Bridges United

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Scroll up and read. I doubt anyone from THUSC will post a timeline of events for some random on the internet.

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Bigger clubs seem to be going toward flattened reporting structure or at least splitting club management from technical lead.

THUSC got flattened, all right.

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THUSC got flattened, all right.

Why would the board of directors let this happen to the club?

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Why would the board of directors let this happen to the club?

Nonprofit board Of directors employ people to run their nonprofit. Boards themselves do not or should run the nonprofit. If the person a board hires does a bad job or acts in unethical ways it is the boards responsibility to make changes. It looks like THUSC’s board didn’t deal with a bad employee quickly enough and got burned.

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Why would the board of directors let this happen to the club?

Parents revolved - didn't see it coming.

Could happen to you too.

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Parents revolved - didn't see it coming.

Could happen to you too.

Parents "revolted"

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Why would the board of directors let this happen to the club?

1) The board thinks that they, and not the coaching staff, are the prime movers of the club. Earlier in this thread (or maybe the other thread on RH), someone was praising the Board's mission statements and such, and suggesting the governance of said board was the main reason for THUSC's success, not the coaching staff. I couldn't tell if this was trolling (in which case, well done!), self-flattery, or some lackey fellating the THUSC board out of some bizarre Trumpian fealty, but it was hilarious to read.

2) Perhaps the board thinks that THUSC, after many years of bad will under TA, needs to become more community-focused, and that this new mission is incompatible with tigers like RH. Which is fine--we need more community-focused clubs and fewer trying to be the Premier Elite Academy. And THUSC has long performed this mission well on the boys side. Of course, the real tigers in THUSC aren't at THUSC but at CU, and it appears that RH made off not with the CU girls, but many of the B-teamers and pre-ECNL girls.

3) This could simply be a personality conflict, one that was only going to be resolved with someone (KL or RH) leaving, especially if neither was willing to work for the other. If the board had made the opposite choice, we might instead be hearing about e.g. KL leaving THUSC and joining OPFC, and trying to re-organize CU without THUSC's involvement. (What ECNL would think of such a thing would be interesting--it likely would run into headwinds similar to what BU is running into with OYSA).

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1) The board thinks that they, and not the coaching staff, are the prime movers of the club. Earlier in this thread (or maybe the other thread on RH), someone was praising the Board's mission statements and such, and suggesting the governance of said board was the main reason for THUSC's success, not the coaching staff. I couldn't tell if this was trolling (in which case, well done!), self-flattery, or some lackey fellating the THUSC board out of some bizarre Trumpian fealty, but it was hilarious to read.

2) Perhaps the board thinks that THUSC, after many years of bad will under TA, needs to become more community-focused, and that this new mission is incompatible with tigers like RH. Which is fine--we need more community-focused clubs and fewer trying to be the Premier Elite Academy. And THUSC has long performed this mission well on the boys side. Of course, the real tigers in THUSC aren't at THUSC but at CU, and it appears that RH made off not with the CU girls, but many of the B-teamers and pre-ECNL girls.

3) This could simply be a personality conflict, one that was only going to be resolved with someone (KL or RH) leaving, especially if neither was willing to work for the other. If the board had made the opposite choice, we might instead be hearing about e.g. KL leaving THUSC and joining OPFC, and trying to re-organize CU without THUSC's involvement. (What ECNL would think of such a thing would be interesting--it likely would run into headwinds similar to what BU is running into with OYSA).

Plausible. Another consideration - none of these soccer coaches are trained/developed to lead large non-profits. At some point they are over their skis.

Doesn't mean they can't get there, but the bigger/more complex the organization, the further the job is from the lessons you learn on the soccer field.

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Parents revolved - didn't see it coming.

Could happen to you too.

These things happen when you have people like Rochelle Tate and MJ at your club. They have a track record of making off with players and teams when they run from accountability seeking more money.

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Nonprofit board Of directors employ people to run their nonprofit. Boards themselves do not or should run the nonprofit. If the person a board hires does a bad job or acts in unethical ways it is the boards responsibility to make changes. It looks like THUSC’s board didn’t deal with a bad employee quickly enough and got burned.

The boardat our local club is made up of parents of players in the club and all most of them care about are getting special treatment for their own children. Did the exodus and shake up hurt any of the board’s children? Odds would predict the children of the board were unaffected or made out better.

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The boardat our local club is made up of parents of players in the club and all most of them care about are getting special treatment for their own children. Did the exodus and shake up hurt any of the board’s children? Odds would predict the children of the board were unaffected or made out better.

Boy that special treatment for serving on the board sure works out well - must be doing in wrong.

I don't think any of the THUSC board members have enjoyed the last couple of weeks.

Nothing like angry soccer moms and dads to brighten your day.

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I didn't know the '06 team was a state cup finalist.

https://home.gotsoccer.com/rankings/...teamid=1383642

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I didn't know the '06 team was a state cup finalist.

https://home.gotsoccer.com/rankings/...teamid=1383642

That's the 07 team; GotSoccer is having its annual summer age confusion.

At any rate... if the GPS trophies all belong to MJ regardless of the host club, why wouldn't the same apply to RH? It was her team that lost to FC in the finals; THUSC was merely the host club.

Even GotSoccer agrees!

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That's the 07 team; GotSoccer is having its annual summer age confusion.

At any rate... if the GPS trophies all belong to MJ regardless of the host club, why wouldn't the same apply to RH? It was her team that lost to FC in the finals; THUSC was merely the host club.

Even GotSoccer agrees!

Um, because she quit 1 or 2 games into the State Cup and left them, perhaps?

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Um, because she quit 1 or 2 games into the State Cup and left them, perhaps?

Quit, or was told to get out? (In other words, was she given the option to finish the season, or was she told to pack her bags and have no further contact with the girls once she announced her departure?)