LA Surf is born

Soccer43 said:
I do like that idea of keeping stats on “lost but gave the other team a challenge” or “dominated the game even though we lost” or “looked good out there, just unlucky”
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Why? What would that accomplish?
 
It is disappointing to me that EC fell to the giant club dragon. He had a pretty good thing going but looks like he had to be a part of the machine - I doubt he will be able to work and train as a coach as he would like to under his new regime
 
LASTMAN14 said:
Could you break down the entire merger? There are holes in this story which makes this situation unclear.
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It's the Surf and Barry show. Surf with the money and Barry with the DA status. Barry is the CEO of LA Surf. How Barry got into the mix with Surf shortly after LA Surf creation one can only assume is to get the better teams from SCA as we have seen the stats on the DA Premier teams. Or else why in the hell would Barry want to be part of Surf. We will never know the truth and only assumptions.
 
Soccer43 said:
Surf brings in financial resources and name brand
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SD Surf’s brand. LA Surf was the equivalent to IE Surf essentially until the LA Premier brought DA with it. So Cal Academy provides quality player pool and coaches. With almost 60 teams prior to the merger, I don’t think they were in a hole financially that SGV and So Cal would save them from. It is added fees but they bring their own debts along with them.
 
cheaper2keeper said:
SD Surf’s brand. LA Surf was the equivalent to IE Surf essentially until the LA Premier brought DA with it. So Cal Academy provides quality player pool and coaches. With almost 60 teams prior to the merger, I don’t think they were in a hole financially that SGV and So Cal would save them from. It is added fees but they bring their own debts along with them.
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LA Surf is fully governed by San Diego Surf just as OC Surf is.
 
I agree that Surf is the brand and LA Surf is just a new club. That said there are structural differences between the affiliate program and the creation of LA Surf. LA Surf is operating as a part of SD Surf. They do have their own 501 C (3) however they answer to the board of SD Surf. Brian Waltrip who was President and is now COO is on the board of SD Surf. I believe that he will have some say over coaching decisions.
 
Heard from a reliable source Hazell is leaving SoCal/Surf and taking his ‘05 and ‘07 teams to Breakers...ECNL. Considering Breakers practices on the west side, that commute to/from practice is going to be brutal for parents.
 
Buzz Cook said:
Heard from a reliable source Hazell is leaving SoCal/Surf and taking his ‘05 and ‘07 teams to Breakers...ECNL. Considering Breakers practices on the west side, that commute to/from practice is going to be brutal for parents.
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That would be a really bad drive for nearly all of the team. Each team has a couple of players that make crazy commutes, but to have the whole team do it is nuts. I wouldn't make that drive.
 
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