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**Unregistered** · 04-22-2009, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

You need a good record, a good state cup run, and some wins against regionally ranked teams to get into SubRegional league. That is not happening now and beating the lowest two teams in MAPLE does not qualify a team.

If this were true there's no way VSA could play in subR year after year with mediocre results.

**Unregistered** · 04-22-2009, 09:53 PM

Sub regional participation is no indication of the strength of a club. Almost anyone can get in. Tidal Wave has had their U18 team in for a couple of seasons. They suck.

**Unregistered** · 04-22-2009, 10:50 PM

The poster who thinks subregional is only about politics and cannot understand why Maine and RI teams get to play while BOLTS have a prayer...... State Cup champions and runners-up have priority into the league over other teams, which means a number of RI and Maine teams get in. Agree they are for the most part weak, but they will have priority over a team like the BOLTS. Also I belive the top four teams are automatically accepted back if they apply. And btw - you may not like the Todal Waves - but they are ranked 297 in the country - not good enough on its own to qualify for subregional but they apparently are either a finalist or at worst a semi-finalist in RI State Cup. The Bolts are not even close to that national ranking - U15 at 339, U13 at 952! Not even close to getting into subregional......

**xax** · 04-23-2009, 05:35 AM

How does VSA keep getting into subR?

**Unregistered** · 04-23-2009, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

As a Bolts parent, I am really getting a kick out of the whining you Stars parents have now interrupted our thread with. At U13 you are 17th in the nation and you're stillnot happy. Obviously you either want to be in control of the decisions of the team or your child isn't playing as much as you think she should. If any of these clubs start letting parents make the decisions there will only be more unrest. That's why we all pay these ridiculous fees and not to have decisions made by parents.

Great post, except the post you are responding to was not written by a parent of either of these club teams. It was written by someone who knows the system and how it works and I see the same things repeated again and again. It's all new to you parents, but not to those who have been around the block a few times.

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 09:53 AM

U15s and U16s lost again yesterday.

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 10:58 AM

The U15s lost 4-0 to Pioneers. Unfortunately, they have to go back to Ludlow on Saturday and play Pioneers in the State Cup.

Wonder if the new Bolts DOC ever thought he was going to go winless in Maple (barring a miracle) with his first Bolts team--and probably not even score a goal in the process. Wonder if he'll coach the the same team next year in D3. If there's a team, that is.

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 11:12 AM

Good questions but the DOC can only work with the players who showed up at tryouts. This is mostly the fault of the previous regime.

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

Good questions but the DOC can only work with the players who showed up at tryouts. This is mostly the fault of the previous regime.

Actually, it's the fault of the environment created by glory hunting parents who only measure success in youth sports by wins.

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

Actually, it's the fault of the environment created by glory hunting parents who only measure success in youth sports by wins.

So true!! The big problem with soccer in this state as created by MAPLE, MYSA and the parents seeking glory for the wrong reasons.

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 01:51 PM

True! True! It's all about development NOT winning (and the Bolts aren't doing a lot of winning). Let's hope there's a lot of development happening in Bolts land.

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 02:37 PM

U14s are undefeated!

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

U14s are undefeated!

Shhhh......the Bolts bashers won't want to hear THAT!

**Beachbum** · 04-27-2009, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

U14s are undefeated!

In MASC A2 divison playing those superpowers Central Ma Futbol club and Cru Panthers.

I would stop drawing attention to this if I were a Bolts supporter........

**Unregistered** · 04-27-2009, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by Beachbum View Post

In MASC A2 divison playing those superpowers Central Ma Futbol club and Cru Panthers.

I would stop drawing attention to this if I were a Bolts supporter........

I wish my daughter could be a Star/Scorpion/national team player like yours. Was it luck, or did you breed the girl to be a star?