Thanksgiving Showcases

Sorry, but ZERO sympathy for the 7:30 start times. You signed up.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
The 7:30 am start times have been happening for years at Surf. I agree that College Showcases are for 15+. Regarding u12 the answer is simple. If you don’t want to play in these events move your daughter to a different team or talk to the other parents and if the majority don’t want to play speak up to your coach or manager.
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Great points again. I'll shut up now :)
 
Simisoccerfan said:
The 7:30 am start times have been happening for years at Surf. I agree that College Showcases are for 15+. Regarding u12 the answer is simple. If you don’t want to play in these events move your daughter to a different team or talk to the other parents and if the majority don’t want to play speak up to your coach or manager.
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To me what's worse than the 7:30 am start time is a u12 girls team has their first game at 8:05 then a second at 12:05. That's not a lot of time for kids to recover between games.
 
The worst part for teams that were bounced out for Surf was the refund policy.

REFUND POLICY
In the event of inclement weather or other circumstances out of the tournament’s control leading to a complete cancellation of the event in which no games are played, Surf Cup Sports may refund a maximum of 25% of the tournament’s registration fees.
 
VegasParent said:
To me what's worse than the 7:30 am start time is a u12 girls team has their first game at 8:05 then a second at 12:05. That's not a lot of time for kids to recover between games.
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I am not a fan of two games per day for any team over U13. There Is no need to crown a champion and play more games than 3 on a long weekend. Ideally I think one game per week is enough but I understand parents would be upset to travel for just one game. It is important kids learn to play with 100% effort and be given time to recover.
 
Tim Powell said:
It's just a broader tournament with a college showcase element for the olders. As crazy as us U-little parents are at times, none of us considered ourselves going to a "college showcase" - just a tournament with hopefully good competition and a chance to play some teams we've never faced before, perhaps even from out of town.

Organizers obviously in a tough position. They had to prioritize out of towners that had flights booked as they consolidated to turf fields in the face of very likely grass field closures. I don't think anyone on this forum who would put themselves in the position of a club director/tourney organizer from SD Surf would think eliminating teams from the actual host club would go over well with parents in the club. After that, it's tough choices. Maybe it's a blind draw. Maybe our team (LA Surf) and other Surf teams not from SD (if any) were taken off off to avoid accusations of a broader "Surf bias" that could turn off other clubs. That said, that's probably (and seems to be) happening anyway.
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any flight that had teams traveling from out of town and hotel reservation, air travel were made priority. Surf did cut a lot of their teams. Mostly boys group.its a business, they’re doing the best they can given the situation. The sports field (turf) that they are playing at isn’t very big, space is limited. They weren’t being bias. They didn’t kick teams out to make it easier for Surf teams to have. Better chance at winning....but hey you never know!
 
Sockers858 said:
The worst part for teams that were bounced out for Surf was the refund policy.

REFUND POLICY
In the event of inclement weather or other circumstances out of the tournament’s control leading to a complete cancellation of the event in which no games are played, Surf Cup Sports may refund a maximum of 25% of the tournament’s registration fees.
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Damn!! Their refund policy is junk! Are all clubs like that?
 
Socal00 said:
Damn!! Their refund policy is junk! Are all clubs like that?
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While it might not work for teams, the note our team got is that the registration would be honored at a make up event in January. So my guess is the 25% thing comes into play if a team opts out of that. There does seem to be some effort to have teams get value from their entry fee vs. just pocketing 75% of it.
 
newwavedave said:
First off, I want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving (TG) that is coming up :) I am so grateful for all of you:) My family has been watching my dd play soccer every TG weekend (since 2011) almost as much as the Dallas Cowboys play on TG.....hahahahaha…..lol!!! Anyway, I knew my son would be wanting some family time this year because this is his first year away from the nest. So we planned a family vacation a long time ago. For the first time since my little baller started balling, we won't see any of you in Norco. She still has three more showcases before the season ends so all is good I hope. She will 100% miss hanging with her teammates, we wish them nothing but a "W."
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We came this close to being soccer free during TG weekend also would have been first since 2011 but when your fam calls in need of a keep. No need to say more.....
 
Keeper pops said:
We came this close to being soccer free during TG weekend also would have been first since 2011 but when your fam calls in need of a keep. No need to say more.....
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These are the conditions that are made for the Great GOAT All Time GK and you have, she has, answered the call again like no other goat I know. I would 100% be there as well. In Fact, as I look back when my baby goat was u10, I would have been on here complaining why we don't play soccer in the mud & rain like all the other countries. I would be looking and praying for the games to be played. I don't fault you one bit bro. My dd is done with TG tournaments and I guess that forces me to be done as well. I wish your goat true stardom brother and all the girls playing this weekend : Have fun and try and stay dry. Baaaaaaahaaaahaaaaaaahaahahaha!!!!!!!!
 
Threeyardsback said:
The parking lot at Del Mar should be a lot of fun for us
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Years ago one of DD's teammates had a fun experience in the muddy parking lot. Her dad opened the door to his car, got in, and then a car came by and folded the still open door all the way open to the front fender, and stopped. The other driver would not move and he could not get out. His 5' tall daughter got out to ask the other driver to move, and the other car drove away and never stopped. The dad reported the accident as a hit and run to the police. The other driver told the police that he was intimidated by the 5' tall petite daughter and was afraid he would be harmed. Just in case anyone knows this fearful driver, there was a Strikers sticker on the car.
 
2015, 4 years ago my dd was invited to guest play with the #1 club in the country. Age change was coming and we were told the YNT scouts had been wanting her there at the tournament because they were going to be there and that is the only way to get invited to the TC is to be at Surf, not Tad and the Blues recruiting machine that only play Kickerball :) I got this goal sent to me from one of the higher ups. I still to this day have never filmed my dd playing soccer. Ice, Ice Baby!!!!
P.S. TY to my new video friend for helping me :)
 
newwavedave said:
2015, 4 years ago my dd was invited to guest play with the #1 club in the country. Age change was coming and we were told the YNT scouts had been wanting her there at the tournament because they were going to be there and that is the only way to get invited to the TC is to be at Surf, not Tad and the Blues recruiting machine that only play Kickerball :) I got this goal sent to me from one of the higher ups. I still to this day have never filmed my dd playing soccer. Ice, Ice Baby!!!!
P.S. TY to my new video friend for helping me :)
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Did you ever locate the sniper who took that keeper down at the last second?
 
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