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    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    destination clubs have no issue - your PDAs, World Class, etc will have full rosters (probably too full) with no problem. The smaller operations where the competition for players is harder is where you will see some issues with open spots or incomplete teams for a while.
    Maybe PDA North because Shore is struggling to fill rosters at some age groups due to a shrinking quality player pool. Some existing players are even leaving for CSA Monmouth which is surprising, and all the players we are getting are leftovers from local area town teams. Seems like all the real talent is headed North.

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      #17
      Seen little of this from where I sit. Been paying attention to the teams in our division that were having tryouts / announcing open spots. Few spots (2-3) available on these elite level teams. Many of these clubs found kids / parents quick to re-up with last year's club, leaving not many openings. Less movement than typical, but not by any means wide open rosters.

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        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Seen little of this from where I sit. Been paying attention to the teams in our division that were having tryouts / announcing open spots. Few spots (2-3) available on these elite level teams. Many of these clubs found kids / parents quick to re-up with last year's club, leaving not many openings. Less movement than typical, but not by any means wide open rosters.
        That’s great for your situation but certainly not the case across the board. The other poster is somewhat correct, certain clubs like PSA Wildcats, PDA Shore and CSA Monmouth seem to cannibalize each other and therefore all 3 are not successful and not able to attract many quality players. The addition of Matchfit Shore will only make things worse in these parts. Would be great to have 2 clubs instead of 4 in this area...

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          #19
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          That’s great for your situation but certainly not the case across the board. The other poster is somewhat correct, certain clubs like PSA Wildcats, PDA Shore and CSA Monmouth seem to cannibalize each other and therefore all 3 are not successful and not able to attract many quality players. The addition of Matchfit Shore will only make things worse in these parts. Would be great to have 2 clubs instead of 4 in this area...
          At CSA and yes depending on age group tough to fill an entire roster at the top level. But honestly not dif than PDA Shore and some of their players have shown interest so tells you the environment is similar, players looking to jump from place to place constantly. At least the facilities and training are better at CSA, hopefully the players will follow.

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            At CSA and yes depending on age group tough to fill an entire roster at the top level. But honestly not dif than PDA Shore and some of their players have shown interest so tells you the environment is similar, players looking to jump from place to place constantly. At least the facilities and training are better at CSA, hopefully the players will follow.
            Why do these clubs have issues attracting good players?

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              #21
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Why do these clubs have issues attracting good players?
              Probably because they do not have a good track record of developing players instead they just grab from other local clubs and township teams on a regular basis. On top of that (and especially for PDA Shore) they do not even have their own facilities as they are basically Toms River FC only slightly upgraded.

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                #22
                We can only hope

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                  #23
                  Some clubs do a very good job on the business/marketing side. Some just deliver quality teams at every age group which gives them a leg up on the competition. Good coaches are hard to find and even harder to replace.

                  Teams struggling to fill out their team probably have multiples issues with some of the above. Many clubs with multiple teams with always be on the lookout for talent. STA comes to mind on usually continuing to advertise open spots, but they pack their teams with players as do many clubs but they have up to 3-4 per age group which means they are usually looking for more.

                  PDA usually has tryouts late...and many clubs invited everyone back and now just trying to fill out holes.

                  Some clubs imploded due to covid see Centrecourt as example...
                  Premier town clubs had to wait and see what happened at larger clubs so they have been adding as well like Parsippany, West Morris up north...

                  And then you have the crazy parent syndrome where they organize the whole team to defect leaving the big club with a huge void...I think this happened to CSA in monmouth at a younger age group.

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Some clubs do a very good job on the business/marketing side. Some just deliver quality teams at every age group which gives them a leg up on the competition. Good coaches are hard to find and even harder to replace.

                    Teams struggling to fill out their team probably have multiples issues with some of the above. Many clubs with multiple teams with always be on the lookout for talent. STA comes to mind on usually continuing to advertise open spots, but they pack their teams with players as do many clubs but they have up to 3-4 per age group which means they are usually looking for more.

                    PDA usually has tryouts late...and many clubs invited everyone back and now just trying to fill out holes.

                    Some clubs imploded due to covid see Centrecourt as example...
                    Premier town clubs had to wait and see what happened at larger clubs so they have been adding as well like Parsippany, West Morris up north...

                    And then you have the crazy parent syndrome where they organize the whole team to defect leaving the big club with a huge void...I think this happened to CSA in monmouth at a younger age group.
                    Great post.

                    Crazy parent syndrome is rife. See the odd posts from the parent desperate to see the EDP futures schedule. Clearly left a club and looking to see if they can play their ex club. Clinical behavior.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Some clubs do a very good job on the business/marketing side. Some just deliver quality teams at every age group which gives them a leg up on the competition. Good coaches are hard to find and even harder to replace.

                      Teams struggling to fill out their team probably have multiples issues with some of the above. Many clubs with multiple teams with always be on the lookout for talent. STA comes to mind on usually continuing to advertise open spots, but they pack their teams with players as do many clubs but they have up to 3-4 per age group which means they are usually looking for more.

                      PDA usually has tryouts late...and many clubs invited everyone back and now just trying to fill out holes.

                      Some clubs imploded due to covid see Centrecourt as example...
                      Premier town clubs had to wait and see what happened at larger clubs so they have been adding as well like Parsippany, West Morris up north...

                      And then you have the crazy parent syndrome where they organize the whole team to defect leaving the big club with a huge void...I think this happened to CSA in monmouth at a younger age group.
                      The CSA Monmouth piece is fake news club is healthy and doing better than ever. You must be referring to PSA, they have been losing a lot of players.

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