow, canceling a soccer tournament is going to stop people from coming to the state. This is low hanging fruit for a group people who are incredibly under qualified to handle the crisis at hand.
Right. Now, question is where did Surf Cup request fields. Someone on these forums should be able to relay that info. With PHX making this decision, there will be added pressure on neighboring cities to do the same.
I don't think that's necessarily true, but we will see. Different cultures between cities in Arizona that are in close proximity. Time will tell.
For the city of phoenix - Reach, Rose Mofford, and likely a field complex further north of Reach (small, 4 fields maybe, but under lights).
Surf Youngers - Scottsdale Soccer Complex - Girls & Boys
Right! I think the other cities will follow suit
does not. Different city.
What makes you think that? City of Phoenix were one of the last to open fields over the summer, Scottsdale one of the first.
No Reach 11 is a big problem. It has 18 fields, all under lights. SSC has 10 fields, but only 4 under lights. There are other fields in the metro area and Surf is not competing with any local tournaments. Logistically harder, but still doable.
Good info, thank you. So yes, Surf will need to find another venue to accommodate older Girls teams. Reach 11 is a large complex (15+ fields), so likely they will need to find several other parks in the metro area. It won't be as easy as it seems assuming other sports tournaments are scrambling now too (remember, it's not just soccer).
