I remember my dd first Surf Cup. It was awesome. Each age only had one group called, "Best of the Best." Texas came. NY came. WA came. MI came, NV came. AZ came. FL came and so on. Enjoy the round 64 bro and I mean that. My pals are priced out and pulled their kids out of club soccer and now do surfing full timeThere is no doubt the economy is a huge factor that is changing life as we have known it in the past. All the above is spot on and I believe is creating a “new normal”
Add to that the competition for hotel rooms in San Diego due to other major activities in town, it has made the cost of San Diego especially high this year. Therefore, at the 2010 age group, the lack of out of town teams. On the positive side, the number and quality of west coast teams is incredible, 64 in total. (I wish it was 6 games to reach the finals as in the old days)