Monitoring The MPS Impact

Blackwatch is no longer restricted to these 2 clubs.

Irresponsible... MAPLE filled a huge need when it was founded. We are lucky it exists. As long as I have been involved MAPLE has never tried anything like what you suggest and as far as I can tell they have been reasonable in their dealings with all other soccer organizations.

MAPLE did fill a void WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED.

As far as your view on thier dealings as being fair. I have a some lovely ocean front property in Wisconson for sale, Interested???
(sorry to anyone from Wisconson)

IF winning Super Y is the metric that MPS uses to measure "success" of its premier teams, how did they do this year?

MPS has only two teams going to the Super Y Nationals in November. The U13 MPS Boston boys and the U16 Cape Cod girls. Black Watch RI has four teams going U13 boys, U13 girls, U15 girls, U16 girls. Not bad for teams that only practice together 1 a week from April to August.

Not sure why MPS views State Cup as an "early season tournament". The younger teams train all fall and winter, play in MASC in the fall as well as attend several tournaments (Bandits, Seacoast, etc.)

We get your point. MPS must not be very good.

So can you explain to me why they are now the largest Club in the State?

oooh I have the answer to this one.

Because

1.) MPS will let their players blow off club events (games, tournaments, training etc) for their kids to play town/rec soccer or other sports.

2.) If the check clears, you made the team!

3.) Parents who want to travel and be able to blow off trainng and games and tournaments need to say their kids play club soccer.

4.) So their kids can say they play club soccer too.

5.) You can buy playing time and have favors granted if you have enough kids playing in all levels and going to their camps as well as giving the coaches freebies

6.) steady stream of players who get cut from other teams

7.) they have multiple locations North Shore, Boston and Cape areas making it easy for parents to not have to travel.

8.) They have a strong concentration and emphasis on their younger player program (U5-12)

I do need to clarify that MPS players train 3x a week.

Does that begin to answer it? If not...keep reading
It's not that they do it better but their coaching licenses look nice that they went to college looks nice and makes a parent feel like it should be more professional.

I have loads more if you want and war stories too!

IF winning Super Y is the metric that MPS uses to measure "success" of its premier teams, how did they do this year?

MPS has only two teams going to the Super Y Nationals in November. The U13 MPS Boston boys and the U16 Cape Cod girls. Black Watch RI has four teams going U13 boys, U13 girls, U15 girls, U16 girls. Not bad for teams that only practice together 1 a week from April to August.

Not sure why MPS views State Cup as an "early season tournament". The younger teams train all fall and winter, play in MASC in the fall as well as attend several tournaments (Bandits, Seacoast, etc.)

We get your point. MPS must not be very good.

So can you explain to me why they are now the largest Club in the State?

oooh I have the answer to this one.

Because

1.) MPS will let their players blow off club events (games, tournaments, training etc) for their kids to play town/rec soccer or other sports.

2.) If the check clears, you made the team!

3.) Parents who want to travel and be able to blow off trainng and games and tournaments need to say their kids play club soccer.

4.) So their kids can say they play club soccer too.

5.) You can buy playing time and have favors granted if you have enough kids playing in all levels and going to their camps as well as giving the coaches freebies

6.) steady stream of players who get cut from other teams

7.) they have multiple locations North Shore, Boston and Cape areas making it easy for parents to not have to travel.

8.) They have a strong concentration and emphasis on their younger player program (U5-12)

I do need to clarify that MPS players train 3x a week.

Does that begin to answer it? If not...keep reading
It's not that they do it better but their coaching licenses look nice that they went to college looks nice and makes a parent feel like it should be more professional.

I have loads more if you want and war stories too!

I hope you feel better. It continues to amaze me how MPS's success negatively affects people like you. Sad for you but funny for the rest of us to read.

By the way, I wish #7 were true. MPS premier games and practices like other Clubs requires way too much travel. I guess it's the price you have to pay for good club soccer.

[FXWLD 24/7]

I believe about 20% (and I'm being generous) of what I've read on this thread, both pro and con. Somewhere in all the ranting I may have missed it...but do you have to tryout for a team within MPS? This is a yes or no question. I don't need to read the marketing campaign or the slamfest again. Yes or No

IF winning Super Y is the metric that MPS uses to measure "success" of its premier teams, how did they do this year?

MPS has only two teams going to the Super Y Nationals in November. The U13 MPS Boston boys and the U16 Cape Cod girls. Black Watch RI has four teams going U13 boys, U13 girls, U15 girls, U16 girls. Not bad for teams that only practice together 1 a week from April to August.

Not sure why MPS views State Cup as an "early season tournament". The younger teams train all fall and winter, play in MASC in the fall as well as attend several tournaments (Bandits, Seacoast, etc.)

We get your point. MPS must not be very good.

So can you explain to me why they are now the largest Club in the State?

oooh I have the answer to this one.

Because

1.) MPS will let their players blow off club events (games, tournaments, training etc) for their kids to play town/rec soccer or other sports.

2.) If the check clears, you made the team!

3.) Parents who want to travel and be able to blow off trainng and games and tournaments need to say their kids play club soccer.

4.) So their kids can say they play club soccer too.

5.) You can buy playing time and have favors granted if you have enough kids playing in all levels and going to their camps as well as giving the coaches freebies

6.) steady stream of players who get cut from other teams

7.) they have multiple locations North Shore, Boston and Cape areas making it easy for parents to not have to travel.

8.) They have a strong concentration and emphasis on their younger player program (U5-12)

I do need to clarify that MPS players train 3x a week.

Does that begin to answer it? If not...keep reading
It's not that they do it better but their coaching licenses look nice that they went to college looks nice and makes a parent feel like it should be more professional.

I have loads more if you want and war stories too!

All it proves is that you don't know anything about the club.

[MASoccer]

I hope you feel better. It continues to amaze me how MPS's success negatively affects people like you. Sad for you but funny for the rest of us to read.

By the way, I wish #7 were true. MPS premier games and practices like other Clubs requires way too much travel. I guess it's the price you have to pay for good club soccer.

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Guest, it's not even worth posting a response, obviously the previous post was a troll and unless we start ignoring these ridiculous comments we're just feeding their immaturity. As someone recently told me "Can't talk to a brickwall!" Just let it go...

I believe about 20% (and I'm being generous) of what I've read on this thread, both pro and con. Somewhere in all the ranting I may have missed it...but do you have to tryout for a team within MPS? This is a yes or no question. I don't need to read the marketing campaign or the slamfest again. Yes or No

Yes. I'm only familiar with the Premier teams (top MPS clubs ages U13 - U18). You need to tryout for these teams. I was at the U13 Girls tryouts and about 80 girls showed up for tryouts. My daughter was not selected and has decided to go back to town rather than playing with the developmental team.

I believe about 20% (and I'm being generous) of what I've read on this thread, both pro and con. Somewhere in all the ranting I may have missed it...but do you have to tryout for a team within MPS? This is a yes or no question. I don't need to read the marketing campaign or the slamfest again. Yes or No

I'll add another yes for an older group. There were about 60 kids. I don't know about the SOE teams.

I believe about 20% (and I'm being generous) of what I've read on this thread, both pro and con. Somewhere in all the ranting I may have missed it...but do you have to tryout for a team within MPS? This is a yes or no question. I don't need to read the marketing campaign or the slamfest again. Yes or No

On another thread (about high school recruits), a poster asked for a link to 2007 recruits:

Try:

http://www.soccerbuzz.com/recruits/2007recruits.htm

It's nice to see that MPS had girl players going to North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, and Bucknell. If high level college soocer is your goal, looks like MPS offers that opportunity.

I'll add another yes for an older group. There were about 60 kids. I don't know about the SOE teams.

Yes. I'm only familiar with the Premier teams (top MPS clubs ages U13 - U18). You need to tryout for these teams. I was at the U13 Girls tryouts and about 80 girls showed up for tryouts. My daughter was not selected and has decided to go back to town rather than playing with the developmental team.

How many Maple clubs have similiar number at U13 and above?

[FXWLD 24/7]

I believe about 20% (and I'm being generous) of what I've read on this thread, both pro and con. Somewhere in all the ranting I may have missed it...but do you have to tryout for a team within MPS? This is a yes or no question. I don't need to read the marketing campaign or the slamfest again. Yes or No

On another thread (about high school recruits), a poster asked for a link to 2007 recruits:

Try:

http://www.soccerbuzz.com/recruits/2007recruits.htm

It's nice to see that MPS had girl players going to North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, and Bucknell. If high level college soocer is your goal, looks like MPS offers that opportunity.

Guest,
Way to hijack my post from the high school thread, inquiring about BOYS soccer placements into college and use it to portend the awesome amazing astounding astonishing abilities of MPS. Careful or you'll sway me to the dark side of MPS bashing!

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http://www.soccerbuzz.com/recruits/2007recruits.htm[/url]

It's nice to see that MPS had girl players going to North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, and Bucknell. If high level college soocer is your goal, looks like MPS offers that opportunity.

Guest,
Way to hijack my post from the high school thread, inquiring about BOYS soccer placements into college and use it to portend the awesome amazing astounding astonishing abilities of MPS. Careful or you'll sway me to the dark side of MPS bashing![/quote:2wjaivym]

Sorry to not give you complete credit for the link. No hijacking intended. It was more in response to posts on this thread regarding the lack of success of MPS kids moving on to high level soccer. Nothing about awesome, amazing astounding, astonishing. But wanted to let parents know that if their girls play MPS, there is a path to high-level success. Seemed reasonable.

However, it's a free thread so feel free to bash.

Since the state cup process is completely seperate from the super Y league, MPS could combine players from each of their two teams to form a state cup team. They have some very good players on each of those teams and the combination would create one heck of a team. They are close enough now, pooling their players together could push them over the top.

maybe.... but this sounds like it would be inconsistent with their overall philosophy.... posters have claimed that MPS considers state cups as just a preseason tournament.