How can SoCal league improve?

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Curious

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I know it is very unlikely that these suggestions will get back to the SoCal league but I guess I’m an optimist and hope the league can make some changes to improve after this greatly expanded year.

I would like to see the rules change so that players can not play down from a higher flight to a lower flight, as this obviously puts large clubs at an advantage over smaller clubs and results in standings that don’t reflect the true abilities of the teams.
 
Hopefully the "2 games per day allowed" rule was only for covid purposes and that goes away next year.
I agree- Players in SoCal League should only be "SoCal League" players. No dual rostering ecnl/ga/dpl players. Im ok with a SoCal League player from Discovery or F1 playing down if a team is short players. It's not ok for the closed "elite" league players.

I'd also find a way to end the season in the Fall for everyone. These spring games are silly for HS aged players.

State Cup- Dunno what to do here. I dont think the new format of games during league play worked all that great (as evidenced by over 200 teams dropping). Have it the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas (for middle school and younger teams) and start the new year fresh. For HS aged teams- Skip it all together. Maybe hold a tournament or 2, but don't make it mandatory.
 
Eagle33 said:
Absolutely. For those who really looking for a State Cup fix, can play Cal South State Cup as before.
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3. Team Eligibility

3.1. The team must have competed in a Cal South approved Fall League or Sanctioned Cal South event using Cal South approved player passes for the seasonal year.



3.1. The team must have competed in a Cal South approved Fall League, Regional League or Sanctioned Cal South Event , using Cal South approved player passes for the seasonal year with the exception of 19U boys and girls.

 
espola said:
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3. Team Eligibility

3.1. The team must have competed in a Cal South approved Fall League or Sanctioned Cal South event using Cal South approved player passes for the seasonal year.



3.1. The team must have competed in a Cal South approved Fall League, Regional League or Sanctioned Cal South Event , using Cal South approved player passes for the seasonal year with the exception of 19U boys and girls.

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That was waived last year. Anyone who competed under any USYS or US Club Soccer league was allowed in. Let's see if they allow this to be the case this year.
 
A team at my DD's club missed out on the opportunity for a piece of a league championship after two teams they were supposed play against decided not to play their games since they didn't have enough players return after the conclusion of their HS season. The teams that could not field a team should be penalized and handed a forfeit, IMO.

Oh, and let's not have all these last second, day of games, schedule changes. Please and thank you!
 
Play the full league season in the fall. Play State Cup in the spring (no fall state cup games). This way teams know if they are folding for spring and do not sign up for state cup. It is hard on older rosters after the high school season, due to injuries or players quitting.
 
JabroniBeater805 said:
I think it was due the fact that there weren't enough teams to do fill 3 flights for the youngers.
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That makes sense, especially in light of the pre-existing exception for U19 teams. There are still U19 brackets in the playing leagues, but many players have gone off to college and are not available to play for their local clubs until late spring when the U19 National Cup games are played.
 
I’ll also add it would be great if we could do away with all the driving required for Discovery games. Depending on where the team is based it can be onerous. I’d suggest one weekend a month the games be at the regional fields, Silverlakes, SoCal/Oceanside etc and the others be just home and away as with the other flights.
 
Curious said:
I’ll also add it would be great if we could do away with all the driving required for Discovery games. Depending on where the team is based it can be onerous. I’d suggest one weekend a month the games be at the regional fields, Silverlakes, SoCal/Oceanside etc and the others be just home and away as with the other flights.
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My goodness- YES!!!!
Half of our games at home and half of our games away is better than driving to all games in Oceanside/Del Mar/Norco
 
Unable to log into Demosphere for hours; preparing for a two hour drive to Norco tomorrow for a game that has been rescheduled/re-seeded several times over the last couple of days; advocating for a player who wants to join our club but whose team refuses to release her... I've got a list of suggestions that is getting longer and getting close to boiling over.
 
KJR said:
Unable to log into Demosphere for hours; preparing for a two hour drive to Norco tomorrow for a game that has been rescheduled/re-seeded several times over the last couple of days; advocating for a player who wants to join our club but whose team refuses to release her... I've got a list of suggestions that is getting longer and getting close to boiling over.
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Spring league 2 games every weekend including on Mother’s Day at 4pm. Socal at first had a posting to allow guest players with us club cards. Two days ago they changed it to no guest players period. Keep in mind the spring league doesn’t keep track of scores or standings. Have no clue why guest players are not allowed.
 
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