OCYS Consolidated Thread

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The biggest boss best move at OC involves his attorney threating league heads. Youth soccer and local grassroots community is under attack by a big English smooth talker.

What youth club has ever used an attorney in the past 30 years? Threatening the ability for kids to play soccer just because they want out of the English monstrosity.

Remember we were here first and we are here to stay.

Watch out big business if you mess with our kids we will come after what you really want.

Yeah... outta once side of his mouth, he talks about "the soccer community" as he reaches for your wallet to fund his fantasy stadium... out of the other side of his mouth he orders his attorneys to attack anyone who dares oppose him.

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The biggest boss best move at OC involves his attorney threating league heads. Youth soccer and local grassroots community is under attack by a big English smooth talker.

What youth club has ever used an attorney in the past 30 years? Threatening the ability for kids to play soccer just because they want out of the English monstrosity.

Remember we were here first and we are here to stay.

Watch out big business if you mess with our kids we will come after what you really want.

This is America If you don't like the way we do things get on a plane and head straight back to your special watering hole. We booted your asses out a few hundred years ago and will do it again.

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BP Gone !!!!!!!!!

Patti Henderson Appointed as Recreational Program Administrator

Orlando City Youth Soccer (OCYS) announced on Wednesday, June 12, the appointment of Patti Henderson as the Program Administrator for the Recreational Program for the 2013 season and onward. Henderson offers ample experience, with over 15 years in the youth soccer industry.

Henderson’s nomination as the Program Administrator for Recreation program provides familiarity within the program, as she was most recently the Assistant Recreational Director for OCYS.

“I’m excited for the opportunity,” said Henderson in an interview with Orlandocityyouth.org. “I think that the Recreational Program is a very important piece of OCYS. My goal is to create an environment where players become life-long fans of the game, and hopefully grow as individuals on and off the field.”

During the Spring season, Brian Pederson served as the Recreational Director in an interim role, but will not remain in that position after showing a desire to pursue other options in the youth soccer.

"Patti Henderson has shown an avid desire to build the Rec Program and take on a position similar to the role she held at East Orange," said Interim Executive Director Steve Rammel. "During the Spring season, Brian Pederson served in an interim role for the Recreational Program, and we’d like to thank him for his service. Brian has other goals in youth soccer and we as a club would like to support him moving forward."

Henderson began her lengthy career in youth soccer over 15 years ago as a parent volunteer and board member with former youth club, East Orange Soccer Club (EOSC). During her time with East Orange, Henderson and her fellow directors developed the organization as a recreational youth club based around parent volunteers and players learning the game.

Prior to OCYS, Henderson spent one year with former youth club, Central Florida Kraze (CFK). During her time with CFK, Henderson took on the role as co-registrar for the recreational and premier programs. Henderson’s duties included oversight of the registration for programs-such as the US Club leagues.

In 2012 Henderson transferred to OCYS, when both clubs agreed to a formal merger. The newly appointed Recreational Program Administrator was an original proponent of the merge, due to the benefits stemming from a pro club, and remains heavily supportive of the Orlando City philosophy.

“I saw the merge with Orlando City in 2012 as a great opportunity because I believed that having a pro team in town would be beneficial for all soccer fans in the area, and I still believe in that vision,” stated Henderson.

One of the first priorities for Henderson is to hire a Technical Director for the Recreational Program. The Technical Director’s role will be to conduct coaching education sessions, be a resource for coaches and players, and to over time assist in developing our youth players and coaches. Please send resumes for the position to phenderson@orlandocityyouth.org.

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Patti Henderson Appointed as Recreational Program Administrator

Orlando City Youth Soccer (OCYS) announced on Wednesday, June 12, the appointment of Patti Henderson as the Program Administrator for the Recreational Program for the 2013 season and onward. Henderson offers ample experience, with over 15 years in the youth soccer industry.

Henderson’s nomination as the Program Administrator for Recreation program provides familiarity within the program, as she was most recently the Assistant Recreational Director for OCYS.

“I’m excited for the opportunity,” said Henderson in an interview with Orlandocityyouth.org. “I think that the Recreational Program is a very important piece of OCYS. My goal is to create an environment where players become life-long fans of the game, and hopefully grow as individuals on and off the field.”

During the Spring season, Brian Pederson served as the Recreational Director in an interim role, but will not remain in that position after showing a desire to pursue other options in the youth soccer.

"Patti Henderson has shown an avid desire to build the Rec Program and take on a position similar to the role she held at East Orange," said Interim Executive Director Steve Rammel. "During the Spring season, Brian Pederson served in an interim role for the Recreational Program, and we’d like to thank him for his service. Brian has other goals in youth soccer and we as a club would like to support him moving forward."

Henderson began her lengthy career in youth soccer over 15 years ago as a parent volunteer and board member with former youth club, East Orange Soccer Club (EOSC). During her time with East Orange, Henderson and her fellow directors developed the organization as a recreational youth club based around parent volunteers and players learning the game.

Prior to OCYS, Henderson spent one year with former youth club, Central Florida Kraze (CFK). During her time with CFK, Henderson took on the role as co-registrar for the recreational and premier programs. Henderson’s duties included oversight of the registration for programs-such as the US Club leagues.

In 2012 Henderson transferred to OCYS, when both clubs agreed to a formal merger. The newly appointed Recreational Program Administrator was an original proponent of the merge, due to the benefits stemming from a pro club, and remains heavily supportive of the Orlando City philosophy.

“I saw the merge with Orlando City in 2012 as a great opportunity because I believed that having a pro team in town would be beneficial for all soccer fans in the area, and I still believe in that vision,” stated Henderson.

One of the first priorities for Henderson is to hire a Technical Director for the Recreational Program. The Technical Director’s role will be to conduct coaching education sessions, be a resource for coaches and players, and to over time assist in developing our youth players and coaches. Please send resumes for the position to phenderson@orlandocityyouth.org.

Every move, every announcement, every promotion seems to be focused around "the pro club".

"The newly appointed Recreational Program Administrator was an original proponent of the merge, due to the benefits stemming from a pro club..."

“I saw the merge ... as a great opportunity because I believed that having a pro team in town would be beneficial..."

precisely HOW does a kid playing rec soccer "benefit" from the "pro club"?

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Every move, every announcement, every promotion seems to be focused around "the pro club".

"The newly appointed Recreational Program Administrator was an original proponent of the merge, due to the benefits stemming from a pro club..."

“I saw the merge ... as a great opportunity because I believed that having a pro team in town would be beneficial..."

precisely HOW does a kid playing rec soccer "benefit" from the "pro club"?

On the bright side HM was right. BP wouldn't last a year.

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Updated List

2012:

- Chaos at Tryouts
- Appoint an Exec Director with no experience
- Revolving door staff of coaches
- 3 cancelled tournaments
- Board resignations
- Deficiency letter from ECNL
- "College ID Camps" without college coaches

2013:

- Forgot to join CDL league until it was too late.
- <NEW> Hired registrar to run the Rec Program
- To be announced
- To be announced

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On the bright side HM was right. BP wouldn't last a year.

Yes, and now he's off to "pursue other opportunities"...

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Yes, and now he's off to "pursue other opportunities"...

Patti does a good job at what she does, but they hired her to be the rec director? Really? UGH!

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Patti does a good job at what she does, but they hired her to be the rec director? Really? UGH!

I'm sure she does great administrative/registrar work. I'm also certain she's a good person and obviously a team player. She will deliver the message that 'it's all about the patch' and the 'pro club'. She will no doubt do excatly as she is instructed by the laddies- the ones who "really know youth soccer".

she's perfect for the job.

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This is America If you don't like the way we do things get on a plane and head straight back to your special watering hole. We booted your asses out a few hundred years ago and will do it again.

OMG what a bigot.

GB, BP, HM, CM etc. - None of them are British. You have created your own mess Yanks. The myth of American efficiency and meritocracy is truly laid bare, you are all screwed up.

Bitter people like you who have never created anything substantial in your life would rather MLS did not happen in Orlando unless you were taken care of first.

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OMG what a bigot.

GB, BP, HM, CM etc. - None of them are British. You have created your own mess Yanks. The myth of American efficiency and meritocracy is truly laid bare, you are all screwed up.

Bitter people like you who have never created anything substantial in your life would rather MLS did not happen in Orlando unless you were taken care of first.

Now see this is where the problem lies. You are lumping the pro team in with the youth. That is where most of us have the issue. We soccer enthusiasts would love to see MLS soccer here in Orlando, but that has nothing to do with how the youth club is being run. OC should have stayed out of the running of the youth club and instead should have left that up to people that knew what they were doing. Instead they put people in charge that didn't know anything about what they were doing but were good yes men. They didn't and still haven't, I don't think realized that you can not go about running a not for profit the same way as you do a business that you formed as private. We are not looking for OCYS to fail, we are wanting OCYS to run for the betterment of our kids not for the betterment of OCSC.

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Now see this is where the problem lies. You are lumping the pro team in with the youth. That is where most of us have the issue. We soccer enthusiasts would love to see MLS soccer here in Orlando, but that has nothing to do with how the youth club is being run. OC should have stayed out of the running of the youth club and instead should have left that up to people that knew what they were doing. Instead they put people in charge that didn't know anything about what they were doing but were good yes men. They didn't and still haven't, I don't think realized that you can not go about running a not for profit the same way as you do a business that you formed as private. We are not looking for OCYS to fail, we are wanting OCYS to run for the betterment of our kids not for the betterment of OCSC.

Orlando City needed the youth soccer to attract MLS. They care nothing about youth soccer it is just a means to an end. They care even less for girls soccer which was made evident by the ECNL disaster. Old cfk people in charge of girls side so they were all dumped and FSA now running the show. Also running boys side that has many of the old kraze kids. Just a matter of time.

Good luck with MLS soccer. I don't care unless they fund stadium themselves.

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Orlando City needed the youth soccer to attract MLS. They care nothing about youth soccer it is just a means to an end.

This is 100% correct. PR and AH don't care that much about the youth side. Their #1 priority has always been getting an MLS franchise. That has always been the ultimate goal. OCYS would actually be better off if AH and PR weren't involved in the youth side at all. That isn't a slight on them, but their #1 priority is the "pro" side of things. They should just focus all their attention on that and get somebody that knows what they are doing to run the "youth" club.

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Just to clarify

2012:


- Chaos at Tryouts (GIRLS SIDE)
- Appoint an Exec Director with no experience (GIRLS SIDE)
- Revolving door staff of coaches (GIRLS SIDE)
- 3 cancelled tournaments (WHO REALLY GIVES A SH!T)
- Board resignations
- Deficiency letter from ECNL (GIRLS SIDE)
- "College ID Camps" without college coaches (GIRLS SIDE)

2013:

- Forgot to join CDL league until it was too late. (WHO REALLY GIVES A SH!T)
- <NEW> Hired registrar to run the Rec Program
- To be announced
- To be announced

You see here I'm going with this?

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OMG what a bigot.

GB, BP, HM, CM etc. - None of them are British. You have created your own mess Yanks. The myth of American efficiency and meritocracy is truly laid bare, you are all screwed up.

Bitter people like you who have never created anything substantial in your life would rather MLS did not happen in Orlando unless you were taken care of first.

England's U21 National team just bombed out of European championships this week. Losing 3 group matches and only managing to score 1 goal in 3 games they played. Losses to Israel and other European nations.

AGAIN!!!!!