kickingandscreaming
PREMIER
No, they’ll treat you like sh*t, same as always
Surf Cup's Fate
- Thread starter oh canada
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Scottsdale has bigger fish to fry than hosting a very small event like Surf. If there is even a whisper (there may have already been, we'll see) that having Surf will trigger restrictions, Scottsdale will pull their fields. There are way too many events in JAN and FEB that drive a significant amount of revenue for the city.
Scottsdale tends to be a pragmatic, business friendly and savvy city. In my opinion, they won't pull fields because of "science", they'll pull fields because of economics. They prefer having lear jets flying in daily to attend Barret Jackson and the Phoenix Open vs hosting families in suburbans and minivans who are ordering takeout from chain restaurants and cramming 4 people into a room. The dollars don't add up.
Scottsdale will hold off on making a decision until they get a better lay of the land from the county and state.
Still working on Crush FC. Basically, it's open division. HS age and kids who want to stay in shape. Crush FC is from the great OC. However, we have players from Riverside, LA and OC. I need Tech Fc to field a squad and Kicker FC to handle South Bay and LA. I have about 8 committed so far. I might go after Fabi and Fifi if no one else answers the call. It's just some extra games. No contacts, no fees and play when you want. I just need some solid players.
whatithink
GOLD
100% agree, & rolling into spring training in March also. Surf isn't a blip economically relative to the other events.
I don’t think soccer is an issue but for sure hotels are. Hotels are one of the top 5 spreaders. And like Everythjng else, it’s optics. If your hospitals are jam packed and health care workers and health professionals are begging the community for help do you want to be in charge of a city that invites out of state people in?
2,000 people a day are dying. Someone is spreading it.
My friend also has a daughter at surf and her coach is telling them they might not go. The parents on that team do not want to go so only like 4 girls have said yes. So sounds like it’s in flux at least for some surf teams.
will surf dilute their brand and bring in lesser clubs just to pull this off? Or is it just a bottom line fill the slots thing?
ITFC Blues
SILVER
College Football doesn't have an issue with players infecting opponents because they test their players just about every day and when they test positive they can't participate for 2 weeks. They try to put them in a bubble. Michigan begged to play this season and now their season is over as they haven't had enough players available for last week's game and their biggest game of the year this weekend. Is surf going to require participants and their parents to be have a negative test 72 hours before the tournament. I doubt it. That might be a solution though.
oh canada
GOLD
So glad to see that some (most) clubs have management with common sense, business savvy, and an understanding of the situation's gravity. This will tarnish Surf's reputation for a long, long time. I think they should change their jersey logo from an ocean wave to:
Wait a second. Are you telling me the U11s don’t just teleport to and from the fields? They need to actually stay somewhere? And get there and back, typically by a daddy who thinks it’s all a hoax and spends evenings hanging at the bar or hanging out in the parking lot with all the other denialists?
Dude, it’s getting spread by all the nursing home residents who are somehow passing it to each other and from one nursing home to the next from their beds.
forgot about spring training. That affects a bigger footprint than Scottsdale.
notintheface
GOLD
No, they’ll treat you like sh*t, same as always
Funny enough, this is one of the reasons why I think the Surf tournament org might be in more dire straits than we think. Incompetence aside, they have been much much friendlier than normal in their communications and they wouldn't do that if they were playing from their normal position of strength.
Jose has returned
SILVER ELITE
I don't know who is in or out but if there are any scouts even if not D1 they will watch the few top clubs that are there. it might be serendipitous
Jose has returned
SILVER ELITE
well there are not any tournaments going on here or there right now and number of cases are up so they cant blame that on high school kids out in the fresh air.
Someone’s glass is 1/30th full.
Hey Ewok, how many kids you got playing the beautiful game? What age division?
Glitterhater
SILVER ELITE
Will Surf posted the list of teams attending? (An updated list?) I'm wondering if some clubs are still sending some teams- just not all they had initially planned, (like some teams backing out while others stay.)
When the schedules come out.
I've seen the updated list today, for the olders boys the competition I would say is average or slightly below typical surf level. The number of teams is down overall...instead of the typical 3-4 brackets likely just 2 I would guess. There is always some movement and last minute +- so will see but the record numbers from CA not happening this go around I would say.