How’s the 2024-2025 season going?

EXSD007 said:
Bench players are competitive and want to win too. Surf went with their starting lineup. Rotated the bench in, but kept some core players on the field.
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Exactly, same with rest of the field.

Heck, Surf bench would probably make any of the top SW ECNL teams.
 
Carlsbad7 said:
If Surf isn't going to take their own tournament seriously something else will take Surf Cups place.

Now that college soccer teams need to make $$$ to exist I could see a college like UCLA putting on youth soccer tournaments during the summer. What better way to make a bunch of money and have all the top recruits come to you. Combine a tournament with a sleepover camp in the dorms and they could make even more $$$.
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What an excellent idea!
 
Culer said:
I'm not sure if they are not taking their own tournament seriously, 10's, 11's, 12's, 13's, 14's, 15's are all represented to play tomorrow.

UCLA camp would be money grab, heck sign me up! lol
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That many age groups making it to the semis is impressive.

I pressed some of the Surf parents on the "bench players + injures" responses because what was said was BS. Lose as gracefully as you win. Let the teams that beat you have their moment.

Personally win or lose I like the opportunity to play top teams that you don't always get to play during the season. It's nice to control your own destiny so to speak with rankings. It's much more satisfying to know that you played against the top teams and the results directly affected your ranking.
 
Carlsbad7 said:
That many age groups making it to the semis is impressive.

I pressed some of the Surf parents on the "bench players + injures" responses because what was said was BS. Lose as gracefully as you win. Let the teams that beat you have their moment.

Personally win or lose I like the opportunity to play top teams that you don't always get to play during the season. It's nice to control your own destiny so to speak with rankings. It's much more satisfying to know that you played against the top teams and the results directly affected your ranking.
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100% agree with you. It also discredits the "bench players" who stepped up when called upon. With Surf moving to the semis and potentially winning it, that just means they are a really good squad.
 
Luis Andres said:
Inferior? That 10’s team is solid they don’t need her for the regular ecnl season. That team right now next to Surf has the most 🇺🇸 national team player candidates in SoCal.
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@Luis Andres Legends added more players in their roster. What's their (2010) roster count? Where did the rest go or will it be a big roster?
 
EXSD007 said:
What an excellent idea!
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I've never understood why GA and ECNL don't work with colleges and have events or maybe just individual games on college campuses.

If the goal is to get in front of college coaches why make the coaches go to you? Go to them by playing on their fields.
 
Carlsbad7 said:
I've never understood why GA and ECNL don't work with colleges and have events or maybe just individual games on college campuses.

If the goal is to get in front of college coaches why make the coaches go to you? Go to them by playing on their fields.
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Colleges aren’t allowed to host invitational identification events. This is why the ID camps are officially open to anyone who pays.

It’s kind of unfair to the families of low skill kids. Why cash the check if you already know the kid has no chance? But that’s not how the rule works.
 
Zeke said:
Colleges aren’t allowed to host invitational identification events. This is why the ID camps are officially open to anyone who pays.

It’s kind of unfair to the families of low skill kids. Why cash the check if you already know the kid has no chance? But that’s not how the rule works.
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NCAA has stupid rules. What are they going to do?

Now that players are getting a piece of the action are they going to fine Colleges for hosting events to fund their teams?

Camps, tournaments, and parking make more $$$ than selling tickets.
 
EXSD007 said:
Did shark/Legends SD pick up and Legends players? Sharks/Legends SD seemed to do well in this tournament.
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That would be my guess. It's why I told everyone when the dust settles and the big games are on the line, Legends SD will be in the finals of many tournaments and will most likely be a top 5 contender, moo! Legends is now all of SoCal and NoCal. Surf does the same thing but more natonally. I just heard (I won't say what team for privacy) about a 7 year old moving from the mid-west to be on one of these super teams. Big and fast and playing up a couple years. I would add Slammers to the socal super teams. What happened to my not to early #1 Legends?
 
crush said:
That would be my guess. It's why I told everyone when the dust settles and the big games are on the line, Legends SD will be in the finals of many tournaments and will most likely be a top 5 contender, moo! Legends is now all of SoCal and NoCal. Surf does the same thing but more natonally. I just heard (I won't say what team for privacy) about a 7 year old moving from the mid-west to be on one of these super teams. Big and fast and playing up a couple years. I would add Slammers to the socal super teams. What happened to my not to early #1 Legends?
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you need to put that crack pipe down Crush! Your saying a 7 year old is going to play with the 2010's?
 
Veritas said:
Congratulations to the SD Surf 2010 girls for winning surf cup 🙌 with a 2-0 Dub. Back on 🔝
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In the top G2010 level most games were ties or within 1-2 goals. There were only two 0-3 games and one was Surfs loss.

Ironic that Surf was able to rally back to winning it all after the biggest deficit loss.
 
Carlsbad7 said:
In the top G2010 level most games were ties or within 1-2 goals. There were only two 0-3 games and one was Surfs loss.

Ironic that Surf was able to rally back to winning it all after the biggest deficit loss.
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That’s why whoever posted earlier that was making excuses for Surf did not make sense. They just had a bad game and turned it on. All of a sudden it’s an excellent tournament.
 
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