Adoption.
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That's pretty low. I hope you're proud of yourself.Comment
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Nothing at all to to with that...My comment was based on the thousands of dollars the GB-Bolts are asking those parents to spend so they can play teams that a fairly skilled town team can beat at 10% the cost.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
And please do not start this nonsense about "development"...These kids will be U-15's next year and a LARGE part of development is playing against skilled players which a U-14 team playing U-14 MASC (would be different if it was a U-12 team playing up) is not getting. They will not "develop" if each Sunday they are getting no more pressure than a valuim addict in a padded cell...
Next I will be told the girls are having fun and get off their backs....I am not on their backs. My point is simple, I think the GB-Bolts have a lot of stones asking for thousands of dollars for a weekly soccer play date and that is all.
If this was the $130 per year my town charges for town soccer...Bravo...I am glad the kids are having a blast and enjoy soccer and each other and at that level that is the whole point. But if your child in on that U-14 Bolts team you paid for a Lexus and got a Cooper.Comment
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Do not bait him/her. They are trying to make a bigger joke than their parentsOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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The parents who are paying probably have both the Lexus and the Cooper, so no need to worry about how much they pay the Bolts.Originally posted by Beachbum View PostComment
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yeah - they are in the SECOND MASC division. They should be undefeated. The MPS B team is in the top bracket. The AZTECs B or C team is in the same bracket as BOLTS A team here. Not a good thing to be undefeated against truly third tier teams (second division of MASC). Great they are finally winning, but some good town travel teams would be winning at this level of competition.Comment
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"My point is simple, I think the GB-Bolts have a lot of stones asking for thousands of dollars for a weekly soccer play date and that is all."
THEN DON'T PAY IT! IS THAT POINT SIMPLE ENOUGH? ARE YOU THE CLUB FEE POLICE?Comment
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The team has stayed together since u11. The coach is very good. How many teams/coach stay together ? They love the game and will be playing for solid HS programs. One step at a time. Maybe some will be playing in college. Why be negative ? Why do you care ?Comment
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Very, very good coach but his daughter plays on the team. In general, isn't it best to avoid situations where you have a parent serving as coach, especially if you're paying top $$$?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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On the plus side, the Bolts have a new web site and a very nice one at that.
http://www.fcgreaterboston.com/Comment
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We don't attack the stars/scorpions boys program !!!! How many of you have sons in FCGB and daughters on scorpions/stars ? Think about it !Comment
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
We don't??? I seem to recall that we do. We're equal opportunity bashers in this forum.Comment
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Yes, but the team info is still the old tired, out of date stuff with a few exceptions.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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That is your opinion, which you have tried to shove down the throats of others.Originally posted by Beachbum View Post
You don't see the value in it? Then don't pay it. Go where you think you get a better value.
There isn't a poster in this forum that doesn't already know that Beachbum is a Bolts hater. We get it. Move on.Comment
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Beachbum - don't read this post. It will probably cause you to lose your lunch.
According to Top Drawer soccer, the top three clubs in MA on the girls side (according to their criteria) are:
Scorpions (40 overall)
MPS (61 overall)
FCGB (94 overall)
Read how they got to these numbers below, then question why anyone would ever pay "thousands of dollars for weekly games" to play for the Bolts. There is value to that name and maybe the overall mission of helping players be prepared, willing, and able to play at the next level (whatever it is) is still present in that club? Maybe all this repeated talk over losses, divisions, teams that are struggling to score is overrated?
Top Drawer Soccer Rankings:
ClubRank™ is a points system designed to gauge how well clubs are doing in their mission to prepare players for higher levels of soccer, namely the professional ranks, youth and full national teams, and college soccer.
Club team results are not a consideration in ClubRank™. You can find rankings based on team performance in TeamRank™.
The rankings are based on current performance, and thus begin with team selections made in 2008.
Players who enter professional, college or national teams from that date will earn points for their respective club. A player can earn points for no more than two clubs, in which case the normal points value for selection will be halved. A player must have been with a youth club for at least two years for that club to receive points for his selections.
The point values for various team selections are as follows:
Full National Team - 20 points
Top Tier Professional League roster - 18 points
(England, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil - top divisions only)
2nd Tier Professional League roster - 15 points
(2nd divisions of the above, MLS, Mexico, Belgium, Scotland, Portugal , Greece, roughly 7 to 25 in UEFA coefficients, Colombia, Chile, Japan, Korea, and Australia)
3rd Tier Professional League roster - 12 points
(USL, 26 to 50 in UEFA coefficient, other African, South American, and Asian Leagues)
World Cup Roster for U17s, 20s, 23s (Olympics), or Full Team - 10 points
Call-up to Youth National Team Roster - 5 points
Division 1 College - 3 points
Division II College - 2 points
Division III or NAIA - 1 point
*A player can earn points for his/her club in each of these areas once per calendar year.
The first entry of point totals and standings for ClubRank™ will reflect 2008 selections, including college and professional rosters for that year.
Note: The point totals will be updated at least once per month.Comment
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