For a minute I thought both of you were sisters!!!!!!
Silver Lakes College Showcase, Surf College Showcase, November Nights
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sierrasracing
BRONZE
FWIW: Our team Boys 2000 U17 played at the November Nights at Poinsettia baseball grass fields Friday and Saturday and La Costa HS grass fields (horrible) on Sunday,and in 3 days I didn't see one single coach.. Even though our boys won all 3 games and their bracket. Perhaps because they played in the grass fields ? IDK but it feels just like a big scam and rip off , And they didn't even gave out pins for the players.
outside!
DA
Bummer. I have always felt bad for the teams that play on the baseball field as it is away from the action and kind of hard to find. I have worked that field before and have seen college coaches there however. I am curious, do you have any idea how many emails the players sent out to college coaches?
Livinthedream
SILVER ELITE
Here is what one of the parents send me this morning:
Despite the fact that Surf had over 500 college coaches' names listed (multiple names for a single school), there were only 76 D1 colleges (women's) that signed up. That compares with 68 D1 colleges at Silverlakes. So Surf had only 8 more D1 college women's programs than Silverlakes. For a first-year showcase and fairly late notice, that's not too shabby at all. And if you look at schools that only went to Silverlakes vs the ones that only went to Surf, I'd prefer Silverlakes with schools such as Stanford, Northwestern, West Virginia, Berkeley, and Colorado that only signed up for Silverlakes. And we got to play all 3 days and 4 games, all games were high quality competition. Really glad we did this showcase instead.
As long as you(the parent) are happy with how your money is being spent...does it really matter which showcase you attend. It's nice to have choices and competition between all 3 showcases just makes it better for Teams in the long run.
S
Sped
Guest
do U17's really care about pins still?
sierrasracing
BRONZE
I do. specially when they charge so much and don't deliver as promised, it's the principle behind.
MakeAPlay
DA
I would love to see the coaches list for this showcase. West Virginia played yesterday so if the coaches were there it was Friday and they took a redeye back. Not that it matters to me. I already know what a draw Surf Cup is and I know that top tier teams are looking for top tier talent (you know talent with YNT in the resume or at least ODP regional team on the resume and YNT level talent). Thanks you in advance for posting.
NoGoal
DA
You are the biggest propaganda bullshitter. 1st you post Surf College Cup didn't provide refunds and now your spinning your post, they had only 76 D1 college women coaches signed up. I counted over 160 college coaches who registered(not counting duplicate colleges with assistant coaches) and the list starts with the letter "I". So it's safe to say Surf College Cup had over 200 colleges registered.
http://surfcup.com/2016/10/attending-coach-list/
For the ulittle parents reading. Unless your DDs will play for a Girls DA team next season....the schools like Stanford, Northwestern, West Virginia, Berkeley and Colorado will be recruiting from the Girls DA club pool and will favor the players with YNT experience or in the YNT pool. If your DD plays for a non-Girls DA/ECNL club....then you are better off playing at Surf College Cup...where there will be more mid-major D1, D2-D3 and NAIA schools attending. One thing I have learned through the 8 or so years of club soccer....club's will sell pie in the sky D1 school scholarship to parents. What I have learned at SoCal Blues when my DD was U14, cast a big net, pair the interested schools down by your financials and be realistic with your DDs athletic abilities.
Livinthedream
SILVER ELITE
Can anyone else on this board post anything that doesn't agree with you? SS worked for our club and I'm sure their were a lot of other satisfied clubs that attended. Please watch the language...this forum is for info and entertainment, no need to use profanity. I tried to sent you a private message, but you apparently don't except them.
NoGoal
DA
Don't PIVOT from the fact you are spinning propaganda with your post that Surf College Cup only had 76 D1 college coaches to make your comparisons. As for calling you a bullshitter, I call it as I see it. You are also NOT the forum moderator, Dom is. I will stop when, Dom warns me to stop posting the word bullshit.
As I posted prior, Legends SilverLakes next year will not have Girls DA clubs participating...this in turn will have less college coaches attending next year.
Can't you two just agree to disagree? As players, you go where your team goes. We as parents don't get to dictate to the team/coach we simply try to align our kids with the right club/coach that will help reach the goal your child has set.
If there was no rain, I would have to say everyone who attended an event this weekend would have walked away satisfied.
For the record, my DD was at SilverLakes, she's an '04 so it made no difference from a college scout perspective. But it gave her some perspective watching some of her older friends play in front of scouts. She was a bit star struck.
If there was no rain, I would have to say everyone who attended an event this weekend would have walked away satisfied.
For the record, my DD was at SilverLakes, she's an '04 so it made no difference from a college scout perspective. But it gave her some perspective watching some of her older friends play in front of scouts. She was a bit star struck.
CaliKlines
Well-Known Member
NoGoal, as a parent I would prefer to play an event at Silverlakes over a San Diego Surf event. Here are my reasons why...you may have a different opinion, but do not tell me that I am wrong. It is my opinion and it has been echoed by many younger parents that I have had the pleasure of meeting.
1. Silverlakes is more centrally located than Turkey Surf. (This is more fact than opinion, but I'm sure you'll say that I am wrong.) There are more elite level teams, as well as more teams in general, located closer to Silverlakes. Why should we have to schlep our families to San Diego over the holiday weekend? It is much better to save the money and sleep in our own beds. Or in your case, under your own rock.
And if there are more elite teams closer to Silverlakes, and the coaches will follow where the elite players are, then why would any elite team elect to go to SD, and force their families to stay in hotels, spending money to eat meals out (when there are plenty of delicious leftovers in the fridge), and pay higher parking fees for a mud filled lot? Right?
2. Much nicer facilities. From concessions to fields to coaches VIP tent, and even the Mercedes golf carts...and when the Fieldhouse is completed, it will be even nicer. That may not be important to you, but plenty of coaches expressed their opinions to me, and guess what, you were way in the minority. To put it another way, the amenities don't hurt.
3. Don't refute my opinions by suggesting that there won't be Thanksgiving Showcases next year because DA will not participate. There will be plenty of high quality college programs looking for the right USYS National League players to round out their rosters. And they will find them at
Silverlakes.
Looking forward to the holidays, and have a Merry Christmas!
1. Silverlakes is more centrally located than Turkey Surf. (This is more fact than opinion, but I'm sure you'll say that I am wrong.) There are more elite level teams, as well as more teams in general, located closer to Silverlakes. Why should we have to schlep our families to San Diego over the holiday weekend? It is much better to save the money and sleep in our own beds. Or in your case, under your own rock.
And if there are more elite teams closer to Silverlakes, and the coaches will follow where the elite players are, then why would any elite team elect to go to SD, and force their families to stay in hotels, spending money to eat meals out (when there are plenty of delicious leftovers in the fridge), and pay higher parking fees for a mud filled lot? Right?
2. Much nicer facilities. From concessions to fields to coaches VIP tent, and even the Mercedes golf carts...and when the Fieldhouse is completed, it will be even nicer. That may not be important to you, but plenty of coaches expressed their opinions to me, and guess what, you were way in the minority. To put it another way, the amenities don't hurt.
3. Don't refute my opinions by suggesting that there won't be Thanksgiving Showcases next year because DA will not participate. There will be plenty of high quality college programs looking for the right USYS National League players to round out their rosters. And they will find them at
Silverlakes.
Looking forward to the holidays, and have a Merry Christmas!
MakeAPlay
DA
I think that this speaks the loudest...
https://sites.google.com/site/soccerrecruits/
http://www.ussoccer.com/us-under20-womens-national-team
http://www.ussoccer.com/us-under17-womens-national-team
Where do these players come from? That's were the coaches of the top schools will be. Period.
NoGoal
DA
Centrally located? ....that is all relative based on geographic region. Eagles, MVLA, Del Sol are a few clubs, I am sure paid for hotel rooms at SilverLakes. WCFC, SoCal Blues, Carlsbad Elite, and the other South OC and San Diego clubs didn't have to pay for hotel rooms at Surf College Cup. You are splitting hairs.
See above reply. So are you saying their were more elite teams at Silverlakes than Surf College Cup? I beg to differ, It would say it was about the same and truth be told.....this is NOT about giving families an additional showcase event. Nothing is done for free....this is about Legends making money, PERIOD!
Nicer facility? It's in Eastvale, still better than Lancaster, but you post like it's in Newport Beach or some ritzy area. LOL! Maybe if your DD played and you experienced a ECNL college showcase....you would have know Legends SilverLakes provided nothing new, because ECNL has already provided those amenities.
Also, all it takes is to feed college coaches a nice meal and cart them around in a Mercedes Benz golf cart. Then the college coaches are in the wrong occupation. Then all AYSO has to do, is cater in a Flemings lunch buffet and cart them around in a Rolls Royce golf cart and they will get their U14-U18 AYSO players committed also.
Show me a post where I posted Legends Silverlakes will NOT run their Thanksgiving Showcase next year....sigh! I posted, SilverLakes will be unable to attract the same amount or quality of college coaches without the Girls DA teams next year. Livinthedream also posted the top Slammers teams were at SilverLakes as a justification it was the showcase to be at this past weekend. Well next year, all 11 SoCal Girls DA clubs, including your beloved Legends will not have their teams at SilverLakes next year. College Coaches follow the elite players and not who is going to feed them the best meal.
You are a true Legends HOMER and SilverLakes College Showcase is run by Legends....enough said.
NoGoal
DA
Bingo...the top college soccer programs will most likely be at some Girls DA showcase next year. The next level of teams below Girls DA are better off registering their teams at proven college showcases such as Surf Cup, Surf College Cup, and Las Vegas Showcase.
Livinthedream
SILVER ELITE
I just love the fact that his little brain was working overtime spitting out all his useless babble. He must be a real peach at the nieghborhood picnics...if he even gets invited.
You sure are a Legends hater. You need to get over it already. Not sure what your issue is/was but it's time to move on.