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No competition. Thay have a lock on the entire area down there. It's too easy for them since they have a large pool of kids. It's actually the way it should be done but that doesn't mean they are the best in the state. If give the same advantage (no competition) all the other clubs would have better teams too. Imagine if all the kids in the New Haven or Hartford area only could play for one club and they only had one team per age group.

Have to agree with this post. Southeast have a great advantage the way Northeast does. However, their population bases are much smaller as well. Not a lot of kids to choose from relative to other parts of the state. I think the better players from these two clubs move on to Oakwood so that also hurts them a little bit. Southeast have put their “Cadillac” coach TB with the youngest players and he sets them up for future success with a decent cast of coaches at the older levels. Not many clubs have a TB to lean on.

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Have to agree with this post. Southeast have a great advantage the way Northeast does. However, their population bases are much smaller as well. Not a lot of kids to choose from relative to other parts of the state. I think the better players from these two clubs move on to Oakwood so that also hurts them a little bit. Southeast have put their “Cadillac” coach TB with the youngest players and he sets them up for future success with a decent cast of coaches at the older levels. Not many clubs have a TB to lean on.

Mrs. Butler welcome to TS. The guy is a pompous arse. Several years back when he had to travel to our part the state he pulled 100 excuses on why he couldn't play that day. Then when he shows up he parades around like a circus walrus. Not impressed and that is why SE will never rise. Oh yeah, his parents keep the stats on the U10 kid. Ridiculous stuff

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Have to agree with this post. Southeast have a great advantage the way Northeast does. However, their population bases are much smaller as well. Not a lot of kids to choose from relative to other parts of the state. I think the better players from these two clubs move on to Oakwood so that also hurts them a little bit. Southeast have put their “Cadillac” coach TB with the youngest players and he sets them up for future success with a decent cast of coaches at the older levels. Not many clubs have a TB to lean on.

Jen at Mendonca as a coach makes TB look like a silly little school girl. She has her kids more technically sound in one practice than Butler's teams in an entire season.

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Jen at Mendonca as a coach makes TB look like a silly little school girl. She has her kids more technically sound in one practice than Butler's teams in an entire season.

Not a chance. TB runs circles around her. He knows the game inside and out, and he is preparing his players and his parents. TB is looking at the big picture, he is looking 3 years down the road when everyone else is looking at the next game. TB is building the base that sets these kids up for life!

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And how do you respond to the statement that the JV program in my town could best those Class S programs without much concern?

And in those Class S programs, what percentage of the players actually play for SE? And for those Hand boys, how many of them are playing club soccer for SE?

Wouldn't that be an important factoid here to justify your claim?

dude all I did was answer the question as to what level those championships were. how the fuk would I know how many come from SE? I'm sure some SE parent or manager will chime in because someone obviously has a vested interest in proving how great the club is.

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Not a chance. TB runs circles around her. He knows the game inside and out, and he is preparing his players and his parents. TB is looking at the big picture, he is looking 3 years down the road when everyone else is looking at the next game. TB is building the base that sets these kids up for life!

Mom his teams stink and if they do stick around soccer they head to other clubs. You are cra cra

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Have to agree with this post. Southeast have a great advantage the way Northeast does. However, their population bases are much smaller as well. Not a lot of kids to choose from relative to other parts of the state. I think the better players from these two clubs move on to Oakwood so that also hurts them a little bit. Southeast have put their “Cadillac” coach TB with the youngest players and he sets them up for future success with a decent cast of coaches at the older levels. Not many clubs have a TB to lean on.

This obviously someone trolling. Move along

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This obviously someone trolling. Move along

Sir! I doth protest!

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This obviously someone trolling. Move along

It's not trolling. It's SE management trying to prop up the club.

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It's not trolling. It's SE management trying to prop up the club.

I can see it as trolling for sure. It also can be SSC propping up their club. They have struggled for past couple of years and they will have significant challenges ahead of them with new threats to their program. Doca split off and is pulling players, not the best players but will still have impact on them. Rush is also competing with them and is pulling more players from them. On the Rhode Island side you now have GPS setting up shop in Westerley and that is more competition. Lastly, you still have Oakwood that attracts some of their best players. They will have a difficult time attracting and retaining players. Also factor in that there is a culture of arrogance that runs through the club which is distasteful for many. If they don’t change their customer service approach they will deteriorate much quicker. They cannot keep doing the take it or leave it approach with families because people will take their business to the many alternatives that now exist. I think they will be fine but some serious house keeping is in order.

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I can see it as trolling for sure. It also can be SSC propping up their club. They have struggled for past couple of years and they will have significant challenges ahead of them with new threats to their program. Doca split off and is pulling players, not the best players but will still have impact on them. Rush is also competing with them and is pulling more players from them. On the Rhode Island side you now have GPS setting up shop in Westerley and that is more competition. Lastly, you still have Oakwood that attracts some of their best players. They will have a difficult time attracting and retaining players. Also factor in that there is a culture of arrogance that runs through the club which is distasteful for many. If they don’t change their customer service approach they will deteriorate much quicker. They cannot keep doing the take it or leave it approach with families because people will take their business to the many alternatives that now exist. I think they will be fine but some serious house keeping is in order.

It's spring and tryouts are around the corner. Threads with clubs trying to prop themselves up as well as clubs bashing their competitors ramp up tremendously. Add to it fewer soccer players out there (fewer kids in CT and fewer kids playing soccer) and some smaller clubs will struggle to fill rosters

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It's spring and tryouts are around the corner. Threads with clubs trying to prop themselves up as well as clubs bashing their competitors ramp up tremendously. Add to it fewer soccer players out there (fewer kids in CT and fewer kids playing soccer) and some smaller clubs will struggle to fill rosters

This part of the state just doesn't have great soccer. Hardly worth talking about

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Eastern part of CT has no population base. Just not enough players to go around. Just going to dilute the player pool. Southeast is still the top dog but they are definitely in a precarious position. Doca and Rush definitely hurting them. GPS will now start to pull from RI.

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Southeast is legit...

Good coaching, good players and very competitive teams.

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Southeast is legit...

Good coaching, good players and very competitive teams.

Legit crap 💩