SDSC joins Surf

greekgirl said:
What does SDSC gain from this?
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Yeah very interesting. It most likely will have some sort of effect on SD Force. Maybe they put their top girls teams in GAL and the 2nd teams in DPL. I don't see them getting ECNL on the girls side or maybe it helps that they already have it on the boys side.
 
Not sure what does it mean to the current players and families in the club. But I have to say comparatively SDSC is much better ran and relatively less expensive in the area. Don't know if that's going to change.
 
Pandemic is probably got clubs on the financial edge or over. $$$ talks so might have been do or die.

Franchise or affiliate leagues coming soon forget about the rest or the alphabetic soup leagues when you can play or scrimmages X, Y, Z every weekend instead.

 
soccer_dad said:
Not sure what does it mean to the current players and families in the club. But I have to say comparatively SDSC is much better ran and relatively less expensive in the area. Don't know if that's going to change.
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Not going to change, for the upcoming season anyways. After that I bet fees go up. Kits will most likely cost more now though, as they'll have to shift over to Nike and Soccer.com. SDSC Surf, rather than a city or region (Surf) is a weird take on the franchise affiliate branding but I'd guess SDSC wanted to retain a link to their 501c3 and the old club name. I'd imagine some of the coaches are throwing up in their mouths a little but they'll have to deal with it or move elsewhere. These are challenging times for all so good on SDSC for finding a way to make sure they survive.
 
How do SD Surf and SDSC community members feel about this? I get promoting a ‘brand’ and have seen other affiliate programs... but this seems a bit close to home (geographically). Do you think this will be similar to other affiliate programs like ‘East County Surf’ or more integrated than others?
 
In the past SDSC & SD Force were both trying to get access to the same fields (4S Ranch area). SDSC had a lot of teams but were close enough to Surf & Force that they would lose their best players to both (youngers to Force & the olders to Surf). IMO it made more sense in the past for Force & SDSC to join together, but I am under the impression that the people running Force were not going to give up control. SDSC is close enough to the Polo Fields that they could practice there if needed.
 
lafalafa said:
Pandemic is probably got clubs on the financial edge or over. $$$ talks so might have been do or die.

Franchise or affiliate leagues coming soon forget about the rest or the alphabetic soup leagues when you can play or scrimmages X, Y, Z every weekend instead.

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Looks like everyone got the memo! from LA to San Diego alot of clubs have to play (allow) scrimmages now or else they dont have a good enough reason to ask for money a 2nd year in a row. Parents will not pay or support clubs a 2nd year unless the clubs actually get out of their comfort zone and start scrimmaging.
On a side note , the kids need to play or scrimmage, theres alot of kids that lost interest due to inactivity , and well lets just say , thats no bueno for the sport , the clubs, everyone. Imagine going from playing a game you love every weekend, to playing 4 games over the course of 12 months, these kids interest start to wander and were seeing it first hand .
 
46n2 said:
Looks like everyone got the memo! from LA to San Diego alot of clubs have to play (allow) scrimmages now or else they dont have a good enough reason to ask for money a 2nd year in a row. Parents will not pay or support clubs a 2nd year unless the clubs actually get out of their comfort zone and start scrimmaging.
On a side note , the kids need to play or scrimmage, theres alot of kids that lost interest due to inactivity , and well lets just say , thats no bueno for the sport , the clubs, everyone. Imagine going from playing a game you love every weekend, to playing 4 games over the course of 12 months, these kids interest start to wander and were seeing it first hand .
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Yup, 100% agree 46 & 2. Is that your age plus 2 kiddos? USL is the newest and latest for soccer in socal. Shhhhhhhhh, dont tell anyone :) My dd wants to just play a game. At this point, a game anywhere with 11 v 11 is all she wants. BTW, HS Soccer is not looking good at all. USL is all we got for the kids and it's time to go play, like now!!! Enough is enough......
 
46n2 said:
Looks like everyone got the memo! from LA to San Diego alot of clubs have to play (allow) scrimmages now or else they dont have a good enough reason to ask for money a 2nd year in a row. Parents will not pay or support clubs a 2nd year unless the clubs actually get out of their comfort zone and start scrimmaging.
On a side note , the kids need to play or scrimmage, theres alot of kids that lost interest due to inactivity , and well lets just say , thats no bueno for the sport , the clubs, everyone. Imagine going from playing a game you love every weekend, to playing 4 games over the course of 12 months, these kids interest start to wander and were seeing it first hand .
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Yeah we had a several players wanting in on the action from other clubs who have payed the big bucks but have not play regular games, tournaments, or even scrimmages much. At the same time some players haven't been able to travel or could afford some of the trips so the lineup changes frequently which has worked out fine.

Somehow my son's teams actually has played more real meaningful games and scrimmages vs what they would have in league some far. Of course that has meant out if state travel for multiple tournaments and out of our area for scrimmages and it hasn't been cheap but worth it in the end if you have the means, my son's doesn't mind using his money earned at his PT job to overset travel costs.
 
46n2 said:
On a side note , the kids need to play or scrimmage, theres alot of kids that lost interest due to inactivity , and well lets just say , thats no bueno for the sport , the clubs, everyone. Imagine going from playing a game you love every weekend, to playing 4 games over the course of 12 months, these kids interest start to wander and were seeing it first hand
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its not just the kids. I too have been doing a lot of thinking and after this is all over, should I start enjoying my life or continue on the rat race. I only have 25 years more to live meaningfully. Time is running out.
 
blam said:
its not just the kids. I too have been doing a lot of thinking and after this is all over, should I start enjoying my life or continue on the rat race. I only have 25 years more to live meaningfully. Time is running out.
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Yup, live life to the fullest. If you had one week left to live and I, Crush, were to give you four choices to choose from, which one would you pick:
1. Stay in your room and zoom good bye to loved ones all alone watching Fox News
2. Stay in your room and be allowed to say good bye to loved ones through a window
3. Go back to Rat Race pre Corona and live life like you mean it for 7 days
4. Enjoy the next 7 days doing whatever the hell you want without a mask and just living free
 
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