Yes, You are saying what I meant to say. I should have taken out the word "December" and just said tryouts.
Ya I think you’ll see tryouts back in Spring closer to what it used to be before the age change wacked everything out.
It’s just the top 2 teams traveling (every other year) so basically after you beat all the so cal teams. Considering I had to go to Coachella AND Lancaster last year for GROUP PLAY ! I’d have no problem going to Davis or Dublin for the semi finals after winning what would be 8 or 11 games here at Silverlakes, Great Park, or Oceanside.
My prediction (provided this setup lasts more than two years before someone churns the pot). SoCal teams will win a decisive majority of the "State" championships, yet still be forced to travel out of the area 50% of the time.
The second isn’t much of a prediction. The agreement states that norcal and socal would trade off who gets to host.
I doubt it. Almost nothing is club soccer is "what is best for the players".
If your right which you likely are it’s still good for SoCal teams cause now we get to take the NorCal spots into the regional/national events since they gotta go through SoCal to move on.
Part of playing SC games in Fall and continuing into winter i think helps float that December gap and keeps players/teams engaged longer than now.
SCDSL already set aside and budgeted a minimum of $1.7 Million just for State cup. All geared toward enhancing the player experience. So hopefully that helps improve the status quo of what’s being done now by CS.
You mean $1.7m that will come in form of fees for clubs. I heard our fees will go up but it’s because now it’s a year long season. My wife did ask me when are the kids going to be able to play another sport. She has a valid point.
Well...if they are going to play “club level” in another sport, you’re in for a financial awakening.
The other sport is definitely rec. Just trying to make sure my kid doesn’t get burned out with soccer only with 11 months (including tryout season).
Teams who join US Club Soccer go there knowing they’re most likely not going to have a free weekend which will be supplemented by “higher quality” league play. If someone were to tell you NOW they’re going to play So Cal NPL instead of National Cup they’d say you’re insane but that’s how it was back in 2016 when SCNPL was the only NPL in this area if the country.
A lot of it is money they already have banked. That profit everyone thinks gets pocketed that actually isn’t. They’re reinvesting back into the program. I know it’s crazy. League fees have already gone down the past 2 seasons because of that same surplus. That also includes the addition of the discovery division which the league covers the extra cost for that as well. The new cost breakdown is still cheaper. For youngers $1100 total for league and State Cup. So $400 for a 16 game league which is less than the $450 we were paying 3 years ago and and now an extra 4 games. $700 for State Cup which is less than we were Paying at cal south and now getting guaranteed Min 5 games instead of 3 (among other things mentioned in this thread). For olders it’s something like $1700 total but also Includes the college showcase tournaments. So still a better cost.
