Bruddah IZ
DA
Morality and enlightenment. This should be fun. Hope the grandma killers are ready.
Surf Cup's Fate
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notintheface
GOLD
This won't be hard to write: "We will be back and bigger than ever next August, with the tournament split across multiple weekends to accommodate the unprecedented demand, Surf Cup 2021 will be the best ever of the 'best of the best', blah blah blah blah blah"...
I was going to make a joke about coaches and pulling out. Nevermind
PruritusAniFC
SILVER
Soccerfan2
GOLD
Davis and Thorns are out
Jose has returned
SILVER ELITE
i would put all No-cal as out just based on the geography. people are terrified of it up there
Mustang is out and yes, force (thorns) are out.
I know a surf olders dad and he said the parents on his sons team are torn. These boys are trying to get film to colleges so it feels like a necessary evil to go. He said none of them particularly want to go but don’t want to push back at surf (understandably) and want their sons to have college options esp the senior boys. He’s a doctor and knows the risks and the optics and he said it’s just a tough spot to be in. I asked if some families might not go and he said for sure but didn’t know specifics.
personally I think surf will cancel. I think surf powers that be would press on no matter what but I think other cities in Arizona will pull their field usage and surf will be forced to cancel. If I’m the mayor of Scottsdale or wherever how much do I lay on the line for an out of state entity?
personally I think surf will cancel. I think surf powers that be would press on no matter what but I think other cities in Arizona will pull their field usage and surf will be forced to cancel. If I’m the mayor of Scottsdale or wherever how much do I lay on the line for an out of state entity?
Jose has returned
SILVER ELITE
Hopefully, Scottsdale looks at the science. College football has been playing no major issues and in much more of a contact sport Professional soccer teams are playing too. kids aren't spreaders so keep older folks away and unhealthy folks away. Do wear the masks and other stuff and play on
kickingandscreaming
PREMIER
No, they’ll treat you like sh*t, same as always
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.