Pulling out of State cup?

MWN said:
All I know is the Operational Group works hard and long hours to create a State Cup experience that few other State Association members enjoy. Cal South is the class of the US Youth Soccer Association, and its teams receive substantial subsidies to attend Regionals, Nationals, and ODP, whereas many other state Associations don't subsidize. Compared to Cal North, Cal South is the best thing since sliced bread.
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I should have been more even handed in my criticisms of CalSouth. They do have many positive attributes, but they have also turned a blind eye towards many unethical practices. My guess is the people on the ground that make things work are not the main problem, it is a small minority at or near the top. In the end, it is all about money.
 
Funny I was just hearing complaints from people in other states with the fact that they have 5-6 "State Cups" each year in their State and they wish it was just one. Considering we have at 750 teams at the 05 age group, multiply that by all the different ages, then compared to other States that only have 1/3 the number of teams, they do a decent job. Now where all the money goes that is a different story. The bigger an organization becomes, the more difficult to keep it ethical.
 
Will CalSouth ever make the move to digital player cards? The days of kids not playing a game because an adult does not have the player cards should be long behind us.
 
From this past State cup ... its a harsh,, but better learning experience to go O-3 against top competition vs 3-0 against weaker teams.
I think a GREAT tourney experience is to play the toughest comp first... then have that experience against competition thats is not so formidable.
Making young kids be/think realistically goes along way.
 
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