Rhode Island surf

Small goals combined with a smaller than regulation field means your team has a game plan to both high press and then race back to clog the little goal with just a couple defenders. On a normal sized field your tikes would be substituted very quickly having to run the full field a few times, but since your field is 2/3 of the normal size you can deploy something no one else can at that age, but it’s your kids that are ultimately missing out despite the cheap thrills provided by the field. Even more amazing is not staffing a referee and having your coach make the calls. Pretty sweet deal all around unless your the visiting team.

Don't know why you assume my kids play for Surf. (They don't.)

Where are these 2/3-sized fields?

Why are smaller goals some huge problem?

Is shooting over and around a 4'3" goalie in a bigger net better for kids' development?

Small goals combined with a smaller than regulation field means your team has a game plan to both high press and then race back to clog the little goal with just a couple defenders. On a normal sized field your tikes would be substituted very quickly having to run the full field a few times, but since your field is 2/3 of the normal size you can deploy something no one else can at that age, but it’s your kids that are ultimately missing out despite the cheap thrills provided by the field. Even more amazing is not staffing a referee and having your coach make the calls. Pretty sweet deal all around unless your the visiting team.

All fields are too small. RI state of mind I guess? Like another poster said over reliance on smaller than regulation goals in uLittle does a disservice.

The goal size needs to fit the field. You do have a point on the relative size though. I watched the U12 LaLiga championship, and their academy teams play 7v7 on a the same size field that we play 9v9. US soccer made the change to promote player skill development needed to play in tight spaces, but I'm not sure yet if that is helping.

How can RI be a pathway to Nationals? On the girls side they do not have a GA or ECNL team.

USYS not club. When club soccer split they created confusion and a bunch of $$ opportunities for making B and C team kids feel special.

Why are smaller goals some huge problem?

Is shooting over and around a 4'3" goalie in a bigger net better for kids' development?

All fields are too small. RI state of mind I guess? Like another poster said over reliance on smaller than regulation goals in uLittle does a disservice.

Lousy club. Few good teams. Minimal development. Anywhere else likely better.

Not just that

Easier is come to Rhode Island to get an easy path to nationals. It’s much easier to win a path than in Massachusetts.

coaches will go after the yummy mummy especially JM.
He’s already broken up one marriage on his team and has driven the player into a downward spiral.

Check him out he’s already married and divorced one of his college players. Divorced and is now on the prowl beware.

How can RI be a pathway to Nationals? On the girls side they do not have a GA or ECNL team.

There’s a reason PC cut him

Yup. And the only college job since has been CCRI which is a shell of a program that it once was because of NCAAJC rules.
Siurf reminds me of a step between Town Select and Premier

There’s a reason PC cut him

Looking at the Rhode Island surf or aka GPS why do they have a central white team (c team) that plays Against good town teams. How can RI surf call that team premier when they don’t cut anyone? The amount those parents pay for this premier c team is horrible. They should just go to ocean state north Kingston soccer where they will be playing in the same league and paying half the price and actually be developed more as a player. Looks to me like RI surf just wants to collect money and have as many teams as they can and sell it to the parents as a premier team.

Not just that

Easier is come to Rhode Island to get an easy path to nationals. It’s much easier to win a path than in Massachusetts.

coaches will go after the yummy mummy especially JM.
He’s already broken up one marriage on his team and has driven the player into a downward spiral.

Check him out he’s already married and divorced one of his college players. Divorced and is now on the prowl beware.

If you get friendly with the hierarchy of RI surf and the coaches, your kid or kids will always make the top team even thou they should not

Accurate.

If you get friendly with the hierarchy of RI surf and the coaches, your kid or kids will always make the top team even thou they should not

Surf is a nice starter club option in RI. But once your kid hits 13 you need to move on to the clubs with the ECNL pathway to be noticed later if they want to play in college. There’s a couple ECNL clubs in mass and CT you can drive to if your kid makes a team.

There are some players over at Surf well past 13 who are almost certainly on recruiters' radars already. ECNL may have its advantages, but player quality clearly isn't limited to those clubs with the badge.

They meant to also say GA teams...

No. Just ECNL. They have the best college pathway.