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Don’t be churlish

or a place for critiquing without follow-up because you are a butt hurt matchfit

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Why are you sorry? We have the premier platform for girls development in the US

The best league in the US of A bar none. PDA may want to join GAL but we say no thanks.

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Was thinking of contacting STA for my 08 D. Can anyone confirm the most recent news with the club, given everything said here?

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Was thinking of contacting STA for my 08 D. Can anyone confirm the most recent news with the club, given everything said here?

what do you need confirmed?

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what do you need confirmed?

This thread is full of news regarding Kelly and Tim with contradicting information. People have also said that the owner is going to jail. I didn't expect much but was hoping someone could clear everything up.

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what do you need confirmed?

Also, did a lot of girls leave the GA team because of all of this stuff?

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Also, did a lot of girls leave the GA team because of all of this stuff?

I am an STA parent so I will try to tell you what I know.


STA is a good family oriented club, They have access to the Morris county public fields and various school fields


Although its a good club, it has always been both in the back yard and in the the shadows of PDA.

They have been losing players to PDA and various other clubs for years at the beginning of the high school age group.

They get a large influx of talent from the Morris United town programs. This is a nice feeder program for them. They get players at the younger ages from various other towns as well

Yes players are leaving at mostly the high school. This is just a natural progression of some players wanting more.

There is no mass exodus except for maybe some kids who might have left last year after the DA collapsed , who have now decided to leave this year. These kids coupled with the natural progression of this year make it seem more than it actually is

T.V, the director, is taken a job in Indiana with his friend Irwin. A good career move for him. As of right now his wife K. is staying behind. she will have increased responsibilities along with T.S

My experience with the club( I have two kids there) has been positive but the coaching can vary depending who you have as coach.

There are very good coaches and very average coaches.. Generally, they do not do enough technical training at younger age groups ( But then again who does?)

Overall I would rate the club a solid B.

You can read about the owners issues on line.

I am not sure where his issues will lead. Most of what is said here is mere speculation.


I hope this helps

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Also, did a lot of girls leave the GA team because of all of this stuff?

NO, The migration of players, has more to do with the players simply wanting a different challenge.

But make no mistake, they do leave the club every year.

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I am an STA parent so I will try to tell you what I know.


STA is a good family oriented club, They have access to the Morris county public fields and various school fields


Although its a good club, it has always been both in the back yard and in the the shadows of PDA.

They have been losing players to PDA and various other clubs for years at the beginning of the high school age group.

They get a large influx of talent from the Morris United town programs. This is a nice feeder program for them. They get players at the younger ages from various other towns as well

Yes players are leaving at mostly the high school. This is just a natural progression of some players wanting more.

There is no mass exodus except for maybe some kids who might have left last year after the DA collapsed , who have now decided to leave this year. These kids coupled with the natural progression of this year make it seem more than it actually is

T.V, the director, is taken a job in Indiana with his friend Irwin. A good career move for him. As of right now his wife K. is staying behind. she will have increased responsibilities along with T.S

My experience with the club( I have two kids there) has been positive but the coaching can vary depending who you have as coach.

There are very good coaches and very average coaches.. Generally, they do not do enough technical training at younger age groups ( But then again who does?)

Overall I would rate the club a solid B.

You can read about the owners issues on line.

I am not sure where his issues will lead. Most of what is said here is mere speculation.


I hope this helps

This actually seems quite genuine and is informative. Thank you.

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Also, did a lot of girls leave the GA team because of all of this stuff?

The 08 GA team this year is mostly different from last years pre DA team. Pretty large turnover of kids but has nothing to do with kids leaving because of GA. Kelly brought in lots of new players and dropped kids to B team. A bunch of the kids that were dropped left the club. For the most part if your kid is good enough for the 08 GA team its worth a shot. If your kid gets put on their B or C team then don't bother.
Most of the kids leaving due to GA are from older teams. The 05 and 06 took a big hit. The 06 team looks like it may lose more

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The 08 GA team this year is mostly different from last years pre DA team. Pretty large turnover of kids but has nothing to do with kids leaving because of GA. Kelly brought in lots of new players and dropped kids to B team. A bunch of the kids that were dropped left the club. For the most part if your kid is good enough for the 08 GA team its worth a shot. If your kid gets put on their B or C team then don't bother.
Most of the kids leaving due to GA are from older teams. The 05 and 06 took a big hit. The 06 team looks like it may lose more

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I posted the B rating- and I would agree with the above statement.

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This actually seems quite genuine and is informative. Thank you.

Been around a long time. The leaving trend stopped with DA, and we’ll see if that continues now. Before the DA kids left every year at the youngest HS ages for PDA or MFA. Good club that if Newman has issues and gives up control should consider merging with MFA to form a Morris county based power house.

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The 08 GA team this year is mostly different from last years pre DA team. Pretty large turnover of kids but has nothing to do with kids leaving because of GA. Kelly brought in lots of new players and dropped kids to B team. A bunch of the kids that were dropped left the club. For the most part if your kid is good enough for the 08 GA team its worth a shot. If your kid gets put on their B or C team then don't bother.
Most of the kids leaving due to GA are from older teams. The 05 and 06 took a big hit. The 06 team looks like it may lose more

Correct on the 05 and 06 teams.

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Thanks everyone. Information helps.

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Was thinking of contacting STA for my 08 D. Can anyone confirm the most recent news with the club, given everything said here?

What team does she play for now ? What team 2008 are you looking at ?