Surf Cup Is Happening! Schedule is up!

Giesbock said:
The teams that opted out all are bummed but gave It careful consideration, weighed pros and cons. There’s not a team that bowed out out that said “ yeah this is griffin’ awesome that we can skip Surf Cup.
It’s not negative bullshit for those of us who decided not to go. It is a huge bummer.
Wish everyone well.

Don’t call it a best of the best because clearly it isn’t this time round.
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What he posts is negative bullshit and nothing else. Over and over and over again. That has nothing to do with you. Yes, many are disappointed and some will be disappointed they're still going, but what HE posts is negative bullshit.

It wasn't the best of the best last year or the year before that, either.
 
Scott m Shurson said:
What he posts is negative bullshit and nothing else. Over and over and over again. That has nothing to do with you. Yes, many are disappointed and some will be disappointed they're still going, but what HE posts is negative bullshit.

It wasn't the best of the best last year or the year before that, either.
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That is 100% correct Scott. Two years ago, they had the "Super Elite" ((GDA members only)) and then the rest of the clubs that didnt bow to the GDA pressure. My dd played in the last true best of best in 2015 I believe. 2016 was a big mess because of the age change. Some teams lost a few and added a few like all years but 2016 was a free for all for most clubs and players. Like I said before, the goats were let out of their pins and roamed the lands. Some teams blew up, some teams lost half their players and it was just insane. After that, the Cup lost some of its "best of the best." My two cents is go back to best of the best and no second group. Charge double for the bragging rites. Clubs sold parents on the fact that they have automatic bid because of the home and away deal ((you play in my tournament and I will play in yours)) and that was huge for college opportunity.
 
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ITFC Blues said:
I might be completely off base but the LA County mandatory 10 day quarantine could have some teams reconsidering too. That's all employers need to tell you to stay away for 10 days. They are saying to not even leave the house to buy groceries. At least up in NorCal we have a 9 county area we can roam around in for recreation.
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then again the question is "Do you know why fish always get caught?" Because they can't keep their mouth shut.
 
Jose has returned said:
then again the question is "Do you know why fish always get caught?" Because they can't keep their mouth shut.
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This fish is our State fish in Cali and he knows you can;t shoot his ass under water or you could get a $500 find for killing one. True story Jose. I used to spear fish when I was boy. Me and my pal would go out and catch Corbina, Halibut, Sheepshead and some bad ass Bass. I was real good when I was 12. I firmly believed that those orange fish would tell the other fish we were in the area. I kid you not and it would piss us off. I know of a crazy spear fisherman that got so mad one day he killed a bunch of the orange fish in a fit of rage. It was horrible and he got Karma later in life. He died and I'll leave it at that.
 
Glitterhater said:
Man. That's actually very sad. At the Ulittle age, how do you let your team rack up 21?
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The second tiebreaker is based on goal differential and a bunch of these teams don't play each other to make the first tiebreaker meaningful. That encourages coaches to just keep their foot on the gas. It's atrocious for littles, and they should play with the point-per-goal-max-three system plus the bonus point for a clean sheet. Ulittles should never have goal differential in the tiebreakers.
 
notintheface said:
That encourages coaches to just keep their foot on the gas.
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Let's also keep in mine some of these parents pay their kids for every goal they score. I'm not going to lie, I used that trick and it worked miracles for me and my goat. I knew a mom that paid out $10 a goal Face, no joke. If I'm driving 400 miles for a tournament with my baby, I want goals and you better believe I will have a few things on the line to motivate my dd. Cash for goals, cash for wins and cash for gold medal. There you go bro, that my friend is youth soccer in a nutshell :) Kick ass ladies and go Socal!!!
 
crush said:
Let's also keep in mine some of these parents pay their kids for every goal they score. I'm not going to lie, I used that trick and it worked miracles for me and my goat. I knew a mom that paid out $10 a goal Face, no joke. If I'm driving 400 miles for a tournament with my baby, I want goals and you better believe I will have a few things on the line to motivate my dd. Cash for goals, cash for wins and cash for gold medal. There you go bro, that my friend is youth soccer in a nutshell :) Kick ass ladies and go Socal!!!
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Hey, I thought you were broke and unemployed???
 
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?
 
El Clasico said:
Hey, I thought you were broke and unemployed???
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Were talking ulittle bro and way back in the day when I had a few bucks to pay for goals. I had something going good until the screws feel off my plan in 2017. I already said no to this tournament a long time ago and I never pay for goals now. The last few years we just go watch her play and then head home. Maybe go out to celebrate her teams tie or win.
 
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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Someone on here mentioned yesterday that the Director said changes to come over the next couple of days.
 
Willie said:
Who are you picking to win the Girls Tournaments for 05-09? Do you see any big upsets out there?
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Assuming you mean 07-12 -- tbh it's pretty pointless to "pick" a winner because there are way too many variables in play. Keep in mind for the littles that if their big goalscorer has a bad nights sleep that affects the team performance more than you realize. For the 07s and 08s you might be able to be a little more accurate in predictions during a normal year but without seeing lineups beyond a couple of texts of standouts, it's really impossible to say.

For a lot of these teams, this will be the last set of games that they play for their coaches because you assume we aren't doing State Cup this year. They aren't getting tuned up for later comps, they aren't doing any kind of playing for position for next year, it's just a bunch of glorified scrimmages. Everyone knows this except the die-hard parents. If nothing else these are closer to end-of-year-parties than anything else these teams do.
 
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.
 
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