or the other way around? Just got an email that Needham's new partner for Memorial Day tournament and College Showcase is FC Boston. Is that a good thing for the college showcase, or will it have no impact?
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Wow. I recall a bit a squawking last Memorial Day. That had to have been a pretty good $$$ maker for GPS all these yearsOriginally posted by Unregistered View Post -
GPS will still run a Memorial Day tournament just like last year. Fc Boston is a sinking ship looking for quick buck.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Hmm, how to market this.....
Even the older groups call it the Needham Tournament, not the Needham Tournament and GPS College Showcase. Which will all the <cough, giggle, laugh> college scouts be at?Comment
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"Sinking ship??" hardly. FC Boston is the only organization making substantial strides, in PDL, USL and DAP. What has GPS accomplished this past year? Oh yeah, U12 Academy program and not even affiliated with the New England Revolution.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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The expansion of NEP (run by GPS) and now this. Please don't try to tell me this is not about them trying to take over the state/make more money (nothing wrong with that). Now with the new clubs in NEP, do the DOC's have a minimum of a B license?Comment
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I don't understand, with such a solid tournament that has been well organized for decades, why does Needham soccer need to pay FC Boston to help them out?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Really?Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
NEP President - James Hamblin
GPS Tournament Director - James Hambin
NEP Director of Education - Peter Bradley
GPS Director of Coaching - Peter Bradley
Sense a theme here?Comment
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Really?
NEP President - James Hamblin
GPS Tournament Director - James Hambin
NEP Director of Education - Peter Bradley
GPS Director of Coaching - Peter Bradley
Sense a theme here?
Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
GPS/Bradley is all about control. They want to control NEP....and seem to be doing a good job of that.
The Needham Mem Tournament has brought in more than 1000 teams each of the last few years. This is quite a bit of money. They had been partnered with GPS who put their name on the showcase groups. GPS wanted more. GPS was bullying the town of Needham. What a class act.
So, Needham turns to the Bolts who, I suspect will demand and take less, letting Needham Town Soccer Club control more.
Final result:
Needham survives
Bolts are a class act
GPS looks like the bad guyComment
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On the boys side which club offers more? At GPS top boys need to leave at U13 to stay relevant.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Don't want to bash gps but what do they have to offer? If you say good coaching maybe but the amount parents pay there you should be getting great coaching. Also how come gps hasn't gotten a encl/dap/gdAp teams yet?Comment
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By U13, your kid better be with the Revs or they aren't relevant. Go play piano instead. (For the record, sarcasm).Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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