Surf is coming East

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Survival of the fittest. Supply and demand. It’s just like any other business. That is all.

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Which club did they buy and slap their name on. You will not get the same product as the CAL club.

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Which club did they buy and slap their name on. You will not get the same product as the CAL club.

Sounds like every club in Massachusetts right now.

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Sounds like every club in Massachusetts right now.

About 90% of players need to go back to their town travel or even Rec programs. Why would parents want to spend thousands when they can pay much less and stay local. Things have gotten out of hand.

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About 90% of players need to go back to their town travel or even Rec programs. Why would parents want to spend thousands when they can pay much less and stay local. Things have gotten out of hand.

Remember when college coaches used to recruit out of high schools?

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About 90% of players need to go back to their town travel or even Rec programs. Why would parents want to spend thousands when they can pay much less and stay local. Things have gotten out of hand.

It’s completely absurd. Those who profit and depend on the youth soccer industry for their livelihood, will continue to aggressively market youth soccer clubs. People won’t realize it, until Its done an over. This will most likely be at college or very shortly after. Then they will be able to truly reflect on whether the money spent was worth it. What was the end goal for spending thousands of dollars? Fun? Friendship? Improved soccer skills? College scholarship? Becoming a pro soccer player?

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Remember when college coaches used to recruit out of high schools?

That never really stopped and they still do, but college coaches have to follow the trends like anyone else and the trend over the last 15 years is decidedly towards club teams and tournaments. The parents are the ones driving this trend. Parents talk (or brag) about what their kids are doing and no one wants to have their kid miss out. Couple that with stories of admission help and scholarship money to colleges that have gotten ridiculously expensive and seem so selective and you have the perfect storm. It’s a shame because it does ruin soccer as a sport. Kids should be enjoying it as a game, not as a key to college.

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It’s completely absurd. Those who profit and depend on the youth soccer industry for their livelihood, will continue to aggressively market youth soccer clubs. People won’t realize it, until Its done an over. This will most likely be at college or very shortly after. Then they will be able to truly reflect on whether the money spent was worth it. What was the end goal for spending thousands of dollars? Fun? Friendship? Improved soccer skills? College scholarship? Becoming a pro soccer player?

Generally speaking, I'd rather my kid be cut after tryouts than to perpetuate some pipe dream about playing soccer at a higher level. Or rather, being a parent who understands the club soccer business model, if he's ever put on the B team, then club soccer is over for him. That said, at the younger ages when they're not playing 11v11 yet, I can see why clubs see the need to have second (and third, etc.) teams, so they'll have bodies to fill in the top team when the roster expands at U13.

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I think many parents are aware of what's going on but have FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out. They fear if their kid isn't on the "right" team in the "right" league it will lessen their chances at playing in college and getting some money to play. It isn't until recruiting starts that they realize their typical player won't be getting that full ride, may not get much of anything at all and in fact may not even be recruited. By then they're into HS, the kid doesn't want to stop and families feel like they need to cross the finish line.

I've always said if 8th grade parents attended a seminar on the realities of college sports, 2/3s of the Hs aged sports teams would either disappear or drop back to local level only, playing for fun like it used to be.

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Generally speaking, I'd rather my kid be cut after tryouts than to perpetuate some pipe dream about playing soccer at a higher level. Or rather, being a parent who understands the club soccer business model, if he's ever put on the B team, then club soccer is over for him. That said, at the younger ages when they're not playing 11v11 yet, I can see why clubs see the need to have second (and third, etc.) teams, so they'll have bodies to fill in the top team when the roster expands at U13.

Now with so many leagues players that should be cut can just go to another club down the road that plays in a different league. There's a team for everyone who can write a check.

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https://www.surfsoccernation.com/surf-coming-east

Sweet, GPS II. The same problem exists .... not nearly as much talent here as in SoCal and #2, quality coaches are not overly common ..... this will be GPS II .... sign up a million kids, collect checks, and find whatever bozos you can to coach them.

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It's Just Another Sh*tty New Club.

Why would Surf come East where nobody cares about their brand? Why would Surf come East where they have no local resources? Why would Surf come East just to partner with some bad guys that have already destroyed their own reputations and gotten tossed out on the azzes by their old club?

The answer is that Surf wants to take a free shot at making a few more $$ while not having to care at all about the product on the field. Everything is conveniently arms length. If this turns out to be a huge mess and the brothers embarrass Surf, and they surely will, Surf will not lose any players in San Diego. They are completely insulated from the fallout by the franchise model. It's a joke.

The bigger joke is that the brothers would even feel the need to resort to buying into someone else's ponzi scheme. Once upon a time the brothers ran their own ponzi game. How time have changed.

Al I can say is buyer beware!

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It's Just Another Sh*tty New Club.

Why would Surf come East where nobody cares about their brand? Why would Surf come East where they have no local resources? Why would Surf come East just to partner with some bad guys that have already destroyed their own reputations and gotten tossed out on the azzes by their old club?

The answer is that Surf wants to take a free shot at making a few more $$ while not having to care at all about the product on the field. Everything is conveniently arms length. If this turns out to be a huge mess and the brothers embarrass Surf, and they surely will, Surf will not lose any players in San Diego. They are completely insulated from the fallout by the franchise model. It's a joke.

The bigger joke is that the brothers would even feel the need to resort to buying into someone else's ponzi scheme. Once upon a time the brothers ran their own ponzi game. How time have changed.

Al I can say is buyer beware!

Sorry you fell victim to the ponzi scheme that is Club soccer. Hopefully you find the strength and will to lick your wounds and move on.

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Now with so many leagues players that should be cut can just go to another club down the road that plays in a different league. There's a team for everyone who can write a check.

Thank goodness this is true. Otherwise, your kid would be the first one on the chopping block. Be grateful.

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Bradleys are back!...in the background