Surf Cup Is Happening! Schedule is up!

Publius said:
Does someone have actual info from Surf about the olders’ schedules coming down and not being reposted yet? Wondering if fields were unexpectedly pulled? Would think that if a team or two had to back out that only affect a few ages and brackets as opposed to everything across the board?
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There was mention that they would be reposted today after someone posted they spoke with the scheduler.

Turing out to be a real challenge, heard that a couple major chains cancelled some hotel reservations on Sunday for CA teams that went through the surf travel agency. They weren't sure who was actually still traveling with all the cancels & rumors flying so teams had to scramble to get into touch with chain management to have their reservations restored.

The brackets well some complaints as usual but some where really out of balance with the top 2 ranked teams in the same one while the home cooking ones not so much.

Let's see what happens with the schedules are posted again if fields or additional teams became unavailable.
 
Glitterhater said:
Someone on here mentioned yesterday that the Director said changes to come over the next couple of days.
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This is rumor mill and grape vine stuff so please take with a grain of salt and a shot of Tequila. I'm hearing from a source that folks in CA and AZ not happy about all this traveling outside to play soccer while all the others are staying home. If my dd wanted to play, would I allow her to play this weekend even though she was with her friend all day and that friends mom now has Rona? I could not and I would not send. This is not the norm so stay home and stay tune.
 
Giesbock said:
He bragged how they won every game 20-0 or whatever. Claimed it taught winners how to win...
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Nearly every kid out there has been on both sides of a blowout -- the right thing to do when you're on the winning side is to use that as a teachable moment about empathy. "Remember when you got beat 10-0 by that one team, how did that feel... now imagine how your opponents are feeling right now." That combined with an impromptu lesson in shape work and line-breaking passes means that your 8-0 victory doesn't stretch to 20-0. It's frustrating when you read about "being taught to win". Every kid is going to win and every kid is going to lose. Half of the job is to help these kids become better people in general. They spend a good part of their lives in an environment that is filled with these kinds of teachable moments and you can always tell who understands that versus who doesn't.
 
Glitterhater said:
Oh ya, sorry- not sure. My guess is people complaining about placement and people backing out due to the hotel issue mentioned here too. It is the 11th hour, I'd assume something will have to be posted soon.
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I have a idea and it's mixed with some satire. Just show up and be ready to play with Ganas. Trust the process and trust that trying to get games in during a freaking pandemic has never been tried before and everyone could use a little grace right about now.
 
Publius said:
Does someone have actual info from Surf about the olders’ schedules coming down and not being reposted yet? Wondering if fields were unexpectedly pulled? Would think that if a team or two had to back out that only affect a few ages and brackets as opposed to everything across the board?
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We saw an email that said the final schedule would "hopefully" be released by the end of today but no reason behind it.
 
Scott m Shurson said:
The only thing flying around is your anti-Surf, negative bullshit.
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Look, Scott, if the truth is "negative bullshit" then I'm sorry. I'm sorry that we aren't at Surf this year, I'm sorry that you aren't at Surf this year, I'm sorry that Surf-Cup-the-organization went ahead with this sham. If some kids are having a good time this past weekend then great, I am very happy for them and their families. Given the scorelines and texts that I've gotten I suspect that this weekend is "serious" for maybe 10% of the teams there. Whatever, that's fine. I really hope that nobody catches or spreads the virus from this weekend.
 
notintheface said:
Look, Scott, if the truth is "negative bullshit" then I'm sorry. I'm sorry that we aren't at Surf this year, I'm sorry that you aren't at Surf this year, I'm sorry that Surf-Cup-the-organization went ahead with this sham. If some kids are having a good time this past weekend then great, I am very happy for them and their families. Given the scorelines and texts that I've gotten I suspect that this weekend is "serious" for maybe 10% of the teams there. Whatever, that's fine. I really hope that nobody catches or spreads the virus from this weekend.
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Oh, I'll be at Surf. We'll be enjoying the great weather, outdoor athletics and do our best to prevent the spread... even though it's going to continue to happen like wildfire no matter what we do on soccer fields in Arizona.

Nobody is "serious" about the results of soccer. What we're serious about is doing something that is positive for a bunch of kids that work their asses off and shouldn't have taken from them. Covid, just like alcoholism and the sacred oath of marriage, is fake news. Just ask the leader of California.
 
Glitterhater said:
Oh ya, sorry- not sure. My guess is people complaining about placement and people backing out due to the hotel issue mentioned here too. It is the 11th hour, I'd assume something will have to be posted soon.
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There really should be no issue with hotels. I have changed ours three times due to shifting fields from Reach 11 to Scottsdale to Mesa/Maricopa and have had no problem finding another one. Surf should not be enforcing "Stay and Play" requirements with all the field changes. Just sayin!
 
Scott m Shurson said:
Oh, I'll be at Surf. We'll be enjoying the great weather, outdoor athletics and do our best to prevent the spread... even though it's going to continue to happen like wildfire no matter what we do on soccer fields in Arizona.
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That's great, I hope you have fun. Please understand that you have been sold an experience by an organization that is only being driven by the money, knowing that your olders "needed new game footage" is really going to be crap and college coaches are going to think twice about a player from a family who is doing this in the middle of the worst pandemic in 100+ years. That is the absolute 100% truth no matter how much it stings. Maybe that's more negative bullshit, I don't know, but doing something extremely sketchy for kids that "shouldn't have taken from them" is pretty positive bullshit too.
 
We 100% believe in covid, have stayed home and adjusted our lives. We cancelled trips, not eaten out etc etc etc.
and we are going to surf olders. Our kid has worked years and years to be recruited. Needs film to send to coaches. Dream to play in college. It’s not the end all be all to go but we feel we can do it as safe as possible. Soccer in itself isn’t dangerous for the spread. I’ll skip the hotel gym, get food to go and stay in our room or take a drive to kill time. My friend whose kid is at surf says the same. No pressure to go except from internally. And risk mitigation: can we do this as safely as possible and is the risk worth the return? He said surf has no word of cancelled hotels or fields. But he knows he doesn’t know the nitty gritty.

surf needs the money. No shame on that. Arizona needs the money. No shame. If the powers that be in Arizona don’t lead and allow it to happen I don’t fault surf or the cities for hosting or the teams for going. If Arizona calls it all off tomorrow i won’t fault them at all and we will stay home. For the families not going I don’t fault them at all. I 100% wouldn’t go with a kid younger than 10th grade. Risk not worth it. But that’s me

the real kicker is that anyone who got together with family on thursday or Friday for Christmas would just now be showing symptoms. Is the parent who woke up with a headache today or a cough tomorrow going to call the coach and tell them “we aren’t coming?” Or does that family still go?
 
Scott m Shurson said:
Oh, I'll be at Surf. We'll be enjoying the great weather, outdoor athletics and do our best to prevent the spread... even though it's going to continue to happen like wildfire no matter what we do on soccer fields in Arizona.

Nobody is "serious" about the results of soccer. What we're serious about is doing something that is positive for a bunch of kids that work their asses off and shouldn't have taken from them. Covid, just like alcoholism and the sacred oath of marriage, is fake news. Just ask the leader of California.
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I'll be there too. Girls U19
 
notintheface said:
That's great, I hope you have fun. Please understand that you have been sold an experience by an organization that is only being driven by the money, knowing that your olders "needed new game footage" is really going to be crap and college coaches are going to think twice about a player from a family who is doing this in the middle of the worst pandemic in 100+ years. That is the absolute 100% truth no matter how much it stings. Maybe that's more negative bullshit, I don't know, but doing something extremely sketchy for kids that "shouldn't have taken from them" is pretty positive bullshit too.
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I don’t think any of that. I don’t feel like my kids have had anything robbed or stolen from them. That’s such melodrama. I’m bummed they’ve missed normal life but I’m more bummed at the hundreds of thousands dead and sick. High school and junior high stuff is fun for sure. But my kids will be ok.
and Surf isn’t selling me anything. They are providing a service to showcase games for my kid. That’s it.

no college coaches are judging kids on getting film. That’s a joke to suggest. You may want to frame it that way but the coaches talking to the kids on our team are actively asking for film. This spans d1 to D 3 coaches. So much so that we are filming practice and setting up scrimmages to get film for kids to send.
 
full90 said:
We 100% believe in covid, have stayed home and adjusted our lives. We cancelled trips, not eaten out etc etc etc.
and we are going to surf olders. Our kid has worked years and years to be recruited. Needs film to send to coaches. Dream to play in college. It’s not the end all be all to go but we feel we can do it as safe as possible. Soccer in itself isn’t dangerous for the spread. I’ll skip the hotel gym, get food to go and stay in our room or take a drive to kill time. My friend whose kid is at surf says the same. No pressure to go except from internally. And risk mitigation: can we do this as safely as possible and is the risk worth the return? He said surf has no word of cancelled hotels or fields. But he knows he doesn’t know the nitty gritty.

surf needs the money. No shame on that. Arizona needs the money. No shame. If the powers that be in Arizona don’t lead and allow it to happen I don’t fault surf or the cities for hosting or the teams for going. If Arizona calls it all off tomorrow i won’t fault them at all and we will stay home. For the families not going I don’t fault them at all. I 100% wouldn’t go with a kid younger than 10th grade. Risk not worth it. But that’s me

the real kicker is that anyone who got together with family on thursday or Friday for Christmas would just now be showing symptoms. Is the parent who woke up with a headache today or a cough tomorrow going to call the coach and tell them “we aren’t coming?” Or does that family still go?
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The kids need to play. Face now thinks if you put "Surf Cup AZ" on highlight reel you could be hurting your kids chances. I would just not tag it. I'm 100% glad my dd went to AZ last month. It helped so much. Again, follow protocol 90 and all will be good. I would add that my dd really good bestie mom has Rona and she has her test today. Her other friends dad got it and now I'm being told for the first time that the boy has Rona now. My head hurts now and I'm going to rest. Oh oh, here comes another run with the Rona. I prepared by body for this fight. If I feel like sh*t and can;t breath, I'm heading to ER and grab the cure. Where do you get a FREE test in South OC?
 
Scott m Shurson said:
Oh, I'll be at Surf. We'll be enjoying the great weather, outdoor athletics and do our best to prevent the spread... even though it's going to continue to happen like wildfire no matter what we do on soccer fields in Arizona.

Nobody is "serious" about the results of soccer. What we're serious about is doing something that is positive for a bunch of kids that work their asses off and shouldn't have taken from them. Covid, just like alcoholism and the sacred oath of marriage, is fake news. Just ask the leader of California.
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Can you take your covid denialism over to off topic 2?

Thanks. Hope your kid has some good games.
 
full90 said:
Soccer in itself isn’t dangerous for the spread. I’ll skip the hotel gym, get food to go and stay in our room or take a drive to kill time.
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It would be great if everyone traveling was as responsible and took such precautions. Sadly from the pictures I'm seeing posted on social media from families that have been at Surf Youngers that is not the case.
 
full90 said:
I don’t think any of that. I don’t feel like my kids have had anything robbed or stolen from them. That’s such melodrama. I’m bummed they’ve missed normal life but I’m more bummed at the hundreds of thousands dead and sick. High school and junior high stuff is fun for sure. But my kids will be ok.
and Surf isn’t selling me anything. They are providing a service to showcase games for my kid. That’s it.

no college coaches are judging kids on getting film. That’s a joke to suggest. You may want to frame it that way but the coaches talking to the kids on our team are actively asking for film. This spans d1 to D 3 coaches. So much so that we are filming practice and setting up scrimmages to get film for kids to send.
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And..........what are you doing to show me you still love this game and will stay in shape and do what one can to play. Do what's best for family. Family comes first :)
 
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