Except when you look at the clubs who have moved their top players into the Academy program.....you understand the drain that has taken place at USYSA.

CESA belongs in the Academy and State Cup for SC would be a whole lot more interesting without CESA. As good as CASL is...and as much as they dominate NC.....its not nearly as uncompetitve as with CESA and SC.

And until CESA goes Academy......its not going to change. No one will beat them going forward. By u15/u16 the better "non-CESA" players are gone. If they lose age groups it will only happen in the Spring with the 13's and 14's.

My opinion, for what its worth.

Again, speaking only for boys.