|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 21
bench
|
bench
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 21 |
WOW! Harry what's up with that. Was just curious, since both teams have a number of CESA players. But since you were NOT there, those remarks just show what a butt head you really are!
Have a nice day and enjoy!
PS: Does Carlos STILL Coach??!!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 558
Goal
|
|
Goal
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 558 |
Conehead, "Uncle" Carlos coaches the CESA U13 Girls. I didn't realize he was also moving to Brazil. I would have gotten to the fields earlier for a chance to say goodbye to him as well.
And the mighty mites would shout, "What time is it NOW, Uncle Carlos!". Guess I'll have to send him an email wishing him well.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,147
brace
|
|
brace
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,147 |
I guess if cesa gets short of coaches then there will be 150 kids on the field for training.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 10
bench
|
|
bench
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 10 |
Quote:
harry, did i see you at the HANNA game? Who did you pull for?
He was sitting on the Hanna side.
So, what do you think?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 218
corner kick
|
|
corner kick
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 218 |
Quote:
WOW! Harry what's up with that. Was just curious, since both teams have a number of CESA players. But since you were NOT there, those remarks just show what a butt head you really are!
Have a nice day and enjoy!
PS: Does Carlos STILL Coach??!!
Please please please tell me you knew the comment I made about Carlos wasn't serious! You knew that.....right? Nobody could be that dumb.
Oh, and butt head? Nice touch.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 558
Goal
|
|
Goal
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 558 |
(Just got a call wanting to know if Carlos was really moving to Brazil... seriously. No. Not that I know of. But its the only reason I could think of for someone to seemingly get his knickers in such a twist over a shout out for a departing coach that has meant so much to girls soccer in the upstate for decades.)
So, how 'bout I fast forward to a couple of questions that could actually be considered pertinent to this thread...
1. ECNL, according to what its leaders (Lavers, Bracken, etc.) have said, was founded on a philosophy of increasing the number of meaningful games while reducing the total number of games providing a more desirable training-to-game ratio. If CESA believes, as Harry seems to be implying, that Premier and State Leagues as well as open tournaments and ODP are all inferior to participation in ECNL leagues and events, then why does CESA continue putting its ECNL teams in both ECNL and Premier leagues (increasing the number of games without dropping what it considers to be inferior competition)? Why not put the ECNL team in ECNL only and allow its other teams greater opportunity and incentive to vie for spots in Premier League resulting in a greater number of players in the club having access to higher level competition than they are already enjoying?
2. CESA does have more select teams than just those playing in ECNL. The original post of this thread was a club announcement for ECNL tryouts. Is there a similar announcement somewhere for those players, including those that might be considered "elite", wishing to tryout at CESA for non-ECNL teams? Or, is everyone required first to try out for an ECNL team? (I'm trying to understand how CESA presents its options to the players.)
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 165
goal kick
|
|
goal kick
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 165 |
Quote:
But since you were NOT there, those remarks just show what a butt head you really are!
Ahh yes. Another great example of the non-emotional post. Seriously? Comments like this are useless and, even worse, immature.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 21
bench
|
|
bench
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 21 |
JAX, go back and read my post all i asked was a simple question and got a stupid answer. I guess it was meant for delta .The way i see it one stupid answer deserves another
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 218
corner kick
|
|
corner kick
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 218 |
Quote:
1. ECNL, according to what its leaders (Lavers, Bracken, etc.) have said, was founded on a philosophy of increasing the number of meaningful games while reducing the total number of games providing a more desirable training-to-game ratio. If CESA believes, as Harry seems to be implying, that Premier and State Leagues as well as open tournaments and ODP are all inferior to participation in ECNL leagues and events, then why does CESA continue putting its ECNL teams in both ECNL and Premier leagues (increasing the number of games without dropping what it considers to be inferior competition)? Why not put the ECNL team in ECNL only and allow its other teams greater opportunity and incentive to vie for spots in Premier League resulting in a greater number of players in the club having access to higher level competition than they are already enjoying?
2. CESA does have more select teams than just those playing in ECNL. The original post of this thread was a club announcement for ECNL tryouts. Is there a similar announcement somewhere for those players, including those that might be considered "elite", wishing to tryout at CESA for non-ECNL teams? Or, is everyone required first to try out for an ECNL team? (I'm trying to understand how CESA presents its options to the players.)
1) The way I understand it is that the only reason they played in non-ECNL events/leagues this year was because CESA is hosting regionals. It would have been a shame to host the event and not give their own players at least a chance to play in it. I also think that next year, they are completely moving on. The girls won 7 out of 8 state cups, which has been fairly typical over the years. Most of the other best clubs in the southeast have gone ECNL, (GSA, CASL, CSA, BUSA, Concorde, Dallas Texans, Sting, and on and on) so state cup and regionals doesn't seem to present the 'biggest' challenge or the highest level. Having said that, there are still some very good individual teams that will still participate in regionals next year.
Take the 96 Mt. Pleasant team. They were and will be next year one of the best teams in premier league and should do extremely well in regionals I think. They could get even better next year. They could potentially play 9 games in a league where they are the better team 7,8 or even 9 times. Then, play in state cup for 3 games where they are the best team in all 3 games. Whereas, I think in ECNL they would play 18 conference games against teams that are better than what's in premier league. I just think it's the best way to prepare yourself for the next level as a player.
2) I don't think everybody is required to try out for ECNL. I really don't know what emails have gone out to players regarding tryouts. I too will be interested to see how the challenge teams do competing for regional spots. I would think that you would see some challenge teams earning those spots soon enough. I believe it's happened more than a few times over the last handful of years.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 488
Goal
|
|
Goal
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 488 |
During the U13/14 state cup, we heard talk from some CESA parents that the premier teams would not be playing in the premier league. They would focus on ECNL. Hearing that and reading some posts on this forum, that appears to be true. Does this open up a premier league spots for the Lexington 99 (U13 3rd place) and SCU/MP 97 Elite (U14 3rd place) since CESA is not playing?
|
|
|
|
