Surf Cup's Fate

crush said:
I'm still holding out hope it's on. I need my debt forgiven big time from Eagle. If youngers happens, my debt is free and clear. I need some hope for 2021 and having debts wiped cleaned is a welcomed thought in my brain right about now. I have a few friends who are all signed up to go.
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What is the debt up to now? $100.00?
 
Lavey29 said:
With an 03 junior player, it's a different decision as she contacts coaches and needs quality game footage to show them.
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Aren’t schools waiving SAT’s & ACT’s due to Covid? If so, do you seriously believe a coach that is asking for recent game footage is interested in your kid or just pissing in their face and calling it rain?
 
MacDre said:
Aren’t schools waiving SAT’s & ACT’s due to Covid? If so, do you seriously believe a coach that is asking for recent game footage is interested in your kid or just pissing in their face and calling it rain?
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I’ll give you one example, Player is a center back (converted from a left back three years ago), 2 coaches are interested in her as an outside back, but would like to see footage of her playing outside back. Since there are no games for us to play where the coach could put her in outside back, She doesn’t have any recent footage of her playing outside back.
 
MacDre said:
Aren’t schools waiving SAT’s & ACT’s due to Covid? If so, do you seriously believe a coach that is asking for recent game footage is interested in your kid or just pissing in their face and calling it rain?
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The coaches all told my dd the same thing. I love what I see and let's talk some more next year. Jrs are in a good spot. No rushing this process. Big West had no season for the girls. I love that league so next year 5 classes. If no soccer next year, then in 2022 6 classes to compete? Talk about a 6th year 24 year old Senior trying out for a spot with a fresh incoming 18 year old will be tough. These are changing times for sure Dre. Peace brah!!!
 
MacDre said:
Aren’t schools waiving SAT’s & ACT’s due to Covid? If so, do you seriously believe a coach that is asking for recent game footage is interested in your kid or just pissing in their face and calling it rain?
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Since when do coaches toe a line set by SAT and ACT?

Those two tests are unnecessary burdens set by admissions, not some clue to what you actually do.
 
Glitterhater said:
Why doesn't surf just put out a list of confirmed teams? That would solve a lot of speculation, right?
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It’s less than 3 weeks to younger’s surf tourney and surf still can’t say what fields they’ll play on or provide a schedule. I think that’s a pretty good indication it’s not going to happen. Our club already pulled out and I’m bummed that my younger won’t get to go play.
 
dad4 said:
Since when do coaches toe a line set by SAT and ACT?

Those two tests are unnecessary burdens set by admissions, not some clue to what you actually do.
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I was a good boy and I asked Santa for a few things this year. One of them was to get rid of the SAT test :)
 
MacDre said:
Aren’t schools waiving SAT’s & ACT’s due to Covid? If so, do you seriously believe a coach that is asking for recent game footage is interested in your kid or just pissing in their face and calling it rain?
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Schools are waiving SAT and ACT for several reasons. Covid is one but there is also litigation arguing the SAT and ACT are biased towards under performing schools and students thus preventing them from getting into good colleges. They want to eliminate SAT and ACT test entirely. Game footage is mandatory it seems. Several coaches talked to her about their programs while she was at ID camp 2 months back and they asked for game footage video which we did not have due to canceled spring and fall season. My kid is 4.5gpa and as a junior she is already taking 2 college courses. Academics are the key to her college future and career in life. Soccer is just an added bonus if a coach has interest.
 
dad4 said:
Since when do coaches toe a line set by SAT and ACT?

Those two tests are unnecessary burdens set by admissions, not some clue to what you actually do.
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Agreed. I just feel bad for the kids that got caught up in this mess. And at the risk of sounding cynical, I think asking for recent game footage now is another layer of unnecessary BS this cohort of kids is gonna have to deal with. Sad.

I understand why a coach may want recent film under normal circumstances but I just don’t see film provided during Covid as being of much value. Kinda seems like folks are going through the motions and checking boxes.
 
Lavey29 said:
Schools are waiving SAT and ACT for several reasons. Covid is one but there is also litigation arguing the SAT and ACT are biased towards under performing schools and students thus preventing them from getting into good colleges. They want to eliminate SAT and ACT test entirely. Game footage is mandatory it seems. Several coaches talked to her about their programs while she was at ID camp 2 months back and they asked for game footage video which we did not have due to canceled spring and fall season. My kid is 4.5gpa and as a junior she is already taking 2 college courses. Academics are the key to her college future and career in life. Soccer is just an added bonus if a coach has interest.
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I know of a coach ((not one my kid is looking to play for, FYI)) who is waiting so he can see who is truly in love with soccer & school. He told me he used to lose half his recruits because of burn out and over use of the female body. Some with tears and rips and some girls are just tired. Dad is not around to make sure she's at practice and they quit. 100% can understand that. Although these last 10 months have been hell on so many of us, we will be better and come back even stronger. Education is super important for all folks and I hope all can get access to it. No more paying people to take the SAT test for their kiddo or pay $250,000 for a spot. That's good coin btw :)
 
happy9 said:
You are back on the notion that I am trash talking Surf. Please point out where I have said anything negative about Surf as an organization. The topic of this discussion is "Surf Cup's Fate". Your contribution was more meaningful when you were laying out your reasoning for coming to play. You applied logic for making those decisions and mentioned if you were the parent of a younger, you wouldn't be coming. I respect both sides of that coin.

My view is that Surf will not happen and I've laid out some rationale that I've used to come to that conclusion. I could very well be wrong, doesn't really matter though. The back and forth hopefully has been interesting for some and fun for others.

Again, will concede that 400 may or may not be an accurate number - information provided from a trusted source. If it turns out to be higher or lower, then so be it. I am confident it's an accurate number but that will be play out on its own. If it turns out to be completely false or hyperbole, then the criticism is well deserved.

Hopefully your player gets great footage. Quality of play is subjective, to some degree. I'm not here to cast shade on your player and hope they get what they need if the end state is playing at the next level.
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Happy, I'm not going to debate this anymore with you. On December 2 you posted "I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WITHIN THE SURF ORGANIZATION " but yet you post 400 teams dropped out without any direct knowledge of it being accurate. That is just plain trash talking a club and I will leave it at that.

Yes, I hope to get some good footage to add to my kids highlight video that a company is preparing for me. Thank you for wishing my kid my kid success.
 
MacDre said:
Agreed. I just feel bad for the kids that got caught up in this mess. And at the risk of sounding cynical, I think asking for recent game footage now is another layer of unnecessary BS this cohort of kids is gonna have to deal with. Sad.

I understand why a coach may want recent film under normal circumstances but I just don’t see film provided during Covid as being of much value. Kinda seems like folks are going through the motions and checking boxes.
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Coaches are still recruiting but have changed methods due to the China virus. They did not know if there would even be a season for college soccer and seniors are afforded another year of eligibility due to the virus disruption of the normal season.

3 coaches that have seen my kid play at ID clinics have asked for game video so I need to help my kid get some. 90% of scholarships are for academics so that is what she focuses on and if she gets a chance to play at the college level that's an added bo us. She is choosing a school that has degree fields she is interested in not because they have a good or average soccer program.
 
crush said:
It was fun for my dd because she was new to a school and needed to make some good friends, quickly. She made Varsity as a FR and got to play with a UCLA bound super stud goat RT and played with other Srs and Jrs and she was taken care of by some really nice girls. It was fun and we made CIF two years in a row. Now, my dd get's to return the favor to the underclassman. All the girls who played GDA are now "eligible" to play and dont need to worry about getting caught. This will be great HS season for Socal, MOO!!!
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Alright Crush! You have been talking about your goat for years. Time to give details. Where is she going for college? Where is she ranked (if she is a senior) on the top drawer or whatever it’s called.
 
MacDre said:
I agree, but be careful. I attended public universities and graduated from professional school with no debt. School is so much more expensive now and young adults are starting their lives burdened with substantial debt. I doubt that I would attend law school at today’s prices.
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Agreed. I got my BA and MBA at CSUF and doing well now.

It’s not worth getting so much in debt. 2 years of community college and then 2 years at a big school is always an optio.
 
Glitterhater said:
And, if I'm not mistaken, isn't 2 years at community college free? (Or maybe that's just in CA, not sure where you're located.)
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Looks like it if you are a first-time student and attend full-time. It's also free to HS students who can get dual enrollment credits.

www.cnn.com

California joins a handful of other states that provide community college tuition-free

California will provide free tuition for two years of community college to first-time, full-time California students.
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